2014–15 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

2014–15 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 1317 (88 A-10)
Head coach Cindy Griffin (14th year)
Assistant coach Susan Moran (12th year)
Assistant coach Stephanie McCaffrey (8th year)
Assistant coach Jada Pierce (3rd year)
Home arena Hagan Arena
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 George Washington 15 1   .938     29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875     28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750     23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563     19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500     13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438     16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313     15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313     13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063     5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team will represent the Saint Joseph's University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Cindy Griffin assumes the responsibility as head coach for her fourteenth season. The Hawks were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Hagan Arena. They finished the season 13-17, 8-8 in A-10 play for a tie for a sixth-place finish. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament which they were defeated by Dayton.

201415 media

All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Rule, MackenzieMackenzie Rule style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cardinal O'Hara West Chester, Pa.
G 3 Andrews, CiaraCiara Andrews style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cheltenham Glenside, Pa.
G 4 Cloud, NatashaNatasha Cloud style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cardinal O'Hara Broomall, Pa.
F 11 de Jonge, LisanneLisanne de Jonge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Luzac College Nijmegen, Netherlands
F 13 Robinson, AshleyAshley Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Archbishop Wood Warrington, Pa.
G 15 Fitzpatrick, KathleenKathleen Fitzpatrick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Drexel Hill, Pa.
G 21 Marz, AveryAvery Marz style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wilson West Lawn Sinking Springs, Pa.
F 22 Pongonis, JessicaJessica Pongonis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Ind.
G 23 Strode, JordanJordan Strode style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, N.C.
G 30 Veilleux, SarahSarah Veilleux style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr RHAM Hebron, Conn.
G 32 Woods, ChelseaChelsea Woods style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Freire Charter Philadelphia, Pa.
F 33 Franklyn, AdashiaAdashia Franklyn style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr West Chester Bayard Rustin West Chester, Pa.
F 34 Fioravanti, AmandaAmanda Fioravanti style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Frederick, Md.
F 40 Belvedere, CandaceCandace Belvedere style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kellenberg Memorial Merrick, N.Y.
F 41 Fairbanks, SarahSarah Fairbanks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Elizabethtown Area Elizabethtown, Pa.
Head coach

Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Susan Moran (Saint Joseph's)
Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph's)
Jada Pierce (West Chester)


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* at #24 Rutgers L 52–76  0–1 The RAC (1,805)
11/18/2014* Temple W 78–74 OT 1–1 Hagan Arena (1,351)
11/22/2014* at Liberty L 75–76 OT 1–2 Vines Center (438)
11/25/2014* at Drexel L 63–76  1–3 Daskalakis Athletic Center (607)
11/29/2014* vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
(Seton Hall Thanksgiving Tournament)
W 66–42  2–3 Walsh Gymnasium (N/A)
11/30/2014* at Seton Hall
(Seton Hall Thanksgiving Tournament)
L 60–77  2–4 Walsh Gymnasium (502)
12/04/2014* Lehigh L 71–73  2–5 Hagan Arena (612)
12/07/2014* Villanova W 58–54  3–5 Hagan Arena (1,531)
12/09/2014* at Penn L 51–65  3–6 Palestra (503)
12/21/2014* at #5 Notre Dame L 50–64  3–7 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630)
12/28/2014* Quinnipiac
(Hawk Classic semifinals)
L 67–69  3–8 Hagan Arena (1,278)
12/29/2014* Cal State Northridge
(Hawk Classic 3rd place game)
W 61–54  4–8 Hagan Arena (1,051)
01/03/2015 VCU W 63–46  5–8 (1–0) Hagan Arena (1,143)
01/07/2015 at George Washington L 69–83  5–9 (1–1) Charles E. Smith Center (522)
01/10/2015 Massachusetts L 47–65  5–10 (1–2) Hagan Arena (751)
01/15/2015 at Fordham L 47–57  5–11 (1–3) Rose Hill Gymnasium (577)
01/18/2015 at Duquesne L 54–63  5–12 (1–4) Palumbo Center (908)
01/24/2015 St. Bonaventure W 66–48  6–12 (2–4) Hagan Arena (1,086)
01/29/2015 at Saint Louis L 51–52  6–13 (2–5) Chaifetz Arena (1,517)
01/31/2015 at Davidson W 57–52  7–13 (3–5) John M. Belk Arena (671)
02/04/2015 La Salle W 70–64  8–13 (4–5) Hagan Arena (651)
02/08/2015 Fordham L 47–48  8–14 (4–6) Hagan Arena (1,081)
02/11/2015 at Rhode Island L 61–63 OT 8–15 (4–7) Ryan Center (403)
02/15/2015 at Dayton L 64–82  8–16 (4–8) UD Arena (1,819)
02/18/2015 George Mason W 82–51  9–16 (5–8) Hagan Arena (1,043)
02/21/2015 Richmond W 61–59  10–16 (6–8) Hagan Arena (731)
02/25/2015 Duquesne W 60–49  11–16 (7–8) Hagan Arena (751)
03/01/2015 at La Salle W 67–55  12–16 (8–8) Tom Gola Arena (643)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. George Mason
(Second Round)
W 71–43  13–16 Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
03/06/2015 vs. Dayton
(Quarterfinals)
L 61–80  13–17 Richmond Coliseum (1,692)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

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