American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball Report November 13, 2014 Contact: Chevonne Mansfield, Director of Communications (cmansfield@theamerican.org 401.453.0660) 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org Twitter: @American_WBB Facebook: fb.com/americanconf 2014-15 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE UCF 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Opens season on Friday vs. in-state foe FAU Cincinnati 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Returns 47.8 percent of their scoring from last season UConn 1/1 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- On a 46-game win streak dating back to the 2012-13 season East Carolina 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Returns all five starters from last year s WNIT squad Houston 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Returns nine letterwinners and two starters from last season Memphis 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Ariel Hearn received preseason all-conference first-team honors USF RV/RV 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Opens season at Chattanooga Invitational on Saturday SMU 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Enters the season with their youngest team in a decade Temple 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Hosts Philadelphia Big 5 rival La Salle in season opener on Friday Tulane 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Made five consecutive trips to the postseason Tulsa 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Won their two exhibition games by an average of 39 ppg Associated Press Top 25: 1 - UConn; RV - USF USA Today Top 25: 1 - UConn; RV - USF SCHEDULE/RESULTS Friday, Nov. 14 FAU at UCF... 11 a.m. #East Carolina vs. Fairfield... 2 p.m. La Salle at Temple... 4:30 p.m. Missouri State at Memphis... 5 p.m. Northern Colorado at SMU... 7 p.m. Miss. Valley State at Tulane... 7 p.m. Houston at North Texas... 8 p.m. Northern Iowa at Tulsa... 8 p.m. No. 1/1 UConn at UC Davis (ESPN3)... 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Cincinnati... 2 p.m. #East Carolina at Rhode Island... 3 p.m. %RV/RV USF vs. Villanova... 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 %RV/RV USF at UT Chattanooga... 2 p.m. UTEP at SMU... 3 p.m. Tulane at McNeese State... 3 p.m. Samford at Memphis... 5 p.m. [#] URI Tip-Off, Kingston, R.I. [%] Chattanooga Invitational, Chattanooga, Tenn. All times EST and subject to change THE AMERICAN TODAY The American welcomes four new coaches to the league this year: East Carolina s Heather Macy, Houston s Ron Hughey, Tulane s Lisa Stockton and Tulsa s Matilda Mossman. All 11 teams kick off their 2014-15 campaigns this weekend. Two teams, East Carolina and USF, take the court in tournaments at neutral sites, while six others open up their seasons at home. UConn and Houston are on the road for their season openers, and Tulane splits up the action this weekend hosting Mississippi Valley State on Friday before traveling to McNeese State on Sunday. UConn was the unanimous favorite to win the 2015 American women s basketball title in a preseason poll of the 11 head coaches. USF was picked to finish second and was followed by East Carolina, Temple and Tulane. UConn junior forward Breanna Stewart was the preseason pick for American Player of the Year. Teammate Kia Nurse was selected as the preseason American Freshman of the Year. Stewart and USF junior guard Courtney Williams were unanimous selections to the All-American Athletic Conference preseason first team. The Bulls return 13 players from last season s WNIT Final Four squad. USF s non-conference slate features eight games against NCAA tournament teams from last season. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS UConn is ranked No. 1 in both the AP and USA Today preseason polls. USF is receiving votes in both polls. Tulane, who joined The American this summer, left Conference USA as the winningest basketball program. Senior guard Jamie Kaplan was a 2013-14 Honorable Mention All-American and ranked seventh in the NCAA with 6.7 assists per game last season. The 99 game American Athletic Conference schedule is highlighted by national televised games on ESPN and CBS Sports Network. The league also features a number of non-conference games that will be carried by its national television partners. Every game in the American Women s Basketball Championship is aired live on the ESPN family of networks. Thirty conference women s basketball games will be produced and distributed live by The American Digital Network and will air on www.theamerican.org/dn free of charge. American women s basketball enjoyed tremendous success in its inaugural season. UConn won a NCAA record ninth women s basketball title while five teams qualified for postseason play (UConn, East Carolina, USF, SMU, and Tulane). Additionally, over 400,000 fans attended home games this past season.
AMERICAN NOTEBOOK 2015 Final Four to be Held in Tampa Tampa Bay will serve as host to the NCAA Women s Final Four for the second time when it comes to the Tampa Bay Times Forum on April 5 and 7, 2015. The NCAA, Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee, Tampa Bay Sports Commission and USF will host the event. Welcome Home Three new teams are joining The American. East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa joined the league in July 2014 from Conference USA. East Carolina and Tulane appeared in the Women s NIT tournament last season. Two Conference Teams Featured on ESPN s Big Monday UConn, the two-time defending national champion, will appear in two Big Monday games on ESPN2 this season. The Huskies will host their first Big Monday matchup on Feb. 9 against South Carolina (8 p.m. ET). On March 2, USF hosts UConn at 7 p.m. eastern. Gobble, Gobble, Tournament Time In late November when some of us will be at home enjoying a Thanksgiving feast, many of the American basketball programs will be competing in tournaments all over the country and the Caribbean. Cincinnati Cal Thanksgiving Classic (Berkeley, Calif.) UConn Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) East Carolina Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) Houston San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico) USF Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) SMU SMU Thanksgiving Classic (Dallas, Texas) Tulane Hofstra Thanksgiving Tournament (Hempstead, N.Y.) Tulsa Miami Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) Auriemma, Stewart Earn FIBA World Championship Gold UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and junior forward Breanna Stewart both were part of the USA Basketball Women s World Championship Team that went undefeated in the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Auriemma