2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2013–14 college basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's second season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season with a record of 22–12 overall, 11–7 in Big 12 play for a tie for a third-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament to West Virginia. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Penn in the first round before getting defeated by Maryland in the second round.

2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	22–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Karen Aston (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Travis Mays Jalie Mitchell George Washington
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	5		.865
No. 7 West Virginia	16	–	2		.889			30	–	5		.857
Texas	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
No. 21 Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			25	–	9		.735
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Oklahoma	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
TCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Kansas	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Texas Tech	0	–	18		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	RV	RV
Coaches	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kayla Brewer	0	F	6'1"	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida	Graduated
Chelsea Bass	11	G	5'10"	Junior	Houston, TX	Retired from basketball due to injuries[2]
Nadia Taylor	42	G	5'8"	Senior	Humble, Texas	Graduated
Cokie Reed	45	P	6'4"	Senior	Waco, Texas	Retired from basketball due to injuries; Graduated[2]

Recruiting

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Krystle Henderson	G	5'5"	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transfer from Trinity Valley Community College
Nekia Jones	F	5'11"	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	High School Graduate
Kelsey Lang	C	6'5"	Freshman	The Woodlands, Texas	High School Graduate
Brianna Taylor	G	5'9"	Freshman	Houston, TX	High School Graduate
Lilley Vander Zee	C	6'4"	Freshman	Granbury, TX	High School Graduate

2013–14 media

Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

Roster

2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Empress Davenport 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Duncanville Duncanville, TX G 2 Celina Rodrigo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Hillgrove Marietta, GA F 3 Nneka Enemkpali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX G 4 Krystle Henderson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Dallas Skyline Dallas, TX G 5 Ashley Roberts 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Duncanville Duncanville, TX G 20 Brianna Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring Dekaney Houston, TX F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ozen Beaumont, TX F 23 GiGi Mazionyte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Palangos Sport School Palanga, Lithuania G 24 Chassidy Fussell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Obion County Troy, TN G 32 Brady Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Godley Joshua, TX C 34 Imani Boyette 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Windward Los Angeles, CA C 40 Kelsey Lang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr The Woodlands the Woodlands, TX C 41 Lilley Vander Zee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Granbury Granbury, TX F 44 Anne Marie Hartung 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Bowling Green Bowling Green, MO	Head coach Karen Aston (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Travis Mays (Texas) Jalie Mitchell (North Texas) George Washington (Abilene Christian) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN		Midwestern State	W 119–75	–	Frank Erwin Center (N/A) Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN		UTSA	W 63–42	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,534) Austin, TX
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN		Texas State	W 96–42	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,627) Austin, TX
11/19/2013* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico	W 67–52	3–0	The Pit (6,083) Albuquerque, NM
11/23/2013* 12:30 pm, FSN		No. 6 Stanford	L 54–63	3–1	Frank Erwin Center (3,909) Austin, TX
11/28/2013* 7:15 pm		vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam tournament	L 65–77	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2013* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 12 Texas A&M Paradise Jam Tournament	W 69–58	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2013* 5:00 pm		vs. Memphis Paradise Jam Tournament	W 65–36	5–2	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 60–26	6–2	Frank Erwin Center (2,969) Austin, TX
12/08/2013* 12:00 pm, FSSO		at No. 3 Tennessee	L 61–75	6–3	Thompson-Boling Arena (11,659) Knoxville, TN
12/15/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN		Sam Houston State	W 109–48	7–3	Frank Erwin Center (2,838) Austin, TX
12/20/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN		Northwestern State	W 90–60	8–3	Frank Erwin Center (2,584) Austin, TX
12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN		Idaho	W 87–58	9–3	Frank Erwin Center (3,119) Austin, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/02/2014 7:00 pm		at No. 11 Oklahoma State	L 61–67	9–4 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,244) Stillwater, OK
01/05/2014 2:00 pm, LHN		Kansas State	W 67–53	10–4 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center (2,994) Austin, TX
01/08/2014 11:00 am, LHN		Oklahoma	W 79–74 OT	11–4 (2–1)	Frank Erwin Center (6,111) Austin, TX
01/12/2014 11:00 am, FSN		at West Virginia	L 49–56 OT	11–5 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (3,597) Morgantown, WV
01/15/2014 7:00 pm, LHN		Kansas	W 70–58	12–5 (3–2)	Frank Erwin Center (2,625) Austin, TX
01/19/2014 2:00 pm, FSSW		at TCU	L 48–54	12–6 (3–3)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (2,672) Fort Worth, TX
01/25/2014 3:00 pm, LHN		No. 18 West Virginia	W 66–63	13–6 (4–3)	Frank Erwin Center (3,812) Austin, TX
01/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas	W 80–55	14–6 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,797) Lawrence, KS
02/01/2014 6:30 pm, FSSW		at No. 9 Baylor	L 73–87	14–7 (5–4)	Ferrell Center (7,793) Waco, TX
02/05/2014 7:00 pm, LHN		Texas Tech	W 88–51	15–7 (6–4)	Frank Erwin Center (3,311) Austin, TX
02/09/2014 2:00 pm, FS1		Iowa State	W 71–64	16–7 (7–4)	Frank Erwin Center (3,443) Austin, TX
02/12/2014 7:00 pm, FSMW		at Kansas State	W 69–63	17–7 (8–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,098) Manhattan, KS
02/16/2014 12:00 pm, FS1		No. 4 Baylor	L 56–72	17–8 (8–5)	Frank Erwin Center (5,804) Austin, TX
02/19/2014 6:30 pm, FSN		at Oklahoma	L 63–64	17–9 (8–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (6,224) Norman, OK
02/22/2014 7:00 pm		at Iowa State	L 64–81	17–10 (8–7)	Hilton Coliseum (13,187) Ames, IA
02/25/2014 7:30 pm, LHN		TCU	W 62–50	18–10 (9–7)	Frank Erwin Center (2,691) Austin, TX
03/01/2014 2:00 pm		at Texas Tech	W 67–64	19–10 (10–7)	United Spirit Arena (4,021) Lubbock, TX
03/04/2014 7:00 pm, LHN		No. 18 Oklahoma State	W 65–58	20–10 (11–7)	Frank Erwin Center (2,748) Austin, TX
2014 Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/08/2014 8:30 pm, FSN		vs. Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 82–72	21–10	Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,262) Oklahoma City, OK
03/09/2014 4:30 pm, FS1		vs. No. 7 West Virginia Semifinals	L 60–67	21–11	Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,954) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA women's tournament
03/23/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Penn First Round	W 79–61	22–11	Comcast Center (5,733) College Park, MD
03/25/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 11 Maryland Second Round	L 64–69	22–12	Comcast Center (4,042) College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• Texas Longhorns women's basketball