2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by ninth year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Penn.

2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Faisal Khan Denise King Adia Revell
Home arena	Hofstra Arena

2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	4		.879
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
UNC Wilmington	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Towson	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Northeastern	1	–	17		.056			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kelly Loftus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mount Vernon Alexandria, Virginia G 1 Asia Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Peekskill Peekskill, New York G 2 Ashunae Durant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bloomfield Tech Newark, New Jersey G 3 Sydni Epps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Springside Cheltenham, Pennsylvania G 5 Stephania Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Charles W. Flanagan Pembroke Pines, Florida F 10 Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Life Center Academy Warri, Nigeria G 11 Krystal Luciano 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Colegio San Antonio San Juan, Puerto Rico G 12 Darius Faulk 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Nazareth/West Virginia Hempstead, New York G 13 Aleana Leon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Ponce, Puerto Rico G 20 Anjie White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Sanford School/George Washington Newark, Delaware G 21 Jakelle King-Gilchrist 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Teaneck/Florida State Teaneck, New Jersey G 22 Olivia Askin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Shawnee Medford, New Jersey F 24 Dee Thomas-Palmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr William Penn Charter Philadelphia C 34 Maeva Dongmo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So College Les Sapins/ASA College Dschang, Cameroon	Head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Assistant coach(es) Faisal Khan Denise King Adia Revell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm		Central Connecticut	L 66–71 OT	0–1	Hofstra Arena (2,208) Hempstead, New York
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 66–53	1–1	Hofstra Arena (122) Hempstead, New York
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY		at Fordham	L 46–60	1–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (285) Bronx, New York
11/23/2014* 4:00 pm		at Norfolk State	W 64–47	2–2	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (376) Norfolk, Virginia
11/28/2014* 4:00 pm		Northern Iowa Hofstra Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 61–58 OT	3–2	Hofstra Arena (258) Hempstead, New York
11/29/2014* 4:00 pm		WKU Hofstra Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 65–70 OT	3–3	Hofstra Arena (204) Hempstead, New York
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		at Albany	W 65–55	4–3	SEFCU Arena (548) Albany, New York
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 71–51	5–3	Hofstra Arena (142) Hempstead, New York
12/09/2014* 5:30 pm		at NJIT	W 62–47	6–3	Fleisher Center (704) Newark, New Jersey
12/21/2014* 12:00 pm		at Boston College	W 75–61	7–3	Conte Forum (531) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 43–60	7–4	Cassell Coliseum (1,006) Blacksburg, Virginia
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 78–53	8–4 (1–0)	Hofstra Arena (147) Hempstead, New York
01/06/2015 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 85–83 OT	9–4 (2–0)	Hofstra Arena (130) Hempstead, New York
01/09/2015 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 53–52 OT	10–4 (3–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (676) Philadelphia
01/11/2015 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 58–42	11–4 (4–0)	SECU Arena (555) Towson, Maryland
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 53–64	11–5 (4–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,803) Newark, Delaware
01/18/2015 1:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 71–57	12–5 (5–1)	Hofstra Arena (141) Hempstead, New York
01/22/2015 12:00 pm		Drexel	L 56–63	12–6 (5–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,864) Hempstead, New York
01/25/2015 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 56–57	12–7 (5–3)	Kaplan Arena (479) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 66–45	13–7 (6–3)	Cabot Center (350) Boston
02/01/2015 7:00 pm		Delaware	L 62–73	13–8 (6–4)	Hofstra Arena (324) Hempstead, New York
02/06/2015 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 68–77	13–9 (6–5)	Hofstra Arena (420) Hempstead, New York
02/08/2015 1:00 pm, ASN		William & Mary	W 52–46	14–9 (7–5)	Hofstra Arena (765) Hempstead, New York
02/13/2015 11:30 am		at College of Charleston	W 69–57	15–9 (8–5)	TD Arena (885) Charleston, South Carolina
02/15/2015 1:00 pm		at Elon	W 55–53	16–9 (9–5)	Alumni Gym (441) Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Towson	W 62–48	17–9 (10–5)	Hofstra Arena (228) Hempstead, New York
02/22/2015 2:00 pm		at No. 23 James Madison	W 63–62	18–9 (11–5)	JMU Convocation Center (3,652) Harrisonburg, Virginia
03/01/2015 1:00 pm		Elon	L 58–64	18–10 (11–6)	Hofstra Arena (493) Hempstead, New York
03/04/2015 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 75–76	18–11 (11–7)	Trask Coliseum (404) Wilmington, North Carolina
2015 CAA Tournament
03/13/2015 7:30 pm, ASN		vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 64–51	19–11	Show Place Arena (1,854) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/14/2015 3:30 pm, CSN		vs. Delaware Semifinals	W 45–42	20–11	Show Place Arena (1,501) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/15/2015 1:00 pm, CSN		vs. James Madison Championship Game	L 56–62	20–12	Show Place Arena (1,491) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Penn First Round	L 58–65	20–13	Palestra (674) Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team