coached several of his former players including Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi. Stewart was the only college athlete to make the team. Winning the FIBA title automatically qualifies Team USA for the 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro. Tulane Alum Impacts WNBA Former Tulane standout Barbara Farris will serve her second straight season with the New York Liberty as an assistant coach. Farris, a Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame member, was drafted No. 3 overall by New England Blizzard, an American Basketball Association team, in 1998. She joined the WNBA in 2000 and played with the Detroit Shock. She spent 10 years playing in the WNBA. Televised Midnight Madness Featured Defending National Champions ESPN tipped off the 2014-15 college basketball season with Midnight Madness coverage from 11 campuses, including the 2014 NCAA Men s and Women s Division I National Champion UConn Huskies. ESPNU Midnight Madness combined studio and remote coverage and brought fans a three-hour start of the season celebration. ESPN3 also provided Midnight Madness coverage and carried UConn s First Night. ESPN3 s content is available on-demand. Two Huskies Named AP Preseason All-Americans Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart have each been selected to the five-member Associated Press Preseason All-America Team for the secondstraight season. The duo are the first teammates in the history of the poll to earn multiple selections to the AP Preseason Team as both earned the nod last year as well. Notre Dame s Jewell Loyd, South Carolina s Tiffany Mithchell and Duke s Elizabeth Williams joined Mosqueda-Lewis and Stewart on the team. Hughey Named Head Coach at Houston Ron Hughey was named the seventh head coach in Houston women s basketball history on April 22, 2014. Hughey is a veteran of seven postseason tournaments, including six visits to the NCAA Tournament and one appearance in the Women s NIT. At his last stop, Florida State, Hughey helped guide the Seminoles to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in both 2012-13 and 2013-14. He was on the coaching staff at UCF when they won a conference championship in 2008-09. Cincinnati, Mount St. Joseph Team Up To Raise Awareness for Pediatric Cancer A freshman basketball player at Mount St. Joseph, Lauren Hill s story has captured the nation over the last month. Hill, a Cincinnati native, was diagnosed with diffused intrinsic pentene gleoma (DIPG), an inoperable form of brain cancer with a near-zero chance of survival. Cincinnati women s basketball presented Hill with an honorary jersey during halftime of the Bearcats exhibition game against Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday, November 7. Hill spoke to the crowd about her battle at halftime and 22 supporters completed the #Layup4Lauren challenge to honor Lauren s jersey number 22. In addition, Cincinnati wore special grey t-shirts during warmups. American Athletic Conference Supports #Chillin4Charity American Athletic Conference member schools stepping up this summer to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and participate in the #Chillin4Charity initiative. A complete storify recap is available at http:// theamerican.org/news/2014/6/24/wbb_0624140815. aspx?path=wbball. HONOR BOARD A look at American Athletic Conference players who received national honors in 2013-14: Associated Press All-America Teams (American selections only) First Team Breanna Stewart, UConn Second Team Bria Hartley, UConn Stefanie Dolson, UConn Associated Press Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, UConn espnw All-America Team (American selections only) First Team Breanna Stewart, UConn Second Team Bria Hartley, UConn Stefanie Dolson, UConn espnw Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, UConn USBWA All-America Team (American selections only) Stefanie Dolson, UConn Bria Hartley, UConn Breanna Stewart, UConn USBWA Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, UConn Naismith Trophy Winner Breanna Stewart, UConn 2014 WBCA Division I Coaches All-America Team Name Institution Stefanie Dolson UConn Bria Hartley UConn Jordan Hooper Nebraska Jewell Loyd Notre Dame Kayla McBride Notre Dame Tiffany Mitchell South Carolina Chiney Ogwumike Stanford Odyssey Sims Baylor Breanna Stewart UConn Alyssa Thomas Maryland SMU s Keena Mays and USF s Courtney Williams received 2014 WBCA All-America honorable mention accolades. 2 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
Women s Basketball Television/Digital Games The American on CBS Sports Network Date Game Time 1/4 USF at Tulane 5:30 p.m. ET 1/11 USF at Temple Noon ET 1/25 Tulane at USF 4 p.m. ET 2/14 Tulane at UConn 4 p.m. ET 2/28 Memphis at UConn 2 p.m. ET The American on ESPN3 Date Game Time 1/3 Temple at Cincinnati 7 p.m. ET 1/7 Memphis at UCF 7 p.m. ET 1/7 Tulane at East Carolina 7 p.m. ET 1/14 SMU at USF 7 p.m. ET 1/14 Cincinnati at Memphis 8 p.m. ET 1/20 Cincinnati at Temple 7 p.m. ET 1/21 East Carolina at SMU 8 p.m. ET 1/24 Tulsa at East Carolina 2:30 p.m. ET 1/31 USF at Memphis 3 p.m. ET 1/31 East Carolina at Tulane 3 p.m. ET 1/31 UCF at Tulsa 4 p.m. ET 2/7 Tulsa at Houston 3 p.m. ET 2/14 Tulsa at SMU 3 p.m. ET 2/17 Tulane at Temple 7 p.m. ET 2/18 SMU at East Carolina 7 p.m. ET 2/21 Cincinnati at East Carolina 1:30 p.m. ET 2/24 Houston at UCF 7 p.m. ET 2/28 USF at UCF 4 p.m. ET 2/28 East Carolina at Temple 2 p.m. ET 3/2 Tulsa at Cincinnati 7 p.m. ET American Championship 3/6 First Round - Game 1 4 p.m. ET 3/6 First Round - Game 2 6 p.m. ET 3/6 First Round - Game 3 8 p.m. ET 3/7 Quarterfinals - Game 4 Noon ET 3/7 Quarterfinals - Game 5 2 p.m. ET 3/7 Quarterfinals - Game 6 4 p.m. ET 3/7 Quarterfinals - Game 7 6 p.m. ET The American on ESPN Thirty conference women s basketball games will be produced and distributed live by The American Digital Network and will air on www. TheAmerican.org/dn free of charge. American Digital Network Games Date Game Time Sat., Dec. 27 UCF at Houston 3 p.m. ET Tues., Dec. 30 Houston at Tulane 8 p.m. ET Wed., Dec. 31 Cincinnati at Tulsa 3 p.m. ET Sat., Jan. 3 Houston at SMU 3 p.m. ET Sat., Jan. 10 Memphis at Tulsa 3 p.m. ET Wed., Jan. 14 East Carolina at Tulsa 8 p.m. ET Sat., Jan. 17 SMU at Tulane 3 p.m. ET Tues., Jan. 20 Tulsa at Tulane 8 p.m. ET Wed., Jan. 21 USF at Houston 8 p.m. ET Sat., Jan. 24 Houston at Memphis 3 p.m. ET Tues., Jan. 27 Temple at UCF 7 p.m. ET Wed., Jan. 28 Memphis at Cincinnati 7 p.m. ET Sat., Jan. 31 Houston at Cincinnati 2 p.m. ET Tues., Feb. 3 UCF at USF 7 p.m. ET Tues., Feb. 3 Tulane at SMU 8 p.m. ET Wed., Feb. 4 Memphis at Temple Noon ET Sat., Feb. 7 Temple at Tulane Noon ET Sat., Feb. 7 Cincinnati at USF 7 p.m. ET Tues., Feb. 10 USF at SMU 8 p.m. ET Tues., Feb. 10 UCF at Tulane 