2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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
Hometown
G 24
Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Osseo HS
Maple Grove, Minn.
G 1
Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Lakeville North HS
Lakeville, Minn.
F 35
Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Manvel HS
Rosharon, Texas
C 52
Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr New Richmond HS
New Richmond, Ohio
G 11
Grace Coughlin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Edina, Minn.
G 22
Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Minnetonka HS
Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F 20
Kayla Hirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Bemidji HS
Bemidji, Minn.
G/F 5
Tory Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Irving MacArthur HS
Irving, Texas
F 4
Jackie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Eden Prairie HS
Eden Prairie, Minn.
F 23
Shae Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Old Dominion
Denver, Colo.
G 2
Stabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Skyline HS
Dallas, Texas
G 3
Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Eden Prairie HS
Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 33
Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS
New Richland, Minn.
C 32
Amanda 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
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non conference regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 109–60 1–0
Williams Arena 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 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 QuarterfinalsL 54–71 4–1
Germain Arena 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 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 Grand Forks, ND
12/20/2014 *2:30 pm
Liberty Subway ClassicW 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 West Lafayette, IN
01/04/2015 2:00 pm
at Wisconsin
W 72–60 14–1 (3–0)
Kohl Center 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 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 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 Evanston, IL
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois
L 69–95 17–6 (6–5)
State Farm Center 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 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 Lincoln, NE
03/01/2015 2:00 pm
at No. 17 Iowa
L 76–92 22–8 (11–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 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 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 South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 1]
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ 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
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
