2013–14 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Aggies, led by second year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were a newly member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Colorado State.

2013–14 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record15–16 (8–10 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Crystal Robinson (1st season)
  • Stu Sells (3rd season)
  • Micha Thompson (2nd season)
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2013–14 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Fresno State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Nevada 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Boise State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Wyoming 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
San Diego State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
UNLV 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Utah State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
New Mexico 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
San Jose State 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Air Force 0 18   .000 1 28   .034
2014 MWC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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Number Name Position Weight Year Hometown
2 Elsie Nelson Guard 5–9 Junior Springfield, Oregon
3 Jennifer Schlott Guard 5–6 Senior Mesa, Arizona
5 Stephanie Bairstow Guard 6–2 Sophomore Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
11 Shelby Cloninger Guard 5–11 Freshman Kamiah, Idaho
20 Mariah Miles Guard 5–7 Sophomore Geary, Oklahoma
21 Makenlee Williams Guard 5–11 Sophomore Syracuse, Utah
22 Tijana Djukic Forward 6–4 Sophomore Serbia
23 Elizabeth Landreth Guard 5–10 Freshman Meridian, Idaho
25 Lynette Johnson Guard 5–9 Freshman Sacramento, California
30 Jasmine Porter Guard 6–1 Junior Layton, Utah
32 Cristal Turner Guard 6–2 Senior Maidstone, England
44 Franny Vaaulu Center 6–2 Senior Los Angeles, California
50 Igrida Strikas Guard 6–1 Junior Riga, Latvia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2013*
7:00 pm, MWN
Northwest Nazarene W 81–65  -
Smith Spectrum (776)
Logan, UT
Regular Season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm, MWN
Black Hills State W 103–46  1–0
Smith Spectrum (641)
Logan, UT
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, MWN
Loyola Marymount W 100–58  2–0
Smith Spectrum (445)
Logan, UT
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm, MWN
Utah W 77–61  3–0
Smith Spectrum (803)
Logan, UT
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm, MWN
Idaho State W 78–66  4–0
Smith Spectrum (802)
Logan, UT
11/29/2013*
6:00 pm, BigWest.TV
vs. Hampton
Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic
L 88–98  4–1
Matadome (137)
Northridge, CA
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic
L 67–75  5–1
Matadome (254)
Northridge, CA
12/05/2013*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota L 71–81  5–2
DakotaDome (1,113)
Vermillion, SD
12/08/2013*
1:00 pm
at Nebraska L 75–95  5–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,494)
Lincoln, NE
12/19/2013*
8:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Santa Barbara W 81–70  6–3
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (301)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 74–84  6–4
Marriott Center (579)
Provo, UT
12/28/2013*
2:00 pm, MWN
College of Idaho L 81–86  6–5
Smith Spectrum (523)
Logan, UT
01/01/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
at Air Force W 88–78  7–5
(1–0)
Smith Spectrum (571)
Logan, UT
01/04/2014
3:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose State W 78–65  8–5
(2–0)
San Jose State Event Center (328)
San Jose, CA
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
Nevada L 72–76  8–6
(2–1)
Smith Spectrum (870)
Logan, UT
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 78–88  8–7
(2–2)
Moby Arena (1,091)
Ft. Collins, CO
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
Boise State L 68–71  8–8
(2–3)
Smith Spectrum (827)
Logan, UT
01/22/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
UNLV L 67–73  8–9
(2–4)
Smith Spectrum (575)
Logan, UT
01/25/2014
3:00 pm, MWN
at San Diego State L 72–88  8–10
(2–5)
Viejas Arena (552)
San Diego, CA
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico W 75–69  9–10
(3–5)
The Pit (6,038)
Albuquerque, NM
02/01/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
Wyoming W 80–75  10–10
(4–5)
Smith Spectrum (862)
Logan, UT
02/05/2014
7:30 pm, MWN
at Nevada L 66–70  10–11
(4–6)
Lawlor Events Center (880)
Reno, NV
02/08/2014
2:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 62–83  10–12
(4–7)
Taco Bell Arena (1,006)
Boise, ID
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
Colorado State L 75–100  10–13
(4–8)
Smith Spectrum (583)
Logan, UT
02/15/2014
5:00 pm, MWN
at UNLV L 80–82  10–14
(4–9)
Cox Pavilion (1,355)
Las Vegas, NV
02/19/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
San Diego State W 76–69  11–14
(5–9)
Smith Spectrum (625)
Logan, UT
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, MWN
at Fresno State L 70–72  11–15
(5–10)
Save Mart Center (2,796)
Fresno, CA
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
New Mexico W 67–65  12–15
(6–10)
Smith Spectrum (623)
Logan, UT
03/01/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
San Jose State W 96–67  13–15
(7–10)
Smith Spectrum (901)
Logan, UT
03/04/2014
7:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming W 84–80  14–15
(8–10)
Arena-Auditorium (3,061)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/10/2014
3:00 pm, MWN
vs. New Mexico
First Round
W 69–66  15–15
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2014
1:00 pm, MWN
vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals
L 67–72  15–16
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

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. ^ "Utah State 2013-14 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.