8 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 14 Cincinnati at UCF 2 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 14 Houston at Temple 5 p.m. ET Wed., Feb. 18 Tulsa at USF 7 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 21 Memphis at Tulane 3 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 21 SMU at Houston 3 p.m. ET Tues., Feb. 24 Tulsa at Memphis 8 p.m. ET Wed., Feb. 25 Temple at SMU 8 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 28 Cincinnati at SMU 3 p.m. ET Mon., March 2 UCF at East Carolina 7 p.m. ET Mon., March 2 Temple at Houston 8 p.m. ET Date Game Time (Network) Date Game Time (Network) 11/17 UConn at Stanford 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 1/25 UConn at Cincinnati 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Jimmy V Classic, South Bend, Ind. 2/1 UConn at Temple 2 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 12/6 UConn at Notre Dame 3:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) ESPN Big Monday Game Hall of Fame Game, Uncasville, Conn. 2/9 South Carolina at UConn 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 12/21 UConn vs. UCLA 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 2/15 USF at East Carolina 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 12/28 East Carolina at USF 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 2/22 Temple at USF Noon ET (ESPNU) 12/28 Temple at Memphis 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) ESPN Big Monday Game 12/29 Duke at UConn 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 3/2 UConn at USF 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Maggie Dixon Classic, New York, N.Y. American Championship 1/4 UConn at St. John s 1 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 3/8 Championship Semifinals 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 1/18 USF at UConn 1 p.m. ET (ESPN2) 3/8 Championship Semifinals 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 1/25 UCF at SMU 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU) 3/9 Championship Game 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2) 3 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
TALKING POINTS UCF (0-0, 0-0 American) EAST CAROLINA (0-0, 0-0 American) USF RV/RV (0-0, 0-0 American) TULANE (0-0, 0-0 American) Last:... N/A Next:...Nov. 14 vs. Florida Atlantic Last Five:...0-0 Last:... N/A Next:...Nov. 14 vs. Fairfield Last Five:...0-0 Last:... N/A Next:...Nov. 15 vs. Villanova Last Five:...0-0 Last:... N/A Next:... Nov. 14 vs. Mississippi Valley State Last Five:...0-0 Redshirt senior forward Brittni Montgomery ranked among The American s top-five leaders for rebounds and top-10 for blocked shots last season. Senior guard Andrea Hines recorded a career-high 19 points on a career-best 11-for-13 performance from the free-throw line at USF last season. UCF opens the season on Nov. 14 hosting in-state foe FAU. FAU visits Orlando for the first time since 2008, and the Knights are looking for their first win at home over the Owls since 2004. Montgomery grabbed a school-recordtying 24 rebounds in the double-overtime loss to FAU last season. East Carolina was picked to finish third with 72 points in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll. Jada Payne received preseason allconference second team honors. She averaged 18.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game last season. The Pirates return all five of its starters from its 2013-14 team that won 22 games. Senior post player Ondrea Shaw broke the school s single-season record with 101 blocked shots during her initial season with the Pirates in 2013-14. USF returns 13 letterwinners from last season s WNIT Final Four run. The Bulls bolstered its non-conference schedule in 2014-15 to be one of the toughest in the nation; schedule includes No. 10 Maryland, No. 11 Kentucky, Oklahoma and Penn State. Junior forward Alisia Jenkins was named to the 2014-15 American preseason allconference second team. She recorded the second-most single season rebounds in USF history (369) last year. Junior guard Courtney Williams led USF in scoring with 586 points last season and became just the third person in program history to surpass 550 points in a single year. The Green Wave left Conference USA as the winningest basketball program, accumulating 397 total victories. Tulane posted a 20-11 overall record last season, garnering head coach Lisa Stockton s 13th 20-win season. The Green Wave recently made their 15th trip to the postseason under Stockton, qualifying for the 2014 WNIT Tournament. It marked the squad s fifth straight trip to the postseason. Senior guard Jamie Kaplan was a 2013-14 Associated Press Honorable Mention All- American. CINCINNATI (0-0, 0-0 American) HOUSTON (0-0, 0-0 American) SMU (0-0, 0-0 American) TULSA (0-0, 0-0 American) Last:... N/A Next:... Nov. 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Last Five:...0-0 Last:... N/A Next:... Nov. 14 at North Texas Last Five:...0-0 Last:...N/A Next:...Nov. 14 vs. Northern Colorado Last Five:...0-0 Last:...N/A Next:...Nov. 14 vs. Northern Iowa Last Five:...0-0 Cincinnati will look to build on defensive success last season as the Bearcats finished the season ranked 25th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 58.8 points per game. The Bearcats return 47.8 percent of their scoring and 47.2 percent of the rebounding from last season. Despite losing three starters with at least 14 starts from the 2013-14 season, Cincinnati has five players on the 2014-15 roster with at least eight starts under their belt. Senior guard Alyesha Lovett is expected to miss the 2014-15 season due to an achilles injury. Houston opens the season on Friday at North Texas. The Cougars are 13-6 against the Mean Green and hav won the last five meetings between the teams. Nine letterwinners and two starters return from last season. Leading the charge among Houston s returners is junior forward Marche Amerson. Amerson led the Cougars and ranked 18th in the American Athletic Conference with 10.4 points per game last season. Houston s 2014-15 campaign includes 11 games against eight teams that reached postseason play last season. The Mustangs enter the 2014-15 season with their youngest team in a decade, listing five true freshmen on the roster for the first time since 2005-06. SMU returns just four letterwinners from a season ago, which saw the Mustangs advance to the second round of the WNIT. Destynee Hives-McCray returns to the lineup after playing in just 10 games last year due to an illness. SMU opens up the regular season this weekend at home vs. Northern Colorado and UTEP. The Miners went 29-8 last season and advanced to the WNIT championship game. Tulsa returns nine letterwinners, including four starters, and welcomes four newcomers this year. The Golden Hurricane won its two exhibition games by an average of 39.0 points per game, scoring 91.5 ppg in the two contests. Tulsa kicks off its 2014-15 campaign against Northern Iowa on Friday. Junior Ashley Clark averaged a teamleading 14.