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2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season


Intercollegiate basketball season

FieldValue
modeWomen's Basketball
year2013–14
teamBYU Cougars
imageBYU Cougars logo.svg
conferenceWest Coast Conference
short_confWCC
APRankRV
CoachRank18
record28–7
conf_record14–4
head_coachJeff Judkins
hc_year13th
asst_coach1Melinda Bendall
ac1_year3rd
asst_coach2Ray Stewart
ac2_year3rd
asst_coach3Dan Nielson
ac3_year1st
stadiumMarriott Center
bowl[NCAA](2014-ncaa-division-i-women-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultSweet Sixteen, L UConn 51–70

The 2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins thirteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars placed second in both the regular season and the conference tournament. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament where they became the only team to lead UConn in the second half of a game during the season before their Sweet Sixteen departure.

Before the season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Haley Steed33GSyracuse, UtahGraduated
Keilani Unga41FWarrenville, IllinoisGraduated

Recruiting

As early recruiting began, BYU had 3 players commit to play.

NamePos.HeightHometownHigh SchoolNotes
Cassie BroadheadGGlenville, New YorkScotia-Glenville High SchoolShe's a three-time Foothills Council MVP and a four-time Foothills Council First Team honoree. Her team has won the Foothill Council Championship the last three years. Broadhead has garnered three straight NBC News Channel 13 All-Star honors, has been named a Gazette Newspaper First Team All-Area recipient three straight times and has picked up two Second Team All-State Class A awards.
Amy HarrisGSanta Clara, UtahSnow CanyonHarris is a three-year letterwinner at Snow Canyon High School where she's averaged 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. The 5-foot-9 guard was named an Adidas All-American (only 100 girls each year receive such honor). She helped guide Snow Canyon to a 3A girls' basketball 2012 championship where she was named the tournament's MVP. Harris has also played on the Salt Lake Metro Basketball Club team.
Kalani PurcellFHamilton, New ZealandJohn Paul CollegePurcell, a 6-foot-2 forward, has played on the Queensland U18 team that has won three-straight Australian State Championship silver medals. In 2009 she was on the New Zealand U17 national team. Purcell, a native of New Zealand, prepped at John Paul College High School that won back-to-back national championships. The team is currently in Melbourne defending its title. In 2012 she received an invitation to try out for the New Zealand Tall Ferns, the national team, and she has also played for the New Zealand Force Cougars.

2013–14 media

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

All Lady Cougar games that didn't conflict with men's basketball or football games were featured live on BYU Radio found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org.

Roster

  • Jeff Judkins ()
  • Melinda Bendall ()
  • Ray Stewart ()
  • Dan Nielson ()
  • Haley Steed- Director of Operations ()

Schedule

The conference schedule increased from 16 to 18 games with the addition of Pacific. The new schedule featured a travel format scenario where you will play on the road or at home for 2 consecutive games, typically on Thursday and Saturday with the following travel partners: BYU and San Diego, Pacific and Saint Mary's, Santa Clara and San Francisco, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine, and Gonzaga and Portland.

|- !colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition |- !colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season |- !colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 WCC Tournament |- !colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 NCAA Tournament

Game summaries

Exhibition: Colorado Mesa

Provo, UT

Exhibition: Westminster College

Provo, UT

South Dakota State

Series History: First Meeting

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Skyler Hardman Provo, UT

UNLV

Series History: BYU leads series 27-12

Broadcasters: Adam Candee, Dominique Harris & Jesse Vineyard Las Vegas, NV

Boston College

Series History: Boston College leads series 1-0

Provo, UT

Cal State Northridge

Series History: BYU leads 3-0

Broadcasters: Ryan Stanbury and Rheina Ale Northridge, CA

Washington State

Series History: Series even 4-4

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Skyler Hardman Provo, UT

Arizona

Series History: BYU leads 6-4

Broadcasters: Ty Brandenburg and Kristen Kozlowski Provo, UT

Nevada

Series History: BYU leads 6-1

Broadcaster: Don Marchand Reno, NV

Creighton

Series History: Series tied 6-6

Broadcasters: Brad Burwell and Rob Simms Omaha, NE

Weber State

Series History: BYU leads 40-9

Broadcasters: Tyson Ewing and Brandon Garside Ogden, UT

Utah

Series History: Utah leads series 61-40

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski & Spencer Linton Provo, UT

