2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	18–15 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach	Kellie Harper (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jon Harper; Jennifer Sullivan; Jackie Stiles;
Home arena	JQH Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
Drake	15	–	3	.833	20	–	10	.667
Missouri State	13	–	5	.722	17	–	13	.567
Northern Iowa	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Indiana State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Bradley	5	–	13	.278	6	–	24	.200
Loyola-Chicago	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Illinois State	2	–	16	.111	2	–	28	.067


† 2015 MVC tournament winner As of 14 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Lexi Hughes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Bishop Miege High	Kansas City, KS
G	3	Lee Ann Polowy	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Blair Oaks High	Jefferson City, MO
G	4	Kenzie Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Mount Vernon High	Mount Vernon, MO
G	5	Liza Fruendt	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Batavia High	Batavia, IL
G	11	Riley Israel	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Crane High	Crane, MO
F/C	12	Hillary Chvatal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Rawlins County High	Atwood, KS
F	13	Audrey Holt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Rock Bridge High	Columbia, MO
G/F	15	NiJay Gaines	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	East High	Des Moines, IA
F	21	Aubrey Buckley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Parkview High	Springfield, MO
G	22	Tyonna Snow	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Blue Springs High	Blue Springs, MO
G	30	Kori Farmer	4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)	Fr	Seckman High	Imperial, MO
F	34	Rachel Swartz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Stanwood High	Stanwood, WA
F	40	Onye Osemenam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Maranatha Christian Academy	Brooklyn Park, MN

Head coach

Kellie Harper (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Harper (Auburn)
Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis)
Jackie Stiles (Missouri State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:05 pm		Central Methodist	W 83–32	–	JQH Arena (2,305) Springfield, MO
11/09/2014* 2:05 pm		Southwest Baptist	W 89–74	–	JQH Arena (2,573) Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014* 4:00 pm		at Memphis	L 63–79	0–1	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582) Memphis, TN
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, KOZL		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 48–61	0–2	Jack Stephens Center (506) Little Rock, AR
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm		at No. 21 Oklahoma State	L 36–77	0–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080) Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 57–70	0–4	Mabee Center (707) Tulsa, OK
11/28/2014* 8:30 pm		at Colorado Omni Classic semifinals	L 57–89	0–5	Coors Events Center (2,190) Boulder, CO
11/29/2014* 6:00 pm		vs. TCU Omni Classic third place game	L 68–82	0–6	Coors Events Center (N/A) Boulder, CO
12/06/2014* 7:05 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 75–69	1–6	JQH Arena (217) Springfield, MO
12/10/2014* 7:05 pm		Arkansas	L 50–59	1–7	JQH Arena (2,503) Springfield, MO
12/14/2014* 2:05 pm		IUPUI	W 68–58	2–7	JQH Arena (2,612) Springfield, MO
12/19/2014* 7:05 pm		Arkansas State	L 62–78	2–8	JQH Arena (2,315) Springfield, MO
12/30/2014* 4:00 pm, KOZL		vs. Missouri	W 57–52	3–8	Sprint Center (4,052) Kansas City, MO
01/02/2015 7:05 pm, MC22		Evansville	L 56–65	3–9 (0–1)	JQH Arena (2,594) Springfield, MO
01/04/2015 2:05 pm		Indiana State	W 74–66	4–9 (1–1)	JQH Arena (2,312) Springfield, MO
01/09/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Wichita State	L 59–71	4–10 (1–2)	JQH Arena (3,067) Springfield, MO
01/16/2015 7:00 pm		at Loyola (IL)	W 87–57	5–10 (2–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (603) Chicago, IL
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		at Bradley	W 78–64	6–10 (3–2)	Renaissance Coliseum (538) Peoria, IL
01/23/2015 7:05 pm		Southern Illinois	W 61–57	7–10 (4–2)	JQH Arena (2,664) Springfield, MO
01/25/2015 2:05 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 58–35	8–10 (5–2)	JQH Arena (2,572) Springfield, MO
01/30/2015 7:05 pm		at Drake	L 89–94 ^OT	8–11 (5–3)	Knapp Center (2,523) Des Moines, IA
02/01/2015 2:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 56–64	8–12 (5–4)	McLeod Center (1,987) Cedar Falls, IA
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 50–69	8–13 (5–5)	Charles Koch Arena (1,814) Wichita, KS
02/13/2015 7:05 pm		Bradley	W 69–61	9–13 (6–5)	JQH Arena (2,470) Springfield, MO
02/15/2015 7:05 pm		Loyola (IL)	W 83–64	10–13 (7–5)	JQH Arena (1,319) Springfield, MO
02/20/2015 6:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	W 73–57	11–13 (8–5)	SIU Arena (595) Carbondale, IL
02/22/2015 2:05 pm		at Illinois State	W 90–78	12–13 (9–5)	Redbird Arena (1,010) Normal, IL
02/27/2015 7:05 pm		Northern Iowa	W 72–70	13–13 (10–5)	JQH Arena (3,460) Springfield, MO
03/01/2015 2:05 pm		Drake	W 86–57	14–13 (11–5)	JQH Arena (2,575) Springfield, MO
03/05/2015 6:05 pm		at Indiana State	W 65–56	15–13 (12–5)	Hulman Center (1,680) Terre Haute, IN
03/07/2015 2:00 pm		at Evansville	W 86–71	16–13 (13–5)	Ford Center (627) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/13/2015 8:35 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Indiana State Quarterfinals	W 75–57	17–13	Family Arena (1,575) St. Charles, MO
03/14/2015 4:07 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (7) Evansville Semifinals	W 75–66	18–13	Family Arena (1,582) St. Charles, MO
03/15/2015 2:07 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (1) Wichita State Championship	L 71–85	18–14	Family Arena (1,382) St. Charles, MO
WNIT
03/20/2015 7:05 pm		Tulsa First Round	L 72–78	18–15	JQH Arena (2,320) Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[1] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

[2] "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

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v t e Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Venues	Hammons Student Center (1982–2008) Great Southern Bank Arena (2008–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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