2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team


The 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys were coached by twenty-third year head coach Mary Tappmeyer and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–12 in A-Sun play for a last place finish. They were defeated in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–19 (2–12 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coachNancy Miller (17th year)
Keunta Miles (8th year)
Tasha Washington (1st year)[1]
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast 14 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Stetson 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Northern Kentucky* 8 6   .571 19 14   .576
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
USC Upstate 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
North Florida 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Media edit

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster edit

2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brittney Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Florida State College at Jacksonville Altamonte Springs, FL
G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Bailey Florin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Boone Orlando, FL
G 4 Flo Ward 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Totton College Salisbury, England
G 5 Destinee Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Columbia Decatur, GA
G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Aurajoki Turku, Finland
F/C 12 Paulina Zaveckaitė 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr The Rock Telšiai, Lithuania
F/C 15 Lindsey Levings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Georgia Christian Fargo, GA
F/C 22 Janea Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Pinecrest Pinehurst, NC
G 23 Kadesia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Poinciana Alpharetta, GA
G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sparkman Madison, AL
G/F 33 Amber Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Brantley Altamonte Springs, FL
G/F 34 Caitlyn Spane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Terry Jackson, MS
C 42 Tori Pharr 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Newton Covington, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-16

Schedule edit

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
Georgia State L 59–72  0–1
UNF Arena (553)
Jacksonville, FL
11/18/2014*
11:00 am
Edward Waters W 62–57  1–1
UNF Arena (2,377)
Jacksonville, FL
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm
at Miami (FL) L 53–81  1–2
BankUnited Center (674)
Coral Gables, FL
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
at Samford L 47–81  1–3
Pete Hanna Center (398)
Birmingham, AL
11/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
W 55–41  2–3
Trask Coliseum (712)
Wilmington, NC
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Eastern Kentucky
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
W 62–45  3–3
Trask Coliseum (N/A)
Wilmington, NC
12/02/2014*
4:30 pm
at UCF L 56–60  3–4
CFE Arena (1,247)
Orlando, FL
12/06/2014*
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State W 54–53  4–4
Gentry Complex (378)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm
Thomas W 54–39  5–4
UNF Arena (322)
Jacksonville, FL
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida State L 58–79  5–5
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,229)
Tallahassee, FL
12/20/2014*
3:30 pm
Wofford
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 68–60  6–5
UNF Arena (474)
Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2014*
3:30 pm
Western Carolina
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 62–45  7–5
UNF Arena (689)
Jacksonville, FL
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at Florida L 51–63  7–6
O'Connell Center (1,413)
Gainesville, FL
01/01/2015*
2:00 pm
Mercer W 57–55  8–6
UNF Arena (342)
Jacksonville, FL
01/06/2015*
4:30 pm
UMKC W 63–62 OT 9–6
UNF Arena (1,715)
Jacksonville, FL
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 52–54  9–7 (0–1)
Veterans Memorial Arena (677)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2015
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 42–75  9–8 (0–2)
Alico Arena (1,504)
Fort Myers, FL
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 38–67  9–9 (0–3)
UNF Arena (484)
Jacksonville, FL
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 81–79 2OT 10–9 (1–3)
UNF Arena (388)
Jacksonville, FL
01/24/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 62–71  10–10 (1–4)
UNF Arena (423)
Jacksonville, FL
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 40–46  10–11 (1–5)
KSU Convocation Center (425)
Kennesaw, GA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate L 49–61  10–12 (1–6)
G. B. Hodge Center (278)
Spartanburg, SC
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 56–68  10–13 (1–7)
UNF Arena (524)
Jacksonville, FL
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate L 50–59  10–14 (1–8)
UNF Arena (356)
Jacksonville, FL
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State L 52–64  10–15 (1–9)
UNF Arena (388)
Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 57–54  11–15 (2–9)
Allen Arena (305)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky L 29–67  11–16 (2–10)
Regents Hall (643)
Highland Heights, KY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 Florida Gulf Coast L 24–56  11–17 (2–11)
UNF Arena (386)
Jacksonville, FL
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 45–77  11–18 (2–12)
Edmunds Center (510)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals
L 35–74  11–19
Alico Arena (1,806)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Washington Named @OspreyWBB Assistant Coach". CaptainU News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".