2013–14 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 4th year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. The Great Danes entered the season as back-to-back defending champs in the America East. The Danes continued their success of the previous season by winning the 2014 America East tournament for their third consecutive championship.[3]

2013–14 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
America East tournament Champions
NCAA tournament Louisville Regional 15 seed, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record28–5 (15–1 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tahnee Balerio
  • Mary Grimes
  • Kelly Komara
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2013–14 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 15 1   .938 28 5   .848
Stony Brook 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
New Hampshire 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Maine 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Hartford 9 7   .563 13 18   .419
Vermont 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
UMass Lowell* 4 12   .250 5 23   .179
UMBC 3 13   .188 4 25   .138
Binghamton 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
2014 America East tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Erin Coughlin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Tabor Academy North Attleboro, MA
G 3 Margarita Rosario 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Felix Varela Miami, FL
G/F 4 Sarah Royals 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Torrington Torrington, CT
G 12 Imani Tate 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop Loughlin Bronx, NY
F 13 Bose Aiyalogbe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Life Center Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 14 Tammy Phillip 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Elmore Stoutt Tortola, British Virgin Islands
G/F 15 Jessica Feguiere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, Quebec
G 23 Zakiya Saunders 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Carthage Central Fort Drum, NY
G/F 24 Keyontae Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So James Monroe Fredericksburg, VA
F 25 Shereesha Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Atlantic Christian Rae Town, Jamaica
C 32 Megan Craig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Jr Kamo Whangārei, New Zealand
G 34 Cassandra Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Notre Dame CSS Brampton, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2013

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
5:00 pm
at Siena
Albany Cup
W 69–42  1–0
Times Union Center (612)
Albany, NY
11/10/2013*
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 77–61  2–0
SEFCU Arena (587)
Albany, NY
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Marist W 69–59  3–0
SEFCU Arena (882)
Albany, NY
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 71–49  4–0
SEFCU Arena (567)
Albany, NY
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 87–71  5–0
SEFCU Arena (553)
Albany, NY
11/27/2013*
7:00 pm
at Providence W 70–60  6–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (312)
Providence, RI
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 81–59  7–0
Leede Arena (382)
Hanover, NH
12/10/2013*
7:00 pm
at NJIT W 75–64  8–0
Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center (500)
Newark, NJ
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 53–74  8–1
SEFCU Arena (856)
Albany, NY
12/19/2013*
6:30 pm
at No. 2 Duke L 51–80  8–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,604)
Durham, NC
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm
Colgate W 64–50  9–2
SEFCU Arena (976)
Albany, NY
01/01/2014*
2:00 pm
at Hofstra L 56–60  9–3
Hofstra Arena (271)
Hempstead, NY
01/04/2014*
2:00 pm
at Northeastern W 75–66  10–3
Matthews Arena (337)
Boston, MA
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, Northeast Sports Network
at Vermont W 94–49  11–3
(1–0)
Patrick Gym (384)
Burlington, VT
01/12/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 69–52  12–3
(2–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,992)
Hartford, CT
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 87–50  13–3
(3–0)
Costello Athletic Center (188)
Lowell, MA
01/18/2014
2:00 pm
Maine W 84–56  14–3
(4–0)
SEFCU Arena (793)
Albany, NY
01/20/2014
7:00 pm
at Binghamton W 66–36  15–3
(5–0)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,138)
Vestal, NY
01/23/2014
12:00 pm
New Hampshire W 88–47  16–3
(6–0)
SEFCU Arena (2,074)
Albany, NY
01/28/2014
7:00 pm
UMBC W 65–39  17–3
(7–0)
SEFCU Arena (763)
Albany, NY
01/30/2014
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 66–51  18–3
(8–0)
Pritchard Gymnasium (408)
Stony Brook, NY
02/01/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont
Big Purple Growl
W 69–52  19–3
(9–0)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/04/2014
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 93–47  20–3
(10–0)
SEFCU Arena (484)
Albany, NY
02/07/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 90–68  21–3
(11–0)
SEFCU Arena (1,114)
Albany, NY
02/11/2014
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 56–46  22–3
(12–0)
Retriever Activities Center (315)
Baltimore, MD
02/16/2014
2:00 pm
at Maine W 58–56  23–3
(13–0)
Memorial Gym (1,425)
Orono, ME
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 86–35  24–3
(14–0)
SEFCU Arena (922)
Albany, NY
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, CollegeInsider.com
at New Hampshire W 60–47  25–3
(15–0)
Lundholm Gym (517)
Durham, NH
03/01/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 56–66  25–4
(15–1)
SEFCU Arena (1,089)
Albany, NY
2014 America East tournament
03/07/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton
Quarterfinals
W 77–59  26–4
SEFCU Arena (N/A)
Albany, NY
03/09/2014
11:00 am, ESPN3
Hartford
Semifinals
W 65–51  27–4
SEFCU Arena (N/A)
Albany, NY
03/10/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Stony Brook
Championship
W 70–46  28–4
SEFCU Arena (688)
Albany, NY
2014 NCAA Tournament
03/23/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(15 L) vs. (2 L) West Virginia
First Round
L 61–76  28–5
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,833)
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=NCAA Louisville Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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. ^ "UAlbany women romp in America East final, NCAAs next". Times Union. Retrieved March 10, 2014.