2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 15–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Candi Whitaker (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Matt Corkery
* Brandi Poole[1]
* Damitria Buchanan

Home arena| United Supermarkets Arena

Seasons

<- 2013–14

2015–16 ->

2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 5 Baylor † | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 33 | - | 4  |  | .892
Oklahoma | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 21 | - | 12  |  | .636
TCU | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 18 | - | 14  |  | .563
Oklahoma State | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 20 | - | 12  |  | .625
Iowa State | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 18 | - | 13  |  | .581
Texas | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 24 | - | 11  |  | .686
West Virginia | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 23 | - | 15  |  | .605
Kansas State | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 19 | - | 14  |  | .576
Kansas | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
Texas Tech | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [2]

The 2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It will be head coach Candi Whitaker's second season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia.

## Rankings[edit]

Regular Season Polls  Poll | Pre-
Season | Week
2 | Week
3 | Week
4 | Week
5 | Week
6 | Week
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10 | Week
11 | Week
12 | Week
13 | Week
14 | Week
15 | Week
16 | Week
17 | Week
18 | Final

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AP  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | RV  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR
Coaches  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR
Legend |  | Increase in ranking

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(RV)  |  | Received Votes
(NR)  |  | Not Ranked

## Before the season[edit]

### Departures[edit]

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Marina Lizarazu-Herrera | 1 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Madrid, Spain | Transferred to Iona[3]
Jamaika Hughes | 4 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas | Transferred to UT-Arlington[4]
Diamond Lockhart | 5 | G | 5'5" | Freshman | Lubbock, Texas | Transferred to Wichita State[5]
Jasmine Caston | 23 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Plano, Texas | Transferred to Angelo State[6]
Haley Schneider | 31 | C | 6'5" | Senior | Lubbock, Texas | Graduated
Shauntal Nobles | 33 | F/C | 6'3" | Senior | Haslet, Texas | Graduated
Jackie Patterson | 42 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Frisco, Texas | Graduated

## 2014-15 media[edit]

### Television & Radio information[edit]

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

## Roster[edit]

2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 2  | Ivonne Cook-Taylor | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | RS So | Terra Nova | San Francisco, CA
G | 3  | Minta Spears | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | RS So | Bullard | Bullard, TX
G | 4  | Ryann Bowser | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Jr | Holton  | Holton, KS
F/C | 10  | Courtney Vaccher | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Fr | Yorba Linda | Yorba Linda, CA
G | 11  | Rayven Brooks | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Jr | San Ramon Dougherty  | Oakland, CA
G | 12  | Amber Battle | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Sr | Cibola | Albuquerque, NM
F/C | 13  | Kellyn Schneider | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | RS So | Monterey | Lubbock, TX
G | 24  | Audrisa Harrison | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Sr | Coldspring  | Point Blank, TX
G/F | 32  | Dayo Olabode | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Fr | Mansfield Timberview | Arlington, TX
F | 34  | Paige Parliament | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | RS Jr | Brock | Brock, TX
F | 35  | Jamie Roe | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | RS Jr | Tuba City | Tuba City, AZ
F | 41  | Kelsi Baker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Sr | John Horn | Mesquite, TX
C | 42  | Ionna McKenzie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Fr | Dr. Phillips | Gotha, FL

Head coach

* Candi Whitaker (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

* Matt Corkery (West Texas A&M)
* Brett Schneider (West Virginia Wesleyan)
* Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

