2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Northeast Conference tournament champions
NCAA, First round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	15–19 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach	John Thurston (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Dionne Dodson (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Nettie Respondek (3rd season); Kaitlyn Vican (4th season);
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Central Connecticut	14	–	4	.778	19	–	13	.594
Robert Morris	13	–	5	.722	17	–	15	.531
Sacred Heart	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
St. Francis Brooklyn†	9	–	9	.500	15	–	19	.441
Fairleigh Dickinson	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
LIU Brooklyn	6	–	12	.333	9	–	21	.300
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Wagner	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13	.278	6	–	23	.207

† 2015 NEC tournament winner As of March 15, 2015 Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by John Thurston, who was in his third year at the helm of the Terriers.

The Terriers finished the regular season at 12–18 overall and 9–9 in conference play. They qualified for the 2015 NEC tournament with the 5th seed and went on to win the Tournament Championship, the first in program history. The Terriers became the first team in NEC history to win a tournament title with three straight road wins.^[1] With the win, the Terriers received the conferences automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The Terriers lost to #1 seed Connecticut in the Albany Regional, 33–89.^[2]^[3]

In addition to their athletic achievements, the team placed second in the nation for grade point average (3.656 GPA). Among the players were starting point guard Katie Fox who finished with a perfect 4.0 and Sarah Benedetti (3.96 GPA) who earned the ECAC Division I Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	1	Blair Arthur	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Allegan, Michigan
G	3	Taylor Watson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Southampton, New Jersey
F	4	Alex Delaney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sydney, Australia
G	10	Becky Pund	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Audubon, New Jersey
G	11	Rachel Iozzia	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bayville, New Jersey
G	12	Leah Fechko	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Twinsburg, Ohio
F	14	Sarah Benedetti	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Canton, Connecticut
F	15	Cassidy Derda	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	South Burlington, Vermont
G	21	Katie Fox	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Twinsburg, Ohio
F	34	Jaymee Veney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Fairborn, Ohio
F	35	Olivia Levey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Seymour, Connecticut
G	41	Eilidh Simpson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Melbourne, Australia
F	50	Colette Hounshell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Kirtland, Ohio

Head coach

John Thurston (Seton Hall '70)

Assistant coach(es)

Dionne Dodson (Muskingum '97)
Nettie Respondek (Vanderbilt '98)
Kaitlyn Vican (Fordham '11)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2015

