The 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 11–14, 2015 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.[1] The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
| 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Merrell Center Katy, Texas |
| Champions | Northwestern State (3 title) |
| Winning coach | Brooke Stoehr and Brad Stoehr (2 title) |
| MVP | Beatrice Attura (Northwestern State) |
| Attendance | 4,286 |
| Television | SLC Digital/ESPN3/CBSSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds & Regular Season Standings
editOnly the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney finished in the top 8, their seed would fall to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the second year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1.[2][3] They were not eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
| 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stephen F. Austin‡* | 16–2 | 23–6 | |||
| 2. | Lamar* | 14–4 | 17–12 | |||
| 3. | Nicholls State# | 13–5 | 17–12 | |||
| 4. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi# | 12–6 | 16–13 | |||
| 5. | McNeese State | 11–7 | 17–12 | |||
| 6. | Northwestern State | 10–8 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs. Nicholls State | ||
| 7. | Central Arkansas | 10–8 | 17–13 | 0–2 vs. Nicholls State | ||
| 8. | Abilene Christian | 9–9 | 17–12 | D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
| 9. | Houston Baptist | 6–12 | 12–17 | |||
| 10. | New Orleans | 6–12 | 8–19 | Low APR, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
| 11. | Sam Houston State | 5–13 | 6–22 | |||
| 12. | Southeastern Louisiana | 3–15 | 7–22 | |||
| 13. | Incarnate Word | 2–16 | 5–24 | D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
| ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
Source: [4]
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #5 McNeese State vs. #8 Houston Baptist | SLC Digital | ||
| 2 | 1:30 pm | #6 Northwestern State vs. #7 Central Arkansas | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | #4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 Houston Baptist | SLC Digital | ||
| 4 | 1:30 pm | #3 Nicholls State vs. #6 Northwestern State | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm | #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #8 Houston Baptist | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 | 3:30 pm | #2 Lamar vs. #6 Northwestern State | ESPN3 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #6 Northwestern State vs #8 Houston Baptist | CBSSN | ||
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
edit| First round Thursday, March 12 SLC Digital | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 SLC Digital | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 15 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Houston Baptist | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese State | 68 | 8 | Houston Baptist | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Houston Baptist | 70 | 6 | Northwestern State | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Houston Baptist | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamar | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northwestern State | 70 OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 49 | 6 | Northwestern State | 84 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northwestern State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
editSLC Digital Network
|
Mar 12
11:00 am |
| Houston Baptist Huskies 70, McNeese State Cowgirls 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–35, 31–33 | ||
| Pts: Anna Strickland 16 Rebs: Anna Strickland 20 Asts: Tayler Jefferson 4 |
Pts: Jayln Johnson 17 Rebs: Talisa Boyd 12 Asts: Jayln Johnson 8 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Doug Williams; Travis Jones; Jaclyn Watson |
SLC Digital Network
|
Mar 12
1:30 pm |
| Northwestern State Lady Demons 63, Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 49 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23–24, 40–25 | ||
| Pts: Keisha Lee 19 Rebs: Presley Owens 6 Asts: Presley Owens; Janelle Perez 4 |
Pts: Terai Sadler; Brianna Mullins 10 Rebs: Jameka Watkins 8 Asts: Jameka Watkins 4 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 862 Referees: Marlin Ramsey; Britton Sherry; Kristin McKinnon |
SLC Digital Network
|
Mar 13
11:00 am |
| Houston Baptist Huskies 49, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders 48 | ||
| Scoring by half: 20–25, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Erin McGarrachan 16 Rebs: Erin McGarrachan 10 Asts: Heidi Sihvola 4 |
Pts: Kassie Jone 13 Rebs: Shay Weaver 6 Asts: Shay Weaver; Kassie Jones 4 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Malham; Toby Martinez; Pat Boeh |
SLC Digital Network
|
Mar 13
1:30 pm |
| Northwestern State Lady Demons 84, Nicholls Colonels 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38–31, 46–36 | ||
| Pts: Janelle Perez 24 Rebs: Chelsea Rogers 8 Asts: Chelsea Rogers 5 |
Pts: Jenny Nash 18 Rebs: Ekiya Gray 8 Asts: Tia Charles 5 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 860 Referees: Marc Meritt; Chaney Muench; Travis Jones |
ESPN3
|
Mar 14
1:00 pm |
| Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 81, Houston Baptist Huskies 88 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–37, 40–51 | ||
| Pts: Porsha Roberts 22 Rebs: Porsha Roberts 8 Asts: Brittney Matthew 6 |
Pts: Tayler Jefferson 29 Rebs: Anna Strickland 8 Asts: Rachel Arthur 6 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Chaney Muench; Jules Gallien; Travis Jones |
ESPN3
|
Mar 14
3:30 pm |
| Lamar Lady Cardinals 64, Northwestern State Lady Demons 70 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–30, 19–28 Overtime: 6–12 | ||
| Pts: Kiandra Bowers 16 Rebs: Kiandra Bowers 12 Asts: Addesha Collins; Baleigh O'Dell 5 |
Pts: Janell Perez 24 Rebs: Chelsea Rogers 12 Asts: Chelsea Rogers 3 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 1,596 Referees: John Fletcher; D'Lynn Schertz; Britton Sherry |
CBSSN
|
Mar 15
12:00 pm |
| Northwestern State Lady Demons 58, Houston Baptist Huskies 50 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23–23, 35–27 | ||
| Pts: Beatrice Attura 19 Rebs: Chelsea Rogers 10 Asts: Janelle Perez 7 |
Pts: Erin McGarrachan 22 Rebs: Anna Strickland 13 Asts: Heidi Sihvola 8 | |
Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 968 Referees: Brian Garland; John Fletcher; Chaney Muench |
Awards and honors
editSource: [6]
Tournament MVP: Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State
All-Tournament Teams:
- Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State
- Janelle Perez – Northwestern State
- Porscha Rogers – Stephen F. Austin
- Erin McGarrachan – Houston Baptist
- Tayler Jefferson – Houston Baptist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2015-16 Championship Information".
- ^ Richards, Joey (August 20, 2012). "Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership". Abilene Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Incarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1". NCAA.com. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TIE-BREAKER SCENARIOS". Southland Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "NORTHWESTERN STATE ADVANCES TO NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH TOURNAMENT TITLE". Southland Conference. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.