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season. She was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team in 2013-14. UCONN 1/1 (0-0, 0-0 American) MEMPHIS (0-0, 0-0 American) TEMPLE (0-0, 0-0 American) Last:... N/A Next:...Nov. 14 at UC Davis Last Five:...0-0 Last:... N/A Next:...Nov. 14 vs. Missouri State Last Five:...0-0 Last:...N/A Next:... Nov. 14 vs. La Salle Last Five:...0-0 UConn will begin the 2014-15 campaign ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation for the second consecutive year and third in the last five seasons. The Huskies are 25-4 in season openers since Geno Auriemma took over the program prior to the 1985-86 season. UConn is riding an 18-game win streak heading into the team s first contest of the year at UC Davis. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart became the first pair of teammates to earn a spot on the Associated Press Preseason All-America team in multiple seasons after the duo earned a place on the team in both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. The 2014-15 Memphis roster features no seniors and six newcomers. Junior guard Ariel Hearn was selected to the preseason all-conference first team. She led Memphis in scoring with 17.8 points per game last season. Hearn had a second-straight 100-plus assist season in 2013-14, finishing with 109, and became the first Tiger since LaToya Bullard to have back-to-back 100 assist seasons. Redshirt sophomore Mooriah Rowser came back from knee surgery to appear in all 31 Memphis games with 21 starts in 2013-14. Temple was picked to finish fourth in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll, while sophomore Feyonda Fitzgerald was a preseason second team all-conference selection. Temple kicks its season off on Friday hosting Philadelphia Big 5 rival La Salle. The Owls are 46-25 all-time in season openers, including a 14-4 record since 1995. Temple s roster features five returning letterwinners and four newcomers. 4 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll Preseason School Record Pts 1. UConn (35) 0-0 875 2. South Carolina 0-0 824 3. Notre Dame 0-0 798 4. Tennessee 0-0 749 5. Texas A&M 0-0 702 6. Stanford 0-0 645 7. Duke 0-0 577 8. Baylor 0-0 573 9. Texas 0-0 532 10. Maryland 0-0 531 11. Kentucky 0-0 522 12. Louisville 0-0 505 13. North Carolina 0-0 504 14. Michigan State 0-0 433 15. California 0-0 423 16. Nebraska 0-0 306 17. West Virginia 0-0 306 18. DePaul 0-0 301 19. Iowa 0-0 236 20. Oregon State 0-0 183 21. Oklahoma State 0-0 158 22. Dayton 0-0 95 23. UCLA 0-0 86 24. Rutgers 0-0 65 24. Syracuse 0-0 65 Receiving votes: LSU 58; Purdue 45; Penn State 43; Georgia 37; Gonzaga 28; North Carolina State 24; Vanderbilt 23; Oklahoma 17; Arkansas 14; BYU 14; Mississippi State 13; Florida State 10; Minnesota 8; USF 8; St. John s 17; Oregon 5; Green Bay 4; Western Kentucky 4; Middle Tennessee 3; Iowa State 2; Northwestern 2; Albany 1; Arizona State 1; Colorado State 1; James Madison 1 USA Today Poll/WBCA Preseason School Record Pts 1. UConn (32) 0-0 800 2. South Carolina 0-0 739 3. Notre Dame 0-0 736 4. Tennessee 0-0 683 5. Texas A&M 0-0 630 6. Stanford 0-0 608 7. Duke 0-0 566 8. Maryland 0-0 543 9. Baylor 0-0 531 10. Kentucky 0-0 484 11. Louisville 0-0 474 12. Texas 0-0 458 13. North Carolina 0-0 407 14. California 0-0 366 15. Michigan State 0-0 343 16. Nebraska 0-0 305 17. West Virginia 0-0 274 18. DePaul 0-0 246 19. Iowa 0-0 217 20. Oklahoma State 0-0 164 21. Oregon State 0-0 123 22. Dayton 0-0 117 23. UCLA 0-0 116 24. LSU 0-0 65 25. Syracuse 0-0 55 Receiving votes: Penn State 50; Rutgers 45; Purdue 37; Georgia 29; Vanderbilt 24; Gonzaga 17; BYU 16; Florida State 16; St. John s 16; North Carolina State 14; Iowa State 12; USF 11; Ohio State 10; Arkansas 9; Oklahoma 8; Oregon 8; Middle Tennessee 7; USC 7; Western Kentucky 5; James Madison 3; Arizona State 2; Albany 1; Arkansas State 1; Cal State Northridge 1; Marist 1 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS American Preseason Coaches Poll School Pts 1. UConn (10) 100 2. USF (1) 91 3. East Carolina 72 T-4. Temple 67 T-4. Tulane 67 6. Memphis 54 7. SMU 52 8. Cincinnati 37 9. Tulsa 28 10. UCF 24 11. Houston 13 First-place votes in parentheses American Preseason All-Conference Preseason Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, F, Jr., UConn Preseason Freshman of the Year Kia Nurse, G, UConn First Team All-Conference *Breanna Stewart, F, Jr., UConn *Courtney Williams, G, Jr., USF Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, F, Sr., UConn Moriah Jefferson, G, Jr., UConn Ariel Hearn, G, Jr., Memphis First Team All-Conference Feyonda Fitzgerald, G, So., Temple Jada Payne, G/F, R-Jr., East Carolina Alisia Jenkins, F, Jr., USF Alyesha Lovett, G, Sr., Cincinnati Kiah Stokes, C, Sr., UConn [*] Unanimous choice Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today UCF CIN UCONN ECU HOU MEM USF SMU TEM TUL TLS Preseason -/- -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 18 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 25 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 9 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 26 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 30 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Jan. 13 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Jan. 20 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Jan. 27 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 3 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 10 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 17 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 24 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Mar. 3 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Mar. 18 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Final -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 5 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
