# 2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eighth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team completed the 2014–15 season with an 18–14 overall record and an 11–7 Southland Conference record. The Cowgirls, seeded fifth in the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament, fell to eighth seed Houston Baptist 68–70 in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament. They received an invitation to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament. In first round play, the Cowgirls defeated the Furman Paladins. The 2014–15 season ended when the team fell to the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in the second round of the tournament.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Out of Conference Schedule ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana College | W 83–61 | 1–0 | Burton Coliseum (476) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | Tulane | L 55–75 | 1–1 | Burton Coliseum (384) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 79–70 | 2–1 | Burton Coliseum (537) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 57–55 | 3–1 | Burton Coliseum (589) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 27–93 | 3–2 | Reed Arena (4,073) College Station, TX |
| 12/03/2014* 6:00 pm | | Wiley College | W 67–66 | 4–2 | Burton Coliseum (324) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | | Centenary | W 86–35 | 5–2 | Burton Coliseum (334) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 63–66 | 5–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (783) Monroe, LA |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 59–76 | 5–4 | Frank Erwin Center (2,408) Austin, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Rice | L 55–57 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (220) Houston, TX |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 74–70 | 6–5 | Burton Coliseum (433) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 73–67 | 7–5 (1–0) | Burton Coliseum (1,046) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/05/2015 5:30 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 60–57 | 8–5 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum (977) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 65–76 | 8–6 (2–1) | Dugan Wellness Center (839) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 59–75 | 8–7 (2–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,032) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 79–74 | 9–7 (3–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (477) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 104–101 $^{2OT}$ | 10–7 (4–2) | McDermott Center (286) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 54–75 | 10–8 (4–3) | Prather Coliseum (1,912) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 78–57 | 11–8 (5–3) | University Center (527) Hammond, LA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 82–58 | 12–8 (6–3) | Burton Coliseum (1,823) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 86–90 $^{3OT}$ | 12–9 (6–4) | Lakefront Arena (302) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm | | at Nicholls State | L 59–70 | 12–10 (6–5) | Stopher Gym (623) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 66–62 | 13–10 (7–5) | Burton Coliseum (951) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 68–57 | 14–10 (8–5) | Burton Coliseum (1,079) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 65–53 | 15–10 (9–5) | Farris Center (687) Conway, AR |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm | | at Lamar | L 67–75 | 15–11 (9–6) | Montagne Center (997) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 98–77 | 16–11 (10–6) | Burton Coliseum (1,002) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/28/2015 12:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Nicholls State | L 68–73 | 16–12 (10–7) | Burton Coliseum (1,418) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/07/2015 11:00 am | | Central Arkansas | W 72–68 | 17–12 (11–7) | Burton Coliseum (1,005) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland Conference Tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 11:00 am | (5) | vs. (8) Houston Baptist First round | L 68–70 | 17–13 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX |
| 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 03/19/2015 7:00 pm | (6W) | (3W) Furman First Round | W 87–70 | 18–13 | Lake Charles Civic Center (630) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/21/2015 7:00 pm | (6W) | (2W) Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals | L 58–63 | 18–14 | CajunDome (1,169) Lafayette, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||