2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #25
AP #25
2014–15 record 27–8 (15–3 AAC)
Head coach Jose Fernandez (14th year)
Associate head coach Jeff Osterman
Assistant coach Michele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coach Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arena USF Sun Dome
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut † 18 – 0   1.000     38 – 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667     20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222     8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167     7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056     6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fourteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. The Bulls were picked in the preseason to place second in the AAC. They finished second in the conference and advanced all the way to the final of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, however, they fell 84–70 to UConn. South Florida fell to 0–17 all-time to the Huskies. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in AAC play for a second-place finish. They received at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, in which they lost in the second round to Louisville.

Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F/C 1 Vuletic, IvanaIvana Vuletic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hagagymnasiet Norrkoping, Sweden
G 2 Kroll, MicahMicah Kroll style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Tampa Catholic Tampa, Florida
G 3 Taylor, TamaraTamara Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Pacholke, NeenaNeena Pacholke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Freedom Tampa, Florida
G 5 McCullough, TremaineTremaine McCullough style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Edgewater Orlando, Florida
G 10 Williams, CourtneyCourtney Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Charlton County Folkston, Georgia
G 11 Pujol, AriadnaAriadna Pujol style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So GEM Mataro, Spain
G 12 Brooks, BreBre Brooks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr John Tyler Tyler, Texas
F/C 14 Cashin, PaigePaige Cashin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Newark Newark, Ohio
G 15 Naylor, ShavontaeShavontae Naylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Ocala, Florida
G 20 Ferreira, LauraLaura Ferreira style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr None Lisboa, Portugal
G 22 Flores, LaiaLaia Flores style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Institut Municipal Biada Mataro, Spain
G 23 Stringfield, ShalethiaShalethia Stringfield style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Potters House Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida
F 24 Jenkins, AlisiaAlisia Jenkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Statesboro Statesboro, Georgia
G 31 Canedo, Laura MarcosLaura Marcos Canedo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Colegio Champagnat Salamanca, Spain
G/F 32 Jesperson, MariaMaria Jesperson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr None Hojbjerg, Denmark
F/C 45 Weber, KatelynKatelyn Weber style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hall Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-12

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/15/2014* vs. Villanova
(Chattanooga Invitational)		 W 57–56  1–0 McKenzie Arena (223)
11/16/2014* at Chattanooga
(Chattanooga Invitational)		 W 59–57  2–0 McKenzie Arena (1,509)
11/19/2014* at #9 Maryland L 67–85  2–1 Xfinity Center (3,165)
11/22/2014* UNC Asheville W 97–53  3–1 USF Sun Dome (1,515)
11/27/2014* vs. Oklahoma
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 83–68  4–1 Sports and Fitness Center (1,978)
11/28/2014* vs. Illinois
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 67–61  5–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. #9 Kentucky
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 L 57–61  5–2 Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
12/03/2014* Stetson W 78–62  6–2 USF Sun Dome (1,475)
12/07/2014* St. John's L 52–55  6–3 USF Sun Dome (1,648)
12/14/2014* College of Charleston W 67–47  7–3 USF Sun Dome (1,296)
12/17/2014* Northern Colorado W 84–43  8–3 USF Sun Dome (1,275)
12/21/2014* at Penn State W 90–87 OT 9–3 Bryce Jordan Center (3,429)
12/28/2014 East Carolina W 69–62  10–3 (1–0) USF Sun Dome (3,513)
12/31/2014 Memphis W 72–39  11–3 (2–0) USF Sun Dome (1,350)
01/04/2015 at Tulane W 53–40  12–3 (3–0) Devlin Fieldhouse (1,587)
01/11/2015 at Temple W 70–58  13–3 (4–0) McGonigle Hall (714)
01/14/2015 SMU W 82–59  14–3 (5–0) USF Sun Dome (1,673)
01/18/2015 at #2 Connecticut L 50–92  14–4 (5–1) Gampel Pavilion (9,030)
01/21/2015 at Houston W 71–55  15–4 (6–1) Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
01/25/2015 Tulane W 64–45  16–4 (7–1) USF Sun Dome (1,488)
01/31/2015 at Memphis W 57–53  17–4 (8–1) Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930)
02/03/2015 UCF W 91–68  18–4 (9–1) USF Sun Dome (2,003)
02/07/2015 Cincinnati W 75–36  19–4 (10–1) USF Sun Dome (1,628)
02/10/2015 #25 at SMU W 72–51  20–4 (11–1) Moody Coliseum (494)
02/15/2015 #25 at East Carolina L 64–65  20–5 (11–2) Williams Arena (1,646)
02/18/2015 Tulsa W 79–46  21–5 (12–2) USF Sun Dome (1,640)
02/22/2015 Temple W 79–53  22–5 (13–2) USF Sun Dome (1,940)
02/24/2015 at Cincinnati W 74–44  23–5 (14–2) Fifth Third Arena (498)
02/28/2015 at UCF W 99–71  24–5 (15–2) CFE Arena (1,484)
03/02/2015 #1 Connecticut L 65–88  24–6 (15–3) USF Sun Dome (5,565)
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Memphis
(Quarterfinals)		 W 79–51  25–6 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
03/08/2015 vs. Tulane
(Semifinals)		 W 78–69  26–6 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
03/09/2015 vs. #1 Connecticut
(Championship Game)		 L 70–84  26–7 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,499)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* #25 LSU
(First Round)		 W 73–64  27–7 USF Sun Dome (5,560)
03/23/2015* #25 #8 Louisville
(Second Round)		 L 52–60  27–8 USF Sun Dome (5,014)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

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 NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25
Coaches RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&SPID=2924&SPSID=36696

External links