2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Bollant
Assistant coach Mike Divilbiss
Assistant coach Tianna Kirkland
Assistant coach LaKale Malone
Home arena State Farm Center
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland† 18 – 0   1.000     34 – 3   .919
#18 Iowa 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#23 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722     24 – 11   .686
#22 Northwestern 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667     23 – 10   .697
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611     23 – 10   .697
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556     21 – 11   .656
Michigan 8 – 10   .444     20 – 15   .571
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
Illinois 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278     9 – 20   .310
Indiana 4 – 14   .222     15 – 16   .484
Purdue 3 – 15   .167     11 – 20   .355
Penn State 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by third year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish the season 15-16, 6-12 in Big Ten play for a 10th-place finish. They lost in the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Nebraska.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Hartwell, SarahSarah Hartwell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, Wash.
G 2 Gleason, TaylorTaylor Gleason style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Goodrich Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F 3 Tuck, TaylorTaylor Tuck style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 5 Oden, NiaNia Oden style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Christ The King Brooklyn, N.Y.
G 10 Coleman, AmarahAmarah Coleman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, Ill.
G 12 McConnell, AshleyAshley McConnell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fremd Palatine, Ill.
G/F 13 Shackelford, MikaalaMikaala Shackelford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Hopkins Plymouth, Minn.
G 15 Simmons, KyleyKyley Simmons style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Lewis Central Council Bluffs, Iowa
G 20 Carter, BrittanyBrittany Carter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Incarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Mo.
G 21 Kissinger, BrookeBrooke Kissinger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Minden Minden, Neb.
G 22 Crawford, IvoryIvory Crawford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Proviso East Chicago, Ill.
G 23 Smith, AlexisAlexis Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John the Baptist Medford, N.Y.
G 25 Cattenhead, KennedyKennedy Cattenhead style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
C 32 White, ChatriceChatrice White style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Shelby-Rising City Shelby, Neb.
F 34 Grant, JacquiJacqui Grant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Maine South Park Ridge, Ill.
Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Millikin W 108–38  – State Farm Center (1,607)
Regular season
11/14/2014* IPFW W 70–63  1–0 State Farm Center (1,283)
11/18/2014* Robert Morris W 66–48  2–0 State Farm Center (1,171)
11/20/2014* Memphis W 60–58  3–0 State Farm Center (1,250)
11/23/2014* Southern W 62–42  4–0 State Farm Center (1,642)
11/27/2014* vs. #9 Kentucky
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 77–71  5–0 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/28/2014* vs. South Florida
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 L 61–67  5–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. Oklahoma
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 L 76–78 OT 5–2 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
12/03/2014* Virginia
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 86–63  6–2 State Farm Center (1,253)
12/06/2014* at Southern Illinois W 86–42  7–2 SIU Arena (1,975)
12/09/2014* at Seton Hall L 72–82  7–3 Walsh Gymnasium (467)
12/13/2014* at Valparaiso W 80–58  8–3 Athletics–Recreation Center (408)
12/22/2014* Murray State W 64–44  9–3 State Farm Center (1,892)
12/28/2014 Purdue L 55–62  9–4 (0–1) State Farm Center (2,548)
01/04/2015 at Penn State W 91–76  10–4 (1–1) Bryce Jordan Center (3,933)
01/08/2015 #17 Iowa W 73–61  11–4 (2–1) State Farm Center (1,650)
01/11/2015 #19 Nebraska L 53–58  11–5 (2–2) State Farm Center (3,263)
01/15/2015 at Michigan State L 56–63  11–6 (2–3) Breslin Center (4,419)
01/18/2015 at #8 Maryland L 54–74  11–7 (2–4) Xfinity Center (6,191)
01/22/2015 Northwestern L 67–68  11–8 (2–5) State Farm Center (1,725)
01/26/2015 at Michigan L 57–70  11–9 (2–6) Crisler Arena (1,780)
01/29/2015 at #15 Nebraska L 57–59  11–10 (2–7) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,378)
02/01/2015 Wisconsin L 62–73  11–11 (2–8) State Farm Center (1,797)
02/05/2015 Minnesota W 95–69  12–11 (3–8) State Farm Center (1,693)
02/08/2015 Northwestern L 58–64  12–12 (3–9) Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
02/11/2015 at Indiana L 58–85  12–13 (3–10) Assembly Hall (2,236)
02/14/2015 Ohio State W 66–55  13–13 (4–10) State Farm Center (2,708)
02/17/2015 at #21 Rutgers L 56–80  13–14 (4–11) The RAC (2,329)
02/21/2015 at Purdue W 47–46  14–14 (5–11) Mackey Arena (6,348)
02/25/2015 Michigan State L 65–67  14–15 (5–12) State Farm Center (1,815)
02/28/2015 Michigan W 72–60  15–15 (6–12) State Farm Center (2,989)
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Nebraska
(Second Round)		 L 71–86  15–16 Sears Centre (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball Schedule". Fighting Illini.