2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 21–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Connie Yori (13th year)
Assistant coach Sunny Smallwood
Assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller
Assistant coach Dayna Finch
Home arena Pinnacle Bank 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 13th year head coach Connie Yori, play their home games at the newly Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish the season 21-11, 10-8 in Big Ten play for a seventh-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. They received at-large bid of the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

Previous Season

The Nebraska Cornhuskers finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 26–7, with a record of 12–4 in the Big Ten regular season for a 3rd-place finish. In the 2014 Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers won their first Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament in school history. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, making their 12th appearance. They lost in the second round to BYU.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Hooper 35 F 6'2" Senior Alliance, NE Graduated/2014 WNBA Draft

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaylee Page
W		 Wamego, Kansas Wamego High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Natalie Romeo
PG		 Martinez, California Carondelet High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Chandler Smith
W		 Okanogan, Washington Brewster High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Jasmine Cincore
PG		 Arlington, Tennessee Briarcrest Christian School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Darrien Washington
P		 Oakland, California Skyline High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Laudermill, Tear'aTear'a Laudermill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Canyon Springs Riverside, CA
F 3 Sample, HailieHailie Sample style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
G 5 Romeo, NatalieNatalie Romeo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Carondelet Martinez, CA
G 11 Ramacieri, EstherEsther Ramacieri style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Dawson College/Felix Leclerc Repentigny, QE, Canada
G 12 Wood, EmilyEmily Wood style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Salina Central Salina, KS
G 13 Jeffery, BrandiBrandi Jeffery style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. James Vacherie, LA
F 22 Havers, AllieAllie Havers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Mattawan Paw Paw, MI
F 23 Cady, EmilyEmily Cady style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Seward Seward, NE
G/F 30 Smith, ChandlerChandler Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brewster Okanogan, WA
G 33 Theriot, RachelRachel Theriot style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Midpark Middleburg Heights, OH
G 34 Cincore, JasmineJasmine Cincore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Briarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
G/F 34 Page, KayleeKaylee Page style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wamego Wamego, KS
C 50 Washington, DarrienDarrien Washington style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Skyline Oakland, CA
Head coach

Connie Yori

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood
Shimmy Gray-Miller
Dayna Finch

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
11/02/2014* #16 Wayne State W 84–43  – Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,948)
11/09/2014* #16 Concordia W 78–46  – Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,467)
Regular Season
11/15/2014* #16 Pepperdine W 100–65  1–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,520)
11/16/2014* #16 Alcorn State W 83–49  2–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,770)
11/19/2014* #16 at Washington State W 82–61  3–0 Beasley Coliseum (853)
11/23/2014* #16 Utah W 66–43  4–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,321)
11/28/2014* #15 at UCLA W 71–66  5–0 Pauley Pavilion (1,169)
11/30/2014* #15 Northern Colorado W 63–56  6–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,975)
12/03/2014* #12 #9 Duke
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 60–54  7–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,571)
12/07/2014* #12 at Alabama L 51–53  7–1 Foster Auditorium (2,562)
12/11/2014* #12 at Creighton W 60–57  8–1 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,411)
12/13/2013* #12 Cal State Bakersfield W 54–45  9–1 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,957)
12/20/2014* #12 High Point W 83–57  10–1 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,244)
12/29/2014 #12 at Minnesota L 69–72  10–2 (0–1) Williams Arena (3,300)
01/03/2015 #12 #14 Maryland L 47–75  10–3 (0–2) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,505)
01/08/2015 #19 at Michigan State W 71–67  11–3 (1–2) Breslin Center (4,652)
01/11/2015 #19 at Illinois W 58–53  12–3 (2–2) State Farm Center (3,263)
01/15/2015 #17 Penn State W 73–45  13–3 (3–2) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,395)
01/19/2015 #16 Purdue W 69–59  14–3 (4–2) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,095)
01/22/2015 #16 at Wisconsin W 89–72  15–3 (5–2) Kohl Center (3,023)
01/26/2015 #15 at #20 Iowa L 72–78 OT 15–4 (5–3) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,489)
01/29/2015 #15 Illinois W 59–57  16–4 (6–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,378)
02/01/2015 #15 Michigan W 75–60  17–4 (7–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,386)
02/05/2015 #19 at #21 Rutgers L 43–46  17–5 (7–4) The RAC (2,436)
02/08/2015 #19 at #5 Maryland L 47–59  17–6 (7–5) Xfinity Center (10,937)
02/12/2015 #22 #14 Iowa L 61–69  17–7 (7–6) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,260)
02/15/2015 #22 Wisconsin W 70–63  18–7 (8–6) Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,622)
02/18/2015 #21 at Northwestern L 51–59  18–8 (8–7) Welsh-Ryan Arena (779)
02/21/2015 #21 at Indiana W 67–64  19–8 (9–7) Assembly Hall (2,490)
02/24/2015 Minnesota W 74–50  20–8 (10–7) Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,290)
03/01/2015 Ohio State L 60–78  20–9 (10–8) Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418)
2015 Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Illinois
(Second Round)		 W 86–71  21–9 Sears Centre (N/A)
03/05/2015 vs. #14 Iowa
(Quarterfinals)		 L 65–74  21–10 Sears Centre (N/A)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* vs. Syracuse
(First Round)		 L 69–72  21–11 Colonial Life Arena (10,644)
*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 16 16 15 12 12 12 12 12 19 17 16 15 19 22 21 RV RV NR NR
Coaches 16 15 15 15 15 15 12 16 18 15 15 19 18 20 20 23 25 NR NR

See also

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball Schedule". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. Retrieved 2014-06-11.