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2014* 7:00 pm	at Albany Preseason WNIT	L 47–90	0–1	18 – Veney	5 – Benedetti	4 – Simpson	SEFCU Arena (1,290) Albany, NY
November 21, 2014* 4:00 pm	vs. North Dakota Preseason WNIT	L 63–70	0–2	17 – Fechko	9 – Fechko	4 – Fox	SECU Arena Towson, MD
November 22, 2014* 4:00 pm	vs. Rider Preseason WNIT	W 71–60	1–2	16 – Veney	15 – Veney	3 – Fox	SECU Arena (N/A) Towson, MD
November 25, 2014* 7:00 pm	at NJIT	L 50–57 ^OT	1–3	17 – Simpson	9 – Veney	2 – Fechko	Fleisher Center (603) Newark, NJ
November 29, 2014* 2:30 pm	vs. Saint Joseph's Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic	L 42–64	1–4	12 – Simpson	6 – Fechko, Veney	5 – Fox	Walsh Gymnasium (362) South Orange, NJ
November 30, 2014* 12:00 pm	vs. Saint Peter's Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic	W 48–36	2–4	15 – Simpson	8 – Simpson	2 – Simpson	Walsh Gymnasium (N/A) South Orange, NJ
December 3, 2014* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	W 57–55	3–4	16 – Fechko	7 – Fechko	5 – Fox	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 2014* 7:00 pm	Lafayette	L 51–73	3–5	16 – Benedetti	9 – Fechko	4 – Fox	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
December 8, 2014* 7:00 pm	at Army	L 55–61	3–6	17 – Benedetti	10 – Veney	5 – Veney, Fox	Christl Arena (456) West Point, NY
December 17, 2014* 7:00 pm	Vermont	L 61–63	3–7	17 – Benedetti	9 – Veney	9 – Fox	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (150) Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 2014* 12:00 pm	Georgia Tech	L 59–65	3–8	19 – Simpson	9 – Veney	5 – Benedetti	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (415) Brooklyn, NY
December 30, 2014* 7:00 pm	at UMass Lowell	L 62–64	3–9	20 – Veney	14 – Veney	6 – Fox	Costello Athletic Center (517) Lowell, MA
Northeast Conference Regular Season
January 3, 2015 1:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 55–71	3–10 (0–1)	19 – Veney	9 – Fechko	6 – Fox	William H. Pitt Center (210) Fairfield, CT
January 5, 2015 1:00 pm	Bryant	L 53–65	3–11 (0–2)	15 – Fechko	9 – Fechko	3 – Simpson	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 2015 4:30 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	L 48–56	3–12 (0–3)	18 – Simpson	12 – Veney	5 – Fox	Knott Arena (210) Emmitsburg, MD
January 12, 2015 7:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 72–61	4–12 (1–3)	22 – Benedetti	13 – Veney	4 – Fechko	Rothman Center (152) Hackensack, NJ
January 17, 2015 1:00 pm	at Robert Morris	L 64–67	4–13 (1–4)	25 – Simpson	14 – Fechko	3 – Fox, Fechko	Charles L. Sewall Center (404) Moon Township, PA
January 19, 2015 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 70–55	5–13 (2–4)	18 – Benedetti, Veney	18 – Fechko	5 – Fox	DeGol Arena (508) Loretto, PA
January 24, 2015 1:00 pm	Robert Morris	L 64–69	5–14 (2–5)	20 – Benedetti	9 – Fechko	7 – Fechko	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (485) Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 2015 3:00 pm	Central Connecticut	L 49–51	5–15 (2–6)	11 – Benedetti	6 – Fechko, Delaney	2 – Fox, Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (100) Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 2015 1:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	W 62–53	6–15 (3–6)	22 – Benedetti	9 – Fechko	4 – Benedetti	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (250) Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 2015 5:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	W 52–46	7–15 (4–6)	15 – Benedetti	5 – Simpson	4 – Fox	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 2015 1:00 pm	at Wagner	L 60–63	7–16 (4–7)	28 – Benedetti	10 – Veney	5 – Fox	Spiro Sports Center (895) Staten Island, NY
February 9, 2015 7:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 43–61	7–17 (4–8)	14 – Veney	6 – Simpson	4 – Benedetti	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (512) New Britain, CT
February 14, 2015 1:00 pm	Sacred Heart	W 77–53	8–17 (5–8)	23 – Benedetti	12 – Veney	5 – 3 tied	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (125) Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 2015 2:00 pm	Wagner	W 67–55	9–17 (6–8)	21 – Veney	13 – Benedetti	4 – Fechko, Simpson	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2015 1:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	W 71–55	10–17 (7–8)	25 – Veney	14 – Veney	6 – Simpson, Fechko	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (275) Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2015 7:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 57–60	10–18 (7–9)	31 – Veney	9 – Fechko	6 – Fox	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (125) Brooklyn, NY
February 28, 2015 1:00 pm	at Bryant	W 62–52	11–18 (8–9)	19 – Veney	8 – Veney	5 – Benedetti	Chace Athletic Center (372) Smithfield, RI
March 2, 2015 7:00 pm	at LIU Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn	W 73–49	12–18 (9–9)	17 – Benedetti	9 – Veney	4 – 3 tied	Steinberg Wellness Center (257) Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference tournament
March 8, 2015 2:00 pm	at (4) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals	W 77–59	13–18	25 – Veney	8 – Veney, Fechko	4 – Simpson	William H. Pitt Center (351) Fairfield, CT
March 11, 2015 7:00 pm	at (1) Central Connecticut Semifinals	W 71–63 ^2OT	14–18	24 – Veney	11 – Veney, Fechko	3 – Fechko	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,064) New Britain, CT
March 15, 2015 1:00 pm	at (3) Robert Morris Championship game	W 77–62	15–18	29 – Benedetti	9 – Benedetti	6 – Fox	Charles L. Sewall Center (451) Moon Township, PA
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 1 Connecticut First round	L 33–89	15–19	13 – Benedetti	5 – Fechko	2 – Fechko	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,666) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References[edit]

^ "Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ Altavilla, John (March 21, 2015). "UConn Routs St. Francis Brooklyn, 89-33". Hartford Courant (Tribune Company). Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ "For a St. Francis Player, UConn, Long an Inspiration, Turns Rival". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ "2014-2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball schedule". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[1] "Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[2] Altavilla, John (March 21, 2015). "UConn Routs St. Francis Brooklyn, 89-33". Hartford Courant (Tribune Company). Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[3] "For a St. Francis Player, UConn, Long an Inspiration, Turns Rival". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[4] "2014-2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball schedule". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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v t e St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Venues	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1973–2022) The ARC (2022–2023)
Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Northeast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors (leaving in 2024) Sacred Heart Pioneers (leaving in 2024) Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Future teams	Chicago State Cougars Mercyhurst Lakers (both joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

2014–15 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

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