2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record18–15 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coachKellie Harper (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wichita State17–1 .944  28–4  .875
Drake15–3 .833  20–10  .667
Missouri State13–5 .722  17–13  .567
Northern Iowa12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Southern Illinois10–8 .556  17–13  .567
Indiana State7–11 .389  17–13  .567
Evansville6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Bradley5–13 .278  6–24  .200
Loyola-Chicago3–15 .167  6–25  .194
Illinois State2–16 .111  2–28  .067
† 2015 MVC Tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBlair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Kenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBatavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Riley Israel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrCrane High Crane, MO
F/C 12 Hillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G/F 15 NiJay Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEast High Des Moines, IA
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrParkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Tyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBlue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 30 Kori Farmer 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) FrSeckman High Imperial, MO
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoStanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMaranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:05 PM		 Central Methodist W 83–32  –
 JQH Arena (2,305)
Springfield, MO
11/09/2014*
2:05 PM		 Southwest Baptist W 89–74  –
 JQH Arena (2,573)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 PM		 at Memphis L 63–79  0–1
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582)
Memphis, TN
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, KOZL		 at Arkansas–Little Rock L 48–61  0–2
 Jack Stephens Center (506)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2014*
2:00 PM		 at No. 21 Oklahoma State L 36–77  0–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080)
Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014*
7:00 PM		 at Oral Roberts L 57–70  0–4
 Mcbee Center (707)
Tulsa, OK
11/28/2014*
8:30 PM		 at Colorado
Omni Classic semifinals		 L 57–89  0–5
 Coors Events Center (2,190)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2014*
6:00 PM		 vs. TCU
Omni Classic third place game		 L 68–82  0–6
 Coors Events Center (N/A)
Boulder, CO
12/10/2014*
7:05 PM		 Arkansas L 50–59  1–7
 JQH Arena (2,503)
Springfield, MO
12/14/2014*
2:05 PM		 IUPUI W 68–58  2–7
 JQH Arena (2,612)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2014*
7:05 PM		 Arkansas State L 62–78  2–8
 JQH Arena (2,315)
Springfield, MO
12/30/2014*
4:00 PM, KOZL		 vs. Missouri W 57–52  3–8
 Sprint Center (4,052)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2015
7:05 PM, MC22		 Evansville L 56–65  3–9 (0–1)
 JQH Arena (2,594)
Springfield, MO
03/07/2015
2:00 PM		 at Evansville W 86–71  16–13 (13–5)
 Ford Center (627)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament

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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References
  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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