2013-14 FLORIDA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 1 1 TTABLEABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS #emergeFSU .......................................... 2 Assistant Coach Brooke Wyckoff .......... 46 By the Numbers ...................................3-5 Assistant Coach Danielle Santos .......... 47 WNBA Connections .............................6-8 Director of Operations Melissa Bruner .. 48 FSU Women’s Basketball Milestones ........9-12 Support Staff................................. 49 Donald L. Tucker Center Renovations ..............13 Administration ...............................50 Checking up on Morgan Jones ................ 14 2013-14 Season Review .................51-56 The FSU Offseason .........................15-18 In Memory ........................................57-59 Seminole Spaniards ............................. 19 Hall of Fame ....................................60-62 2014-15 FSU Quick Facts ....................20 Retired Numbers .................................. 63 2014-15 Florida State Roster ............... 21 All-Americans ....................................... 64 2014-15 Season Preview ..................... 22 USA National Teams .............................65 2014-15 Opponents .........................23-26 Conference Awards .............................. 66 Player Bios ......................................27-40 Academic Awards .................................67 Lauren Coleman ...........................27 Letterwinners ........................................ 68 Maegan Conwright .......................28 All-Time Jersey Numbers ..................... 69 Gabby Bevillard ............................29 Postseason History ..........................70-72 Emiah Bingley ..............................30 Conference History ..........................73-74 Brittany Brown ..............................31 Vs. Ranked Opponents ...................75-76 Kai James .....................................32 Records ...........................................77-95 Morgan Jones ...............................33 Individual Season Records ......77-78 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS: The 2014-15 Florida State Women’s Basketball Media Guide is a Ivey Slaughter ..............................34 Individual Career Records ............79 publication of the FSU Sports Information Office. Written and edited by Steve Stone, with Shakena Richardson ....................35 Team Records ..............................80 editing and research assistance by Elliott Finebloom, Christa Salerno, Aaron Brecheisen, Adut Bulgak ..................................36 Miscellaneous Records ................81 Caneka Hammonds, Zach Stipe and Nicole Haves. Covers and page template designed by Grant Ama Degbeon ..............................37 Year-By-Year Leaders .............82-83 Chania Ray ...................................38 Coaching Records ...................84-85 Hawkins Design, Bryan, Texas. Page layout designed by Steve Stone. Featured Photographers: Leticia Romero .............................39 Series Records ........................86-91 Ryals Lee, Mike Olivella, Larry Novey, Ross Obley, FSU Photo Lab: Michelle Edmunds and Bill Shakayla Thomas .........................40 Year-By-Year Results .............92-95 Lax, NBA Photos, Steve Musco, John Neiser, Chad Morris, David Barfield, Josh Lawhorn USA Coaches/Staff/Administration ..........41-50 Radio/TV Information ............................96 Basketball, Dennis Hubbard, Ron Sachs Media Group, Kentucky Athletics. Head Coach Sue Semrau .......41-44 2014-15 FSU Photo Roster ..................97 Assoc. Head Coach Lance White......... 45 Front Row (L. to R.): Freshman Ama Degbeon, sophomore Brittany Brown, junior Emiah Bingley, freshman Shakayla Thomas, redshirt junior Morgan Jones, redshirt senior Lauren Coleman, redshirt senior Maegan Conwright, redshirt freshman Gabby Bevillard, junior Adut Bulgak, sophomore Ivey Slaughter, redshirt junior Shakena Richardson, freshman Chania Ray, sophomore Kai James Back Row (L. to R.): Graduate Assistant Tristin Linville, Graduate Assistant Latara King, Director of Recruiting Operations Lindsay Biggs, Assistant Coach Danielle Santos, Assistant Coach Brooke Wyckoff, Head Coach Sue Semrau, Associate Head Coach Lance White, Video Coordinator Clifton Williams, Director of Operations Melissa Bruner, Strength & Conditioning Coach Dave Plettl, Athletic Trainer Emily Hutcherson, Graduate Assistant Morgan Toles *Not pictured is sophomore guard Leticia Romero. She will redshirt the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules.