2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Marlene Stollings (1st year)
Assistant coach Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Assistant coach Fred Chmiel
Assistant coach John Motherwell
Home arena Williams 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they were defeated by DePaul in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 24 Bailey, MikaylaMikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Osseo HS Maple Grove, Minn.
G 1 Banham, RachelRachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, Minn.
F 35 Bessard, RangieRangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manvel HS Rosharon, Texas
C 52 Buckingham, JosieJosie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr New Richmond HS New Richmond, Ohio
G 11 Coughlin, GraceGrace Coughlin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's School Edina, Minn.
G 22 Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F 20 Hirt, KaylaKayla Hirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bemidji HS Bemidji, Minn.
G/F 5 Jacobs, ToryTory Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Irving MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
F 4 Johnson, JackieJackie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
F 23 Kelley, ShaeShae Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Old Dominion Denver, Colo.
G 2 McDaniel, StabresaStabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Skyline HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 Mullaney, ShayneShayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 33 Wagner, CarlieCarlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS New Richland, Minn.
C 32 Zahui B., AmandaAmanda Zahui B. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
Head coach

Marlene Stollings

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Fred Chmiel
John Motherwell

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non conference regular season

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM		 Southeastern Louisiana W 109–60  1–0
 Williams Arena (3,879)
Minneapolis, MN

11/19/2014*
12:00 PM		 Cleveland State W 93–76  2–0
 Williams Arena (2,447)
Minneapolis, MN

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Memphis W 68–62  3–0
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (892)
Memphis, TN

11/25/2014*
7:00 PM		 Southern W 107–62  4–0
 Williams Arena (2,235)
Minneapolis, MN

11/28/2014*
5:00 PM		 vs. Vanderbilt
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals		 L 54–71  4–1
 Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL

11/29/2014*
1:30 PM		 vs. College of Charleston
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round		 W 74–50  5–1
 Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL

11/30/2014*
1:30 PM		 vs. Georgia Tech
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game		 W 72–69  6–1
 Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL

12/03/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at NC State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 60–55  7–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (1,535)
Raleigh, NC

12/07/2014*
6:00 PM		 Butler W 88–86 OT 8–1
 Williams Arena (3,477)
Minneapolis, MN

12/10/2014*
7:00 PM, FSNOR+		 at North Dakota W 68–55  9–1
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,734)
Grand Forks, ND

12/20/2014*
2:30 PM		 Liberty
Subway Classic		 W 74–68  10–1
 Williams Arena (2,858)
Minneapolis, MN

12/21/2014*
2:30 PM		 Western Michigan
Subway Classic		 W 67–64  11–1
 Williams Arena (2,659)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season

12/29/2014
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 12 Nebraska W 72–69  12–1 (1–0)
 Williams Arena (3,300)
Minneapolis, MN

01/01/2015
1:00 PM		 at Purdue W 81–68  13–1 (2–0)
 Mackey Arena (6,361)
West Lafayette, IN

01/04/2015
2:00 PM		 at Wisconsin W 72–60  14–1 (3–0)
 Kohl Center (3,814)
Madison, WI

01/11/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 23 No. 12 Maryland L 73–77  14–2 (3–1)
 Williams Arena (5,468)
Minneapolis, MN

01/15/2015
6:00 PM		 No. 23 at Ohio State W 76–72  15–2 (4–1)
 Value City Arena (4,509)
Columbus, OH

01/18/2015
2:00 PM, BTN		 No. 23 Indiana W 65–61  16–2 (5–1)
 Williams Arena (5,424)
Minneapolis, MN

01/22/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 21 Purdue L 88–90 OT 16–3 (5–2)
 Williams Arena (3,714)
Minneapolis, MN

01/25/2015
4:15 PM, BTN		 No. 21 at No. 25 Rutgers L 61–66  16–4 (5–3)
 The RAC (2,811)
Piscataway, NJ

01/28/2015
7:00 PM		 Penn State W 75–64  17–4 (6–3)
 Williams Arena (2,738)
Minneapolis, MN

02/01/2015
2:00 PM		 at Northwestern L 49–70  17–5 (6–4)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (918)
Evanston, IL

02/05/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 at Illinois L 69–95  17–6 (6–5)
 State Farm Center (1,693)
Champaign, IL

02/08/2015
2:00 PM		 Michigan State W 86–79  18–6 (7–5)
 Williams Arena (6,570)
Minneapolis, MN

02/11/2015
7:00 PM		 Wisconsin W 93–82  19–6 (8–5)
 Williams Arena (3,609)
Minneapolis, MN

02/15/2015
1:00 PM		 at Penn State W 85–77  20–6 (9–5)
 Bryce Jordan Center (4,462)
University Park, PA

02/17/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 13 Iowa W 93–80  21–6 (10–5)
 Williams Arena (3,265)
Minneapolis, MN

02/21/2015
1:00 PM, BTN		 Michigan W 91–88 2OT 22–6 (11–5)
 Williams Arena (6,053)
Minneapolis, MN

02/24/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 at Nebraska L 50–74  22–7 (11–6)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,290)
Lincoln, NE

03/01/2015
2:00 PM		 at No. 17 Iowa L 76–92  22–8 (11–7)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,726)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/05/2015
8:30 PM, BTN		 vs. Purdue
Second Round		 W 82–78  23–8
 Sears Centre (3,681)
Hoffman Estates, IL

03/06/2015
8:30 PM, BTN		 vs. Ohio State
Quarterfinals		 L 71–83  23–9
 Sears Centre (4,781)
Hoffman Estates, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/20/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 vs. DePaul
First Round		 L 72–79  23–10
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

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 RV RV NR NR NR 23 23 21 RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

See also

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.
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