2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fourth year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and were first year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.

2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	19–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Cristy McKinney Josh Wick Tasha Taylor
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	4		.879
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
UNC Wilmington	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Towson	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Northeastern	1	–	17		.056			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zora Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Oakton Vienna, Virginia G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Phillip O'Berry Academy UAB Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Alpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia G 4 Emily Sasser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Apex Cary, North Carolina G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southern Alamance Graham, North Carolina G 10 Lauren Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wakefield Raleigh, North Carolina F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pinewood Prep North Charleston, South Carolina G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So River Mill Burlington, North Carolina G 13 Josepha Mbouma 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Watkins Mill Montgomery Village, Maryland F 14 Mackenzie Darrah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Buford Buford, Georgia F 15 Nicole Razor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Southwest Dekalb Stone Mountain, Georgia C 21 Shannen Cochraham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hayfield Alexandria, Virginia G 22 Jessica Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Carolina Day Asheville, North Carolina G/F 24 Sam Coffer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Northern Guilford Greensboro, North Carolina F 32 Autumn Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Rockingham County Reidsville, North Carolina G 33 Maddie MaCallie (I) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverside Miami (OH) Durham, North Carolina C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina	Head coach Charlotte Smith Assistant coach(es) Cristy McKinney Josh Wick Tasha Taylor Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 6:00 PM		Catawba	W 92–49	–	Alumni Gym (N/A) Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 5:00 PM		Anderson	W 77–72	1–0	Alumni Gym (374) Elon, North Carolina
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM		Navy	W 69–56	2–0	Alumni Gym (453) Elon, North Carolina
11/21/2014* 7:00 PM		at Charlotte	W 67–54	3–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,252) Charlotte, North Carolina
11/25/2014* 7:00 PM		Liberty	W 73–62	4–0	Alumni Gym (561) Elon, North Carolina
11/30/2014* 3:00 PM		at High Point	L 71–87	4–1	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (936) High Point, North Carolina
12/07/2014* 2:00 PM		at NC State	L 51–84	4–2	Reynolds Coliseum (1,615) Raleigh, North Carolina
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM		Vanderbilt	L 50–66	4–3	Alumni Gym (838) Elon, North Carolina
12/17/2014* 3:00 PM		at Campbell	W 77–51	5–3	Gore Arena (322) Buies Creek, North Carolina
12/21/2014* 3:00 PM		vs. No. 6 North Carolina Carolinas Challenge	L 67–85	5–4	Myrtle Beach Convention Center (N/A) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
12/29/2014* 7:00 PM		Furman	W 81–71	6–4	Alumni Gym (412) Elon, North Carolina
12/31/2014* 2:00 PM		Lenoir–Rhyne	W 62–46	7–4	Alumni Gym (353) Elon, North Carolina
CAA regular season
01/04/2015 2:00 PM		at Delaware	W 60–50	8–4 (1–0)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,834) Newark, Delaware
01/06/2015 7:00 PM		Drexel	L 47–57	8–5 (1–1)	Alumni Gym (346) Elon, North Carolina
01/09/2015 7:00 PM		at William & Mary	W 72–59	9–5 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (316) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/11/2015 2:00 PM		College of Charleston	W 77–68	10–5 (3–1)	Alumni Gym (447) Elon, North Carolina
01/15/2015 7:00 PM		James Madison	L 51–68	10–6 (3–2)	Alumni Gym (368) Elon, North Carolina
01/18/2015 7:00 PM		Towson	W 58–43	11–6 (4–2)	Alumni Gym (383) Elon, North Carolina
01/22/2015 7:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington	L 68–76	11–7 (4–3)	Trask Coliseum (563) Wilmington, North Carolina
01/25/2015 3:00 PM, ASN		Northeastern	W 80–77 ^OT	12–7 (5–3)	Alumni Gym (404) Elon, North Carolina
01/30/2015 7:00 PM		at James Madison	L 60–89	12–8 (5–4)	JMU Convention Center (2,673) Williamsburg, Virginia
02/05/2015 7:00 PM		at Towson	W 84–70	13–8 (6–4)	SECU Arena (421) Towson, Maryland
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		at College of Charleston	W 75–71	14–8 (7–4)	TD Arena (341) Charleston, South Carolina
02/12/2015 7:00 PM		UNC Wilmington	L 82–86	14–9 (7–5)	Alumni Gym (482) Elon, North Carolina
02/15/2015 1:00 PM		Hofstra	L 53–55	14–10 (7–6)	Alumni Gym (441) Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2015 7:00 PM		at Northeastern	W 74–73	15–10 (8–6)	Cabot Center (277) Boston
02/22/2015 2:00 PM		William & Mary	W 64–60	16–10 (9–6)	Alumni Gym (411) Elon, North Carolina
02/27/2015 7:00 PM		at Drexel	L 51–54	16–11 (9–7)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (475) Philadelphia
03/01/2015 1:00 PM		at Hofstra	W 64–58	17–11 (10–7)	Hofstra Arena (493) Hempstead, New York
03/04/2015 7:00 PM		Delaware	W 77–76	18–11 (11–7)	Alumni Gym (506) Elon, North Carolina
CAA Women's Tournament
03/13/2015 2:30 PM, ASN		vs. UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	W 60–48	19–11	Show Place Arena (N/A) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/14/2015 1:00 PM, CSN		vs. James Madison Semifinals	L 60–63	19–12	Show Place Arena (1,501) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 PM		at Georgia Tech First Round	L 47–69	19–13	McCamish Pavilion (421) Atlanta
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

References

1. "Elon University Phoenix - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.