2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Marlene Stollings (1st year)
Assistant coach Niki Dawkins
Assistant coach Fred Chmiel
Assistant coach John Motherwell
Home arena Williams Arena
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Lead by first year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finish the season 23-10, 11-7 for a sixth-place finish. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they were defeated by DePaul in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 24 Bailey, MikaylaMikayla Bailey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Osseo HS Maple Grove, Minn.
G 1 Banham, RachelRachel Banham style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, Minn.
F 35 Bessard, RangieRangie Bessard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manvel HS Rosharon, Texas
C 52 Buckingham, JosieJosie Buckingham style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr New Richmond HS New Richmond, Ohio
G 11 Coughlin, GraceGrace Coughlin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's School Edina, Minn.
G 22 Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F 20 Hirt, KaylaKayla Hirt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bemidji HS Bemidji, Minn.
G/F 5 Jacobs, ToryTory Jacobs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Irving MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
F 4 Johnson, JackieJackie Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
F 23 Kelley, ShaeShae Kelley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Old Dominion Denver, Colo.
G 2 McDaniel, StabresaStabresa McDaniel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Skyline HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 Mullaney, ShayneShayne Mullaney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 33 Wagner, CarlieCarlie Wagner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS New Richland, Minn.
C 32 Zahui B., AmandaAmanda Zahui B. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
Head coach

Marlene Stollings

Assistant coach(es)

Niki Dawkins
Fred Chmiel
John Motherwell

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non Conference Regular season
11/14/2014* Southeastern Louisiana W 109–60  1–0 Williams Arena (3,879)
11/19/2014* Cleveland State W 93–76  2–0 Williams Arena (2,447)
11/23/2014* at Memphis W 68–62  3–0 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (892)
11/25/2014* Southern W 107–62  4–0 Williams Arena (2,235)
11/28/2014* vs. Vanderbilt
(Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals)		 L 54–71  4–1 Germain Arena (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. College of Charleston
(Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round)		 W 74–50  5–1 Germain Arena (N/A)
11/30/2014* vs. Georgia Tech
(Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game)		 W 72–69  6–1 Germain Arena (N/A)
12/03/2014* at NC State
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 60–55  7–1 Reynolds Coliseum (1,535)
12/07/2014* Butler W 88–86 OT 8–1 Williams Arena (3,477)
12/10/2014* at North Dakota W 68–55  9–1 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,734)
12/20/2014* Liberty
(Subway Classic)		 W 74–68  10–1 Williams Arena (2,858)
12/21/2014* Western Michigan
(Subway Classic)		 W 67–64  11–1 Williams Arena (2,659)
Big Ten regular season
12/29/2014 #12 Nebraska W 72–69  12–1 (1–0) Williams Arena (3,300)
01/01/2015 at Purdue W 81–68  13–1 (2–0) Mackey Arena (6,361)
01/04/2015 at Wisconsin W 72–60  14–1 (3–0) Kohl Center (3,814)
01/11/2015 #23 #12 Maryland L 73–77  14–2 (3–1) Williams Arena (5,468)
01/15/2015 #23 at Ohio State W 76–72  15–2 (4–1) Value City Arena (4,509)
01/18/2015 #23 Indiana W 65–61  16–2 (5–1) Williams Arena (5,424)
01/22/2015 #21 Purdue L 88–90 OT 16–3 (5–2) Williams Arena (3,714)
01/25/2015 #21 at #25 Rutgers L 61–66  16–4 (5–3) The RAC (2,811)
01/28/2015 Penn State W 75–64  17–4 (6–3) Williams Arena (2,738)
02/01/2015 at Northwestern L 49–70  17–5 (6–4) Welsh-Ryan Arena (918)
02/05/2015 at Illinois L 69–95  17–6 (6–5) State Farm Center (1,693)
02/08/2015 Michigan State W 86–79  18–6 (7–5) Williams Arena (6,570)
02/11/2015 Wisconsin W 93–82  19–6 (8–5) Williams Arena (3,609)
02/15/2015 at Penn State W 85–77  20–6 (9–5) Bryce Jordan Center (4,462)
02/17/2015 #13 Iowa W 93–80  21–6 (10–5) Williams Arena (3,265)
02/21/2015 Michigan W 91–88 2OT 22–6 (11–5) Williams Arena (6,053)
02/24/2015 at Nebraska L 50–74  22–7 (11–6) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,290)
03/01/2015 at #17 Iowa L 76–92  22–8 (11–7) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,726)
2015 Big Ten Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Purdue
(Second Round)		 W 82–78  23–8 Sears Centre (3,681)
03/06/2015 vs. Ohio State
(Quarterfinals)		 L 71–83  23–9 Sears Centre (4,781)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* vs. DePaul
(First Round)		 L 72–79  23–10 Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR 23 23 21 RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

See also

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.