THE 2014-15 SEASON THE AMERICAN VS. OTHER CONFERENCES Conference Record Pct America East 0-0.000 Atlantic Coast 0-0.000 Atlantic Sun 0-0.000 Atlantic 10 0-0.000 Big East 0-0.000 Big Sky 0-0.000 Big South 0-0.000 Big Ten 0-0.000 Big 12 0-0.000 Big West 0-0.000 Colonial 0-0.000 Conference USA 0-0.000 Great West 0-0.000 Horizon 0-0.000 Ivy 0-0.000 Metro Atlantic Athletic 0-0.000 Mid-American 0-0.000 Mid-Eastern Athletic 0-0.000 Missouri Valley 0-0.000 Mountain West 0-0.000 Northeast 0-0.000 Ohio Valley 0-0.000 Pac-12 0-0.000 Patriot 0-0.000 Southeastern 0-0.000 Southern 0-0.000 Southland 0-0.000 Southwestern Athletic 0-0.000 Summit 0-0.000 Sun Belt 0-0.000 West Coast 0-0.000 Western Athletic 0-0.000 2014-15 HOME ATTENDANCE TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High UCF... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Cincinnati... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 UConn... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 East Carolina... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Houston... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Memphis... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 USF... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 SMU... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Temple... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Tulane... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Tulsa... 0... 0... 0... 0...0 Totals... 0... 0...0... 0...0 2014-15 GAMES DECIDED BY... OT or 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total UCF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 UConn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 East Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Houston 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 USF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 SMU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Temple 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tulane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tulsa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Overtime Records UCF (0-0), Cincinnati (0-0), UConn (0-0), East Carolina (0-0), Houston (0-0), Memphis (0-0), USF (0-0), SMU (0-0), Temple (0-0), Tulane (0-0), Tulsa (0-0). 2014-15 GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 (0-0,.000) DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT * Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in ESPN/USA Today poll Independents 0-0.000 Non-Division I 0-0.000 Total: 0-0.000 Home: 0-0.000 Away: 0-0.000 Neutral: 0-0.000 American Non-Conference Records Year Record 2014-15 0-0 (.000) 2013-14 88-37 (.704) Total 88-37 (.704) All-Time American Standings (Regular Season Games Only - 2013-Present) Team Years Won Lost Pct. Titles UCF 2 3 15.167 0 Cincinnati 2 5 13.278 0 UConn 2 18 0 1.000 1 East Carolina 1 0 0.000 0 Houston 2 1 17.056 0 Memphis 2 6 12.333 0 USF 2 13 5.722 0 SMU 2 8 10.444 0 Temple 2 8 10.444 0 Tulane 1 0 0.000 0 Tulsa 1 0 0.000 0 6 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
THE 2014-15 SEASON AWARD WINNERS AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 AMERICAN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 USBWA ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2014-15 STATISTICAL RANKINGS OFFENSE DEFENSE Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound UCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UConn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Rebound Turnovr Asst/TO Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio UCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UConn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week Player, School Total 2014-15 Breanna Stewart, UConn 5 Courtney Williams, USF 1 Freshman of the Week Player, School Total 2014-15 Feyonda Fitzgerald, Temple 5 -- Mooriah Rowser, Memphis 2 -- Saniya Chong, UConn 1 -- Zykira Lewis, UCF 1 -- Kiara Perry, SMU 1 -- Ariadna Pujol, USF 1 -- Bianca Quisenberry, Cincinnati 1 -- Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 7 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Basketball standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all basketball contests involving American Athletic Conference teams will be updated in-progress. Twitter & Facebook Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference basketball news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be accessed @American_WBB and the conference s official Facebook page is available @AmericanConf. American_WBB AmericanConf Email Distribution Media members may access PDF versions of the complete daily press release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org. Regular updates of the release will be distributed via e-mail from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail request to Chevonne Mansfield at cmansfield@theamerican.org. Video Clips The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected press conferences through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Chevonne Mansfield (cmansfield@theamerican.org) for information on how to access the highlights. Weekly Awards The American names a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site. Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name allconference teams and individual honors for the league s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year Award and Sportsmanship Award. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league s 11 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season and will be announced in conjunction with the Conference Championship. The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic work. Basketball honorees are announced in the summer. The American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved success in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. American Athletic Conference Communications Contacts UCF Jenna Marina, Assoc. Director/Athletic Communications Office... (407) 823-2464 Mobile... (727) 271-0227 e-mail... jmarina@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Katie Botsis, Senior Director/Sports Communications Office... (513) 556-5191 Mobile... (269) 760-6639 e-mail...katie.botsis@uc.edu UCONN Pat McKenna, Asst. Director/Athetic Communications Office... (860) 486-2394 Mobile... (860) 420-7311 e-mail...patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu EAST CAROLINA Adam Miller, Asst. Director/Media Relations Office... (252) 737-4586 Mobile... (252) 737-5112 e-mail... millera@ecu.edu HOUSTON Rob Walden, Asst. Director/Communications Office... (713) 743-9391 Mobile... (864) 200-0690 e-mail...rwalden@central.uh.edu MEMPHIS Tammy DeGroff, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office... (901) 678-5787 Mobile... (901) 738-1504 e-mail...tdegroff@memphis.edu USF Mark Heise, Asst. Director/Communications Office... (813) 974-7472 Mobile... (320) 333-2647 e-mail...mheise@usf.edu American Athletic Conference Communications Phone: 401.453.0660 Women s Basketball Contact Chevonne Mansfield Director of Communications email: cmansfield@theamerican.org Rebecca Viscomi Communications Assistant email: rviscomi@theamerican.org SMU Travis Chamblee, Asst. Director/Public Relations Office... (214) 768-3735 Mobile... (214) 931-1714 e-mail...tchamblee@smu.edu TEMPLE Lauren Ferrett, Assoc. Director/Athletic Communications Office... (215) 204-1955 Mobile... (570) 313-2338 e-mail... tuf84429@temple.edu Megan Morgan Associate Commissioner email: mmorgan@theamerican.org Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications email: csullivan@theamerican.org Miles McQuiggan Communications Assistant email: rviscomi@theamerican.org Rebecca Viscomi Communications Assistant email: rviscomi@theamerican.org TULANE Josh Bates, Asst. Director/Media Relations Office... (504) 865-5504 Mobile... (504) 355-6283 e-mail...jbates3@tulane.edu TULSA Stephanie Hall, Asst. Director/Athletic Media Relations Office... (918) 631-2163 Mobile... (918) 323-2393 e-mail... stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu 8 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
