2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 18 0   1.000 34 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
No. 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 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
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.