2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated to William & Mary in the first before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big East Conference
2014–15 record	18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Carla D. Morrow Bryce McKey Garry Horton
Home arena	Cintas Center

2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Seton Hall *	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			22	–	14		.611
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Creighton	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Butler	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Xavier	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Marquette	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
Providence	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
Georgetown	2	–	16		.111			4	–	27		.129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hoover HS North Canton, Ohio G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, Ind. G 2 Maleeka Kynard  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Start/Ohio State Toledo, Ohio G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, Ontario G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan HS Lithonia Ga. F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mason Mason, Ohio G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio F 21 Maddison Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lincoln HS Gahanna, Ohio G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Marietta HS Marietta, Ohio F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands HS Alexandria, Ky. G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Solon HS Solon, Ohio F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, Ohio F 31 Christina Ohlinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio G 34 Brianna Gladney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, Texas G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ryle HS Union, Ky.	Head coach Brian Neal Assistant coach(es) Carla D. Morrow Bryce McKey Garry Horton 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
Regular Season
11/15/2014* 2:00 PM		Wofford	W 75–51	1–0	Cintas Center (1,589) Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 89–52	2–0	Cintas Center (543) Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM, BEDN		Virginia	L 62–71	2–1	Cintas Center (714) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2014* 2:00 PM		at Binghamton	W 89–71	3–1	Binghamton University Events Center (1,378) Vestal, NY
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM		Presbyterian	W 45–43	4–1	Cintas Center (743) Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2014* 2:00 PM		Robert Morris	W 70–65 ^OT	5–1	Cintas Center (761) Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2014 7:00 PM, BEDN		at St. John's	L 42–65	5–2 (0–1)	Carnesecca Arena (691) Queens, NY
12/07/2014* 3:00 PM		at Middle Tennessee	L 68–90	5–3	Murphy Center (3,398) Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2014* 11:30 AM		Monmouth	W 61–45	6–3	Cintas Center (1,732) Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM		at Cincinnati Crosstown Classic	W 72–71	7–3	Fifth Third Arena (1,115) Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014* 2:00 PM		Lipscomb	W 62–38	8–3	Cintas Center (1,031) Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2014* 12:00 PM		at Kennesaw State	L 60–61	8–4	KSU Convocation Center (367) Kennesaw, GA
12/30/2014 8:00 PM		at Marquette	W 74–71	9–4 (1–1)	Al McGuire Center (824) Milwaukee, WI
01/02/2015 7:00 PM		Creighton	W 66–65	10–4 (2–1)	Cintas Center (1,074) Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015 2:00 PM		Providence	W 71–49	11–4 (3–1)	Cintas Center (991) Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2015 7:00 PM		at Seton Hall	L 54–78	11–5 (3–2)	Walsh Gymnasium (564) South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015 3:00 PM		at DePaul	L 61–84	11–6 (3–3)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535) Chicago, IL
01/16/2015 7:00 PM		Georgetown	W 63–55	12–6 (4–3)	Cintas Center (N/A) Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2015 12:00 PM, FS1		Villanova	L 34–54	12–7 (4–4)	Cintas Center (1,472) Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015 2:30 PM, FS1		Butler	L 54–58	12–8 (4–5)	Cintas Center (1,863) Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2015 8:00 PM		at Creighton	L 65–74	12–9 (4–6)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002) Omaha, NE
02/01/2015 1:00 PM		at Providence	W 68–57	13–9 (5–6)	Alumni Hall (177) Providence, RI
02/06/2015 7:00 PM		Marquette	W 91–72	14–9 (6–6)	Cintas Center (1,027) Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		DePaul	L 63–87	14–10 (6–7)	Cintas Center (2,025) Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015 8:00 PM, BEDN		at Georgetown	W 60–55	15–10 (7–7)	McDonough Gymnasium (609) Washington, D.C.
02/15/2015 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Villanova	L 48–64	15–11 (7–8)	The Pavilion (1,035) Villanova, PA
02/22/2015 1:00 PM		at Butler	L 53–71	15–12 (7–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086) Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2015 2:00 PM		Seton Hall	L 60–77	15–13 (7–10)	Cintas Center (884) Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015 2:00 PM		St. John's	W 74–61	16–13 (8–10)	Cintas Center (1,286) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/07/2015 5:30 PM, BEDN		vs. Georgetown First Round	W 70–67	17–13	Allstate Arena (2,115) Rosemont, IL
03/08/2015 7:00 PM, FS2		vs. DePaul Quarterfinals	L 53–87	17–14	Allstate Arena (N/A) Rosemont, IL
WBI
03/19/2015* 7:00 PM		William & Mary First Round	W 57–56	18–14	Cintas Center (624) Cincinnati, OH
03/22/2015* 2:00 PM		Siena Quarterfinals	L 49–69	18–15	Cintas Center (581) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

1. "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.