2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Donna Finnie (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Chase (2nd season); Lauren Tippert (2nd season); Becca Allison (1st season);
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium; (Capacity: 1,500)
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin***	16	–	2	.889	23	–	8	.742
Lamar	14	–	4	.778	17	–	13	.567
Nicholls State	13	–	5	.722	17	–	13	.567
Texas A&M-CC	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
McNeese State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Northwestern State†	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Central Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Abilene Christian*	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Houston Baptist	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
New Orleans**	6	–	12	.333	8	–	19	.296
Sam Houston State	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
SE Louisiana	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
Incarnate Word*	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172

† 2015 Southland tournament winner As of March 21, 2015 Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties **Southland tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. This was head coach Donna Finnie's second season as head coach at HBU.^[1] The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference.^[2]

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Heidi Sihvola	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Makelanrinne	Helsinki, Finland
G	5	Lisa Zderadicka	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	HAK Korneuburg	Vienna, Austria
G	11	Tayler Jefferson	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	North Shore	Houston, TX
F	12	Caro Lloyd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	The Kings Hospital	Dublin, Ireland
G	13	Emely Lopez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Westbury	Houston, TX
F	14	Erin McGarrachan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Maurice's UTEP	Cumbernauld, Scotland
F	20	Shanice Steenholdt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Roswell	Roswell, NM
G	21	Rachel Arthur	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Atascocita	Humble, TX
F	23	Anna Strickland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	The Woodlands Harding	The Woodlands, TX
G	24	Meghan Shank	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Ventura	Ventura, CA
F	25	Monet Neal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	William Howard Taft	San Antonio, TX
F	30	Carissa Diaz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Tomball	Tomball, TX
G	33	Maisie Elston	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Barking Abbey	Rochford, England
G	35	Ekemini Essien	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Dallas Lutheran	Carrollton, TX
F	42	Ashleigh Nwanguma	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cinco Ranch	Katy, TX

Head coach

Donna Finnie (Heriot–Watt)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Chase (Emerson)
Lauren Tippet (Sam Houston State)
Becca Allison (Old Dominion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule and results

^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* 2:00 pm		at TCU	L 67–84	0–1	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,344) Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2014* 3:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 73–83	0–2	College Park Center (1,263) Arlington, TX
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm		at Texas State	W 61–56	1–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,166) San Marcos, TX
11/25/2014* 6:30 pm		Southwestern Assemblies of God	W 85–57	2–2	Sharp Gymnasium (620) Houston, TX
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm		at Texas–Pan American	L 72–75	2–3	UTPA Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX
12/06/2014* 3:00 pm		at UTEP	W 88–77	3–3	Don Haskins Center (1,309) El Paso, TX
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm		Arlington Baptist College	W 92–62	4–3	Sharp Gymnasium (407) Houston, TX
12/17/2014* 6:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 80–92	4–4	Sharp Gymnasium (483) Houston, TX
12/19/2014* 6:00 pm		McMurry	W 69–49	5–4	Sharp Gymnasium (149) Houston, TX
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		Huston–Tillotson	W 86–36	6–4	Sharp Gymnasium (150) Houston, TX
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, FSN/FCS		at Texas Tech	L 59–60	6–5	United Spirit Arena (2,249) Lubbock, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2015 3:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 68–78	6–6 (0–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (305) Houston, TX
01/05/2015 5:30 pm		at McNeese State	L 57–60	6–7 (0–2)	Burton Coliseum (977) Lake Charles, LA
01/08/2015 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 58–70	6–8 (0–3)	Stopher Gym (334) Thibodaux, LA
01/10/2015 4:30 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 59–67	6–9 (0–4)	Southeastern Louisiana (315) Hammond, LA
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 58–37	7–9 (1–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (670) Houston, TX
01/17/205 4:00 pm		New Orleans	W 63–45	8–9 (2–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (768) Houston, TX
01/24/2015 4:00 pm		Lamar	L 64–80	8–10 (2–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (722) Houston, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 50–53	8–11 (2–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (489) Houston, TX
01/31/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Sam Houston State	L 67–74	8–12 (2–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (807) Huntsville, TX
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 59–54	9–12 (3–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (590) Houston, TX
02/07/2015 4:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 67–72	9–13 (3–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,481) Nacogdoches, TX
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		at Lamar	L 62–79	9–14 (3–9)	Montagne Center (765) Beaumont, TX
02/14/2015 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State Play for Kay	W 66–61	10–14 (4–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (680) Houston, TX
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	W 67–64	11–14 (5–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (223) Houston, TX
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 53–68	11–15 (5–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,025) Abilene, TX
02/28/2015 4:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 57–69	11–16 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (820) Houston, TX
03/05/2015 5:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 48–73	11–17 (5–12)	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2015 2:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 81–71	12–17 (6–12)	McDermott Convocation Center (216) San Antonio, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 11:00 am	(8)	vs. (5) McNeese State First round	W 70–68	13–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/13/2015 11:00 am	(8)	vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Quarterfinals	W 49–48	14–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/14/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals	W 88–81	15–17	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/15/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(8)	vs. (6) Northwestern State Championship	L 50–58	15–18	Merrell Center (968) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

^ "FINNIE BLAZES BRIT TRAIL IN HOUSTON". MVP Basketball. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^ "Houston Baptist to join Southland Conference". Chron. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
^ "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

[1] "FINNIE BLAZES BRIT TRAIL IN HOUSTON". MVP Basketball. Retrieved April 17, 2013.

[2] "Houston Baptist to join Southland Conference". Chron. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

[hbuhuskies-3] "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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See also

References