2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big East Conference
2014–15 record 22–14 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Harry Perretta (36th year)
Assistant coach Joe Mullaney
Assistant coach Shanette Lee
Assistant coach Heather Vulin
Home arena The Pavilion
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
DePaul 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
Villanova 12 6   .667     22 14   .611
St. John's 11 7   .611     23 11   .676
Creighton 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Butler 10 8   .556     14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Marquette 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Providence 3 15   .167     6 24   .200
Georgetown 2 16   .111     4 27   .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team is representing Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats lead by thirty-sixth year head coach Harry Perretta, they played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finish the season 22-14, 12-6 in Big East play for a finish in third place. They advance to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Maine in the first round, Old Dominion in the second round, Big East member St. John's in the third round before losing to West Virginia in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 1 Holeman, TaylorTaylor Holeman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr LACES Los Angeles, Calif.
G 2 Louin, AlexAlex Louin (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, Pa.
G 4 Crispin, KarlieKarlie Crispin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Pitman Pitman, N.J.
G 5 Coyer, CarolineCaroline Coyer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Oakton Oak Hill, Va.
G 10 Coyer, KatherineKatherine Coyer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Oakton Oak Hill, Va.
G 11 Dillard, JordanJordan Dillard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Decatur Conyers, Ga.
C 12 Quinn, MeganMegan Quinn style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Episcopal Academy Berwyn, Pa.
F 20 Brunori, KateKate Brunori style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hilton Head Prep Hilton Head, S.C.
F 21 Burford, LaurenLauren Burford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Fairfax Fairfax, Va.
G 22 Burton, KendallKendall Burton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Newton South Newton Highlands, Mass.
F/C 23 Teague, BrandiBrandi Teague style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So American Heritage Davie, Fla.
F 32 Wilkes, SamanthaSamantha Wilkes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Immaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, N.J.
F 35 Edwards, KavunaaKavunaa Edwards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pickerington North Pickerington, Ohio
F/C 55 Leer, EmilyEmily Leer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Abington Glenside, Pa.
Head coach

Harry Perretta

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Mullaney
Shanette Lee
Heather Vulin


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2014* Kutztown W 84–42  The Pavilion (N/A)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014* vs. Chattanooga
(Chattanooga Tournament)
L 45–49  0–1 McKenzie Arena (2,290)
11/15/2014* vs. South Florida
(Chattanooga Tournament)
L 56–57  0–2 McKenzie Arena (223)
11/21/2014* at Cal State Fullerton W 50–43  1–2 Titan Gym (209)
11/28/2014* vs. Arizona State
(Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals)
L 46–51  1–3 Germain Arena (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. Georgia Tech
(Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round)
L 63–71  1–4 Germain Arena (N/A)
11/30/2014* vs. College of Charleston
(Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game)
W 60–41  2–4 Germain Arena (N/A)
12/03/2014 at Providence L 49–51  2–5 (0–1) Alumni Hall (1,685)
12/07/2014* at Saint Joseph's L 54–58  2–6 Hagan Arena (1,531)
12/14/2014* La Salle W 70–36  3–6 The Pavilion (409)
12/20/2014* Sacred Heart L 49–72  3–7 The Pavilion (391)
12/22/2014* Temple W 64–59  4–7 The Pavilion (1,319)
12/30/2014* NC State W 74–65  5–7 The Pavilion (609)
01/02/2015 #25 DePaul W 79–76 OT 6–7 (1–1) The Pavilion (729)
01/04/2015 Marquette W 68–48  7–7 (2–1) The Pavilion (609)
01/09/2015 at Creighton W 65–61  8–7 (3–1) D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007)
01/11/2015 Georgetown W 69–57  9–7 (4–1) The Pavilion (819)
01/16/2015 at Butler L 58–72  9–8 (4–2) Hinkle Fieldhouse (747)
01/18/2015 at Xavier W 54–34  10–8 (5–2) Cintas Center (1,472)
01/21/2015* at Penn W 70–44  11–8 Palestra (630)
01/23/2015 Seton Hall L 56–59  11–9 (5–3) The Pavilion (1,009)
01/25/2015 St. John's W 81–69  12–9 (6–3) The Pavilion (841)
01/30/2015 at Marquette W 75–59  13–9 (7–3) Al McGuire Center (1,059)
02/01/2015 at DePaul L 47–49  13–10 (7–4) Sullivan Athletic Center (1,808)
02/05/2015 at Georgetown W 64–48  14–10 (8–4) McDonough Gymnasium (987)
02/13/2015 Butler W 63–52  15–10 (9–4) The Pavilion (809)
02/15/2015 Xavier W 64–48  16–10 (10–4) The Pavilion (1,035)
02/20/2015 at St. John's L 51–56  16–11 (10–5) Carnesecca Arena (921)
02/22/2015 at Seton Hall L 62–64  16–12 (10–6) Walsh Gymnasium (1,074)
02/27/2015 Providence L 62–71  17–12 (11–6) The Pavilion (841)
03/01/2015 Creighton W 61–53  18–12 (12–6) The Pavilion (901)
2015 Big East Tournament
03/08/2015 vs. Butler
(Quarterfinals)
W 70–49  19–12 Allstate Arena (N/A)
03/09/2015 vs. DePaul
(Semifinals)
L 55–58  19–13 Allstate Arena (2,302)
WNIT
03/20/2015* Maine
(First Round)
W 71–60  20–13 The Pavilion (367)
03/22/2015* Old Dominion
(Second Round)
W 71–66  21–13 The Pavilion (349)
03/26/2015* St. John's
(Third Round)
W 63–55  22–13 The Pavilion (409)
03/29/2015* at West Virginia
(Quarterfinals)
L 70–75 OT 22–14 WVU Coliseum (2,509)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See Also

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

References