## Schedule[edit]

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
5:30 pm |  | Jacksonville State | W 67–59 | 1–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (3,033)
Lubbock, TX
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | Texas State | W 81–77 OT | 2–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (2,901)
Lubbock, TX
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm |  | Arizona | W 57–54 | 3–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (3,525)
Lubbock, TX
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm |  | Morgan State | W 65–57 | 4–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (2,970)
Lubbock, TX
11/28/2014*
2:15 pm |  | vs. Purdue
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division | L 53–69 | 4–1
| St. George's High School Gymnasium (225)
Grand Bahama Island
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm |  | vs. NC State
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division | L 42–75 | 4–2
| St. George High School Gymnasium (247)
Grand Bahama Island
12/03/2014*
11:00 am |  | Abilene Christian | W 61–44 | 5–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (6,477)
Lubbock, TX
12/14/2014*
3:30 pm |  | Texas–Pan American | W 50–42 | 6–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,393)
Lubbock, TX
12/19/2014*
5:30 pm |  | Nicholls State
Athletes in Action Tournament | W 76–49 | 7–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (3,958)
Lubbock, TX
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm |  | UTSA
Athletes in Action Tournament | W 64–48 | 8–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,434)
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm |  | Houston
Athletes in Action Tournament | W 60–54 | 9–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,046)
Lubbock, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | Houston Baptist | W 60–59 | 10–2
| United Supermarkets Arena (2,249)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/04/2015
4:00 pm, FSN |  | TCU | W 52–37 | 11–2
(1–0)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,096)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2015
7:00 pm |  | at No. 16 Oklahoma State | L 35–66 | 11–3
(1–1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,227)
Stillwater, OK
01/10/2015
2:00 pm |  | Oklahoma | L 58–75 | 11–4
(1–2)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,629)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2015
6:00 pm |  | at West Virginia | W 55–45 | 12–4
(2–2)  | WVU Coliseum (1,011)
Morgantown, WV
01/17/2015
12:00 pm, LHN |  | at No. 4 Texas | L 44–55 | 12–5
(2–3)  | Frank Erwin Center (3,638)
Austin, TX
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | Kansas | L 66–68 | 12–6
(2–4)  | United Supermarkets Arena (2,908)
Lubbock, TX
01/24/2015
3:00 pm, FSN |  | at Oklahoma | L 64–70 | 12–7
(2–5)  | Lloyd Noble Center (5,676)
Norman, OK
01/28/2015
7:00 pm |  | West Virginia | W 73–57 | 13–7
(3–5)  | United Supermarkets Arena (3,345)
Lubbock, TX
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, FSSW |  | Kansas State | L 38–41 | 13–8
(3–6)  | United Supermarkets Arena (3,597)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | at Kansas | L 67–71 | 13–9
(3–7)  | Allen Fieldhouse (1,937)
Lawrence, KS
02/08/2015
1:00 pm, FSSW |  | at TCU | L 60–71 | 13–10
(3–8)  | Student Recreation Center (1,676)
Ft. Worth, TX
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | Iowa State | W 71–58 | 14–10
(4–8)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,018)
Lubbock, TX
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, FSN |  | at Kansas State | W 74–68 OT | 15–10
(5–8)  | Bramlage Coliseum (4,654)
Manhattan, KS
02/18/2015
7:00 pm |  | No. 3 Baylor | L 60–67 | 15–11
(5–9)  | United Supermarkets Arena (3,571)
Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015
3:30 pm, FSSW |  | Texas | L 59–62 | 15–12
(5–10)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,834)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/2015
7:00 pm |  | at Iowa State | L 47–59 | 15–13
(5–11)  | Hilton Coliseum (10,325)
Ames, IA
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | Oklahoma State | L 44–47 | 15–14
(5–12)  | United Supermarkets Arena (3,284)
Lubbock, TX
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+ |  | at No. 6 Baylor | L 65–75 | 15–15
(5–13)  | Ferrell Center (7,007)
Waco, TX
2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, FCS |  | vs. West Virginia
First Round | L 40–59 | 15–16
| American Airlines Center (3,363)
Dallas, TX

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

## See also[edit]

* Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
* 2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Poole hopes to help with Lady Raiders rebuilding effort". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
2. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
3. ^ "Herrera Joins Women's Basketball Program". Iona athletics. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
4. ^ "Jamaika Hughes transfers to UTA". UT-Arlington athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
5. ^ "Shockers Add Khmelevskaya and Lockhart". Wichita State athletics. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
6. ^ "Three Lady Raiders leave team". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
7. ^ "TEXASTECH.COM - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-11-23.

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Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Arenas|

* Women's Gym
* City Bank Coliseum (1975–1999)
* United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore|

* Raider Red
* The Masked Rider
* "Fight, Raiders, Fight"
* "The Matador Song"
* Guns Up

Overview|

* Head Coaches
* Players
* in the WNBA Draft
* Seasons

Seasons|

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