2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2014–15 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	12–18 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach	Sharon Dawley (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jen MacAulay (5th year)
Assistant coach	Yolanda Griffith (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Wielgus (2nd year)
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Sharon Dawley assumes the responsibility as head coach for her fifth season. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12-18, 5-11 for a four way tie for a tenth-place finish. They advance to the second round of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament which they were defeated by Richmond.

2014–15 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	15	Dillard, CierraCierra Dillard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Gates Chili	Rochester, N.Y.
1.5 !G	2	Dillon, AmberAmber Dillon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 62 !5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brookline	Jamaica Plain, Mass.
4.5 !F/C	31	Hill, KymberKymber Hill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Althoff Catholic	Belleville, Ill.
1.5 !G	5	Jordan, AdrianaAdriana Jordan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Port Huron	Port Huron, Mich.
3.5 !F	32	Lawrence, AlyssaAlyssa Lawrence	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	The Ursuline School	New Rochelle, N.Y.
1.5 !G	25	McDerment, LeahLeah McDerment	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Priestnall School	Stockport, England
1.5 !G	24	Mital, EmilyEmily Mital	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Frisco Liberty	Frisco, Texas
4.5 !F/C	0	Mulligan, MaggieMaggie Mulligan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Boston Latin School	Boston, Mass.
3.5 !F	4	Pierre-Louis, KimKim Pierre-Louis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Paul Catholic	Ottawa, Ontario
3.5 !F	11	Rosten, CiaraCiara Rosten	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Maryvale	Cheektowaga, N.Y.
1.5 !G	21	Stewart, VictoriaVictoria Stewart	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Amherst-Pelham Regional	Amherst, Mass.
1.5 !G	3	Stiff, AlyxAlyx Stiff	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Quest Preparatory Academy	Las Vegas, Nev.
3.5 !F	14	Tarnachowicz, PaulaPaula Tarnachowicz	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	VII Sportowe Liceum	Gdynia, Poland
2.5 !G/F	23	Timbilla, RashidaRashida Timbilla	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	John McCrae Secondary School	Ottawa, Ontario

Head coach

Sharon Dawley

Assistant coach(es)

Jen MacAulay
Yolanda Griffith
Chris Wielgus

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	at Western Michigan	L 41–63	0–1	University Arena (782)
11/16/2014*	at Central Michigan	L 70–72	0–2	McGuirk Arena (1,307)
11/19/2014*	Maine	W 68–60	1–2	Mullins Center (356)
11/21/2014*	at North Texas (North Texas Tournament)	W 56–46	2–2	The Super Pit (827)
11/23/2014*	vs. Florida State (North Texas Tournament)	L 47–73	2–3	The Super Pit (573)
11/30/2014*	UCF	W 67–62	3–3	Mullins Center (344)
12/03/2014*	Harvard	L 62–75	3–4	Mullins Center (302)
12/06/2014*	American	W 71–61	4–4	Mullins Center (338)
12/14/2014*	Holy Cross	W 72–61	5–4	Mullins Center (311)
12/19/2014*	at Georgia State (Georgia State Tournament)	L 66–71	5–5	GSU Sports Arena (386)
12/20/2014*	vs. Ohio (Georgia State Tournament)	L 52–59	5–6	GSU Sports Arena (382)
12/28/2014*	at Boston University	W 78–57	6–6	Case Gym (277)
01/03/2015	at St. Bonaventure	L 53–65	6–7 (0–1)	Reilly Center (646)
01/07/2015	Saint Louis	L 67–75	6–8 (0–2)	Mullins Center (321)
01/10/2015	at Saint Joseph's	W 65–47	7–8 (1–2)	Hagan Arena (751)
01/15/2015	La Salle	W 71–68	8–8 (2–2)	Mullins Center (360)
01/18/2015	George Washington	L 54–69	8–9 (2–3)	Mullins Center (381)
01/21/2015	at Fordham	L 42–65	8–10 (2–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236)
01/24/2015	at Richmond	L 44–64	8–11 (2–5)	Robins Center (520)
01/31/2015	St. Bonaventure	L 57–77	8–12 (2–6)	Mullins Center (592)
02/04/2015	at Rhode Island	L 58–70	8–13 (2–7)	Ryan Center (407)
02/07/2015	at La Salle	L 69–71	8–14 (2–8)	Tom Gola Arena (221)
02/11/2015	George Mason	W 85–79 ^OT	9–14 (3–8)	Mullins Center (1,398)
02/14/2015	Duquesne	L 49–69	9–15 (3–9)	Mullins Center (714)
02/18/2015	Davidson	W 60–49	10–15 (4–9)	Mullins Center (358)
02/22/2015	at VCU	L 43–65	10–16 (4–10)	Siegel Center (939)
02/26/2015	at Dayton	L 60–69	10–17 (4–11)	UD Arena (2,061)
03/01/2015	Rhode Island	W 78–70	11–17 (5–11)	Mullins Center (612)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/04/2015	vs. St. Bonaventure (First Round)	W 55–49	12–17	Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
03/05/2015	vs. Richmond (Second Round)	L 63–67	12–18	Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
*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

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References