2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the first for the Pirates as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by 5th year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Radford in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	22–11 (11–7 The American)
Head coach	Heather Macy (5th season)
Assistant coaches	John Marcum (2nd season) Dalila Eshe (1st season) Crayton Jones (1st season)
Home arena	Williams Arena

2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			38	–	1		.974
No. 25 South Florida	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Tulsa	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Temple	12	–	6		.667			20	–	17		.541
East Carolina	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Tulane	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Memphis	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
UCF	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Cincinnati	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
SMU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Houston	1	–	17		.056			6	–	24		.200
† American Tournament winner winner As of 7 April 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Shae Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cordova Cordova, Tennessee G 2 Khadidja Toure 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kamiakan Kennewick, Washington G 3 Akia Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Glencliff Nashville, Tennessee G 4 DeVaughn Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma F 5 Chelsie Keys 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Muskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma G 11 Khadijha Ellison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Burke Roxbury, Massachusetts F 20 Tatiana Chapelle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Northland Columbus, Ohio G/F 21 Abria Trice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Dutchtown Hampton, Georgia G/F 23 Jada Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Hickory Hickory, North Carolina F 24 I'Tiana Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas F 25 Jenka Stiasna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rock Zvolen, Slovakia G 33 Janesha Ebron 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr South Central Winterville, North Carolina G/F 40 Gabrielle Holston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Center Point Margaret, Alabama F 40 Ondrea Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Moore Los Angeles, California F 55 Marina Laramie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ft. Zumwalt West St. Louis, Missouri	Head coach Heather Macy (Greensboro) Assistant coach(es) John Marcum (Oklahoma Baptist) Dalila Eshe (Florida) Crayton Jones (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 2:00 pm		vs. Fairfield URI Tip-Off	W 83–68	1–0	Ryan Center (908) Kingston, RI
11/15/2014* 3:00 pm		at Rhode Island URI Tip-Off	W 66–38	2–0	Ryan Center (633) Kingston, RI
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 68–55	3–0	Williams Arena (1,162) Greenville, NC
11/21/2014* 11:30 am		Delaware	W 89–60	4–0	Williams Arena (4,935) Greenville, NC
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		Bethune-Cookman	W 71–42	5–0	Williams Arena (1,329) Greenville, NC
11/27/2014* 2:00 pm		vs. No. 22 Syracuse Junkanoo Jam semifinals	L 58–69	5–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH
11/28/2014* 5:45 pm		vs. Wisconsin Junkanoo Jam consolation 3rd place game	W 61–43	6–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm		at Cleveland State	L 57–59	6–2	Wolstein Center (207) Cleveland, OH
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm		at Ohio	W 76–68	7–2	Convocation Center (707) Athens, OH
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 82–33	8–2	Reitz Arena (211) Baltimore, MD
12/20/2014* 5:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 65–36	9–2	Williams Arena (1,066) Greenville, NC
12/28/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	L 62–69	9–3 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL
12/31/2014 2:30 pm, SNY		No. 2 Connecticut	L 38–89	9–4 (0–2)	Williams Arena (4,706) Greenville, NC
01/04/2015 3:00 pm		at Memphis	L 57–60 OT	9–5 (0–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728) Memphis, TN
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulane	L 63–76	9–6 (0–4)	Williams Arena (998) Greenville, NC
01/10/2015 3:00 pm		at Houston	W 87–46	10–6 (1–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (355) Houston, TX
01/14/2015 8:00 pm, ADN		at Tulsa	W 77–68	11–6 (2–4)	Reynolds Center (787) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		Memphis	W 60–39	12–6 (3–4)	Williams Arena (1,277) Greenville, NC
01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	W 67–49	13–6 (4–4)	Moody Coliseum (725) Dallas, TX
01/24/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Tulsa	L 63–74	13–7 (4–5)	Williams Arena (1,417) Greenville, NC
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, SNY		at No. 2 Connecticut	L 32–87	13–8 (4–6)	XL Center (7,269) Hartford, CT
01/31/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 67–63	14–8 (5–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,400) New Orleans, LA
02/03/2015 7:00 pm		Houston	W 79–56	15–8 (6–6)	Williams Arena (1,147) Greenville, NC
02/10/2015 7:00 pm		at Cincinnati	W 78–53	16–8 (7–6)	Fifth Third Arena (460) Cincinnati, OH
02/15/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 25 South Florida	W 65–64	17–8 (8–6)	Williams Arena (1,646) Greenville, NC
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 67–53	18–8 (9–6)	Williams Arena (1,196) Greenville, NC
02/21/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3		Cincinnati	W 53–40	19–8 (10–6)	Williams Arena (1,204) Greenville, NC
02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	L 69–79	19–9 (10–7)	McGonigle Hall (1,196) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2015 7:00 pm, ADN		UCF	W 67–57	20–9 (11–7)	Williams Arena (1,213) Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Temple Quarterfinals	W 77–71	21–9	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
03/08/2015 5:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 1 Connecticut Semifinals	L 56–106	21–10	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531) Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Radford First Round	W 74–52	22–10	Williams Arena (877) Greenville, NC
03/22/2015* 4:00 pm		NC State Second Round	L 65–69	22–11	Williams Arena (2,160) Greenville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team