2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team


The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team will represent Northern Kentucky University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Norse were coached by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 8-6 in A-Sun play to finish in third place This was the final year the Norse are ineligible to participate in the A-Sun tournament and cannot make the NCAA Tournament due to their transition from D2 to D1. However, they were eligible to compete the 2015 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament and advance to the championship game which they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record19–14 (8–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lynn Plett (3rd season)
  • Karmen Graham (3rd season)
  • Russ Rose[1] (1st season)
Home arenaThe Bank of Kentucky Center
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

This was their final season in the Atlantic Sun before moving to the Horizon League.

Media edit

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Norse games can be found on the NKU Portal with Andrew Kappes and Steve Moeller on the call.

Roster edit

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shar'Rae Davis   5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grand Haven Grand Haven, MI
F 1 Faith Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jenkins Savannah, GA
G 3 Rebecca Lyttle   5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Hollywood Christian Miramar, FL
F 4 Mikayla Terru 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lansing Christian Lansing, MI
G 5 Rianna Gayheart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Owen County Owenton, KY
G 10 Christine Roush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mercy Academy Louisville, KY
G 11 Malika Glover 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
F 12 Courtney Roush 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mercy Academy Louisville, KY
G 15 Sarah Kinch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Medina Medina, OH
G 22 Kelley Wiegman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mother of Mercy Cincinnati, OH
F 23 Kasey Uetrecht 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Clinton Massie Clarksville, OH
F 31 Melody Doss 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Center Grove Greenwood, IN
C 32 Kaitlyn Gerrety 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr McAuley Cincinnati, OH
F/C 44 Molly Franson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Victor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-17

Schedule edit

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Delaware State
Akron Classic
W 76–55  1–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (123)
Akron, OH
11/15/2014*
3:30 pm
at Akron
Akron Classic
L 49–82  1–1
James A. Rhodes Arena (668)
Akron, OH
11/19/2014*
8:05 pm
at Illinois State W 59–48  2–1
Redbird Arena (860)
Normal, IL
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 38–45  2–2
The Bank of Kentucky Center (784)
Highland Heights, KY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 38–77  2–3
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,191)
Highland Heights, KY
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Navy Classic
W 52–45  3–3
Alumni Hall (509)
Annapolis, MD
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. UNC Greensboro
Navy Classic
W 66–58  4–3
Alumni Hall (868)
Annapolis, MD
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at No. 13 Kentucky L 64–82  4–4
Memorial Coliseum (4,615)
Lexington, KY
12/06/2014*
4:30 pm
at IPFW L 59–65  4–5
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,147)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/15/2014*
8:00 pm
at Marquette W 77–68  5–5
Al McGuire Center (757)
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 66–52  6–5
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,253)
Highland Heights, KY
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
vs. Delaware W 63–58  7–5
Fifth Third Arena (164)
Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 57–43  8–5
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,283)
Highland Heights, KY
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 60–72  8–6
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,014)
Highland Heights, KY
01/06/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgetown (KY) W 78–54  9–6
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,088)
Highland Heights, KY
01/10/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 81–70  10–6 (1–0)
Allen Arena (420)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 58–66  10–7 (1–1)
KSU Convocation Center (605)
Kennesaw, GA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 77–74  11–7 (2–1)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,163)
Highland Heights, KY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 79–81 2OT 11–8 (2–2)
UNF Arena (388)
Jacksonville, FL
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at Jacksonville W 70–59  12–8 (3–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (744)
Jacksonville, FL
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 68–62  13–8 (4–2)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,130)
Highland Heights, KY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 46–67  13–9 (4–3)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684)
Highland Heights, KY
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 64–57  14–9 (5–3)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,269)
Highland Heights, KY
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 47–75  14–10 (5–4)
Alico Arena (2,633)
Fort Myers, FL
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 75–93  14–11 (5–5)
Edmunds Center (591)
DeLand, FL
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 62–76  14–12 (5–6)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,180)
Highland Heights, KY
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 67–29  15–12 (6–6)
Regents Hall (643)
Highland Heights, KY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 68–61  16–12 (7–6)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,165)
Highland Heights, KY
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 83–60  17–12 (8–6)
G. B. Hodge Center (325)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate
Quarterfinals
W 64–45  18–12
Regents Hall (475)
Highland Heights, KY
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson
Semifinals
W 53–52  19–12
Edumonds Center (487)
DeLand, FL
03/15/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
Championship
L 43–60  19–13
Alico Arena (3,011)
Fort Myers, FL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Marshall
First Round
L 79–81  19–14
The Bank of Kentucky Center (486)
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rose joins NKU women's basketball coaching staff". CaptainU News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".