2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #22
2014–15 record 23–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer
Assistant coach Tia Jackson
Assistant coach Tasha Pointer
Assistant coach Chelsea Newton
Home arena The RAC
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twentieth year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish the season 23-10, 12-6 in Big Ten play for a tie for a fourth-place finish. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Northwestern. They received at-large to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to Connecticut in the second round.

Roster

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
C 1 Hollivay, RachelRachel Hollivay style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Heritage Academy Columbus, Miss.
G/F 2 Copper, KahleahKahleah Copper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Prep Charter Philadelphia, Pa
G 3 Scaife, TylerTyler Scaife style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hall Little Rock, Ark.
G 4 Canty, BriyonaBriyona Canty style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Trenton Cartholic Willingboro, N.J.
G 5 Parsons, NatalieNatalie Parsons style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Woods Cross/Salt Lake CC Bountiful, Utah
G 10 Parker, ShritaShrita Parker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ocean Lakes Va. Beach, Va.
G 13 Hernandez, CynthiaCynthia Hernandez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Buena/Ventura College Ventura, Calif.
G 15 Hernandez, SyessenceSyessence Hernandez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Neptune Neptune, N.J.
C 20 Evans, ChristaChrista Evans style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jackson Memorial Jackson, N.J.
G 21 Jeune, AshliAshli Jeune style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Life Center Academy Westampton, N.J.
F 22 Burke, AlexisAlexis Burke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Bainbridge/Illinois Bainbridge, Ga
G 33 Alfano, AlexAlex Alfano style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Red Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
C 43 Butts, ArielAriel Butts style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Carver Columbus, Ga
G/F 44 Laney, BetnijahBetnijah Laney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Smyrna Clayton, Del.
Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer

Assistant coach(es)

Tia Jackson
Tasha Pointer
Chelsea Newton

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* #24 Saint Joseph's W 76–52  1–0 The RAC (1,805)
11/18/2014* #22 Northeastern W 74–60  2–0 The RAC (1,213)
11/22/2014* #22 at LSU W 64–57  3–0 Maravich Center (2,846)
11/25/2014* #21 at Wagner W 81–53  4–0 Spiro Sports Center (1,608)
11/28/2014* #21 Colgate W 60–44  5–0 The RAC (1,428)
11/30/2014* #21 Davidson W 100–44  6–0 The RAC (1,513)
12/04/2014* #18 #6 North Carolina
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 L 93–96 2OT 6–1 The RAC (2,028)
12/07/2014* #18 at #25 Arkansas W 64–52  7–1 Bud Walton Arena (1,997)
12/10/2014* #17 at Temple W 88–55  8–1 McGonigle Hall (867)
12/14/2014* #17 #11 Tennessee L 45–55  8–2 The RAC (4,543)
12/20/2014* #17 at Iona W 66–58  9–2 Hynes Athletic Center (942)
12/28/2014 #17 at Indiana W 66–51  10–2 (1–0) Assembly Hall (3,925)
01/01/2015 #16 at Ohio State L 68–85  10–3 (1–1) Value City Arena (4,557)
01/04/2015 #16 #20 Iowa L 72–79  10–4 (1–2) The RAC (2,542)
01/07/2015 #24 Michigan W 81–68  11–4 (2–2) The RAC (2,554)
01/10/2015 #24 at Penn State W 71–51  12–4 (3–2) Bryce Jordan Center (3,705)
01/15/2015 #24 #8 Maryland L 59–79  12–5 (3–3) The RAC (2,116)
01/18/2015 #24 at Wisconsin W 73–63  13–5 (4–3) Kohl Center (4,114)
01/25/2015 #25 #21 Minnesota W 66–61  14–5 (5–3) The RAC (2,811)
01/29/2015 #22 at Purdue W 58–49  15–5 (6–3) Mackey Arena (5,780)
02/01/2015 #22 Penn State W 76–65  16–5 (7–3) The RAC (2,931)
02/05/2015 #21 #19 Nebraska W 46–43  17–5 (8–3) The RAC (2,436)
02/08/2015 #21 at Michigan W 57–50  18–5 (9–3) Crisler Center (3,478)
02/10/2015 #18 at #5 Maryland L 69–80  18–6 (9–4) Xfinity Center (3,636)
02/14/2015 #18 Purdue W 78–49  19–6 (10–4) The RAC (2,713)
02/17/2015 #19 Illinois W 80–56  20–6 (11–4) The RAC (2,329)
02/22/2015 #19 at Michigan State L 50–60  20–7 (11–5) Breslin Center (8,110)
02/26/2015 #20 at #25 Northwestern L 60–80  20–8 (11–6) Welsh-Ryan Arena (903)
03/01/2015 #20 Indiana W 71–60  21–8 (12–6) The RAC (3,374)
Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2015 #23 vs. Indiana
(Second Round)		 W 63–52  22–8 Sears Centre (4,941)
03/06/2015 #23 vs. #24 Northwestern
(Quarterfinals)		 L 57–62  22–9 Sears Centre (5,293)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* vs. Seton Hall
(First Round)		 W 79–66  23–9 Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
03/23/2015* at #1 Connecticut
(Second Round)		 L 55–91  23–10 Gampel Pavilion
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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 24т 22 21 18 17 17 17 16 24 24 25 22 21 18 19 20 23 RV RV
Coaches RV 24 24 20 19 19 18 17 23 22 23 23 22 17 18 18 22 23 22

See also

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rutu-w-baskbl-sched.html