2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team


The 2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wahine, led by third-year head coach Laura Beeman, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–9, including 14–2 in Big West play to finish in first place. Hawaii lost the Big West tournament final to Cal State Northridge. However, by winning a conference regular season title, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT. Hawaii lost the first round of the WNIT to Saint Mary's.

2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Big West Regular Season Champion
WNIT, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record23–9 (14–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mary Wooley (associate head coach, 3rd season)
  • Dekita Williams (2nd season)
  • Alex Delanian (1st season)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Cal State Northridge 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Cal Poly 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
UC Riverside 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
UC Irvine 5 11   .313 8 23   .258
UC Santa Barbara 2 14   .125 2 27   .069
2015 Big West tournament winner
As of 29 June 2014
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wahine finished the 2014–15 season 23–9 (14–2 Big West), good for first place in the conference.[1] After losing the championship round of the Big West tournament, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by virtue of winning its regular season conference title and lost in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Brianna Kennedy (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Bonita HS
Loyola Marymount
La Verne, CA
G 3 Marissa Wimbley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
PG 4 Briana Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Saint Monica Catholic HS Inglewood, CA
G 5 Sarah Toeaina 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kentwood HS Covington, WA
F 12 Breana Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Maryknoll HS Westport, New Zealand
G 15 Jasmine Redmon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Monterey Trail HS Sacramento, CA
G 21 Shawna-Lei Kuehu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Punahou HS Aiea, HI
G 22 Ashleigh Karaitiana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Endeavour Sports HS Hamilton, New Zealand
F 24 Dalayna Sampton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Florin HS Vallejo, CA
C 31 Megan Huff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Todd Beamer HS Federal Way, WA
C 32 Shawlina Segovia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr North HS
Mt. San Antonio CC
Riverside, CA
C 33 Connie Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Virgin Valley HS
Salt Lake CC
Mesquite, NV
G/F 34 Destiny King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-06-24

Schedule

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Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Hawaii–Hilo W 90–53 
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 pm
Colorado State W 63–58 OT 1–0
Moby Arena (1,179)
Fort Collins, CO
11/16/2014*
10:00 am
at Denver W 60–58  2–0
Magness Arena (479)
Denver, CO
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
California
Rainbow Wahine Classic
L 72–79  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,828)
Honolulu, HI
11/23/2014*
7:00 pm
UNLV
Rainbow Wahine Classic
W 79–70  3–1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,638)
Honolulu, HI
11/28/2014*
4:30 pm
Prairie View A&M
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 72–59  4–1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,819)
Honolulu, HI
11/29/2014*
4:30 pm
No. 5 Stanford
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 73–86  4–2
Stan Sheriff Center (2,589)
Honolulu, HI
11/30/2014*
4:30 pm
No. 11 North Carolina
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 65–74  4–3
Stan Sheriff Center (1,983)
Honolulu, HI
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Pacific L 61–69  4–4
Stan Sheriff Center (1,666)
Honolulu, HI
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
BYU–Hawaii W 92–40  5–4
Stan Sheriff Center (1,649)
Honolulu, HI
12/20/2014*
12:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount W 85–76  6–4
Gersten Pavilion (423)
Los Angeles, CA
12/23/2014*
11:03 am
at Cal State Bakersfield L 69–78  6–5
Icardo Center (750)
Bakersfield, CA
12/31/2014*
1:00 pm
Hawaii Pacific W 76–68  7–5
Stan Sheriff Center (1,476)
Honolulu, HI
01/02/2015*
5:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 74–54  8–5
Stan Sheriff Center (1,633)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
01/08/2015
5:05 pm
at Cal Poly L 65–70  8–6 (0–1)
Mott Athletic Center (312)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 46–53  8–7 (0–2)
Matadome (501)
Northridge, CA
01/17/2015
5:00 pm
UC Riverside W 69–38  9–7 (1–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,834)
Honolulu, HI
01/22/2015
5:00 pm
at UC Davis W 58–53  10–7 (2–2)
The Pavilion (521)
Davis, CA
01/24/2015
12:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 85–50  11–7 (3–2)
Bren Events Center (343)
Irvine, CA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 72–64  12–7 (4–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,750)
Honolulu, HI
01/31/2015
5:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 64–49  13–7 (5–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,080)
Honolulu, HI
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 60–43  14–7 (6–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,605)
Honolulu, HI
02/07/2015
5:00 pm
Cal Poly W 79–64  15–7 (7–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,141)
Honolulu, HI
02/12/2016
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 72–69  16–7 (8–2)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (428)
Riverside, CA
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 54–43  17–7 (9–2)
Titan Gym (263)
Fullerton, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 75–37  18–7 (10–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,876)
Honolulu, HI
02/21/2015
5:05 pm
UC Davis W 62–60  19–7 (11–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,859)
Honolulu, HI
02/26/2015
5:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 47–46  20–7 (12–2)
Walter Pyramid (831)
Long Beach, CA
03/05/2015
5:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 60–36  21–7 (13–2)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (411)
Santa Barbara, CA
03/07/2015
5:05 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 61–38  22–7 (14–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (4,340)
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
03/13/2015
10:00 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (7) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinal
W 73–64  23–7
Honda Center (1,048)
Anaheim, CA
03/14/2015
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (2) Cal State Northridge
Final
L 60–67  23–8
Honda Center (1,415)
Anaheim, CA
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/20/2015*
4:00 pm
at Saint Mary's
First round
L 88–92 OT 23–9
McKeon Pavilion (279)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Women's Basketball. 2014-2015 Standings Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
  3. ^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics".