2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the first for the Golden Hurricane as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1] The team, coached by head coach Matilda Mossman in her fourth year, played their home games at the Reynolds Center. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to Tulane. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Eastern Michigan in the second round.

2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Coffey (4th season)
  • Megan Robbins (2nd season)
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
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

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All Golden Hurricane games will be broadcast on KTGX CHROME 95.3 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD3. The audio broadcast can also be heard on Hurricane Vision. A video stream for all home games will be on Hurricane Vision, 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.

Roster

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2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kelsee Grovey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Shawnee Shawnee, Oklahoma
G 1 Jordyn Holmes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Crockett Austin, Texas
G 3 Erika Wakefield 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Heritage Hall Moore, Oklahoma
G 4 Teanna Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Butler CC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C 11 Rickae Jinks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Miramar Miramar, Florida
G 13 Ashley Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Sulphur Sulphur, Oklahoma
G 15 Antoinet Webster 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Western Heights Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 21 Te'era Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Butler CC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 23 Ashley Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Midwest City Midwest City, Oklahoma
C 24 Autura Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Topeka West Topeka, Kansas
F 25 Liesl Spoerl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cascia Hall Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 32 Mariah Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Norman North Norman, Oklahoma
G 35 Kadan Brady 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Healdton Healdton, Oklahoma
G 44 Jasmine Vasquez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ryan Denton, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-15

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
2:00 pm
Rogers State W 81–40 
Reynolds Center (1,028)
Tulsa, OK
11/01/2014*
2:00 pm
Southern Nazarene W 102–61 
Reynolds Center (753)
Tulsa, OK
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa L 66–69  0–1
Reynolds Center (828)
Tulsa, OK
11/17/2014*
6:00 pm
Lamar W 73–69  1–1
Reynolds Center (896)
Tulsa, OK
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
Mayor's Cup
L 71–73  1–2
Mabee Center (1,522)
Tulsa, OK
11/25/2014*
2:30 pm
at Texas Southern W 67–64 OT 2–2
Health and Physical Education Arena (652)
Houston, TX
11/28/2014*
2:00 pm
vs. Buffalo
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 87–77  3–2
BankUnited Center (600)
Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
at Miami (FL)
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament championship
L 57–69  3–3
BankUnited Center (558)
Coral Gables, FL
12/03/2014*
11:30 am
Saint Louis L 58–63  3–4
Reynolds Center (997)
Tulsa, OK
12/06/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 87–63  4–4
Athletics–Recreation Center (429)
Valparaiso, IN
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm, CST
Arkansas L 53–64  4–5
Reynolds Center (1,050)
Tulsa, OK
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 78–55  5–5
Reynolds Center (695)
Tulsa, OK
12/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 59–66  5–6
Reynolds Center (906)
Tulsa, OK
12/31/2014
2:00 pm, ADN
Cincinnati W 74–52  6–6 (1–0)
Reynolds Center (817)
Tulsa, OK
01/03/2015
3:00 pm
at UCF L 70–76  6–7 (1–1)
CFE Arena (1,133)
Orlando, FL
01/07/2015
6:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 Connecticut L 60–98  6–8 (1–2)
Gampel Pavilion (8,103)
Storrs, CT
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, ADN
Memphis W 79–69  7–8 (2–2)
Reynolds Center (908)
Tulsa, OK
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina L 68–77  7–9 (2–3)
Reynolds Center (787)
Tulsa, OK
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
Houston W 74–52  8–9 (3–3)
Reynolds Center (838)
Tulsa, OK
01/20/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
at Tulane L 34–73  8–10 (3–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (825)
New Orleans, LA
01/24/2015
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina W 74–63  9–10 (4–4)
Williams Arena (1,417)
Greenville, NC
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
SMU W 74–58  10–10 (5–4)
Reynolds Center (784)
Tulsa, OK
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF W 70–61  11–10 (6–4)
Reynolds Center (887)
Tulsa, OK
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston W 67–51  12–10 (7–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (335)
Houston, TX
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
Temple W 75–67  13–10 (8–4)
Reynolds Center (860)
Tulsa, OK
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU W 72–59  14–10 (9–4)
Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
02/18/2015
6:00 pm, ADN
at South Florida L 46–79  14–11 (9–5)
USF Sun Dome (1,640)
Tampa, FL
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, SNY
No. 1 Connecticut L 46–92  14–12 (9–6)
Reynolds Center (3,568)
Tulsa, OK
02/24/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
at Memphis W 65–62  15–12 (10–6)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,121)
Memphis, TN
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
Tulane W 55–52  16–12 (11–6)
Reynolds Center (500)
Tulsa, OK
03/02/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati W 71–58  17–12 (12–6)
Fifth Third Arena (518)
Cincinnati, OH
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Tulane
Quarterfinals
L 53–71  17–13
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,177)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/20/2015*
7:00 pm
at Missouri State
First Round
W 78–72  18–13
JQH Arena (2,320)
Springfield, MO
03/22/2015*
5:00 pm
Eastern Michigan
Second Round
L 59–69  18–14
Reynolds Center (324)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa's leap to AAC is best possible scenario for Hurricane". Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.