2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Texas in the first round.

2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Michelle Clark-Heard (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Margaret Richards Greg Collins Candyce Bingham
Home arena	E. A. Diddle 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 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Green County HS Greensburg, Ky. F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lowndes HS Lake Park, Ga. F/C 11 Bria Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bloom Township HS Glenwood, Ill. G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Perry County Central HS Hazard, Ky. F 13 Aleeya Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr John Jay HS San Antonio, Texas G 14 Kierra Muhammad 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, Ky. C 15 Ruta Savickaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Vinius, Lithuania G/F 21 Alexis Govan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stevens HS San Antonio, Texas F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr LaRue County HS Hodgenville. Ky. G 24 Ileana Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Flagstaff HS Flagstaff, Ariz. F 30 Chastity Gooch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Franklin-Simpson HS Franklin, Ky. F 33 Jalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jefferson Jeffersonville, Ind. F 34 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor HS Chicago Heights, Ill.	Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard Assistant coach(es) Margaret Richards Greg Collins Candyce Bingham Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-10-05

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:00 pm		Bellarmine	W 102–55	–	E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A) Bowling Green, KY
Regular season
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas Preseason WNIT First Round	W 93–57	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341) Bowling Green, KY
11/17/2014* 8:00 pm		at Colorado Preseason WNIT Second Round	W 79–78	2–0	Coors Events Center (1,550) Boulder, CO
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		Albany Preseason WNIT Semifinals	W 63–54	3–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,296) Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Mississippi State Preseason WNIT Championship Game	L 77–88	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (3,773) Starkville, MS
11/25/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 12 Louisville	L 67–89	3–2	KFC Yum! Center (8,463) Louisville, KY
11/28/2014* 11:00 am		vs. Tulane Hofstra Tournament semifinals	W 69–64	4–2	Hofstra Arena (N/A) Hempstead, NY
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm		at Hofstra Hofstra Tournament championship	W 70–65 OT	5–2	Hofstra Arena (204) Hempstead, NY
12/01/2014* 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M BB&T Classic	W 96–44	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,064) Bowling Green, KY
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN		Ole Miss	W 98–69	7–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,396) Bowling Green, KY
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm		Alabama State	W 93–54	8–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,023) Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2014* 6:00 pm		at Austin Peay	W 91–68	9–2	Dunn Center (433) Clarksville, TN
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		Ball State	W 84–59	10–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,114) Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm		at Belmont	W 66–50	11–2	Curb Event Center (459) Nashville, TN
01/04/2015 12:00 pm		at Marshall	W 67–53	12–2 (1–0)	Cam Henderson Center (681) Huntington, WV
01/08/2015 6:00 pm	No. 25	at Charlotte	W 76–61	13–2 (2–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (537) Charlotte, NC
01/10/2015 1:00 pm	No. 25	at Old Dominion	W 76–60	14–2 (3–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,188) Norfolk, VA
01/15/2015 11:00 am, FCS/WKYU		Florida Atlantic	W 80–43	15–2 (4–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733) Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2015 2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		FIU	W 81–42	16–2 (5–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472) Bowling Green, KY
01/22/2015 8:00 pm	No. 24	at UTEP	W 80–74	17–2 (6–0)	Don Haskins Center (1,404) El Paso, TX
01/24/2015 2:00 pm	No. 24	at UTSA	L 63–64	17–3 (6–1)	Convocation Center (672) San Antonio, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		Louisiana Tech	W 82–66	18–3 (7–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,144) Bowling Green, KY
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 61–63	18–4 (7–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766) Bowling Green, KY
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		at North Texas	W 77–49	19–4 (8–2)	The Super Pit (437) Denton, TX
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		at Rice	W 83–76	20–4 (9–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (547) Houston, TX
02/14/2015 1:00 pm, FSN		Marshall	W 74–60	21–4 (10–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419) Bowling Green, KY
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		UAB	W 59–51	22–4 (11–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208) Bowling Green, KY
02/21/2015 2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		Middle Tennessee	W 63–60	23–4 (12–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023) Bowling Green, KY
02/26/2015 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 85–74	24–4 (13–2)	FAU Arena (603) Boca Raton, FL
02/28/2015 5:00 pm		at FIU	W 88–47	25–4 (14–2)	FIU Arena (356) Miami, FL
03/05/2015 7:00 pm		Charlotte	W 80–72	26–4 (15–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,873) Bowling Green, KY
03/07/2015 2:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 71–62	27–4 (16–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,102) Bowling Green, KY
C-USA Tournament
03/12/2015 5:00 pm, ASN		vs. Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 70–67	28–4	Bartow Arena (357) Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015 12:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	W 61–59	29–4	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A) Birmingham, AL
03/14/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Southern Miss Championship Game	W 60–57	30–4	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A) Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* 4:20 pm, ESPN2		vs. Texas First Round	L 64–66	30–5	Haas Pavilion (N/A) Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

See also

2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

1. "Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.