2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Cindy Russo, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–26, 0–18 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–26 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach	Cindy Russo (16 games) Inge Nissen (13 games)
Assistant coaches	Cristal Randolph Lindsay Bowen
Home arena	FIU Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	5		.857
Middle Tennessee	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			25	–	11		.694
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
UAB	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Louisiana Tech	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Charlotte	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Marshall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Rice	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
North Texas	4	–	14		.222			5	–	24		.172
FIU	0	–	18		.000			3	–	26		.103
† 2015 C-USA tournament winner As of 29 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL G/F 3 Zsofia Labady 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Koch Valeria Koze Piskola Pécs, Hungary G 5 Taylor Shade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Boynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL G/F 10 Katrina Epnere 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia F/C 12 Marita Davydova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Russian Agrarian University Moscow, Russia G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH G 21 Destini Feagin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Nzareth Regional HS/Gulf Coast State College Philadelphia, PA G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina G 24 Ciera Wheatley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sickles HS Tampa, FL G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH F 32 Tynia McKinzie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lake Howell HS Oviedo, FL F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Titusville HS Titusville, FL	Head coach Cindy Russo Assistant coach(es) Inge Nissen Cristal Randolph Lindsay Bowen 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
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 6:00 pm		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 73–46	–	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
11/07/2014* 6:00 pm		Barry	W 60–57	–	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 5:30 pm		Tennessee Tech	L 56–73	0–1	FIU Arena (597) Miami, FL
11/18/2014* 7:05 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 49–97	0–2	Alico Arena (1,562) Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		Cleveland State	L 65–73	0–3	FIU Arena (700) Miami, FL
11/28/2014* 6:00 pm		Arizona FIU Thanksgiving Classic	L 58–65	0–4	FIU Arena (436) Miami, FL
11/30/2014* 2:00 pm		Virginia FIU Thanksgiving Classic	L 61–74	0–5	FIU Arena (305) Miami, FL
12/06/2014* 6:00 pm		UCF	W 66–57	1–5	FIU Arena (329) Miami, FL
12/14/2014* 2:00 pm		at Jacksonville	L 64–76	1–6	Swisher Gymnasium (201) Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm		vs. Western Carolina UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic	L 69–83	1–7	UNF Arena (474) Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm		vs. Wofford UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic	W 83–75	2–7	UNF Arena (389) Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm		Auburn FIU Sun & Fun Classic semifinals	L 44–81	2–8	FIU Arena (352) Miami, FL
12/30/2014* 6:00 pm		Bowling Green FIU Sun & Fun Classic 3rd place game	W 68–55	3–8	FIU Arena (322) Miami, FL
01/04/2015 6:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	L 63–79	3–9 (0–1)	FIU Arena (253) Miami, FL
01/08/2015 6:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 60–75	3–10 (0–2)	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
01/11/2015 12:00 pm, FSN		UAB	L 45–68	3–11 (0–3)	FIU Arena (389) Miami, FL
01/15/2015 6:00 pm		at Marshall	L 61–67	3–12 (0–4)	Cam Henderson Center (445) Huntington, WV
01/17/2015 3:00 pm		at WKU	L 42–81	3–13 (0–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472) Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2015 5:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 63–77	3–14 (0–6)	FAU Arena (836) Boca Raton, FL
01/29/2015 6:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 67–80	3–15 (0–7)	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
01/31/2015 6:00 pm		Charlotte	L 62–81	3–16 (0–8)	FIU Arena (401) Miami, FL
02/05/2015 8:00 pm		at UTSA	L 56–74	3–17 (0–9)	Convocation Center (503) San Antonio, TX
02/07/2015 4:00 pm		at UTEP	L 56–72	3–18 (0–10)	Don Haskins Center (1,902) El Paso, TX
02/12/2015 6:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 65–78	3–19 (0–11)	FIU Arena (234) Miami, FL
02/14/2015 6:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 56–79	3–20 (0–12)	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 59–80	3–21 (0–13)	Tudor Fieldhouse (130) Houston, TX
02/21/2015 5:00 pm		at North Texas	L 61–77	3–22 (0–14)	UNT Coliseum (764) Denton, TX
02/26/2015 2:00 pm		Marshall	L 50–74	3–23 (0–15)	FIU Arena (296) Miami, FL
02/28/2015 6:00 pm		WKU	L 47–88	3–24 (0–16)	FIU Arena (356) Miami, FL
03/05/2015 9:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 30–79	3–25 (0–17)	Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN
03/07/2015 3:00 pm		at UAB	L 56–72	3–26 (0–18)	Bartow Arena (472) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2014–15 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

1. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".