2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
NCAA Central Regional Champions; MIAA tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
Record	29–5 (15–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Jory Collins (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian McIntosh; Laura Patrick (GA);
Home arena	William L. White Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the Lady Hornets' 41st basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by head coach Jory Collins, who finished his fifth season at the helm of the Lady Hornets.^[1] The team played its home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974.^[2] Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

Preseason outlook

On October 22, the MIAA released its Preseason Coaches Poll.^[3] On November 6, the Lady Hornets were ranked 7th in the nation.^[4] The Lady Hornets have finished in the top three of the MIAA or have advanced to the MIAA tournament championship game in each of the last 12 years and 16 of the last 17 years. On November 18, the Lady Hornets were picked No. 1 in the Central Region in the inaugural NCAA Division II Women's Basketball DII SIDA Regional Poll.^[5]

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Emporia State Hornets women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kelly Moten	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Roosevelt	Gary, Ind.
G	3	Brooke Costley	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Mexico	Mexico, Mo.
G	4	Kelsey Barnwell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Kansas HS/UMKC	Kansas, Okla.
F	5	Whitney Gordan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Marion HS/Univ. of Wyoming	Marion, Kan.
G	14	Megan Holloway	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Salina	Salina, Kan.
F	20	Ashton Bruner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	McPherson/Barton CC	McPherson, Kan.
G	22	Jacee Kramer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Jefferson County North	Winchester, Kan.
G	24	Addie Lackey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hillsboro	Hillsboro, Kan.
F	30	Kathryn Flott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Olpe	Olpe, Kan.
G/F	33	Kyrstie Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Holton	Holton, Kan.
F	35	Merissa Quick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Cheney	Cheney, Kan.
F	45	Amber Vandiver	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Capital HS/Boise St.	Westminster, Col.

Head coach

Jory Collins

Assistant coach(es)

Brian McIntosh
Laura Patrick (GA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-03

Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games were broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.^[6]

Schedule

Source: ^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 7	at Kansas State	L 50–54	0–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
11/06/2014* 6:00 pm	No. 7	Evangel	W 73–41	1–1	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
Regular season
11/14/2014* 5:00 pm	No. 7	Texas Woman's	W 76–61	1–0	D.L. Ligon Coliseum Wichita Falls, TX
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 7	at Midwestern State	W 62–51	2–0	D.L. Ligon Coliseum Wichita Falls, TX
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Southwestern College (KS)	W 91–40	3–0	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Henderson State	W 93–53	4–0	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
11/29/2014* 3:30 pm	No. 2	Southwestern Oklahoma State	W 63–56	5–0	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
12/03/2014 5:30 pm	No. 1	Northwest Missouri State	W 80–44	6–0 (1–0)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
12/06/2014* 5:30 pm	No. 1	Newman (Kansas)	W 85–49	7–0 (1–0)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
12/13/2014 1:30 pm	No. 1	at Southwest Baptist	W 74–63	8–0 (2–0)	Meyer Sports Center Bolivar, MO
12/17/2014* 6:00 pm	No. 1	at Southern Arkansas	W 85–42	9–0 (2–0)	W.T. Watson Athletic Center Magnolia, AR
12/20/2014 12:00 pm	No. 1	at No. 22 Missouri Southern	W 75–53	10–0 (3–0)	Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Joplin, MO
01/03/2015 1:30 pm	No. 1	Lincoln (MO)	W 99–57	11–0 (4–0)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
01/05/2015 5:30 pm	No. 1	Lindenwood	W 97–52	12–0 (5–0)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
01/08/2015 5:30 pm	No. 1	at Missouri Western	W 57–56	13–0 (6–0)	MWSU Fieldhouse St. Joseph, MO
01/10/2015 1:30 pm	No. 1	at Central Missouri	L 61–62	13–1 (6–1)	UCM Multipurpose Building Warrensburg, MO
01/14/2015 5:30 pm	No. 3	at No. 2 Pittsburg State	W 65–61 ^OT	14–1 (7–1)	John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS
01/21/2015 5:30 pm	No. 2	at Northeastern State	W 69–36	15–1 (8–1)	NSU Event Center Tahlequah, OK
01/24/2015 1:30 pm	No. 2	at Central Oklahoma	W 63–53	16–1 (9–1)	Hamilton Field House Edmond, OK
01/28/2015 5:30 pm	No. 2	No. 6 Fort Hays State	L 55–65	16–2 (9–2)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
02/01/2015 1:00 pm	No. 2	Nebraska–Kearney	W 80–49	17–2 (10–2)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
02/04/2015 5:30 pm	No. 6	Washburn Turnpike Tussle	W 62–55	18–2 (11–2)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
02/07/2015 2:00 pm	No. 6	at No. 3 Fort Hays State	L 62–72	18–3 (11–3)	Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS
02/12/2015 5:30 pm	No. 9	Northeastern State	L 56–58 ^OT	18–4 (11–4)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
02/14/2015 1:30 pm	No. 9	Central Oklahoma	W 80–67	19–4 (12–4)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
02/19/2015 5:30 pm	No. 13	at Nebraska–Kearney	W 73–57	20–4 (13–4)	Health and Sports Center Kearney, NE
02/21/2015 5:00 pm	No. 13	at Washburn Turnpike Tussle	W 73–54	21–4 (14–4)	Lee Arena Topeka, KS
02/25/2015 5:30 pm	No. 12	No. 11 Pittsburg State	W 62–58	22–4 (15–4)	White Auditorium Emporia, KS
2015 MIAA Tournament
03/06/2015 6:00 pm	No. 10	vs. Missouri Western	W 77–60	23–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
03/07/2015 8:15 pm	No. 10	No. 13 Pittsburg State	W 67–53	24–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
03/08/2015 3:30 pm	No. 10	No. 4 Fort Hays State	W 49–46	25–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
2015 NCAA Tournament
03/13/2015* 2:30 pm	No. 9	Arkansas Tech Central Regional First round	W 68–51	26–4	Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS
03/14/2015* 5:00 pm	No. 9	No. 16 Pittsburg State Central Regional semifinals	W 65–54 ^OT	27–4	Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS
03/16/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 9	No. 6 Fort Hays State Central Regional final	W 66–61	28–4	Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS
03/24/2015* 2:30 pm	No. 9	No. 5 West Texas A&M Elite 8	W 62–50	29–4	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
03/25/2015* 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Network	No. 9	No. 14 California (Pa.) Final Four	L 46–51	29–5	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST.

Rankings

Regular season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Final
Coaches	7	7	7	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	6	9	13	12	10	9	4

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ Collins enters 5th season as Head Coach
^ "History". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
^ "ESU Ranked First in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ "7th in the Nation". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ No. 1 in central region
^ Media Coverage
^ 2014–15 Schedule

[1] Collins enters 5th season as Head Coach

[History-2] "History". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

[3] "ESU Ranked First in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[4] "7th in the Nation". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[5] No. 1 in central region

[6] Media Coverage

[7] 2014–15 Schedule

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