2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Northeast Conference NEC 15–19 9–9 John Thurston 3rd Dionne Dodson 7th Nettie Respondek 3rd Kaitlyn Vican 4th Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Northeast Conference tournament champions NCAA First round The 2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by John Thurston, who was in his third year at the helm of the Terriers. The Terriers finished the regular season at 12–18 overall and 9–9 in conference play. They qualified for the 2015 NEC tournament with the 5th seed and went on to win the Tournament Championship, the first in program history. The Terriers became the first team in NEC history to win a tournament title with three straight road wins.Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2015/3/15/WBB_ChampRecap_NEC15.aspx NortheastConference.org 9 November 2015 With the win, the Terriers received the conferences automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The Terriers lost to #1 seed Connecticut in the Albany Regional, 33–89.Altavilla, John UConn Routs St. Francis Brooklyn, 89-33 http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-uconn-women-ncaa-st-francis-0322-20150321-story.html Hartford Courant (Tribune Company) 9 November 2015 21 March 2015For a St. Francis Player, UConn, Long an Inspiration, Turns Rival https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/sports/ncaabasketball/for-a-st-francis-player-uconn-long-an-inspiration-is-a-rival.html?_r=0 NYTimes.com 9 November 2015 In addition to their athletic achievements, the team placed second in the nation for grade point average (3.656 GPA). Among the players were starting point guard Katie Fox who finished with a perfect 4.0 and Sarah Benedetti (3.96 GPA) who earned the ECAC Division I Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women w Blair Arthur 1 G 5 6 FR Allegan, Michigan w Taylor Watson 3 G 5 8 JR Southampton, New Jersey w Alex Delaney 4 F 5 10 FR Sydney, Australia w Becky Pund 10 G 5 7 FR Audubon, New Jersey w Rachel Iozzia 11 G 5 10 FR Bayville, New Jersey w Leah Fechko 12 G 5 8 JR Twinsburg, Ohio w Sarah Benedetti 14 F 5 10 SR Canton, Connecticut w Cassidy Derda 15 F 6 2 FR South Burlington, Vermont w Katie Fox 21 G 5 5 SR Twinsburg, Ohio w Jaymee Veney 34 F 6 0 SR Fairborn, Ohio w Olivia Levey 35 F 6 0 SO Seymour, Connecticut w Eilidh Simpson 41 G 5 7 SR Melbourne, Australia w Colette Hounshell 50 F 6 1 SR Kirtland, Ohio John Thurston (Seton Hall '70) Dionne Dodson (Muskingum '97) Nettie Respondek (Vanderbilt '98) Kaitlyn Vican (Fordham '11) http://www.sfcathletics.com/roster.aspx?roster=153&path=wbasket November 9, 2015 Schedule 2014-2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball schedule http://www.sfcathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=177&path=wbasket SFCAthletics.com 9 November 2015 no 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Albany SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Preseason WNIT Veney 18 Benedetti 5 Simpson 4 1,290   47–90 0–1 November 21, 2014 4:00 pm yes yes no North Dakota SECU Arena Towson, MD Preseason WNIT Fechko 17 Fechko 9 Fox 4     63–70 0–2 November 22, 2014 4:00 pm yes yes no women 2014-15 Rider University Rider Broncs Rider SECU Arena Towson, MD Preseason WNIT Veney 16 Veney 15 Fox 3 N/A   71–60 1–2 November 25, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Simpson 17 Veney 9 Fechko 2 603 50–57 OT 1–3 November 29, 2014 2:30 pm yes yes no Saint Joseph's Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic Simpson 12 Fechko, Veney 6 Fox 5 362   42–64 1–4 November 30, 2014 12:00 pm yes yes no women 2014-15 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peahens Saint Peter's Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic Simpson 15 Simpson 8 Simpson 2 N/A 48–36 2–4 December 3, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Stony Brook Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 16 Fechko 7 Fox 5 57–55 3–4 December 5, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Lafayette Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 16 Fechko 9 Fox 4 51–73 3–5 December 8, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Army Christl Arena West