2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by third year head coach Sandra Rushing[1] and play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears entered the 2015 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament as the seventh seed and were paired against the sixth seeded Northwestern State Lady Demon's. The team's season ended with a 49–63 tournament game loss to the Lady Demons. The Sugar Bears final 2014–15 overall record was 17–14 while the conference record was 10–8.

2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record17–14 (10–8 Southland)
Head coachSandra Rushing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kaci Bailey (2nd season)
  • Destinee Rogers (2nd season)
  • Chris Sartorius (1st season)
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin***162 .889  238  .742
Lamar144 .778  1713  .567
Nicholls State135 .722  1713  .567
Texas A&M-CC126 .667  1614  .533
McNeese State117 .611  1814  .563
Northwestern State108 .556  1915  .559
Central Arkansas108 .556  1714  .548
Abilene Christian*99 .500  1712  .586
Houston Baptist612 .333  1518  .455
New Orleans**612 .333  819  .296
Sam Houston State513 .278  622  .214
SE Louisiana315 .167  722  .241
Incarnate Word*216 .111  524  .172
2015 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kelsey McClure 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMuskogee HS Muskogee, OK
F 4 Raquel Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWest Memphis HS West Memphis, AR
G 5 Jameka Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrEngland HS England, AR
G 11 Brianna Mullins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNevada HS Rosston, AR
G 11 Kendara Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrFairfield HS
Shelton State CC
Fairfield, Alabama
F 13 Terai Sadler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Plymouth HS New Plymouth NZ
G 21 Angel Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 22 Maggie Proffitt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrStarkville Academy Columbus, MS
F 23 Brittany Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBessemer HS
Shelton State CC
Bessemer, AL
C 24 Peyton Herrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoJessieville HS Jessieville, AR
G 25 Olivia McWilliams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FreStem HS Little Rock, AR
F 32 Alexis Hardaway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHW Byers HS
Austin Peay
Byhalia, MS
F 50 Taisiya Novokreschevnova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFrank Phillips College Moscow Russia
Head coach
  • Sandra Rushing
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kaci Bailey
  • Destinee Rogers
  • Chris Sartorius

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Schedule

Source: [2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
TBA
at WKU
Preseason WNIT
L 57–93  0–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
Bowling Green, KY
11/21/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Preseason WNIT
L 55–56  0–2
Hawkins Arena (972)
Macon, GA
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Jackson State
Preseason WNIT
W 56–45  1–2
Hawkins Arena (1,012)
Macon, GA
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Lyon College W 59–43  2–2
Farris Center (721)
Conway, AR
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville State L 54–63  2–3
Farris Center (523)
Conway, AR
12/02/2014*
6:00 pm
at Alcorn State W 62–36  3–3
Davey Whitney Complex (219)
Lorman, MS
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist College W 72–39  4–3
Farris Center (375)
Conway, AR
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 46–48  4–4
Farris Center (653)
Conway, AR
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm
at Georgia Tech L 50–88  4–5
Hank McCamish Pavilion (N/A)
Atlanta, GA
12/16/2014*
4:00 pm
Williams Baptist College W 73–57  5–5
Farris Center (243)
Conway, AR
12/19/2014*
2:00 pm
Blue Mountain College W 71–30  6–5
Farris Center (203)
Conway, AR
12/30/2014*
2:00 pm
Austin Peay W 63–54  7–5
Farris Center (395)
Conway, AR
Southland Conference Schedule
01/04/2015
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 66–60  8–5
(1–0)
Moody Coliseum (604)
Abilene, TX
01/06/2015
6:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–59  9–5
(2–0)
Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 46–73  9–6
(2–1)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/13/2015
7:00 pm
at Lamar L 46–82  9–7
(2–2)
Montagne Center (708)
Beaumont, TX
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 37–58  9–8
(2–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (670)
Houston, TX
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 53–46  10–8
(3–3)
Lakefront Arena (393)
New Orleans, LA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
Nicholls State L 72–75 OT 10–9
(3–4)
Farris Center (1,178)
Conway, AR
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 63–46  11–9
(4–4)
Farris Center (522)
Conway, AR
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 63–46  12–9
(5–4)
University Center (522)
Hammond, LA
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans L 44–50  13–9
(6–4)
Farris Center (795)
Conway, AR
02/12/2015
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 52–54  13–10
(6–5)
Prather Coliseum (695)
Natchitoches, LA
02/15/2015
1:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 58–48  14–10
(7–5)
Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
McNeese State L 63–65  14–11
(7–6)
Farris Center (687)
Conway, AR
02/21/2015
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 66–63  15–11
(8–6)
Farris Center (1,085)
Conway, AR
02/26/2015
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 64–56  16–11
(9–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (842)
Huntsville, TX
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 73–57  17–11
(10–6)
Farris Center (912)
Conway, AR
03/05/2015
5:00 pm
at Nicholls State L 43–53  17–12
(10–7)
Stopher Gym (345)
Thibodaux, LA
03/07/2015
11:00 am
at McNeese State L 68–72  17–13
(10–8)
Burton Coliseum (1,005)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015
1:30 pm
vs. Northwestern State L 49–63  17–14
Merrell Center (862)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

References

  1. "UCA Sugar Bears turn to Veteran Sandra Rushing As Coach". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  2. "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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