WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASES 2014-15
SCHEDULE
Hampton University Office of Sports
Information
HAMPTON, Va. – The
Hampton University women’s basketball team, in search of its sixth straight
conference championship, released its 2014-15 schedule on Thursday, a slate
that includes 11 home games – three in non-conference
play.
The Lady Pirates went 28-5 last season, going undefeated
in the MEAC for the second straight year before making their fifth straight
NCAA Tournament appearance. Head coach David Six, entering his sixth season,
has 127 career wins, tying him for the program Div. I
record.
Hampton will open the season with three road games,
starting with a trip to Evanston, Ill. on Nov. 16 to take on Northwestern.
From there, the Lady Pirates will take on Quinnipiac on Nov. 18 in Camden,
Conn. and Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. on Nov. 21.
The Lady Pirates’ first home game will be on Nov. 25
against Washington State from the Pac-12.
On Dec. 2, the Lady Pirates will be in Bethlehem, Pa. to
take on Lehigh, before heading to Philadelphia on Dec. 5 to face Penn. Hampton
will then be in Richmond, Va. on Dec. 6 to take on the
Spiders.
Hampton’s MEAC opener will be on Dec. 8, when the Lady
Pirates play host to Morgan State.
Perennial SEC contender South Carolina will visit the
Convocation Center on Dec. 17, before the Lady Pirates head to Harrisonburg,
Va. on Dec. 20 to take on James Madison. From there, Hampton will head to
Chicago, Ill. to face DePaul on Dec. 22.
After Christmas, the Lady Pirates will be in Miami, Fla.
for the Florida International Tournament on Dec. 29-30. Hampton will then
return home on Jan. 5 for its non-conference finale against
Princeton.
In all, the Lady Pirates will face five schools from the
so-called “power conferences.” In Six’s tenure, the Lady Pirates are 8-12
against such schools (from the ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big XII, Pac-12, and
SEC) – including wins over Kansas State and Virginia Tech last
season.
The bulk of Hampton’s MEAC schedule will begin in
Florida; the Lady Pirates will take on Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla.
on Jan. 10, before heading to Tallahassee, Fla. on Jan. 12 to take on Florida
A&M.
On Jan. 17, the Lady Pirates will face North Carolina
A&T at home, before playing host to North Carolina Central on Jan. 19 in
the first meeting between the two teams since 2013.
Hampton will then have three straight games on the road,
starting with a meeting with Savannah State in Savannah, Ga. on Jan. 24. From
there, the Lady Pirates will be in Orangeburg, S.C. on Jan. 26 to take on
South Carolina State, before taking on rival Norfolk State in Echols Hall on
Jan. 31.
Hampton will return home on Feb. 7 to take on Maryland
Eastern Shore before playing host to rival Howard on Feb. 9. The Lady Pirates
will then trek to Baltimore, Md. on Feb. 16 to take on Morgan State, before
returning home to face Delaware State (Feb. 21) and Coppin State (Feb.
23).
The Lady Pirates’ last road trip of the regular season
will take place on Feb. 28 at Howard and March 2 at Delaware State. Hampton
will celebrate Senior Night on March 5, when Norfolk State visits for the Lady
Pirates’ home finale.
The 2015 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March
8-14 in the Norfolk Scope Arena.
Dates and times are subject to
change.
For more information on Hampton University basketball,
please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the
official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
Jeff
Cunningham
Assistant Director of Sports Information (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Sailing)
Hampton University
Phone: (757) 727-5811
Fax: (757) 727-5813
jeffrey.cunningham@hamptonu.
Assistant Director of Sports Information (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Sailing)
Hampton University
Phone: (757) 727-5811
Fax: (757) 727-5813
jeffrey.cunningham@hamptonu.
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