2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second-year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big East play, to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated to William & Mary in the first before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
  • Brian Neal (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Carla D. Morrow
  • Bryce McKey
  • Garry Horton
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
← 2013–14
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Seton Hall *153 .833286 .824
DePaul153 .833278 .771
Villanova126 .6672214 .611
St. John's117 .6112311 .676
Creighton108 .5561714 .548
Butler108 .5561416 .467
Xavier810 .4441814 .563
Marquette414 .222922 .290
Providence315 .167624 .200
Georgetown216 .111427 .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Marquia Turner5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrHoover HSNorth Canton, OH
G1Kindell Fincher5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrCanterbury HSFort Wayne, IN
G2Maleeka Kynard  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SrStart/Ohio StateToledo, OH
G5Kayla Davis5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoSt. Marguerite d'YouvilleBrampton, ON
G12Jada Byrd5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrRedan HSLithonia, GA
F14Briana Glover6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrMasonMason, OH
G15Aliyah Zantt5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrReynoldsburg HSReynoldsburg, OH
F21Maddison Blackwell6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoLincoln HSGahanna, OH
G22Erica Dawson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS FrMarietta HSMarietta, OH
F23Leah Schaefer6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrHighlands HSAlexandria, KY
G24Martha Thompson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS FrSolon HSSolon, OH
F25Anniina Äijänen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrSammon KeskuslukioTampere, Finland
G30Raeshaun Gaffney5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoFairfield HS/VirginiaFairfield, OH
F31Christina Ohlinger5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoNotre Dame AcademyToledo, Ohio
G34Brianna Gladney5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoRonald Reagan HSSan Antonio, TX
G35Jenna Crittendon5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrRyle HSUnion, KY
Head coach

Brian Neal

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow
Bryce McKey
Garry Horton


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

Roster
Last update: 2024-04-01

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm
WoffordW 75–51 1–0
Cintas Center (1,589)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 89–52 2–0
Cintas Center (543)
Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, BEDN
VirginiaL 62–71 2–1
Cintas Center (714)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
at BinghamtonW 89–71 3–1
Binghamton University Events Center (1,378)
Vestal, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
PresbyterianW 45–43 4–1
Cintas Center (743)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
Robert MorrisW 70–65 OT5–1
Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2014
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John'sL 42–65 5–2 (0–1)
Carnesecca Arena (691)
Queens, NY
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm
at Middle TennesseeL 68–90 5–3
Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2014*
11:30 am
MonmouthW 61–45 6–3
Cintas Center (1,732)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
at Cincinnati
Crosstown Classic
W 72–71 7–3
Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm
LipscombW 62–38 8–3
Cintas Center (1,031)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2014*
12:00 pm
at Kennesaw StateL 60–61 8–4
KSU Convocation Center (367)
Kennesaw, GA
12/30/2014
8:00 pm
at MarquetteW 74–71 9–4 (1–1)
Al McGuire Center (824)
Milwaukee, WI
01/02/2015
7:00 pm
CreightonW 66–65 10–4 (2–1)
Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm
ProvidenceW 71–49 11–4 (3–1)
Cintas Center (991)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2015
7:00 pm
at Seton HallL 54–78 11–5 (3–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
3:00 pm
at DePaulL 61–84 11–6 (3–3)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
7:00 pm
GeorgetownW 63–55 12–6 (4–3)
Cintas Center (N/A)
Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
VillanovaL 34–54 12–7 (4–4)
Cintas Center (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015
2:30 pm, FS1
ButlerL 54–58 12–8 (4–5)
Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2015
8:00 pm
at CreightonL 65–74 12–9 (4–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 pm
at ProvidenceW 68–57 13–9 (5–6)
Alumni Hall (177)
Providence, RI
02/06/2015
7:00 pm
MarquetteW 91–72 14–9 (6–6)
Cintas Center (1,027)
Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
DePaulL 63–87 14–10 (6–7)
Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
8:00 pm, BEDN
at GeorgetownW 60–55 15–10 (7–7)
McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN
at VillanovaL 48–64 15–11 (7–8)
The Pavilion (1,035)
Villanova, PA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm
at ButlerL 53–71 15–12 (7–9)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086)
Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2015
2:00 pm
Seton HallL 60–77 15–13 (7–10)
Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 pm
St. John'sW 74–61 16–13 (8–10)
Cintas Center (1,286)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East women's tournament
03/07/2015
5:30 pm, BEDN
vs. Georgetown
First round
W 70–67 17–13
Allstate Arena (2,115)
Rosemont, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, FS2
vs. DePaul
Quarterfinals
L 53–87 17–14
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
William & Mary
First round
W 57–56 18–14
Cintas Center (624)
Cincinnati, OH
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Siena
Quarterfinals
L 49–69 18–15
Cintas Center (581)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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