Point, NY Benedetti 17 Veney 10 Veney, Fox 5 456 55–61 3–6 December 17, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Vermont Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 17 Veney 9 Fox 9 150 61–63 3–7 December 20, 2014 12:00 pm yes no Georgia Tech Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Simpson 19 Veney 9 Benedetti 5 415 59–65 3–8 December 30, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA Veney 20 Veney 14 Fox 6 517 62–64 3–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Northeast Conference Regular Season January 3, 2015 1:00 pm yes no women 2014-15 Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT Veney 19 Fechko 9 Fox 6 210 55–71 3–10 (0–1) January 5, 2015 1:00 pm no women 2014-15 Bryant University Bryant Bulldogs Bryant Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 15 Fechko 9 Simpson 3 53–65 3–11 (0–2) January 10, 2015 4:30 pm yes no women 2014-15 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD Simpson 18 Veney 12 Fox 5 210 48–56 3–12 (0–3) January 12, 2015 7:00 pm yes no women 2014-15 Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Benedetti 22 Veney 13 Fechko 4 152 72–61 4–12 (1–3) January 17, 2015 1:00 pm yes no women 2014-15 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA Simpson 25 Fechko 14 Fox, Fechko 3 404 64–67 4–13 (1–4) January 19, 2015 7:00 pm yes no women 2014-15 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA Benedetti, Veney 18 Fechko 18 Fox 5 508 70–55 5–13 (2–4) January 24, 2015 1:00 pm no Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 20 Fechko 9 Fechko 7 485 64–69 5–14 (2–5) January 26, 2015 3:00 pm no women 2014-15 Central Connecticut University Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 11 Fechko, Delaney 6 Fox, Delaney 2 100 49–51 5–15 (2–6) January 31, 2015 1:00 pm no women 2014-15 LIU Brooklyn LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 22 Fechko 9 Benedetti 4 250 62–53 6–15 (3–6) February 2, 2015 5:00 pm no Mount St. Mary's Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 15 Simpson 5 Fox 4 52–46 7–15 (4–6) February 7, 2015 1:00 pm yes no women 2014-15 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Benedetti 28 Veney 10 Fox 5 895 60–63 7–16 (4–7) February 9, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT Veney 14 Simpson 6 Benedetti 4 512 43–61 7–17 (4–8) February 14, 2015 1:00 pm no Sacred Heart Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Benedetti 23 Veney 12 3 tied 5 125 77–53 8–17 (5–8) February 16, 2015 2:00 pm no Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Veney 21 Benedetti 13 Fechko, Simpson 4 67–55 9–17 (6–8) February 21, 2015 1:00 pm no Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Veney 25 Veney 14 Simpson, Fechko 6 275 71–55 10–17 (7–8) February 23, 2015 7:00 pm no Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Veney 31 Fechko 9 Fox 6 125 57–60 10–18 (7–9) February 28, 2015 1:00 pm yes no Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Veney 19 Veney 8 Benedetti 5 372 62–52 11–18 (8–9) March 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes no LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn Benedetti 17 Veney 9 3 tied 4 257 73–49 12–18 (9–9) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Northeast Conference tournament March 8, 2015 2:00 pm yes no (4) Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT Quarterfinals Veney 25 Veney, Fechko 8 Simpson 4 351 77–59 13–18 March 11, 2015 7:00 pm yes no (1) Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT Semifinals Veney 24 Veney, Fechko 11 Fechko 3 2,064 71–63 2OT 14–18 March 15, 2015 1:00 pm yes no (3) Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA Championship game Benedetti 29 Benedetti 9 Fox 6 451 77–62 15–18 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament March 21, 2015 9:00 pm yes yes no Connecticut 1 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT First round Benedetti 13 Fechko 5 Fechko 2 3,666 ESPN2 33–89 15–19 AP Poll, Eastern Time. See also 2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team References Saint Francis Brooklyn Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball seasons Saint Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball