2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by seventh year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference. The team's overall record was 17–13 including one game as the #3 seed in the 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament. In conference play, the Colonels had a 13–5 record third place.

2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	17–13 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach	DoBee Plaisance (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Payne (4th season) Kris Goff (1st season)
Home arena	Stopher Gym (Capacity: 3,800)

2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Emani White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Archbishop Chapelle HS New Orleans, LA C 1 Jovana Mandic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr The Rock School North Carolina-Wilmington Knin, Croatiana C 2 Shay Amick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Carter HS Northeast Oklahoma A&M Dallas, TX F 3 Elexus Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So John Paul Stevens HS San Antonio, TX G 5 Hope Pawlowski 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Orlando Christian Preparatory Orlando, FL G 12 Jenny Nash 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cypress Woods HS Houston, TX G 15 Tia Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr John Curtis HS New Orleans, LA F 21 Syleida Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr C.E. Bird HS Shreveport, LA F 22 Ekiya Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Klein Forest HS Houston, TX G 23 Veronica Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Westpoint HS Palm Beach State Clearwater, FL G 24 Taylor Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Michael HS Baton Roughe, LA F 32 LiAnn McCarthy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Ursuline Academy HS New Orleans, LA C 40 Marina Lilly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Skyline HS Dallas, TX C 55 JonMarie Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA	Head coach DoBee Plaisance Assistant coach(es) Justin Payne Kris Goff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-10-10

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* 11:00 am	at Arkansas	L 52–63	0–1	Bud Walton Arena (4,541) Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2014* 6:00 pm	SUNO	W 87–84	1–1	Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA
11/21/2014* 5:00 pm	LSU–Alexandria			Stopher Gym (-) Thibodaux, LA
11/29/2014* 1:00 pm	at vs. Youngstown State Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic	L 50–51	1–2	Gentry Complex (321) Nashville, TN
11/30/2014* 12:00 pm	at vs. Norfolk State Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic	W 69–64	2–2	Gentry Complex (273) Nashville, TN
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm	at Tulane	L 44–77	2–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (843) New Orleans, LA
12/06/2014* 1:00 pm	South Alabama	W 66–62	3–3	Stopher Gym (602) Thibodaux, LA
12/15/2014* TBA	at Louisiana Tech	L 62–80	3–4	Thomas Assembly Center (2,215) Ruston, LA
12/19/2014* 5:30 pm	at Texas Tech Athletes in Action Tournament	L 49–76	3–5	United Spirit Arena (3,958) Lubbock, TX
12/20/2014* 12:00 pm	vs. Houston Athletes in Action Tournament	L 47–65	3–6	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, TX
12/21/2014* 11:00 am	vs. UTSA Athletes in Action Tournament	W 57–49	4–6	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, TX
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm	Southern Miss	L 57–89	4–7	Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015 4:00 pm	at Lamar	L 62–69	4–8 (0–1)	Montagne Center (744) Beaumont, TX
01/08/2015 6:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 70–58	5–8 (1–1)	Stopher Gym (334) Thibodaux, LA
01/11/2015 2:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	W 63–39	6–8 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (540) Abilene, TX
01/15/2015 6:00 pm	Sam Houston State	W 67–64	7–8 (3–1)	Stopher Gym (407) Thibodaux, LA
01/17/2015 1:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 59–75	7–9 (3–2)	Stopher Gym (317) Thibodaux, LA
01/21/2015 6:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 71–74	7–10 (3–3)	Prather Coliseum (738) Natchitoches, LA
01/24/2015 2:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 75–72 OT	8–10 (4–3)	Farris Center (1,178) Conway, AR
01/29/2015 6:00 pm	New Orleans	W 56–40	9–10 (5–3)	Stopher Gym (505) Thibodaux, LA
01/31/2015 1:00 pm	Incarnate Word	W 67–34	10–10 (6–3)	Stopher Gym (404) Thibodaux, LA
02/04/2015 6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 69–58	11–10 (7–3)	McDermott Center (566) San Antonio, TX
02/07/2015 1:00 pm	McNeese State	W 70–59	12–10 (8–3)	Stopher Gym (623) Thibodaux, LA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 90–83	13–10 (9–3)	Stopher Gym (417) Thibodaux, LA
02/18/2015 6:00 pm	Northwestern State	W 59–40	14–10 (10–3)	Stopher Gym (617) Thibodaux, LA
02/21/2015 4:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 59–68	14–11 (10–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (648) Nacogdoches, TX
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 63–68	14–12 (10–5)	Lakefront Arena (482) New Orleans, LA
02/28/2015 12:15 pm, ESPN3	at McNeese State	W 73–68	15–12 (11–5)	Burton Coliseum (1,418) Lake Charles, LA
03/05/2015 5:00 pm	Central Arkansas	W 53–43	16–12 (12–5)	Stopher Gym (345) Thibodaux, LA
03/07/2015 4:30 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 77–74	17–12 (13–5)	University Center (478) Hammond, LA
Southland Conference tournament
03/13/2015 1:30 pm	vs. Northwestern State	L 67–84	17–13	Merrell Center (860) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

See also

• 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team