2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Conference USA C-USA 30–5 16–2 Michelle Clark-Heard 2nd Margaret Richards Greg Collins Candyce Bingham E. A. Diddle Arena Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Women's Tournament first round The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Texas in the first round. Roster w 2014 WKU Lady Toppers y y w Micah Jones n 5 G 5 8 SO Greensburg, Ky. Green County HS w Tashia Brown n 10 F 6 1 SO Lake Park, Ga. Lowndes HS w Bria Gaines n 11 F/C 6 3 SO Glenwood, Ill. Bloom Township HS w Kendall Noble n 12 G 5 11 SO y Hazard, Ky. Perry County Central HS w Aleeya Harris n 13 F 6 0 FR y San Antonio, Texas John Jay HS w Kierra Muhammad n 14 G 5 4 SO Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar HS w Ruta Savickaite n 15 C 6 4 SO Vinius, Lithuania Hamilton Heights Christian Academy w Alexis Govan n 21 G/F 5 10 JR San Antonio, Texas Stevens HS w Ivy Brown n 23 F 6 1 FR Hodgenville. Ky. LaRue County HS w Ileana Johnson n 24 G 5 6 SR Flagstaff, Ariz. Flagstaff HS w Chastity Gooch n 30 F 6 0 SR Franklin, Ky. Franklin-Simpson HS w Jalynn McClain n 33 F 6 0 JR Jeffersonville, Ind. Jefferson w Jaiveonna Norris n 34 F 6 0 FR Chicago Heights, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor HS Michelle Clark-Heard Margaret Richards Greg Collins Candyce Bingham http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/wky-w-baskbl-mtt.html 2013-10-05 Schedule http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site 2016-10-15 2016-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160909004131/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html dead yes 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm yes Bellarmine E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY N/A 102–55 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/15/2014 7:00 pm yes Central Arkansas E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Preseason WNIT First Round 1,341 93–57 1–0 11/17/2014 8:00 pm yes yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Preseason WNIT Second Round 1,550 79–78 2–0 11/20/2014 7:00 pm yes Albany E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Preseason WNIT Semifinals 1,296 63–54 3–0 11/23/2014 2:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS Preseason WNIT Championship Game 3,773 CBSSN 77–88 3–1 11/25/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Louisville 12 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 8,463 ESPN3 67–89 3–2 11/28/2014 11:00 am yes yes Tulane Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY Hofstra Tournament semifinals N/A 69–64 4–2 11/29/2014 3:00 pm yes yes Hofstra Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY Hofstra Tournament championship 204 70–65 OT 5–2 12/01/2014 7:00 pm yes Alabama A&M E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY BB&T Classic 1,064 96–44 6–2 12/04/2014 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,396 ASN 98–69 7–2 12/06/2014 2:00 pm yes Alabama State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,023 93–54 8–2 12/16/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 433 91–68 9–2 12/21/2014 2:00 pm yes Ball State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,114 FCS/WKYU 84–59 10–2 12/29/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 459 66–50 11–2 01/04/2015 12:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 681 67–53 12–2 (1–0) 01/08/2015 6:00 pm yes 25 Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 537 76–61 13–2 (2–0) 01/10/2015 1:00 pm yes 25 Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 2,188 76–60 14–2 (3–0) 01/15/2015 11:00 am Florida Atlantic E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,733 FCS/WKYU 80–43 15–2 (4–0) 01/17/2015 2:00 pm FIU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,472 FCS/WKYU 81–42 16–2 (5–0) 01/22/2015 8:00 pm yes 24 UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 1,404 80–74 17–2 (6–0) 01/24/2015 2:00 pm yes 24 UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX 672 63–64 17–3 (6–1) 01/29/2015 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,144 FCS/WKYU 82–66 18–3 (7–1) 01/31/2015 2:00 pm Southern Miss E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,766 61–63 18–4 (7–2) 02/05/2015 7:00 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 437 77–49 19–4 (8–2) 02/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 547 83–76 20–4 (9–2) 02/14/2015 1:00 pm Marshall E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,419 FSN 74–60 21–4 (10–2) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm UAB E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,208 59–51 22–4 (11–2) 02/21/2015 2:00 pm Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,023 FCS/WKYU 63–60 23–4 (12–2) 02/26/2015 6:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 603 85–74 24–4 (13–2) 02/28/2015 5:00 pm yes FIU FIU Arena Miami, FL 356 88–47 25–4 (14–2) 03/05/2015 7:00 pm Charlotte E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,873 80–72 26–4 (15–2) 03/07/2015 2:00 pm Old Dominion E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,102 71–62 27–4 (16–2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| C-USA Tournament 03/12/2015 5:00 pm yes Charlotte Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL Quarterfinals 357 ASN 70–67 28–4 03/13/2015 12:30 pm yes Old Dominion Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Semifinals N/A CBSSN 61–59 29–4 03/14/2015 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Championship Game N/A CBSSN 60–57 30–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA Women's Tournament 03/20/2015 4:20 pm yes yes Texas Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA First Round N/A ESPN2 64–66 30–5 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. 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