2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Cindy Russo, play their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–26, 0–18 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record3–26 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coachCindy Russo (16 games)
Inge Nissen (13 games)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  30–5  .857
Middle Tennessee14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Southern Miss13–5 .722  25–11  .694
Old Dominion11–7 .611  21–13  .618
UAB11–7 .611  18–13  .581
UTSA11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Louisiana Tech10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charlotte10–8 .556  15–17  .469
Marshall8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Florida Atlantic7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UTEP7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Rice4–14 .222  9–21  .300
North Texas4–14 .222  5–24  .172
FIU0–18 .000  3–26  .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrSebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G/F 3 Zsofia Labady 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrKoch Valeria Koze Piskola Pécs, Hungary
G 5 Taylor Shade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBoynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL
G/F 10 Katrina Epnere 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRiga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia
F/C 12 Marita Davydova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrRussian Agrarian University Moscow, Russia
G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoEotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Destini Feagin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNzareth Regional HS/Gulf Coast State College Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoGymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 24 Ciera Wheatley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSickles HS Tampa, FL
G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
F 32 Tynia McKinzie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrLake Howell HS Oviedo, FL
F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrTitusville HS Titusville, FL
Head coach

Cindy Russo

Assistant coach(es)

Inge Nissen
Cristal Randolph
Lindsay Bowen

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
6:00 PM		 Palm Beach Atlantic W 73–46  –
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
11/07/2014*
6:00 PM		 Barry W 60–57  –
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:30 PM		 Tennessee Tech L 56–73  0–1
 FIU Arena (597)
Miami, FL
11/18/2014*
7:05 PM		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 49–97  0–2
 Alico Arena (1,562)
Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2014*
2:00 PM		 Cleveland State L 65–73  0–3
 FIU Arena (700)
Miami, FL
11/28/2014*
6:00 PM		 Arizona
FIU Thanksgiving Classic		 L 58–65  0–4
 FIU Arena (436)
Miami, FL
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM		 Virginia
FIU Thanksgiving Classic		 L 61–74  0–5
 FIU Arena (305)
Miami, FL
12/06/2014*
6:00 PM		 UCF W 66–57  1–5
 FIU Arena (329)
Miami, FL
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Jacksonville L 64–76  1–6
 Swisher Gymnasium (201)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2014*
1:00 PM		 vs. Western Carolina
UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic		 L 69–83  1–7
 UNF Arena (474)
Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2014*
1:00 PM		 vs. Wofford
UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic		 W 83–75  2–7
 UNF Arena (389)
Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2014*
6:00 PM		 Auburn
FIU Sun & Fun Classic semifinals		 L 44–81  2–8
 FIU Arena (352)
Miami, FL
12/30/2014*
6:00 PM		 Bowling Green
FIU Sun & Fun Classic 3rd place game		 W 68–55  3–8
 FIU Arena (322)
Miami, FL
01/04/2015
6:00 PM		 Florida Atlantic L 63–79  3–9 (0–1)
 FIU Arena (253)
Miami, FL
01/08/2015
6:00 PM		 Middle Tennessee L 60–75  3–10 (0–2)
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
01/11/2015
12:00 PM, FSN		 UAB L 45–68  3–11 (0–3)
 FIU Arena (389)
Miami, FL
01/15/2015
6:00 PM		 at Marshall L 61–67  3–12 (0–4)
 Cam Henderson Center (445)
Huntington, WV
01/17/2015
3:00 PM		 at WKU L 42–81  3–13 (0–5)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2015
5:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic L 63–77  3–14 (0–6)
 FAU Arena (836)
Boca Raton, FL
01/29/2015
6:00 PM		 Old Dominion L 67–80  3–15 (0–7)
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
01/31/2015
6:00 PM		 Charlotte L 62–81  3–16 (0–8)
 FIU Arena (401)
Miami, FL
02/05/2015
8:00 PM		 at UTSA L 56–74  3–17 (0–9)
 Convocation Center (503)
San Antonio, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 PM		 at UTEP L 56–72  3–18 (0–10)
 Don Haskins Center (1,902)
El Paso, TX
02/12/2015
6:00 PM		 Southern Miss L 65–78  3–19 (0–11)
 FIU Arena (234)
Miami, FL
02/14/2015
6:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech L 56–79  3–20 (0–12)
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
02/19/2015
7:00 PM		 at Rice L 59–80  3–21 (0–13)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
02/21/2015
5:00 PM		 at North Texas L 61–77  3–22 (0–14)
 UNT Coliseum (764)
Denton, TX
02/26/2015
2:00 PM		 Marshall L 50–74  3–23 (0–15)
 FIU Arena (296)
Miami, FL
02/28/2015
6:00 PM		 WKU L 47–88  3–24 (0–16)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL
03/05/2015
9:00 PM		 at Middle Tennessee L 30–79  3–25 (0–17)
 Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/07/2015
3:00 PM		 at UAB L 56–72  3–26 (0–18)
 Bartow Arena (472)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References
  1. http://fiusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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