The American Among The NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders (Top 50 Listed) INDIVIDUAL SCORING G PTS. AVG TEAM SCORING OFFENSE G PTS PPG ASSISTS G A AVG FIELD GOAL PCT FG FGA PCT SCORING DEFENSE G PTS AVG ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO A TO RATIO 3PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG AVG SCORING MARGIN APF APA MAR BLOCKED SHOTS G B AVG 3PT FIELD GOAL PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FIELD GOAL PCT FG FGA PCT STEALS G S AVG FREE THROW PCT FTM FTA PCT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE FG FGA PCT TURNOVERS PER GAME G TO AVG REBOUNDING G REB AVG 3PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG 3PG TURNOVER MARGIN OppTO TO RATIO ASSISTS G A AVG 3PT FIELD GOAL PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT BLOCKED SHOTS G B AVG 3PT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 3FG 3FGA PCT STEALS G S AVG FREE THROW PCT FT FTA PCT ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO A T RATIO REBOUND MARGIN ARF ARA MAR. DOUBLE DOUBLES G NO TRIPLE DOUBLES G NO 9 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
SCHEDULES & RESULTS UCF (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Florida Atlantic 11 a.m. 17 Oakland 7 p.m. 19 Stetson 7 p.m. 25 Jacksonville 7 p.m. 30 at UMass 2 p.m. DECEMBER 2 North Florida 4:30 p.m. 6 at FIU 6 p.m. 11 at St. John s 7 p.m. 14 at Iona 2 p.m. 17 Akron 4:30 p.m. 20 at Middle Tennessee 3 p.m. 27 at Houston * (ADN) 3 p.m. JANUARY 3 Tulsa * 2 p.m. 7 Memphis * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 at Cincinnati * 2 p.m. 13 Tulane * 7 p.m. 17 at Temple * 2 p.m. 21 UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 25 at SMU * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 27 Temple * (ADN) 7 p.m. 31 at Tulsa * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at USF * (ADN) 7 p.m. 7 SMU * 2 p.m. 10 at Tulane * (ADN) 8 p.m. 14 Cincinnati * (ADN) 2 p.m. 17 at Memphis * 8 p.m. 24 Houston * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 28 USF * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. MARCH 2 at East Carolina * (ADN) 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game UCONN 1/1 (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 14 at UC Davis (ESPN3) 10 p.m. 17 at No. 6/6 Stanford (ESPN2) 9 p.m. 23 Creighton GP (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 28 vs. College of Charleston (SNY/ESPN3) 8:30 p.m. 29 vs. TBD (SNY/ESPN3) TBD 30 vs. TBD (SNY/ESPN3) TBD DECEMBER Jimmy V Classic (South Bend, Ind.) 6 at Notre Dame (ESPN) 3:15 p.m. 19 DePaul WB (SNY/ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Women s Challenge (Uncasville, Conn.) 21 vs. UCLA (ESPN2) 5 p.m. 27 SMU XL * (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. 29 Duke XL (ESPN2) 9 p.m. 31 at East Carolina * (SNY/ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. JANUARY Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) 4 vs. St. John s (ESPN2) 1 p.m. 7 Tulsa XL * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 11 at SMU * (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 14 Temple GP * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 USF GP * (ESPN2) 1 p.m. 21 at UCF * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 25 at Cincinnati * (ESPN2) 3 p.m. 28 East Carolina XL * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 at Temple * (ESPN2) 2 p.m. 3 Cincinnati XL * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7 at Memphis * (SNY/ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. 9 South Carolina GP (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 14 Tulane GP * (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 17 Houston XL * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 at Tulsa * (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 23 at Tulane * (SNY/ESPN3) 8 p.m. 28 Memphis GP * (CBSSN) 2 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder CINCINNATI (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 p.m. 19 at Tennessee-Martin 7:30 p.m. 23 at Iowa State 2 p.m. Cal Thanksgiving Classic (Berkeley, Calif.) 28 vs. Creighton 10:30 p.m. 29 vs. California/San Jose State TBD DECEMBER 2 at UCLA 10 p.m. 7 at Bowling Green 2 p.m. 14 Xavier 2 p.m. 17 at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. 20 Delaware 7 p.m. 23 Detroit Noon 28 Tulane * 2 p.m. 31 at Tulsa * (ADN) 3 p.m. JANUARY 3 Temple * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7 at Houston * 8 p.m. 10 UCF * 2 p.m. 14 at Memphis * (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 20 at Temple * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 25 UConn * (ESPN2) 3 p.m. 28 Memphis * (ADN) 7 p.m. 31 Houston * (ADN) 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7 at USF * (ADN) 7 p.m. 10 East Carolina * 7 p.m. 14 at UCF * (ADN) 2 p.m. 21 at East Carolina * (ESPN3) 1:30 p.m. 24 USF * 7 p.m. 28 at SMU * (ADN) 3 p.m. MARCH 2 Tulsa * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game MARCH 2 at USF * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) WB - Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.) XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game EAST CAROLINA (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER URI Tip-Off (Kingston, R.I.) 14 vs. Fairfield 2 p.m. 15 at Rhode island 3 p.m. 19 College of Charleston 7 p.m. 21 Delaware 11:30 a.m. 23 Bethune-Cookman 2 p.m. Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) 27 vs. Syracuse 2 p.m. 28 vs. South Carolina/Wisconsin TBD DECEMBER 4 at Cleveland State 7 p.m. 6 at Ohio 7 p.m. 9 at Loyola (Md.) 7 p.m. 20 Norfolk State 5 p.m. 28 at USF * (ESPNU) Noon 31 UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. JANUARY 4 at Memphis * 3 p.m. 7 Tulane * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 at Houston * 3 p.m. 14 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. 18 Memphis * 2 p.m. 21 at SMU * (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 24 Tulsa * (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. 28 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 31 at Tulane * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Houston * 7 p.m. 10 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. 15 USF * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 18 SMU * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 Cincinnati * (ESPN3) 1:30 p.m. 28 at Temple * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder MARCH 2 UCF * 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 10 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
