2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #22
2014–15 record 23–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe McKeown (7th year)
Assistant coach Sam Dixon
Assistant coach Allison Guth
Assistant coach Carrie Banks
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland† 18 – 0   1.000     34 – 3   .919
#18 Iowa 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#23 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722     24 – 11   .686
#22 Northwestern 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667     23 – 10   .697
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611     23 – 10   .697
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556     21 – 11   .656
Michigan 8 – 10   .444     20 – 15   .571
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
Illinois 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278     9 – 20   .310
Indiana 4 – 14   .222     15 – 16   .484
Purdue 3 – 15   .167     11 – 20   .355
Penn State 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which is their first trip since 1997. They lost in the first round to Arkansas.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 10 Coffey, NiaNia Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hopkins Minneapolis, Minn.
F/C 5 Cohen, AlexAlex Cohen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Nicolet Bayside, Wis.
G 3 Deary, AshleyAshley Deary 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Flower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
F 11 Douglas, LaurenLauren Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Briarcrest Christian Collierville, Tenn.
G 21 Glasgow, AlexisAlexis Glasgow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, Ill.
G 1 Green, MorganMorgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pacific Collegiate Santa Cruz, Calif.
G 2 Haldes, TessaTessa Haldes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, Ill.
G 24 Inman, ChristenChristen Inman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Seven Lakes Katy, Texas
F 32 Johnson, ChristenChristen Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr The Lovett School Powder Springs, Ga.
G 35 Jonas, MayaMaya Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, Wis.
G 13 Kedem, NofNof Kedem 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ostrovski High School Olesh, Israel
G 25 Lyon, MaggieMaggie Lyon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr California California
G 12 Rohde, LydiaLydia Rohde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brookfield Central Brookfield, Wis.
G 42 Roser, KarlyKarly Roser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Saint Mary's Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
F/C 30 Tuttle, AllieAllie Tuttle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Panther Creek Cary, N.C.
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Head coach

Joe McKeown

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Dixon, Ph.D.
Allison Guth
Carrie Banks

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 PM		 UW–Parkside W 78–47  –
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 PM		 at Chicago State W 102–48  1–0
 Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
11/16/2014*
2:00 PM		 Hampton W 62–36  2–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (546)
Evanston, IL
11/21/2014*
7:00 PM		 Kent State W 72–54  3–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (452)
Evanston, IL
11/26/2014*
12:00 PM		 UIC W 61–40  4–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (414)
Evanston, IL
11/29/2014*
7:00 PM		 at #18 DePaul W 97–91 2OT 5–0
 Sullivan Athletic Center (2,565)
Chicago, IL
12/04/2014*
6:00 PM		 at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 70–45  6–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,430)
Blacksburg, VA
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM		 Loyola–Chicago W 70–33  7–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (612)
Evanston, IL
12/15/2014*
12:00 PM		 Gonzaga W 62–43  8–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,047)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2014*
6:00 PM		 at UNLV W 88–84  9–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2014*
4:30 PM		 vs. Eastern Illinois
ASU Tournament semifinals		 W 92–44  10–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,189)
Tempe, AZ
12/21/2014*
3:00 PM		 at Arizona State
ASU Tournament championship		 L 75–88  10–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,647)
Tempe, AZ
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
1:00 PM		 at #20 Michigan State W 61–57  11–1 (1–0)
 Breslin Center (8,128)
East Lansing, MI
01/01/2015
1:00 PM		 Wisconsin W 68–46  12–1 (2–0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,163)
Evanston, IL
01/04/2015
3:00 PM, BTN		 at Ohio State L 64–73  12–2 (2–1)
 Value City Arena (5,402)
Columbus, OH
01/11/2015
2:00 PM		 Michigan State W 77–70  13–2 (3–1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,152)
Evanston, IL
01/14/2015
7:00 PM		 at #22 Iowa L 70–83  13–3 (3–2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,027)
Iowa City, IA
01/17/2015
5:00 PM, BTN		 Michigan L 66–73  13–4 (3–3)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,112)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2015
7:00 PM		 at Illinois W 68–67  14–4 (4–3)
 State Farm Center (1,725)
Champaign, IL
01/25/2015
1:00 PM		 at Penn State L 75–76  14–5 (4–4)
 Bryce Jordan Center (3,786)
University Park, PA
01/29/2015
7:00 PM		 #20 Iowa L 99–102  14–6 (4–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (987)
Evanston, IL
02/01/2015
2:00 PM		 Minnesota W 70–49  15–6 (5–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (918)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2015
6:00 PM		 at Indiana W 75–69  16–6 (6–5)
 Assembly Hall (2,094)
Bloomington, IN
02/08/2015
1:00 PM		 Illinois W 64–58  17–6 (7–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2015
6:00 PM		 at Purdue W 73–65 OT 18–6 (8–5)
 Mackey Arena (5,929)
West Lafayette, IN
02/14/2015
1:00 PM, BTN		 at Michigan W 63–62  19–6 (9–5)
 Crisler Center (2,129)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/18/2015
7:00 PM		 #21 Nebraska W 59–51  20–6 (10–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (779)
Evanston, IL
02/22/2015
3:00 PM		 at Wisconsin W 86–83 OT 21–6 (11–5)
 Kohl Center (N/A)
Madison, WI
02/26/2015
7:00 PM		 #25 #20 Rutgers W 80–60  22–6 (12–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (903)
Evanston, IL
03/01/2015
12:00 PM, BTN		 #25 #5 Maryland L 48–69  22–7 (12–6)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
2:00 PM, BTN		 #24 vs. #23 Rutgers
Quarterfinals		 W 62–57  23–7
 Sears Centre (5,293)
Hoffman Estates, IL
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, BTN		 #24 vs. #4 Maryland
Semifinals		 L 57–62  23–8
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN2		 #22 vs. Arkansas
First Round		 L 55–57  23–9
 Ferrell Center (N/A)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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 NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV 25 24 22 22
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV

See also

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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