2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
The 2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Miners, led by 13th year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season with a record of 29–8 overall, 12–4 in C-USA play for a third-place finish. They lost in the semifinals in the 2014 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament to Southern Miss. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament which they defeated Arkansas State in the first round, St. Mary's in the second round, Colorado in the third round, Washington in the quarterfinals and South Dakota State in the semifinals before losing to Rutgers in the championship game.
2013–14 UTEP Miners women's basketball | |
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WNIT, Runners Up | |
Conference | Conference USA |
2013–14 record | 29–8 (12–4 C-USA) |
Head coach | Keitha Adams (13th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Don Haskins Center |
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Middle Tennessee† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2] |
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
2 | Cameasha Turner | Guard | 5–9 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
3 | Kelli Willingham | Guard | 5–6 | Senior | DeSoto, Texas |
4 | Irene Gari | Forward/Guard | 6–1 | Sophomore | Oliva, Spain |
5 | Kayla Thornton | Forward | 6–1 | Senior | El Paso, Texas |
10 | Stacie Telles | Guard | 5–7 | Junior | El Paso, Texas |
12 | Sparkle Taylor | Guard | 5–10 | Freshman | Flint, Michigan |
13 | Marissa Rodriguez | Guard | 5–7 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
14 | Kristine Vitola | Center | 6–4 | RS Senior | Riga, Latvia |
15 | Agata Dobrowolska | Forward | 6–3 | Sophomore | Lublin, Poland |
24 | Jenzel Nash | Guard | 5–7 | RS Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
25 | Anete Kirsteine | Guard | 5–11 | Sophomore | Riga, Latvia |
30 | Johni Welles | Forward | 6–0 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |
32 | Chrishauna Parker | Guard | 5–10 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
33 | Anzhelika Moiseychenko | Forward | 6–0 | Freshman | Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
34 | Marta Oledzka | Forward | 6–6 | Junior | Lapy, Poland |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2013* 4:30 PM |
St. Mary's | W 81–51 | - |
Don Haskins Center (936) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/08/2013* 7:05 PM |
UTPB | W 75–58 | 1–0 |
Don Haskins Center (910) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/12/2013* 7:05 PM |
New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 |
W 94–69 | 2–0 |
Don Haskins Center (1,505) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/16/2013* 2:00 PM |
Kansas State | W 84–39 | 3–0 |
Don Haskins Center (1,061) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/22/2013* 7:05 PM |
Northern Arizona | W 92–43 | 4–0 |
Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/27/2013* 7:05 PM |
Northern Colorado | W 63–40 | 5–0 |
Don Haskins Center (1,088) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/30/2013* 7:05 PM |
Texas State | W 73–60 | 6–0 |
Don Haskins Center (1,353) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/03/2013* 7:05 PM, ESPN3 |
at New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 |
W 80–61 | 7–0 |
Pan American Center (514) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
12/07/2013* 4:30 PM |
SMU | W 76–71 | 8–0 |
Don Haskins Center (2,387) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/15/2013* 2:00 PM |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 87–65 | 9–0 |
Don Haskins Center (1,024) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/20/2013* 3:00 PM |
vs. Georgia Tech Puerto Rico Classic |
L 77–102 | 9–1 |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (287) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
12/21/2013* 12:30 PM |
vs. Belmont Puerto Rico Classic |
W 88–74 | 10–1 |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (312) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
12/29/2013* 2:00 PM |
Texas Southern | W 87–61 | 11–1 |
Don Haskins Center (1,505) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/02/2014* 5:00 PM |
at Texas A&M | L 58–74 | 11–2 |
Reed Arena (4,052) College Station, TX | |||||||
01/08/2014 6:00 PM |
at UAB | W 85–76 | 12–2 (1–0) |
Bartow Arena (246) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/11/2014 1:30 PM |
Tulsa | W 97–66 | 13–2 (2–0) |
Don Haskins Center (2,405) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/15/2014 6:00 PM |
at Middle Tennessee | L 58–69 | 13–3 (2–1) |
Murphy Center (3,724) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
01/18/2014 7:05 PM |
Charlotte | L 86–92 | 13–4 (2–2) |
Don Haskins Center (2,503) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/22/2014 7:05 PM |
Southern Miss | W 86–85 OT | 14–4 (3–2) |
Don Haskins Center (1,532) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/25/2014 3:00 PM |
at UTSA | W 67–56 | 15–4 (4–2) |
Convocation Center (568) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/29/2014 7:05 PM |
Marshall | W 77–50 | 16–4 (5–2) |
Don Haskins Center (1,256) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/01/2014 12:00 PM |
at Tulane | W 86–72 | 17–4 (6–2) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (764) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
02/05/2014 7:05 PM |
Louisiana Tech | W 85–75 | 18–4 (7–2) |
Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/08/2014 7:05 PM |
FIU | W 83–62 | 19–4 (8–2) |
Don Haskins Center (5,102) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/15/2014 5:00 PM |
at Old Dominion | W 65–55 | 20–4 (9–2) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,972) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
02/19/2014 6:00 PM |
at North Texas | L 64–73 | 20–5 (9–3) |
The Super Pit (349) Denton, TX | |||||||
02/22/2014 7:05 PM |
East Carolina | W 81–74 | 21–5 (10–3) |
Don Haskins Center (5,568) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/26/2014 7:05 PM |
UTSA | W 78–65 | 22–5 (11–3) |
Don Haskins Center (4,003) El Paso, TX | |||||||
03/01/2014 10:00 AM, FSN |
at Rice | W 72–57 | 23–5 (12–3) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (562) Houston, TX | |||||||
03/05/2014 5:00 PM |
at Florida Atlantic | L 62–98 | 23–6 (12–4) |
FAU Arena (508) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
2014 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/13/2014 5:00 PM |
Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals |
W 81–72 | 24–6 |
Memorial Gym (N/A) El Paso, TX | |||||||
03/14/2014 11:00 AM |
Southern Miss Semifinals |
L 70–84 | 24–7 |
Don Haskins Center (3,244) El Paso, TX | |||||||
2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
03/21/2014* 7:00 PM |
Arkansas State First Round |
W 84–74 | 25–7 |
Don Haskins Center (4,500) El Paso, TX | |||||||
03/24/2014* 7:00 PM |
Saint Mary's Second Round |
W 76–64 | 26–7 |
Don Haskins Center (4,703) El Paso, TX | |||||||
03/28/2014* 7:00 PM |
Colorado Third Round |
W 68–60 | 27–7 |
Don Haskins Center (8,234) El Paso, TX | |||||||
03/31/2014* 7:00 PM |
Washington Quarterfinals |
W 70–63 | 28–7 |
Don Haskins Center (10,227) El Paso, TX | |||||||
04/02/2014* 7:00 PM |
South Dakota State Semifinals |
W 66–63 | 29–7 |
Don Haskins Center (12,222) El Paso, TX | |||||||
04/05/2014* 1:00 PM, CBSSN |
Rutgers Championship Game |
L 54–56 | 29–8 |
Don Haskins Center (12,222) El Paso, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
See also
2013–14 UTEP Miners basketball team
References
- "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
- "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.