Utah State

Series History: BYU leads 31-3

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Jake Edmonds Provo, UT

Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 6-1

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski Provo, UT

Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads 5-2

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Pacific

Series History: BYU leads series 5-1

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 3-2

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 7-5

Broadcasters: Greg Heister and Stephanie Hawk Freeman Spokane, WA

Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 12-4

Broadcaster: Cody Barton Portland, OR

San Diego

Series History: BYU leads 6-0

Broadcasters: Justin Alderson and Tracy Warren San Diego, CA

San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 8-2

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads 6-1

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Saint Mary's

Series History: Series even 3-3

Broadcasters: George Devine and Mary Hile-Nepfel Moraga, CA

Pacific

Series History: BYU leads 5-2

Broadcaster: Don Gubbins Stockton, CA

Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 7-1

Broadcaster: Doug Greenwald Santa Clara, CA

San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads 9-2

Broadcaster: Joe Castellano San Francisco, CA

Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 13-4

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Jake Edmonds Provo, UT

Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8-5

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce Provo, UT

Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads 6-2

Broadcaster: Josh Perigo Malibu, CA

Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 7-1

Broadcaster: Trace Lee Los Angeles, CA

San Diego

Series History: BYU leads 6-1

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski Provo, UT

Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads 7-2

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski Paradise, NV

Pacific

Series History: BYU leads 6-2

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler Paradise, NV

Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads 8-6

Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham Paradise, NV

NC State

Series History: Series even 1-1

Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Doris Burke Los Angeles, CA

Nebraska

Series History: Nebraska leads 4-3

Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Doris Burke Los Angeles, CA

Connecticut

Series History: Connecticut leads 2-0

Broadcasters: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson Lincoln, NE

Rankings

2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

PollPre-
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19FinalAPCoaches
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(NR)Not ranked

References

References

  1. "Three sign to play women's basketball at BYU". Deseret News.
  2. "Colorado Mesa at BYU (November 1, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  3. "Westminster at BYU (November 2, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  4. "South Dakota State at BYU (November 8, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  5. "BYU at UNLV (November 12, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  6. "Boston College at BYU (November 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  7. "Washington State at BYU (November 26, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  8. "Arizona at BYU (November 30, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  9. "BYU at Creighton (December 7, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  10. "BYU at Weber State (December 10, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  11. "Utah at BYU (December 14, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  12. "Utah State at BYU (December 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  13. "Loyola Marymount at BYU (December 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  14. "Pepperdine at BYU (December 30, 2013)". Stat Broadcast.
  15. "Pacific at BYU (January 2, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  16. "Saint Mary's at BYU (January 4, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  17. "BYU at Gonzaga (January 9, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  18. "BYU at Portland (January 11, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  19. "BYU at San Diego (January 18, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  20. "San Francisco at BYU (January 23, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  21. "BYU at San Diego (January 25, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  22. "BYU at Saint Mary's (January 30, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  23. "BYU at Pacific (February 1, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  24. "BYU at Santa Clara (February 6, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  25. "BYU at San Francisco (February 8, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  26. "Portland at BYU (February 13, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  27. "Gonzaga at BYU (February 15, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  28. "BYU at Pepperdine (February 20, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  29. "BYU at Loyola Marymount (February 22, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  30. "San Diego at BYU (March 1, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  31. "Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 7, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  32. "BYU vs. Pacific (March 10, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  33. "Gonzaga vs. BYU (March 11, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
  34. "Connecticut vs. BYU (March 29, 2014)". Stat Broadcast.
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