SCHEDULES & RESULTS HOUSTON (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 14 at North Texas 8 p.m. 17 Incarnate Word 8 p.m. 21 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 p.m. San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 28 vs. Idaho State 5 p.m. 29 vs. James Madison 5 p.m. DECEMBER 3 Rice 8 p.m. 7 Prairie View A&M 3 p.m. 13 at Texas A&M 3 p.m. Athletes in Action (Lubbock, Texas) 19 vs. UTSA 4 p.m. 20 vs. Nicholls State 1 p.m. 21 at Texas Tech 3 p.m. 27 UCF * (ADN) 3 p.m. 30 at Tulane * (ADN) Noon JANUARY 3 at SMU * (ADN) 3 p.m. 7 Cincinnati * 8 p.m. 10 East Carolina * 3 p.m. 17 at Tulsa * 3 p.m. 21 USF * (ADN) 8 p.m. 24 at Memphis * (ADN) 3 p.m. 27 Tulane * 8 p.m. 31 at Cincinnati * (ADN) 2 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder USF RV/RV (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER Chattanooga Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 15 vs. Villanova 4 p.m. 16 at Chattanooga 2 p.m. 19 at Maryland 7 p.m. 22 UNC Asheville 2 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) 27 vs. Oklahoma 8:15 p.m. 28 vs. Illinois 8:15 p.m. 29 vs. Kentucky 8:15 p.m. DECEMBER 3 Stetson 7 p.m. 7 St. John s 2 p.m. 14 College of Charleston 2 p.m. 17 Northern Colorado 7 p.m. 21 at Penn State 2 p.m. 28 East Carolina * (ESPNU) Noon 31 Memphis * 3 p.m. JANUARY 4 at Tulane * (CBSSN) 5:30 p.m. 11 at Temple * (CBSSN) Noon 14 SMU * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 at UConn * (ESPN2) 1 p.m. 21 at Houston * (ADN) 8 p.m. 25 Tulane * (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 31 at Memphis * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder FEBRUARY 3 at East Carolina * 7 p.m. 7 Tulsa * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 11 Memphis * 8 p.m. 14 at Temple * (ADN) 5 p.m. 17 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 SMU * (ADN) 3 p.m. 24 at UCF * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MARCH 2 Temple * (ADN) 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game FEBRUARY 3 UCF * (ADN) 7 p.m. 7 Cincinnati * (ADN) 7 p.m. 10 at SMU * (ADN) 8 p.m. 15 at East Carolina * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 18 Tulsa * (ADN) 7 p.m. 22 Temple * (ESPNU) Noon 24 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. 28 at UCF * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. MARCH 2 UConn * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game MEMPHIS (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 14 Missouri State 5 p.m. 16 Samford 5 p.m. 20 at Illinois 8 p.m. 23 Minnesota 3 p.m. 26 at Southern Illinois 7:05 p.m. 29 Arkansas-Little Rock 3 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Austin Peay 9 p.m. 6 Central Michigan 3 p.m. 13 at Georgetown Noon 15 at George Washington 7 p.m. 19 Mississippi Valley State 8 p.m. 28 Temple * (ESPNU) 8:30 p.m. 31 at USF * 3 p.m. JANUARY 4 East Carolina * 3 p.m. 7 at UCF * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 at Tulsa * (ADN) 3 p.m. 14 Cincinnati * (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 18 at East Carolina * 2 p.m. 24 Houston * (ADN) 3 p.m. 28 at Cincinnati * (ADN) 7 p.m. 31 USF * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder FEBRUARY 4 at Temple * (ADN) Noon 7 UConn FF * (SNY/ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. 11 at Houston * 8 p.m. 17 UCF * 8 p.m. 21 at Tulane * (ADN) 3 p.m. 24 Tulsa * (ADN) 8 p.m. 28 at UConn * (CBSSN) 2 p.m. MARCH 2 SMU * 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game SMU (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 14 Northern Colorado 7 p.m. 16 UTEP 3 p.m. 19 at TCU 1 p.m. 22 Eastern Washington 3 p.m. SMU Thanksgiving Classic (Dallas, Texas) 28 Florida A&M 8 p.m. 29 USC/Sam Houston State 8 p.m. DECEMBER 3 North Texas 8 p.m. 6 at Arizona State (Pac-12 Network) 5 p.m. 9 Texas A&M 8 p.m. St. John s Invitational (Queens, N.Y.) 20 vs. Indiana State 2 p.m. 21 vs. Auburn/St. John s TBD 27 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. 30 at Temple * 7 p.m. JANUARY 3 Houston * (ADN) 3 p.m. 11 UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 14 at USF * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 17 at Tulane * (ADN) 3 p.m. 21 East Carolina * (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 25 UCF * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 28 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Tulane * (ADN) 8 p.m. 7 at UCF * 2 p.m. 10 USF * (ADN) 8 p.m. 14 Tulsa * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 18 at East Carolina * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 at Houston * (ADN) 3 p.m. 25 Temple * (ADN) 8 p.m. 28 Cincinnati * (ADN) 3 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder MARCH 2 at Memphis * 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 11 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
SCHEDULES & RESULTS TEMPLE (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 La Salle LC 4:30 p.m. 18 at Saint Joseph s 7 p.m. Hall of Fame Women s Challenge (Lawrence, Kan.) 21 vs. Georgetown 9:30 p.m. 22 at Kansas 5 p.m. 23 vs. Alabama 12:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Women s Challenge (Uncasville, Conn.) 30 vs. Harvard 5 p.m. DECEMBER 3 Delaware LC 7 p.m. 7 Fordham MH 2 p.m. 10 Rutgers MH 6 p.m. 14 Florida State MH 2 p.m. 18 at Howard 5 p.m. 22 at Villanova 11:30 a.m. 28 at Memphis * (ESPNU) 8:30 p.m. 30 SMU MH * 7 p.m. JANUARY 3 at Cincinnati * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 5 at Penn 7 p.m. 11 USF MH * (CBSSN) Noon 14 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 17 UCF MH * 2 p.m. 20 Cincinnati MH * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 27 at UCF * (ADN) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 UConn MH * (ESPN2) 2 p.m. 4 Memphis LC * (ADN) Noon 7 at Tulane * (ADN) Noon 10 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. 14 Houston LC * (ADN) 5 p.m. 17 Tulane MH * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 22 at USF * (ESPNU) Noon 25 at SMU * (ADN) 8 p.m. 28 East Carolina MH * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. MARCH 2 at Houston * (ADN) 8 p.m. LC - Liacouras Center MH - McGonigle Hall All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game TULANE (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Mississippi Valley State 8 p.m. 16 at McNeese State 3 p.m. 19 at LSU 8 p.m. 24 North Carolina State 6 p.m. Hofstra Thanksgiving Tournament (Hempstead, N.Y.) 28 vs. Western Kentucky 2 p.m. 29 vs. Hofstra/Northern Iowa TBD DECEMBER 3 Nicholls State 8 p.m. 6 at Arkansas-Little Rock 1 p.m. DoubleTree Classic (New Orleans, La.) 18 Samford 8 p.m. 19 Miami (Fla.) 8 p.m. 22 Florida State 8 p.m. 28 at Cincinnati * 2 p.m. 30 Houston * (ADN) 8 p.m. JANUARY 4 USF * (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. 