# 2013–14 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2013–14 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by seventh year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. At the conclusion of the 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament the Cowgirls received an invitation to compete in the 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Allison Baggett | Guard | 5–9 | Sophomore | Iota, Louisiana |
| 3 | Jayln Johnson | Guard | 5–5 | Sophomore | Jennings, Louisiana |
| 12 | Alaina Verden | Guard | 5–9 | Junior | Houma, Louisiana |
| 21 | Mercedes Rogers | Forward | 6–0 | Freshman | Crowley, Louisiana |
| 22 | Hannah Cupit | Guard | 5–8 | Freshman | Sulphur, Louisiana |
| 23 | Amber Donnes | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Hammond, Louisiana |
| 24 | Hailey Jenkins | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Ben Wheeler, Texas |
| 25 | Diamond Willis | Guard/Forward | 6–1 | Freshman | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 30 | Cecilia Okoye | Forward | 6–1 | Senior | Mansfield, Texas |
| 32 | Arianna James | Forward | 5–10 | Senior | Reno, Nevada |
| 33 | Victoria Rachal | Guard | 5–7 | Freshman | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 34 | Talisa Boyd | Forward | 6–0 | Junior | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 45 | NeTanya Jones | Center | 6–4 | Junior | Oakdale, Louisiana |

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | Wiley College | W 88–69 | 1–0 | Burton Coliseum (631) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | at Tulane | L 49–74 | 1–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (812) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | Rice | W 65–54 | 2–1 | Burton Coliseum (719) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 55–71 | 2–2 | Health and Physical Education Arena (521) Houston, TX |
| 11/27/2013* 1:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 69–62 | 3–2 | Rothman Center (135) Teaneck, NJ |
| 11/29/2013* 1:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn LIU Brooklyn Turkey Classic | W 71–57 | 4–2 | Steinberg Wellness Center (203) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/30/2013* 3:30 pm | vs. Georgia Tech LIU Brooklyn Turkey Classic | L 60–69 | 4–3 | Steinberg Wellness Center (175) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–63 | 5–3 | Burton Coliseum (457) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 63–51 | 6–3 | Burton Coliseum (394) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/19/2013* 7:00 pm | SUNO | W 77–67 | 7–3 | Burton Coliseum (332) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | at Baylor | L 57–82 | 7–4 | Ferrell Center (6,927) Waco, Texas |
| 01/02/2014 5:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 65–82 | 7–5 (0–1) | Burton Coliseum (1,063) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/04/2014 1:00 pm | New Orleans | W 82–59 | 8–5 (1–1) | Burton Coliseum (573) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/09/2014 5:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 59–55 | 9–5 (2–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | at Lamar | L 58–72 | 9–6 (2–2) | Montagne Center (872) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/16/2014 5:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–51 | 10–6 (3–2) | Burton Coliseum (537) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/18/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | W 66–62 | 11–6 (4–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,161) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/21/2014 5:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 63–71 | 11–7 (4–3) | Sudduth Coliseum (723) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/30/2014 5:30 pm | Central Arkansas | L 50–65 | 11–8 (4–4) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,003) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm | Oral Roberts | W 73–57 | 12–8 (5–4) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,101) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/06/2014 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | Northwestern State | W 59–57 | 13–8 (6–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,531) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 49–69 | 13–9 (6–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,028) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/13/2014 5:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 75–61 | 14–9 (7–5) | University Center (542) Hammond, LA |
| 02/16/2014 2:00 pm | at New Orleans | W 84–54 | 15–9 (8–5) | Lakefront Arena (691) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/22/2014 1:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 66–76 | 15–10 (8–6) | Stopher Gym (421) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/27/2014 5:30 pm | Incarnate Word | W 92–37 | 16–10 (9–6) | Burton Coliseum (523) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/01/2014 1:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 71–64 | 17–10 (10–6) | Burton Coliseum (571) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/06/2014 5:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 69–74 | 17–11 (10–7) | American Bank Center (819) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 03/08/2014 3:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 67–77 | 17–12 (10–8) | Sharp Gymnasium (416) Houston, TX |
| 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 1:30 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | W 78–73 | 18–12 | Leonard E. Merrill Center (416) Katy, TX |
| 03/14/2014 1:30 pm | vs. Central Arkansas 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | W 66–62 | 19–12 | Leonard E. Merrill Center (709) Katy, TX |
| 03/15/2014 2:30 pm | vs. Stephen F. Austin 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | L 54–80 | 19–13 | Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,183) Katy, TX |
| 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/20/2014 6:00 pm | vs. Northern Kentucky 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational | L 72–84 | 19–14 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (612) Highland Heights, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||