2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge Champions
ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Oklahoma City Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Championship Game, Runner Up
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
2014–15 record 36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach Muffet McGraw (28th year)
Assistant coach Carol Owens
Assistant coach Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach Niele Ivey
Home arena Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame† 15 – 1   .938     36 – 3   .923
#7 Florida State 14 – 2   .875     32 – 5   .865
#8 Louisville 12 – 4   .750     27 – 7   .794
#16 Duke 11 – 5   .688     23 – 11   .676
Syracuse 11 – 5   .688     22 – 10   .688
#15 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625     26 – 8   .765
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563     20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
NC State 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438     19 – 15   .559
Virginia 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Boston College 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 – 14   .125     13 – 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 – 15   .063     12 – 20   .375
Clemson 1 – 15   .063     9 – 21   .300
† 2015 ACC Tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

By edging South Carolina 66-65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31-23 at the half; they were outscored 32-30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63-53 losers.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 15 Allen, LindsayLindsay Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. John's College Mitchellville, Md.
G 22 Cable, MadisonMadison Cable style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
G 3 Holloway, WhitneyWhitney Holloway style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Montini Catholic Plainfield, Ill.
G 24 Huffman, HannahHannah Huffman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Carondelet Diablo, Calif.
G 14 Johnson, MychalMychal Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Huntington St. Joseph Huntington, W.Va.
G 32 Loyd, JewellJewell Loyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Niles West Lincolnwood, Ill.
G 23 Mabrey, MichaelaMichaela Mabrey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Manasquan Belmar, N.J.
F 21 Nelson, KristinaKristina Nelson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Buford Buford, Ga.
F 12 Reimer, TayaTaya Reimer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Ind.
C 35 Thompson, DiamondDiamond Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, Ill.
F 11 Turner, BriannaBrianna Turner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Manvel Pearland, Texas
F 33 Westbeld, KathrynKathryn Westbeld style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kettering Fairmont Kettering, Ohio
F 34 Wright, MarkishaMarkisha Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Des Moines East Des Moines, Iowa
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Head coach

Muffet McGraw

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens
Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Media

All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2014* #3 Ferris State W 92–32  – Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* #3 UMass Lowell W 105–51  1–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
11/19/2014* #3 at #15 Michigan State W 71–63  2–0 Breslin Center (8,644)
11/21/2014* #3 Chattanooga W 88–53  3–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645)
11/23/2014* #3 Holy Cross
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 104–29  4–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684)
11/24/2014* #2 Harvard
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 97–43  5–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566)
11/25/2014* #2 Quinnipiac
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 112–52  6–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429)
11/30/2014* #2 vs. Kansas
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 89–47  7–0 Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347)
12/03/2014* #2 vs. #15 Maryland
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 92–72  8–0 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)
12/06/2014* #2 #3 Connecticut
(Jimmy V Women's Classic)		 L 58–76  8–1 Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
12/10/2014* #5 at #25 DePaul W 94–93 OT 9–1 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414)
12/13/2014* #5 Michigan W 70–50  10–1 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904)
12/21/2014* #5 Saint Joseph's W 64–50  11–1 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630)
12/28/2014* #4 at UCLA W 82–67  12–1 Pauley Pavilion (3,004)
01/02/2015 #4 Florida State W 74–68  13–1 (1–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
01/04/2015 #4 at #21 Syracuse W 85–74  14–1 (2–0) Carrier Dome (2,158)
01/08/2015 #4 at Miami (FL) L 63–78  14–2 (2–1) BankUnited Center (1,836)
01/11/2015 #4 Boston College W 104–58  15–2 (3–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
01/15/2015 #7 at #12 North Carolina W 89–79  16–2 (4–1) Carmichael Arena (4,358)
01/19/2015* #6 #5 Tennessee W 88–77  17–2 Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
01/22/2015 #6 Georgia Tech W 89–76  18–2 (5–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865)
01/24/2015 #6 at Clemson W 74–36  19–2 (6–1) Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214)
01/29/2015 #4 at Virginia Tech W 74–50  20–2 (7–1) Cassell Coliseum (1,835)
02/01/2015 #4 Wake Forest W 92–63  21–2 (8–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741)
02/05/2015 #4 Virginia W 75–54  22–2 (9–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738)
02/08/2015 #4 at Boston College W 89–56  23–2 (10–1) Conte Forum (1,924)
02/16/2015 #4 #10 Duke W 63–50  24–2 (11–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
02/19/2015 #4 at Georgia Tech W 71–61  25–2 (12–1) McCamish Pavilion (2,303)
02/23/2015 #4 #8 Louisville W 68–52  26–2 (13–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911)
02/26/2015 #4 Pittsburgh W 87–59  27–2 (14–1) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810)
03/01/2015 #4 at NC State W 67–60  28–2 (15–1) Reynolds Coliseum (2,649)
2015 ACC Tournament
03/06/2015 #2 vs. Miami (FL)
(Quarterfinals)		 W 77–61  29–2 Greensboro Coliseum (4,019)
03/07/2015 #2 vs. #16 Duke
(Semifinals)		 W 55–49  30–2 Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
03/08/2015 #2 vs. #7 Florida State
(Championship Game)		 W 71–58  31–2 Greensboro Coliseum (6,874)
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* #2 Montana
(First Round)		 W 77–43  32–2 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198)
03/22/2015* #2 DePaul
(Second Round)		 W 79–67  33–2 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658)
03/27/2015* #2 vs. #14 Stanford
(Sweet Sixteen)		 W 81–60  34–2 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878)
03/29/2015* #2 vs. #5 Baylor
(Elite Eight)		 W 77–68  35–2 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329)
04/05/2015* #2 vs. #3 South Carolina
(Final Four)		 W 66–65  36–2 Amalie Arena (N/A)
04/07/2015* #2 vs. #1 Connecticut
(Championship Game)		 L 53–63  36–3 Amalie Arena (19,810)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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18 		Final
AP 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Coaches 3 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved 2014-07-04.