7 at East Carolina * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 13 at UCF * 7 p.m. 17 SMU * (ADN) 3 p.m. 20 Tulsa * (ADN) 8 p.m. 25 at USF * (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 27 at Houston * 8 p.m. 31 East Carolina * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at SMU * (ADN) 8 p.m. 7 Temple * (ADN) Noon 10 UCF * (ADN) 8 p.m. 14 at UConn * (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 17 at Temple * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 Memphis * (ADN) 3 p.m. 23 UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 8 p.m. 28 at Tulsa * 3 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game TULSA (0-0, 0-0 American) Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 14 Northern Iowa 8 p.m. 17 Lamar 7 p.m. 21 at Oral Roberts 8 p.m. 25 at Texas Southern 3:30 p.m. Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.) 28 vs. Buffalo 3 p.m. 29 vs. Illinois State/Miami (Fla.) TBD DECEMBER 3 Saint Louis 12:30 p.m. 6 at Valparaiso 2:30 p.m. 14 Arkansas 3 p.m. 18 New Orleans 8 p.m. 21 Arkansas-Little Rock 3 p.m. 31 Cincinnati * (ADN) 3 p.m. JANUARY 3 at UCF * 4 p.m. 7 at UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 Memphis * (ADN) 3 p.m. 14 East Carolina * (ADN) 8 p.m. 17 Houston * 3 p.m. 20 at Tulane * (ADN) 8 p.m. 24 at East Carolina * (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. 28 SMU * 8 p.m. 31 UCF * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 at Houston * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 10 Temple * 8 p.m. 14 at SMU * (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 18 at USF * (ADN) 7 p.m. 21 UConn * (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 24 at Memphis * (ADN) 8 p.m. 28 Tulane * 3 p.m. Att High Scorer/Rebounder MARCH 2 at Cincinnati * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 2015 American Women s Basketball Championship Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn. March 6-9 Friday, March 6 - First Round Game 1: No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed 4 p.m. ET ESPN3 Game 2: No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed 6 p.m. ET ESPN3 Game 3: No. 11 seed vs. No. 6 seed 8 p.m. ET ESPN3 Saturday, March 7 - Quarterfinals Game 4: No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed Noon ET ESPN3 Game 5: No. 1 seed vs. Game 1 winner 2 p.m. ET ESPN3 Game 6: No. 2 seed vs. Game 2 winner 6 p.m. ET ESPN3 Game 7: No. 3 seed vs. Game 3 winner 8 p.m. ET ESPN3 Sunday, March 8 - Semifinals Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner 5:30 p.m. ET ESPNU Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner 7:30 p.m. ET ESPNU Monday, March 9 - Championship Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner 7 p.m. ET ESPN/ESPN2 12 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball
Conference Individual Highs Through games of Apr 09, 2014 (All games) INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS Points 37 STEWART, Breanna (UCONN) at Temple (01/28/14) 35 WILLIAMS, Courtney (USF) at Temple (02/22/14) Field goals made 15 STEWART, Breanna (UCONN) at Temple (01/28/14) 15 WILLIAMS, Courtney (USF) at Temple (02/22/14) Field goal attempts 29 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Maryland (4/1/14) 25 WILLIAMS, Courtney (USF) at UCONN (01/26/14) 25 WILLIAMS, Courtney (USF) at Temple (02/22/14) 25 WILLIAMS, Courtney (USF) at Rutgers (3/3/14) 25 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs UCONN (3/10/14) 25 MAYS, Keena (SMU) at Minnesota (03/23/14) Field goal percentage 1.000 (8-8) DOLSON, Stefanie (UCONN) at Houston (02/22/14).909 (10-11) DOLSON, Stefanie (UCONN) vs Oregon (11/20/13).909 (10-11) MCDONALD, Akila (USF) vs Stetson (3/23/14) 3-Pt FG made 9 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Memphis (1/26/14) 7 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K. (UCONN) at Duke (12-17-13) 7 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) at Houston (01/21/14) 7 MAYS, Keena (SMU) vs Houston (2/15/14) 3-Pt FG attempts 16 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs UCONN (3/10/14) 14 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Florida State (11/24/13) 14 OREKHOVA, Inga (USF) vs Oklahoma State (12-14-13) 14 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs UCF (1/15/14) 3-Pt percentage 1.000 (5-5) HARTLEY, Bria (UCONN) vs UC Davis (12/05/13).857 (6-7) HARTLEY, Bria (UCONN) vs USF (01/26/14) Free throws made 14 DURLEY, Alexis (Cincinnati) vs Kent State (11/17/13) 14 Marche' Amerson (Houston) vs Memphis (3/7/14) Free throw attempts 23 Marche' Amerson (Houston) vs Memphis (3/7/14) 16 MAYS, Keena (SMU) at Texas El Paso (92-07-13) 16 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Colorado (12/21/13) Free throw percentage 1.000 (14-14) DURLEY, Alexis (Cincinnati) vs Kent State (11/17/13) 1.000 (10-10) STEWART, Breanna (UCONN) at Baylor (1/13/14) 1.000 (10-10) SCAIFE, Tyler (Rutgers) vs Delaware (03/20/14) 1.000 (9-9) HOLLINS, Dayeesha (Cincinnati) vs Morehead State (12/4/13) 1.000 (9-9) STEWART, Breanna (UCONN) vs Cincinnati (3/8/14) 1.000 (8-8) SHIPP, Shi-Heria (Temple) at La Salle (11/8/13) 1.000 (8-8) WILLIAMS, Tyonna (Temple) vs Auburn (11/16/13) 1.000 (8-8) STEWART, Breanna (UCONN) vs Oregon (11/20/13) 1.000 (8-8) SIMPSON, Akil (SMU) at Stephen F. Austin (11/23/13) 1.000 (8-8) TAYLOR, Tamara (USF) vs Clemson (11/24/13) 1.000 (8-8) STRINGFIELD, Shaleth (USF) at SMU (1/4/14) 1.000 (8-8) RANDOLPH, Jeanise (Cincinnati) vs Rutgers (1/7/14) 1.000 (8-8) JENKINS, Alisia (USF) vs Louisville (1/12/14) 1.000 (8-8) WILLIAMS, Tyonna (Temple) vs SMU (01/14/14) 1.000 (8-8) WILDER-COCHRAN, Brei (Memphis) vs Rutgers (1/14/14) 1.000 (8-8) TAYLOR, Stephanie (UCF) vs Rutgers (1/22/14) 1.000 (8-8) COPPER, Kahleah (Rutgers) at Houston (02/11/14) 1.000 (8-8) SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Iowa (3/25/14) 1.000 (8-8) LANEY, Betnijah (Rutgers) vs Seton Hall (03/27/14) Rebounds 24 MONTGOMERY, Brittni (UCF) at Florida Atlantic (12/13/13) 18 STOKES, Kiah (UCONN) vs Temple (01/11/14) 18 JENKINS, Alisia (USF) vs Memphis (2/25/14) Assists 12 JEFFERSON, Moriah (UCONN) at Temple (01/28/14) 11 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Quinnipiac (11/11/13) 11 DOLSON, Stefanie (UCONN) vs Oregon (11/20/13) 11 WILLIAMS, Tyonna (Temple) vs Oakland (11/30/13) 11 HARTLEY, Bria (UCONN) at Temple (01/28/14)