2013–14 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2013–14 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 37th season of basketball, were led by seventh-year head coach Joi Williams, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

2013–14 UCF Knights women's basketball
UCF Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–20 (3–15 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney Locke
  • Khalilah Mitchell
  • Brett Fink
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 0   1.000 40 0   1.000
No. 4 Louisville 16 2   .889 33 5   .868
South Florida 13 5   .722 23 13   .639
Rutgers 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
SMU 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Temple 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Memphis 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Cincinnati 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
UCF 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Houston 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
American Tournament winner winner
As of 8 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The season was UCF's first as a member of The American.[3] UCF played in Conference USA from 2005 to 2013.

Previous season

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In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 16–18, 7–9 in Conference USA play.

Roster

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2013–14 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Bryeasha Blair 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS So Whitney Young HS Chicago, Ill.
F 20 Sara Djassi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lisbon, Portugal
F/C 11 Yanique Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Green Island HS Hanover, Jamaica
G 2 Andrea Hines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sanford School New Castle, Del.
G 23 Briahanna Jackson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Freedom/IMG Academy Tampa, Fla.
G 4 Jordan Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Anthony HS Long Beach, Calif.
F/C 55 Erika Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Smiths Station HS Phenix City, Ala.
G 5 Zykira Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bartow HS Bartow, Fla.
F 13 Brittni Montgomery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Fort Pierce Central Fort Pierce, Fla.
F 21 Makenzi Reasor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Mount Vernon HS Fortville, Ind
F 22 Rosinha Rosario 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rio De Mouro, Portugal
F 42 Stephanie Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sun Valley HS Indian Trail, N.C.
G 1 Aneesa Watson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fayette County HS Fayette County, Ga.
Head coach

Joi Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Courtney Locke
Khalilah Mitchell
Brett Fink


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-17

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 65–51  1–0
CFE Arena (511)
Orlando, FL
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at Oakland W 57–54  2–0
Athletics Center O'rena (243)
Rochester, MI
11/15/2013*
6:00 pm
FIU W 71–66  3–0
CFE Arena (508)
Orlando, FL
11/19/2013*
6:00 pm
at Georgia State W 85–77  4–0
GSU Sports Arena (734)
Atlanta, GA
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm
at Charlotte L 52–62  4–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (858)
Charlotte, NC
11/30/2013*
2:30 pm
Howard
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 65–45  5–1
CFE Arena (494)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2013*
2:30 pm
SIUE
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 68–43  6–1
CFE Arena (474)
Orlando, FL
12/07/2013*
4:00 pm
Flagler W 84–79  7–1
CFE Arena (345)
Orlando, FL
12/13/2013*
7:00 pm
at FAU L 69–82 OT 7–2
FAU Arena (577)
Boca Raton, FL
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee State L 51–63  7–3
CFE Arena (348)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm
Iona L 66–78  7–4
CFE Arena (980)
Orlando, FL
American Regular Season
12/28/2013
3:00 pm, ADN
at Houston W 67–59  8–4
(1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (669)
Houston, TX
01/01/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 49–77  8–5
(1–1)
CFE Arena (3,492)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2014
2:00 pm, ADN
at Temple L 54–75  8–6
(1–2)
Liacouras Center (501)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2014
4:00 pm, ADN
Memphis L 52–88  8–7
(1–3)
CFE Arena (453)
Orlando, FL
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, WHAS
at No. 5 Louisville L 56–75  8–8
(1–4)
KFC Yum! Center (7,067)
Louisville, KY
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, ADN
South Florida
War on I-4
L 38–62  8–9
(1–5)
CFE Arena (604)
Orlando, FL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm, ADN
Rutgers L 48–69  8–10
(1–6)
CFE Arena (603)
Orlando, FL
01/25/2014
2:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 37–47  8–11
(1–7)
Fifth Third Arena (736)
Cincinnati, OH
01/29/2014
1:00 pm
at Memphis L 53–62  8–12
(1–8)
FedExForum (1,164)
Memphis, TN
02/01/2014
4:00 pm
Houston W 52–43  9–12
(2–8)
CFE Arena (696)
Orlando, FL
02/04/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Louisville L 59–74  9–13
(2–9)
CFE Arena (708)
Orlando, FL
02/08/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
War on I-4
L 54–89  9–14
(2–10)
USF Sun Dome (1,475)
Tampa, FL
02/11/2014
7:00 pm, ADN
SMU W 59–54  10–14
(3–10)
CFE Arena (382)
Orlando, FL
02/15/2014
2:00 pm
at Rutgers L 50–90  10–15
(3–11)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,683)
Piscataway, NJ
02/19/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 35–83  10–16
(3–12)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,815)
Hartford, CT
02/22/2014
4:00 pm, ADN
Cincinnati L 49–50  10–17
(3–13)
CFE Arena (472)
Orlando, FL
03/01/2014
4:00 pm
Temple L 54–64  10–18
(3–14)
CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
03/03/2014
8:00 pm
at SMU L 67–79  10–19
(3–15)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
2014 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
03/07/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Cincinnati L 52–54  10–20
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.