2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Hilton Concord Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Tracy Sanders Allyson Fasnacht Lisa O'Meara
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	16	–	2		.889			26	–	8		.765
San Diego	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
Pacific	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
BYU †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
San Francisco	8	–	10		.444			19	–	14		.576
Santa Clara	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14		.222			7	–	24		.226
Pepperdine	3	–	15		.167			8	–	22		.267
Portland	2	–	16		.111			4	–	26		.133
† Tournament winner As of March 29, 2015 Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's ninth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament to BYU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the first round, Fresno State in the second round and Sacramento State in the third round before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Woolooware Sydney, Australia G 3 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Lewis & Clark Oregon Spokane, WA G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Eltham, Victoria, Australia G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Modesto Christian Merced, CA F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand F 22 Devon Brookshire  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop Montgomery Northwestern Rancho Palos Verdes, CA G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Canyon Santa Clarita, CA G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So River Ridge Lacey, WA F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brea Olinda Brea, CA F 32 Lisa Janko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rhein MB II Essen, Germany C 33 Sabrina Engelstad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Heritage Brentwood, CA	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014* 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Boston College	L 72–82	0–1	McKeon Pavilion (277) Moraga, CA
11/22/2014* 11:00 am, BigWest.tv		at UC Davis	W 57–55	1–1	The Pavilion (220) Davis, CA
11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		Sacramento State	W 99–91	2–1	McKeon Pavilion (445) Moraga, CA
11/28/2014* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Howard Hilton Concord Classic	W 80–55	3–1	McKeon Pavilion (353) Moraga, CA
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Iowa State Hilton Concord Classic	W 67–63	4–1	McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA
12/04/2014* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		Cal State Northridge	W 73–63	5–1	McKeon Pavilion (299) Moraga, CA
12/06/2014* 5:00 pm, TheW.tv		USC	W 64–58	6–1	McKeon Pavilion (559) Moraga, CA
12/12/2014* 7:00 pm, MW Network		at Fresno State	L 56–60	6–2	Save Mart Center (2,084) Fresno, CA
12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, BigWest.tv		at Cal Poly	W 65–64 ^OT	7–2	Mott Gym (307) San Luis Obispo, CA
12/19/2014* 4:00 pm, Cavaliers Live		at Virginia	L 49–62	7–3	John Paul Jones Arena (2,950) Charlottesville, VA
12/21/2014* 9:00 am, A10 Digital		at George Washington	L 52–70	7–4	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (452) Washington, D.C.
12/27/2014 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal		at Santa Clara	W 62–61	8–4 (1–0)	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
12/29/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		at San Francisco	W 68–66	9–4 (2–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (244) San Francisco, CA
01/01/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pepperdine	W 73–68	10–4 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion (303) Moraga, CA
01/03/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Loyola Marymount	W 72–71	11–4 (4–0)	McKeon Pavilion (439) Moraga, CA
01/10/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pacific	L 86–88 ^OT	11–5 (4–1)	McKeon Pavilion (505) Moraga, CA
01/15/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		at San Diego	W 57–56	12–5 (5–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (590) San Diego, CA
01/17/2015 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	W 61–51	13–5 (6–1)	Marriott Center (797) Provo, UT
01/22/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		Gonzaga	L 42–52	13–6 (6–2)	McKeon Pavilion (603) Moraga, CA
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Portland	W 66–53	14–6 (7–2)	McKeon Pavilion (393) Moraga, CA
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, LMUSN		at Loyola Marymount	W 56–49	15–6 (8–2)	Gersten Pavilion (290) Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015 12:00 pm, WavesCast		at Pepperdine	W 53–49	16–6 (9–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (152) Malibu, CA
02/07/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Pacific	L 48–61	16–7 (9–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center (797) Stockton, CA
02/12/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		BYU	W 76–71 ^OT	17–7 (10–3)	McKeon Pavilion (295) Moraga, CA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		San Diego	W 68–66	18–7 (11–3)	McKeon Pavilion (469) Moraga, CA
02/19/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Gonzaga	L 72–80	18–8 (11–4)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719) Spokane, WA
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, Portland Portal		at Portland	W 62–58	19–8 (12–4)	Chiles Center (491) Portland, OR
02/26/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		San Francisco	L 63–65	19–9 (12–5)	McKeon Pavilion (355) Moraga, CA
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Santa Clara	W 74–71	20–9 (13–5)	McKeon Pavilion (534) Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. BYU Quarterfinals	L 64–65	20–10	Orleans Arena (7,110) Las Vegas, NV
WNIT
03/20/2015* 6:00 pm		Hawaii First Round	W 92–88 ^OT	21–10	McKeon Pavilion (279) Moraga, CA
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Fresno State Second Round	W 83–64	22–10	McKeon Pavilion (380) Moraga, CA
03/26/2015* 7:00 pm		at Sacramento State Third Round	W 77–69	23–10	Colberg Court (626) Sacramento, CA
03/29/2015* 2:00 pm		at UCLA Quarterfinals	L 66–82	23–11	Pauley Pavilion (746) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
• 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2014–15". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
2. "SMC California Athletics - Official Athletics Website".