2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	16–14 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kate DeSorrento^[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	Rob Norris^[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	Nerlande Nicolas^[2] (1st year)
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel 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 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Beth O'Boyle assumes the responsibility as head coach for her first season.^[3] The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16-14, 7-9 in A-10 play for a tie for an eighth-place finish. They lost in the second round of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament to Saint Louis.

2014–15 media

All non-televised Rams home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Pegram, AshleyAshley Pegram	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Meadowbrook	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	2	Finney-Smith, MonnazjeaMonnazjea Finney-Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Wilson	Portsmouth, VA
1.5 !G	4	DuBose, BriannaBrianna DuBose	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Bishop McNamara	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	5	Clay, ChadarrylChadarryl Clay	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.5 !RS So	Girls Preparatory School	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	10	Johnson, ShaniceShanice Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cardinal O'Hara	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	13	Burgess, BrittanyBrittany Burgess	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	St. Mary's Ryken	White Plains, MD
2.5 !G/F	20	Alaeze, AdaezeAdaeze Alaeze	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Roland Park	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	21	Mitchell, AshleeAshlee Mitchell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Tennessee	Bristol, TN
3.5 !F	25	Brelove, CurteeonaCurteeona Brelove	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Malone	Malone, FL
1.5 !G	34	Robinson, KeiraKeira Robinson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Keenan	Columbia, SC
2.5 !G/F	44	Calhoun, CamilleCamille Calhoun	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Spalding	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	45	Thorpe, IsisIsis Thorpe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Reading	Reading, PA
4.5 !F/C	55	Royster, MelanieMelanie Royster	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Elizabeth Seton	Bowie, MD

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle

Assistant coach(es)

Kate DeSorrento
Rob Norris
Nerlande Nicholas

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-18

Schedule

^[4]

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	Wagner	W 84–75	1–0	Siegel Center (N/A)
11/16/2014*	Presbyterian	W 55–36	2–0	Siegel Center (N/A)
11/18/2014*	at Liberty	L 53–69	2–1	Vines Center (1,083)
11/20/2014*	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–50	3–1	Hytche Athletic Center (513)
11/23/2014*	at Ohio State	L 86–96	3–2	Value City Arena (4,201)
11/26/2014*	at William & Mary	L 48–56	3–3	Kaplan Arena (286)
12/02/2014*	at UNC Wilmington	W 59–53	4–3	Trask Coliseum (466)
12/05/2014*	at Old Dominion	L 44–66	4–4	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,141)
12/14/2014*	UNC Greensboro	W 80–73	5–4	Siegel Center (491)
12/18/2014*	High Point	W 81–59	6–4	Siegel Center (1,758)
12/21/2014*	Texas–Pan American	W 64–43	7–4	Siegel Center (556)
12/28/2014*	at Coppin State	W 63–52	8–4	Physical Education Complex (271)
12/30/2014*	North Carolina A&T	W 60–51	9–4	Siegel Center (814)
01/03/2015	at Saint Joseph's	L 46–63	9–5 (0–1)	Hagan Arena (1,143)
01/08/2015	Rhode Island	W 64–48	10–5 (1–1)	Siegel Center (392)
01/12/2015	at Saint Louis	W 59–54	11–5 (2–1)	Chaifetz Arena (167)
01/15/2015	Davidson	W 62–53	12–5 (3–1)	Siegel Center (572)
01/18/2015	at Fordham	L 51–60	12–6 (3–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (358)
01/21/2015	at St. Bonaventure	W 61–51	13–6 (4–2)	Reilly Center (819)
01/24/2015	Dayton	L 56–75	13–7 (4–3)	Siegel Center (872)
01/28/2015	George Mason	W 70–66	14–7 (5–3)	Siegel Center (457)
01/31/2015	La Salle	L 65–74	14–8 (5–4)	Siegel Center (759)
02/04/2015	at Richmond	L 63–67	14–9 (5–5)	Robins Center (521)
02/07/2015	at Duquesne	L 47–83	14–10 (5–6)	Palumbo Center (722)
02/14/2015	at George Mason	L 79–86	14–11 (5–7)	Patriot Center (636)
02/18/2015	#24 George Washington	L 57–65	14–12 (5–8)	Siegel Center (413)
02/22/2015	Massachusetts	W 65–43	15–12 (6–8)	Siegel Center (939)
02/25/2015	at Davidson	W 66–63	16–12 (7–8)	John M. Belk Arena (413)
03/01/2015	Richmond	L 49–55	16–13 (7–9)	Siegel Center (1,800)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015	vs. Saint Louis (Second Round)	L 58–65	16–14	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

↑ 1.0 1.1 "O’BOYLE ADDS NORRIS, DESORRENTO TO WOMEN’S HOOPS STAFF". VCU athletics. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
↑ "O’BOYLE COMPLETES STAFF WITH NICOLAS, WITKO HIRES". VCU athletics. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
↑ "Beth O'Boyle leaves Stony Brook women's basketball for VCU". Newsday. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
↑ http://vcuathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/schedule

2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References