2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team


The 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh year head coach Suzy Merchant, play 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 which they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to North Carolina in the second round.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Penn State133 .813248 .750
No. 20 Michigan State133 .8132310 .697
No. 13 Nebraska124 .750267 .788
No. 17 Purdue115 .688229 .710
No. 19 Iowa115 .688279 .750
Minnesota88 .5002213 .629
Michigan88 .5002014 .588
Indiana511 .3132113 .618
Northwestern511 .3131716 .515
Ohio State511 .3131718 .486
Wisconsin313 .1881019 .345
Illinois214 .125921 .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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#NameHeightPositionClassHometown
0Kiana Johnson5'7"GJuniorChicago, IL
1Tori Jankoska5'8"GFreshmanFreeland, MI
2Cara Miller6'1"GSophomoreFarmington Hills, MI
4Jasmine Hines6'3"CJuniorCentral Lake, MI
5Mariah Harris5'11"GSophomoreSpringfield, OH
10Branndais Agee5'11"GRS FreshmanDetroit, MI
11Annalise Pickrel6'3"FSeniorGrand Rapids, MI
13Taylor Hengesbach5'10"GFreshmanSaginaw, MI
14Anna Morrissey5'10"GJuniorLincolnshire, IL
21Klarissa Bell5'11"GSeniorEast Lansing, MI
22Camille Glymph5'10"GRS JuniorGreenville, SC
23Aerial Powers6'0"GRS FreshmanDetroit, MI
25Kendra Lumpkin5'11"FJuniorBolingbrook, IL
40Madison Williams6'7"CRS JuniorBerkley, MI
52Becca Mills6'4"FJuniorMidland, MI

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
6:00 pm
No. 20 Ferris StateW 100–52 
Breslin Center (3,787)
East Lansing, MI
11/03/2013*
4:30 pm
No. 20 Grand Valley StateW 91–47 
Breslin Center (5,418)
East Lansing, MI
Regular Season
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 19 at No. 6 Notre DameL 62–81 0–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242)
South Bend, IN
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 19 CanisiusW 102–54 1–1
Breslin Center (4,693)
East Lansing, MI
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 19 No. 23 DaytonW 96–89 OT2–1
Breslin Center (6,399)
East Lansing, MI
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 21 DetroitW 80–41 3–1
Breslin Center (5,323)
East Lansing, MI
11/23/2013*
7:30 pm
No. 21 RiceW 81–68 4–1
Breslin Center (5,850)
East Lansing, MI
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at TempleW 74–70 5–1
McGonigle Hall (882)
Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2013*
4:30 pm
No. 21 IPFWL 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 TechL 66–72 5–4
Cassell Coliseum (1,317)
Blacksburg, VA
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
OaklandW 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
ColgateW 96–46 8–5
Breslin Center (8,079)
East Lansing, MI
01/04/2014
3:00 pm
at MinnesotaW 81–56 9–5 (1–0)
Williams Arena (3,442)
Minneapolis, MN
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 NebraskaW 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 IowaW 88–72 12–5 (4–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,176)
Iowa City, IA
01/19/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Penn StateL 54–66 12–6 (4–1)
Breslin Center (9,232)
East Lansing, MI
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
IllinoisL 51–61 12–7 (4–2)
Breslin Center (5,360)
East Lansing, MI
01/26/2014
12:30 pm, BTN
at Ohio StateW 82–68 13–7 (5–2)
Value City Arena (6,020)
Columbus, OH
01/30/2014
7:30 pm
WisconsinW 71–67 14–7 (6–2)
Breslin Center (5,354)
East Lansing, MI
02/02/2014
1:30 pm, BTN
No. 19 PurdueW 89–73 15–7 (7–2)
Breslin Center (13,172)
East Lansing, MI
02/05/2014
8:00 pm
No. 24 at IllinoisW 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 NebraskaL 56–76 16–8 (8–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,915)
Lincoln, NE
02/15/2014
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 25 Ohio StateW 70–49 17–8 (9–3)
Breslin Center (10,626)
East Lansing, MI
02/20/2014
9:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at WisconsinW 76–66 18–8 (10–3)
Kohl Center (3,848)
Madison, WI
02/24/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 MinnesotaW 75–61 19–8 (11–3)
Breslin Center (5,703)
East Lansing, MI
02/27/2014
9:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 at NorthwesternW 75–44 20–8 (12–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (705)
Evanston, IL
03/02/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 IndianaW 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

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AP20192121RVRVNRNRNRNRRVRVRV24252321192020
Coaches1820191825NRNRNRNRNRRVNRRVRVRVRVRV232424

See also

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References

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  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.