2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oregon State 16 – 2   .889 27 – 5   .844
No. 9 Arizona State 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 14 Stanford † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 10   .722
No. 24 California 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Washington 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
UCLA 8 – 10   .444 19 – 18   .514
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
USC 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Colorado 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Oregon 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Arizona 3 – 15   .167 10 – 20   .333
Utah 3 – 15   .167 9 – 22   .290
† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented University of Washington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament, where they lost to California. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, which was their first trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

Previous season

Main article: 2013–14 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The Washington Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 20–14, with a record of 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 65–53 in the First round. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament to UTEP, 70–63.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Mercedes Wetmore 1 G 5'8" Senior Lake Tapps, Washington Graduated
Kassia Fortier 30 G 5'8" Senior Issaquah, Washington Graduated

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hannah Johnson
W 		Mission Hills, California Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Kelli Kingma
PG 		Mill Creek, Washington Henry M. Jackson High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 0 Chantel Osahor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Saint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
F 1 Hannah Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Alemany Los Angeles, CA
F 3 Talia Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Federal Way Federal Way, WA
G 10 Kelsey Plum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So La Jolla Country Day Poway, CA
F/C 11 Mathilde Gilling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Rungsted Gymnasium Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
F/C 13 Katie Collier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Seattle Christian Covington, WA
G/F 14 Heather Corral 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Prairie Vancouver, WA
G/F 15 Khalia Lark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mater Dei Irvine, CA
G 20 Kelli Kingma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Henry M. Jackson Mill Creek, WA
G 21 Brianna Ruiz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Del Oro Sacramento, CA
G 22 Alexus Atchley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Yorba Linda Yorba Linda, CA
F 23 Aminah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Kennedy Seattle, WA
G 32 Jazmine Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Valley Christian San Jose, CA
G 42 Mackenzie Wieburg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Issaquah Sammamish, WA
Head coach

Mike Neighbors

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Morrison
Fred Castro
Adia Barnes

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
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm 		Concordia (Oregon) W 95–45  –
 Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm 		at Oklahoma L 80–90  0–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (5,230)
Norman, OK
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		South Dakota W 96–82  1–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,363)
Seattle, WA
11/23/2014*
7:30 pm 		Yale W 81–51  2–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,019)
Seattle, WA
11/27/2014*
12:30 pm 		vs. Florida State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 80–68  3–1
 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2014*
12:30 pm 		vs. Hartford
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 81–70  4–1
 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
11/29/2014*
10:00 am 		vs. Furman
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 101–69  5–1
 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Seattle W 102–69  6–1
 KeyArena (925)
Seattle, WA
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Portland W 80–45  7–1
 Chiles Center (341)
Portland, OR
12/14/2014*
12:00 pm 		Grambling State W 84–53  8–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,379)
Seattle, WA
12/18/2014*
6:00 pm 		at San Diego State W 69–48  9–1
 Viejas Arena (925)
San Diego, CA
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm 		at UC Riverside W 74–71  10–1
 SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 5 Texas A&M W 70–49  11–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,669)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 22 Arizona State L 48–62  11–2 (0–1)
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,877)
Tempe, AZ
01/05/2015
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona W 79–69  12–2 (1–1)
 McKale Center (891)
Tucson, AZ
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 15 Stanford L 56–60  12–3 (1–2)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677)
Seattle, WA
01/11/2015
3:00 pm, P12N 		California W 79–77  13–3 (2–2)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,795)
Seattle, WA
01/16/2015
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon W 91–69  14–3 (3–2)
 Matthew Knight Arena (1,317)
Eugene, OR
01/19/2015
5:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 9 Oregon State L 67–75  14–4 (3–3)
 Gill Coliseum (3,262)
Corvallis, OR
01/23/2015
7:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado W 85–82  15–4 (4–3)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,753)
Seattle, WA
01/25/2015
11:00 am, P12N 		Utah W 63–51  16–4 (5–3)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,281)
Seattle, WA
01/31/2015
2:30 pm, P12N 		at California L 58–82  16–5 (5–4)
 Haas Pavilion (2,962)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2015
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 12 Stanford L 69–82  16–6 (5–5)
 Maples Pavilion (2,885)
Stanford, CA
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 7 Oregon State W 76–67  17–6 (6–5)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,510)
Seattle, WA
02/08/2015
6:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon W 70–55  18–6 (7–5)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,232)
Seattle, WA
02/13/2015
6:00 pm 		at Utah L 61–69  18–7 (7–6)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (768)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2015
4:30 pm 		at Colorado W 79–67  19–7 (8–6)
 Coors Events Center (2,029)
Boulder, CO
02/20/2015
7:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State L 72–83  19–8 (8–7)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920)
Seattle, WA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State W 83–43  20–8 (9–7)
 Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, P12N 		USC W 60–48  21–8 (10–7)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, P12N 		UCLA W 74–61  22–8 (11–7)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (3,447)
Seattle, WA
2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
8:30 pm, P12N 		vs. Utah
First Round 		W 75–64  23–8
 KeyArena (3,654)
Seattle, WA
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, P12N 		vs. California
Quarterfinals 		L 53–69  23–9
 KeyArena (5,545)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
9:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. Miami (FL)
First Round 		L 80–86  23–10
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (N/A)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR

See also

References

  1. ^ "Washington Huskies".