2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–8 (12–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	JR Payne (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Toriano Towns (5th season); Jill Mahoney (2nd season);
Home arena	Centrum Arena
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota†	15	–	5	.750	22	–	10	.688
Southern Utah	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Montana	14	–	6	.700	23	–	11	.676
Eastern Washington	12	–	8	.600	16	–	14	.533
Idaho State	11	–	9	.550	14	–	17	.452
Montana State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	15	.500
Sacramento State	10	–	10	.500	18	–	12	.600
Northern Colorado	8	–	12	.400	14	–	15	.483
Northern Arizona	6	–	14	.300	9	–	20	.310
Portland State	6	–	14	.300	8	–	21	.276
Weber State	3	–	17	.150	7	–	22	.241


† 2014 Big Sky tournament winner As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC) Rankings from AP poll^[1]^[2]

The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The T–Birds were led by fifth year head coach JR Payne and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Mary Klapperich	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Colony	Wasilla, AK
G	3	Desiree Jackson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Vista del Lago	Moreno Valley, CA
G	4	Ashleigh Munns	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	SEEVIC College	Basildon, Essex, England
G	5	Andrea Jones	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Dobson	Mesa, AZ
G	10	DJ Norman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Linn-Mar	Marion, IA
F	12	Marissa Robbins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Stansbury Park Salt Lake CC	Lake Point, UT
F	15	Carli Moreland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Legacy	Broomfield, CO
F	20	Lori Parkinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Cyprus	West Valley, UT
G/F	21	Maylinn Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mesquite Grand Canyon	Mesa, AZ
G	23	Hailey Mandelko	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Lexington	Lexington, NE
G	24	Madison Wright	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
F	43	Jessica Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Kaysville	Kaysville, UT
G	45	Marquelle Funk	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lone Peak	Highland, UT
C	52	Brenna Gates	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Lindhurst	Olivehurst, CA

Head coach

JR Payne (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Toriano Towns (Saint Mary's)
Jill Mahoney (Grand Canyon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-12

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013* 7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		Dixie State	W 90-69	–	Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT
11/02/2013* 7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		Western State	W 92-49	–	Centrum Arena (N/A) Cedar City, UT
Regular Season
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm		at Boise State	W 90-86	1-0	Taco Bell Arena (5,663) Boise, ID
11/14/2013* 6:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 74–67	2–0	Dugan Wellness Center (480) Corpus Christi, TX
11/16/2013* 5:30 pm, LSN		at Houston Baptist	L 77–88	2–1	Sharp Gymnasium (347) Houston, TX
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Utah Valley	W 74–63	3–1	Centrum Arena (664^[4]) Cedar City, UT
11/23/2013* 5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Westminster	W 68–65	4–1	Centrum Arena (567^[5]) Cedar City, UT
11/29/2013* 2:30 pm		vs. Georgia Tech LIU Tournament^[6]	L 60–85	4–2	Steinberg Wellness Center (204) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2013* 12:00, Watch Big Sky		at LIU Brooklyn LIU Tournament	W 57–44	5–2	Steinberg Wellness Center (175) Brooklyn, NY
12/16/2013* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Arizona Christian	W 101–44	6–2	Centrum Arena (404) Cedar City, UT
12/19/2013 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Northern Colorado	W 75–63	7–2 (1–0)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (357) Greeley, CO
12/29/2013* 2:00 pm		at No. 12 Colorado^[7]	L 59–75	7–3	Coors Events Center (2,094) Boulder, CO
01/02/2014 5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at North Dakota	L 68–71	7–4 (1–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,480) Grand Forks, ND
01/11/2014 3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Sacramento State	W 97–79	8–4 (2–1)	Colberg Court (708) Sacramento, CA
01/13/2014 6:30 pm, FSAZ		at Northern Arizona	L 77–82	8–5 (2–2)	Walkup Skydome (449) Flagstaff, AZ
01/16/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Weber State	W 76–64	9–5 (3–2)	Centrum Arena (864) Cedar City, UT
01/18/2014 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Idaho State	L 65–69	9–6 (3–3)	Centrum Arena (464) Cedar City, UT
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Portland State	W 69–60	10–6 (4–3)	Centrum Arena (598) Cedar City, UT
01/25/2014 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Eastern Washington	W 62–61	11–6 (5–3)	Centrum Arena (445) Cedar City, UT
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Montana State	W 87–81	12–6 (6–3)	Worthington Arena (1,232) Bozeman, MT
02/01/2014 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Montana	L 73–81	12–7 (6–4)	Dahlberg Arena (2,966) Missoula, MT
02/08/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Sacramento State	W 93–74	13–7 (7–4)	Centrum Arena (462) Cedar City, UT
02/10/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Northern Arizona	W 93–59	14–7 (8–4)	Centrum Arena (501) Cedar City, UT
02/13/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Idaho State	W 70–66	15–7 (9–4)	Reed Gym (975) Pocatello, ID
02/15/2014 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Weber State	W 80–64	16–7 (10–4)	Dee Events Center (720) Ogden, UT
02/20/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Eastern Washington	L 54–59	16–8 (10–5)	Reese Court (463) Cheney, WA
02/22/2014 3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Portland State	W 86–79	17–8 (11–5)	Stott Center (1,500) Portland, OR
02/26/2014 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Montana	W 69–49	18–8 (12–5)	Centrum Arena (1,292) Cedar City, UT
03/01/2014 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		Montana State	W 70–60	19–8 (13–5)	Centrum Arena (711) Cedar City, UT
03/06/2014 5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		North Dakota	W 73–53	20–8 (14–5)	Centrum Arena (711) Cedar City, UT
03/08/2014 7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		Northern Colorado	W 63–48	21–8 (15–5)	Centrum Arena (1,045) Cedar City, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/13/2014 1:30 pm, Watch Big Sky	(2)	vs. (7) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 86–78	22–8	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (921) Grand Forks, ND
03/14/2014 6:30 pm, Watch Big Sky	(2)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinals	L 69–73	22–9	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,409) Grand Forks, ND
2014 WNIT
03/20/2014* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Colorado State First Round	W 71–56	23–9	Moby Arena (1,550) Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2014* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at Colorado Second Round	L 68–79	23–10	Coors Events Center (854) Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball Schedule". SUUTbirds.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ "Utah Valley at Southern Utah (November 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
^ "Westminster College at Southern Utah (November 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
^ "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". LIU athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^ "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". CUBuffs. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[1] "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[2] "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[3] "2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball Schedule". SUUTbirds.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[4] "Utah Valley at Southern Utah (November 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

[5] "Westminster College at Southern Utah (November 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

[6] "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". LIU athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[7] "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". CUBuffs. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

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Roster

Schedule

See also

References