2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 17–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach Joanne Boyle (4th year)
Assistant coach Kim McNeill (4th year)
Assistant coach La'Keshia Frett Meredith (2nd year)
Assistant coach Cory McNeill (4th year)
Home arena John Paul Jones Arena
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame† 15 – 1   .938     36 – 3   .923
#7 Florida State 14 – 2   .875     32 – 5   .865
#8 Louisville 12 – 4   .750     27 – 7   .794
#16 Duke 11 – 5   .688     23 – 11   .676
Syracuse 11 – 5   .688     22 – 10   .688
#15 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625     26 – 8   .765
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563     20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
NC State 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438     19 – 15   .559
Virginia 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Boston College 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 – 14   .125     13 – 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 – 15   .063     12 – 20   .375
Clemson 1 – 15   .063     9 – 21   .300
† 2015 ACC Tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Joanne Boyle resumes the responsibility as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. The Cavaliers were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the John Paul Jones Arena. They finish the season 17-14, 7-9 in ACC play for a three way for a for a ninth-place finish. They lost in the second round of the 2015 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament to Miami (FL). They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.

2014–15 media

Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network

The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.

Roster

2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Venson, MikaylaMikayla Venson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Yorktown Arlington, VA
F 2 Allen, Jae'LisaJae'Lisa Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr White Hall Pine Bluff, AR
F 3 Barnett, Sarah BethSarah Beth Barnett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, KY
G 12 Mason, BreyanaBreyana Mason style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Forest Park Woodbridge, VA
G 13 Suarez, TiffanyTiffany Suarez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Our Lady of Lourdes Miami, FL
G 15 Garner, JarynJaryn Garner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Germantown Academy Sewell, NJ
G 20 Randolph, FaithFaith Randolph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel Derwood, MD
F 21 Moses, LaurenLauren Moses style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rancocas Mt. Holly, NJ
G 23 El, Aliyah HulandAliyah Huland El style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Randolph Randolph, NJ
C 42 Imovbioh, SarahSarah Imovbioh style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr St. Anne's-Belfield Abuja, Nigeria
F 44 Umeri, SydneySydney Umeri style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So The Lovett School Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-05

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 14* Ohio State W 87–82  1–0 John Paul Jones Arena (3,358)
November 16* Radford W 75–47  2–0 John Paul Jones Arena (3,172)
November 20* at Xavier W 71–62  3–0 Cintas Center (714)
November 23* Auburn W 66–51  4–0 John Paul Jones Arena (3,526)
November 28* vs. Toledo
(Florida International Tournament)		 L 62–64  4–1 FIU Arena (436)
November 30* at FIU
(Florida International Tournament)		 W 74–61  5–1 FIU Arena (305)
December 3* at Illinois
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 L 63–86  5–2 State Farm Center (1,253)
December 6* Delaware State W 100–62  6–2 John Paul Jones Arena (2,998)
December 16* Longwood W 91–49  7–2 John Paul Jones Arena (2,841)
December 19* Saint Mary's W 62–49  8–2 John Paul Jones Arena (2,950)
December 21* Howard W 74–53  9–2 John Paul Jones Arena (3,014)
December 28* Davidson
(Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic)		 L 57–67  9–3 John Paul Jones Arena (3,302)
December 29* Drexel
(Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic)		 W 72–66  10–3 John Paul Jones Arena (3,031)
Conference regular season
January 4 at Virginia Tech
(Commonwealth Classic)		 W 62–47  11–3 (1–0) Cassell Coliseum (1,225)
January 8 Wake Forest W 72–70  12–3 (2–0) John Paul Jones Arena (3,034)
January 11 at #21 Syracuse L 58–70  12–4 (2–1) Carrier Dome (708)
January 15 Boston College W 68–56  13–4 (3–1) John Paul Jones Arena (3,397)
January 18 at #4 Louisville
(Rivalry)		 L 55–67  13–5 (3–2) KFC Yum! Center (11,322)
January 21 at Miami (FL) L 58–67  13–6 (3–3) BankUnited Center (1,406)
January 25 Georgia Tech L 62–68  13–7 (3–4) John Paul Jones Arena (3,975)
January 29 NC State W 71–63  14–7 (4–4) John Paul Jones Arena (3,092)
February 1 at Clemson W 77–72  15–7 (5–4) Littlejohn Coliseum (902)
February 5 at #4 Notre Dame L 54–75  15–8 (5–5) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738)
February 12 #11 Duke L 43–71  15–9 (5–6) John Paul Jones Arena (3,333)
February 15 #7 Florida State L 56–65  15–10 (5–7) John Paul Jones Arena (4,042)
February 19 at Pittsburgh L 63–68 OT 15–11 (5–8) Petersen Events Center (736)
February 22 Virginia Tech
(Commonwealth Classic)		 W 73–59  16–11 (6–8) John Paul Jones Arena (3,772)
February 26 at #15 North Carolina L 70–72  16–12 (6–9) Carmichael Arena (2,988)
March 1 #8 Louisville
(Rivalry)		 W 75–59  17–12 (7–9) John Paul Jones Arena (3,744)
2015 ACC Tournament
March 5 vs. Miami (FL)
(Second Round)		 L 52–62  17–13 Greensboro Coliseum (3,688)
WNIT
March 19* at Old Dominion
(First Round)		 L 62–69  17–14 Ted Constant Convocation Center (973)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR RV RV 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

See also

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