2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Penn State 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
No. 20 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697
No. 13 Nebraska † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 17 Purdue 11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710
No. 19 Iowa 11 – 5   .688 27 – 9   .750
Minnesota 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
Michigan 8 – 8   .500 20 – 14   .588
Indiana 5 – 11   .313 21 – 13   .618
Northwestern 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Ohio State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 18   .486
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
Illinois 2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

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[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball schedule". MSU Athletics. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2013.