2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

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.

2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
NCAA Central Regional Champions
MIAA tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record29–5 (15–4 MIAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian McIntosh
  • Laura Patrick (GA)
Home arenaWilliam L. White Auditorium
Seasons

Preseason outlook

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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

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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

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-03

Media

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

Schedule

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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

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Regular season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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8
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11
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Week
13
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15
Week
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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

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  1. ^ Collins enters 5th season as Head Coach
  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