* PAGE 2 2 2013-14 FLORIDA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ##EMERGEFSUEMERGEFSU Florida State Ready to EMERGE in 2014-15 Last year it was all about #BeMORE. This season, Florida State Women’s Basketball is ready to take the next step and EMERGE, using #emergeFSU to let the world know each and every day that it strives to be better as players and people. This season, witness Florida State Women’s Basketball EMERGE as a collection of strong women of character. They have proven to BE MORE than just great basketball players. These strong, beautiful women are shaped by their experiences in the community and classroom and EMERGE empowered to positively impact others. Every season the slogan changes under 18th-year head coach Sue Semrau, but the underlying theme stays the same – Seminole Women’s Hoops is about the growth of its student-athletes, from on-the-court achievements to off-the-court successes that will help them live long and fulfilling lives. Throughout the rest of the 2014-15 year, the #emergeFSU hashtag will be used to repeat- edly blast out the team concepts and ideals as Florida State looks for its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 seasons. The Renaissance era that FSU Women’s Basketball has experienced over the last decade is the product of a progressive improve- ment by Semrau’s student-athletes not only as players, but as overall human beings. Senior guard Maegan Conwright (pictured on the left), one of FSU’s two seniors, has yet to play a regular-season game for the Noles after transferring from Kentucky and having to sit out the 2013-14 year due to NCAA transfer rules. Known as a cerebral player with a high basketball IQ, it didn’t take the Arlington, Texas, native long to figure out how Semrau and the coaching staff want to mold their players into well-rounded women. “Last year was Be More, and that meant be more than just a basketball player,” Conwright said. “Be part of community service, get good grades, and things like that. This year, Emerge is about more than that – when we graduate we want to be a substance woman and a woman of character.” Redshirt junior Shakena Richardson is another talented guard who has yet to see regular- season action as a Seminole after sitting out last season following a transfer. But Kena’s hard-working ways and competitive nature are what EMERGE is all about – how you become a strong voice in practice and earn respect from your teammates. “We’re focused on emerging not just as basketball players but as women, and growing from there and having the responsibilities that come with that,” Richardson said. “(It’s about) growing up and living outside this world not just in a basketball sense, but being able to prosper in other areas. When you’re emerging, it’s a team effort to do so – to come together.” Speaking of high IQ’s, redshirt senior Lauren Coleman is a natural when it comes to spac- ing the floor, making good decisions with the ball, understanding offensive and defensive schemes and being someone for others to follow. Now in her fifth year at FSU, Coleman has truly emerged in all facets of her life thanks to having one of college basketball’s best mentors. “Emerge means we have to come together and learn together in order to blossom and grow,” Coleman added. “It’s definitely been a big part of our preseason and working out this summer. Being away from family, Coach Sue has been like a mother figure and she’s the one you turn to and look for advice. She’s been amazing.” New words, but virtually the same meaning. EMERGE is about our student-athletes growing, but it’s not limited to just those competing on the floor. The concept applies to everyone who is part of the Florida State Women’s Basketball program, from head coaches to members of the support staff. In the next year, look for the Seminole Hoop- sters to once again show the Big Bend community, as well as the rest of their audience, the true meaning of EMERGE. 2013-14 FLORIDA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 3 3 BY THE NUMBERS Florida State Women’s Basketball is home to TWO ACC Regular Season Titles FOUR Seminoles have aver- The ‘Noles boast THREE aged 20 or more points per ACC Postgraduate Scholarship game in a season, led by ca- recipients, including 2011 ACC reer scoring leader Sue Gal- Defensive Player of the Year kantas Christian Hunnicutt PAGE 4 4 2013-14 FLORIDA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BBYY TTHEHE NNUMBERSUMBERS Finished in the Top 25 of NCAANCAA TournamentTournament aappear-ppppear- nationaln ppollsolls FIVE times aancesnces inin thethe lastlast 10 yearsyears Players with 200 or more Selections to the All-ACC career steals DDefensiveefensive TTeameam Seasons with 20 or more Consecutive victories in wins under Sue Semrau the NCAA First Round 2013-14 FLORIDA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 5 5 BBYY TTHEHE NNUMBERSUMBERS All-Americans in program TopT 25 victories under history Head Coach Sue Semrau ConsecutiveC wins vs. non- MembersM of the 1,000 career cconference teams at home ppoint club GamesG with 100+ points in ‘Noles‘ have earned All-ACC pprogram history