2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record	15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Melanie Balcomb (13th season)
Assistant coach	Tom Garrick
Assistant coach	Kim Rosamond
Assistant coach	Ashley Earley
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 South Carolina*^†	15	–	1	.938	34	–	3	.919
#6 Tennessee	15	–	1	.938	30	–	6	.833
#12 Mississippi State	11	–	5	.688	27	–	7	.794
#11 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
#21 Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
LSU	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Georgia	6	–	10	.375	19	–	12	.613
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Florida	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	13	–	18	.419
Alabama	2	–	14	.125	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Melanie Balcomb, in her thirteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

Roster

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Dahlman, RebekahRebekah Dahlman	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Braham Area	Braham, Minn.
1.5 !G	3	Bell, RachelRachel Bell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Creek Wood	Cumberland Furnace, Tenn.
3.5 !F	10	Caron-Goudreau, KhaléannKhaléann Caron-Goudreau	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy (Fla.)	Gatineau, Quebec
3.5 !F	13	Caron-Goudreau, Audrey-AnnAudrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy (Fla.)	Gatineau, Quebec
1.5 !G	15	Jenkins, JasmineJasmine Jenkins	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	East Hall	Gainesville, Ga.
3.5 !F	21	Bowe, HeatherHeather Bowe	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Regis	Eau Claire, Wis.
3.5 !F	22	Webb, Marqu'esMarqu'es Webb	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Hoover	Hoover, Ala.
3.5 !F	24	Gaffney, KristenKristen Gaffney	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.5 !RS So	Green Hope	Cary, N.C.
1.5 !G	25	Batey, MorganMorgan Batey	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Pace Academy	Atlanta, Ga.
1.5 !G	33	Reed, ChristaChrista Reed	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bay	Bay St. Louis, Miss.
5.0 !C	35	Shaw, KendallKendall Shaw	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.5 !RS So	Barbers Hill	Mont Belvieu, Texas
1.5 !G	41	Kea, ParisParis Kea	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Page	Greensboro, N.C.
3.5 !F	44	Long, Rayte'aRayte'a Long	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Chaminade	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Melanie Balcomb

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Garrick
Kim Rosamond
Ashley Earley

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2014* Noon	Coker	W 93–31	–	Memorial Gymnasium (3,585) Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	Belmont	W 65–58	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (2,909) Nashville, TN
Nov 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	Green Bay	W 68–64 ^OT	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium (2,557) Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin	W 67–58	3–0	Kohl Center (3,168) Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2014* 11:30 a.m.	Saint Louis	W 75–57	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium (6,598) Nashville, TN
Nov 28, 2014* 5:00 p.m.	vs. Minnesota Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	W 71–54	5–0	Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2014* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3	vs. No. 3 Connecticut Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals	L 52–91	5–1	Germain Arena (3,177) Estero, FL
Nov 30, 2014* 5:00 p.m.	vs. Arizona State Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game	L 67–72	5–2	Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL
Dec 3, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	W 63–37	6–2	Memorial Gymnasium (2,602) Nashville, TN
Dec 14, 2014* 1:00 p.m.	at Elon	W 66–50	7–2	Alumni Gym (838) Elon, NC
Dec 18, 2014* 11:30 a.m.	at Marquette	L 67–80	7–3	Al McGuire Center (3,585) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2014* 2:00 p.m.	Dayton	L 67–71	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium (2,910) Nashville, TN
Dec 29, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	James Madison	W 66–62	8–4	Memorial Gymnasium (2,965) Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Texas A&M	L 61–75	8–5 (0–1)	Reed Arena (4,513) College Station, TX
Jan 5, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7 Tennessee	L 49–57	8–6 (0–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (7,212) Nashville, TN
Jan 8, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN	at LSU	L 44–64	8–7 (0–3)	Maravich Center (2,131) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 11, 2015 2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Mississippi State	W 78–62	9–7 (1–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,690) Nashville, TN
Jan 15, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	Alabama–Huntsville	W 74–51	10–7	Memorial Gymnasium (2,626) Nashville, TN
Jan 18, 2015 11:00 a.m., FSN	at No. 18 Georgia	L 53–64	10–8 (1–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,401) Athens, GA
Jan 22, 2015 7:00 p.m.	Arkansas	W 55–53	11–8 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,685) Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015 2:00 p.m., FSN	at Alabama	W 55–52	12–8 (3–4)	Foster Auditorium (2,628) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Mississippi State	L 44–69	12–9 (3–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,056) Starkville, MS
Feb 1, 2015 3:00 p.m., FSN	Florida	L 58–67	12–10 (3–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,262) Nashville, TN
Feb 5, 2015 7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	W 58–54	13–10 (4–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,785) Nashville, TN
Feb 8, 2015 Noon, SECN	No. 11 Kentucky	L 68–82	13–11 (4–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (4,235) Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 2015 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 59–89	13–12 (4–8)	Colonial Life Arena (15,255) Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Florida	W 76–75 ^OT	14–12 (5–8)	O'Connell Center (1,134) Gainesville, FL
Feb 22, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri	L 51–54	14–13 (5–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,314) Nashville, TN
Feb 26, 2015 8:00 p.m., FSN	Auburn	L 58–70	14–14 (5–10)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,930) Nashville, TN
Mar 1, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 6 Tennessee	L 49–79	14–15 (5–11)	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,027) Knoxville, TN
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 2015 6:30 p.m., SECN	vs. Alabama First Round	W 66–56	15–15	Verizon Arena (1,915) North Little Rock, AR
Mar 5, 2015 7:30 p.m., SECN	vs. No. 12 Kentucky Second Round	L 61–67	15–16	Verizon Arena (1,622) North Little Rock, AR
*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	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/vand-w-baskbl-sched.html

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

References

See also