# 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish with a record of 23–10 overall, 13–3 in Big Ten play to share the regular season title with Penn State. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Nebraska. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to North Carolina in the second round.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 0 | Kiana Johnson | 5'7" | G | Junior | Chicago, IL |
| 1 | Tori Jankoska | 5'8" | G | Freshman | Freeland, MI |
| 2 | Cara Miller | 6'1" | G | Sophomore | Farmington Hills, MI |
| 4 | Jasmine Hines | 6'3" | C | Junior | Central Lake, MI |
| 5 | Mariah Harris | 5'11" | G | Sophomore | Springfield, OH |
| 10 | Branndais Agee | 5'11" | G | RS Freshman | Detroit, MI |
| 11 | Annalise Pickrel | 6'3" | F | Senior | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 13 | Taylor Hengesbach | 5'10" | G | Freshman | Saginaw, MI |
| 14 | Anna Morrissey | 5'10" | G | Junior | Lincolnshire, IL |
| 21 | Klarissa Bell | 5'11" | G | Senior | East Lansing, MI |
| 22 | Camille Glymph | 5'10" | G | RS Junior | Greenville, SC |
| 23 | Aerial Powers | 6'0" | G | RS Freshman | Detroit, MI |
| 25 | Kendra Lumpkin | 5'11" | F | Junior | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 40 | Madison Williams | 6'7" | C | RS Junior | Berkley, MI |
| 52 | Becca Mills | 6'4" | F | Junior | Midland, MI |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2013* 6:00 pm | No. 20 | Ferris State | W 100–52 | – | Breslin Center (3,787) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/03/2013* 4:30 pm | No. 20 | Grand Valley State | W 91–47 | – | Breslin Center (5,418) East Lansing, MI |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | at No. 6 Notre Dame | L 62–81 | 0–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242) South Bend, IN |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Canisius | W 102–54 | 1–1 | Breslin Center (4,693) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 19 | No. 23 Dayton | W 96–89 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Breslin Center (6,399) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Detroit | W 80–41 | 3–1 | Breslin Center (5,323) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/23/2013* 7:30 pm | No. 21 | Rice | W 81–68 | 4–1 | Breslin Center (5,850) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at Temple | W 74–70 | 5–1 | McGonigle Hall (882) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/01/2013* 4:30 pm | No. 21 | IPFW | L 76–81 | 5–2 | Breslin Center (6,012) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida State ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 58–60 | 5–3 | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,813) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/07/2013* 2:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech | L 66–72 | 5–4 | Cassell Coliseum (1,317) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm | | Oakland | W 80–62 | 6–4 | Breslin Center (6,513) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/19/2013* 3:00 pm | | vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State Puerto Rico Classic | L 57–63 | 6–5 | Guillermo Angulo Coliseum (200) San Juan, PR |
| 12/20/2013* 3:30 pm | | vs. Georgetown Puerto Rico Classic | W 67–54 | 7–5 | Guillermo Angulo Coliseum (253) San Juan, PR |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 96–46 | 8–5 | Breslin Center (8,079) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/04/2014 3:00 pm | | at Minnesota | W 81–56 | 9–5 (1–0) | Williams Arena (3,442) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 16 Nebraska | W 70–57 | 10–5 (2–0) | Breslin Center (5,024) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/12/2014 4:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan Rivalry | W 79–72 | 11–5 (3–0) | Crisler Center (4,510) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/16/2014 8:00 pm | | at Iowa | W 88–72 | 12–5 (4–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,176) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/19/2014 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Penn State | L 54–66 | 12–6 (4–1) | Breslin Center (9,232) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | | Illinois | L 51–61 | 12–7 (4–2) | Breslin Center (5,360) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/26/2014 12:30 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | W 82–68 | 13–7 (5–2) | Value City Arena (6,020) Columbus, OH |
| 01/30/2014 7:30 pm | | Wisconsin | W 71–67 | 14–7 (6–2) | Breslin Center (5,354) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/02/2014 1:30 pm, BTN | | No. 19 Purdue | W 89–73 | 15–7 (7–2) | Breslin Center (13,172) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/05/2014 8:00 pm | No. 24 | at Illinois | W 69–53 | 16–7 (8–2) | State Farm Center (1,317) Champaign, IL |
| 02/08/2014 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 24 | at No. 22 Nebraska | L 56–76 | 16–8 (8–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,915) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/15/2014 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 25 | Ohio State | W 70–49 | 17–8 (9–3) | Breslin Center (10,626) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/20/2014 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | at Wisconsin | W 76–66 | 18–8 (10–3) | Kohl Center (3,848) Madison, WI |
| 02/24/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Minnesota | W 75–61 | 19–8 (11–3) | Breslin Center (5,703) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/27/2014 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | at Northwestern | W 75–44 | 20–8 (12–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (705) Evanston, IL |
| 03/02/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Indiana | W 76–56 | 21–8 (13–3) | Breslin Center (9,837) East Lansing, MI |
| 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 19 | vs. Michigan Quarterfinals/Rivalry | W 61–58 | 22–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/08/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | vs. No. 16 Nebraska Semifinals | L 58–86 | 22–9 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/23/2014* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. Hampton First Round | W 91–61 | 23–9 | Carmichael Arena (N/A) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 03/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at No. 12 North Carolina Second Round | L 53–62 | 23–10 | Carmichael Arena (2,010) Chapel Hill, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Coaches | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 24 | 24 |