2014–15 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team

2014–15 Dayton Flyers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 287 (142 A-10)
Head coach Jim Jabir (12th year)
Assistant coach Shauna Green (3rd year)
Assistant coach Camryn Whitaker (2nd year)
Assistant coach Simon Harris[1] (1st year)
Home arena University of Dayton Arena
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 George Washington 15 1   .938     29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875     28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750     23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563     19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500     13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438     16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313     15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313     13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063     5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team will represent the University of Dayton during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Jim Jabir resumes the responsibility as head coach for a 12th consecutive season. The Flyers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the University of Dayton Arena. They finish the season 28-7, 14-2 in A-10 play for a second-place finish. They advance to the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round, upset Kentucky in the second round and Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.

201415 media

Dayton Flyers Sports Network

The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2014–15 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Deane, AmberAmber Deane style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Lathrup Village, MI
G 3 Macioce, ChristyChristy Macioce style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 5 Edwards, CelesteCeleste Edwards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Central Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Cvitkovic, AndrijanaAndrijana Cvitkovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Culver Girls Academy Kraljevica, Croatia
F 11 Malott, AllyAlly Malott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Madison Middletown, OH
C 12 Cornelie-Sigmundova, JodieJodie Cornelie-Sigmundova style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Oak Hill Academy Strasbourg, France
G 14 Burdette, JennaJenna Burdette style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Eastern Local Coolville, OH
G 22 Austria, KelleyKelley Austria style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dayton Carroll Beavercreek, OH
G 24 Hoover, AndreaAndrea Hoover style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Spring Valley Academy Bellbrook, OH
G 32 Johnson, TiffanyTiffany Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Prep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 33 Layfield, JaVonnaJaVonna Layfield style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ballard Louisville, KY
C 55 Grant-Allen, SaichaSaicha Grant-Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Glendale Secondary Hamilton, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-06

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014* #22 Eckerd College W 93–18  UD Arena (1,070)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* #22 at Washington State L 60–76  0–1 Beasley Coliseum (827)
11/16/2014* #22 at Gonzaga L 65–75  0–2 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,442)
11/21/2014* vs. Tennessee–Martin
(Hawkeye Challenge semifinals)
W 78–47  1–2 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (204)
11/22/2014* at #18 Iowa
(Hawkeye Challenge championship)
L 83–90  1–3 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,381)
11/26/2014* Providence W 72–56  2–3 UD Arena (2,026)
12/03/2014* at Wright State W 79–76  3–3 Nutter Center (1,583)
12/07/2014* Purdue W 63–61  4–3 University of Dayton Arena (2,106)
12/10/2014* Toledo W 79–57  5–3 UD Arena (7,035)
12/13/2014* Central Michigan W 86–76  6–3 UD Arena (1,539)
12/21/2014* at Vanderbilt W 71–67  7–3 Memorial Gymnasium (2,910)
12/28/2014* #24 Green Bay W 72–66  8–3 UD Arena (1,755)
12/31/2014* at Central Michigan W 98–89  9–3 McGuirk Arena (1,264)
01/04/2015 George Washington L 66–69  9–4 (0–1) UD Arena (2,534)
01/07/2015 at Davidson W 67–51  10–4 (1–1) John M. Belk Arena (783)
01/11/2015 Duquesne W 78–67  11–4 (2–1) UD Arena (1,894)
01/18/2015 at St. Bonaventure W 86–70  12–4 (3–1) Reilly Center (1,040)
01/21/2015 Rhode Island W 77–33  13–4 (4–1) UD Arena (1,875)
01/24/2015 at VCU W 75–56  14–4 (5–1) Siegel Center (872)
01/28/2015 at Richmond W 76–62  15–4 (6–1) Robins Center (763)
01/31/2015 Saint Louis W 87–72  16–4 (7–1) UD Arena (2,850)
02/05/2015 at George Mason W 84–73  17–4 (8–1) Patriot Center (601)
02/08/2015 at #24 George Washington L 56–67  17–5 (8–2) Charles E. Smith Center (1,703)
02/11/2015 Richmond W 79–41  18–5 (9–2) UD Arena (1,614)
02/15/2015 Saint Joseph's W 82–64  19–5 (10–2) UD Arena (1,819)
02/18/2015 at Fordham W 59–45  20–5 (11–2) Rose Hill Gymnasium (522)
02/22/2015 La Salle W 91–49  21–5 (12–2) UD Arena (2,837)
02/26/2015 Massachusetts W 69–60  22–5 (13–2) UD Arena (2,061)
03/01/2015 at Saint Louis W 95–68  23–5 (14–2) Chaifetz Arena (1,531)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015 vs. Saint Joseph's
(Quarterfinals)
W 80–61  24–5 Richmond Coliseum (1,692)
03/07/2015 vs. Duquesne
(Semifinals)
W 74–60  25–5 Richmond Coliseum (1,588)
03/08/2015 vs. #21 George Washington
(Championship Game)
L 62–75  25–6 Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* vs. Iowa State
(First Round)
W 78–66  26–6 Memorial Coliseum (N/A)
03/22/2015* at #11 Kentucky
(Second Round)
W 99–94  27–6 Memorial Coliseum (3,320)
03/28/2015* vs. #8 Louisville
(Sweet Sixteen)
W 82–66  28–6 Times Union Center (8,259)
03/30/2015* vs. #1 Connecticut
(Elite Eight)
L 70–91  28–7 Times Union Center (7,686)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
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