2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw , played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
By edging South Carolina 66–65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut . Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31–23 at the half; they were outscored 32–30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63–53 losers.
2014–15 Roster
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
15
Lindsay Allen
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
St. John's College
Mitchellville, Md.
G
22
Madison Cable
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Mt. Lebanon
Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
G
3
Whitney Holloway
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr
Montini Catholic
Plainfield, Ill.
G
24
Hannah Huffman
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Carondelet
Diablo, Calif.
G
14
Mychal Johnson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Huntington St. Joseph
Huntington, W.Va.
G
32
Jewell Loyd
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Niles West
Lincolnwood, Ill.
G
23
Michaela Mabrey
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Manasquan
Belmar, N.J.
F
21
Kristina Nelson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Buford
Buford, Ga.
F
12
Taya Reimer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Hamilton Southeastern
Fishers, Ind.
C
35
Diamond Thompson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Wheaton Warrenville South
Wheaton, Ill.
F
11
Brianna Turner
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Manvel
Pearland, Texas
F
33
Kathryn Westbeld
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Kettering Fairmont
Kettering, Ohio
F
34
Markisha Wright
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Des Moines East
Des Moines, Iowa
—
Head coach
Muffet McGraw
Assistant coach(es)
Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-09-14
All Notre Dame games were aired on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live.
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014 *7:00 pm
No. 3
Ferris State
W 92–32
–
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174)South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/14/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 3
UMass Lowell
W 105–51
1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)South Bend, IN
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm, BTN
No. 3
at No. 15 Michigan State
W 71–63
2–0
Breslin Center (8,644)East Lansing, MI
11/21/2014 *5:00 pm
No. 3
Chattanooga
W 88–53
3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645)South Bend, IN
11/23/2014 *5:00 pm
No. 3
Holy Cross Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 104–29
4–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684)South Bend, IN
11/24/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 2
Harvard Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 97–43
5–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566)South Bend, IN
11/25/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 2
Quinnipiac Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 112–52
6–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429)South Bend, IN
11/30/2014 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2
vs. Kansas Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 89–47
7–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347)Uncasville, CT
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2
vs. No. 15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 92–72
8–0
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)Fort Wayne, IN
12/06/2014 *3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 2
No. 3 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic /Rivalry
L 58–76
8–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
12/10/2014 *9:00 pm, FS2
No. 5
at No. 25 DePaul
W 94–93 OT
9–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414)Chicago, IL
12/13/2014 *1:00 pm
No. 5
Michigan
W 70–50
10–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904)South Bend, IN
12/21/2014 *1:00 pm
No. 5
Saint Joseph's
W 64–50
11–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630)South Bend, IN
12/28/2014 *4:00 pm, P12N
No. 4
at UCLA
W 82–67
12–1
Pauley Pavilion (3,004)Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2015 7:00 pm
No. 4
Florida State
W 74–68
13–1 (1–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
01/04/2015 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 4
at No. 21 Syracuse
W 85–74
14–1 (2–0)
Carrier Dome (2,158)Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
No. 4
at Miami (FL)
L 63–78
14–2 (2–1)
BankUnited Center (1,836)Coral Gables, FL
01/11/2015 7:00 pm
No. 4
Boston College
W 104–58
15–2 (3–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 7
at No. 12 North Carolina
W 89–79
16–2 (4–1)
Carmichael Arena (4,358)Chapel Hill, NC
01/19/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
No. 5 Tennessee
W 88–77
17–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
Georgia Tech
W 89–76
18–2 (5–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865)South Bend, IN
01/24/2015 5:00 pm
No. 6
at Clemson
W 74–36
19–2 (6–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214)Clemson, SC
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4
at Virginia Tech
W 74–50
20–2 (7–1)
Cassell Coliseum (1,835)Blacksburg, VA
02/01/2015 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 4
Wake Forest
W 92–63
21–2 (8–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741)South Bend, IN
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4
Virginia
W 75–54
22–2 (9–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738)South Bend, IN
02/08/2015 1:00 pm
No. 4
at Boston College
W 89–56
23–2 (10–1)
Conte Forum (1,924)Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
No. 10 Duke
W 63–50
24–2 (11–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)South Bend, IN
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 4
at Georgia Tech
W 71–61
25–2 (12–1)
McCamish Pavilion (2,303)Atlanta, GA
02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
No. 8 Louisville
W 68–52
26–2 (13–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911)South Bend, IN
02/26/2015 7:00 pm
No. 4
Pittsburgh
W 87–59
27–2 (14–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810)South Bend, IN
03/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4
at NC State
W 67–60
28–2 (15–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,649)Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, RSN
No. 2
vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals
W 77–61
29–2
Greensboro Coliseum (4,019)Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2
vs. No. 16 Duke Semifinals
W 55–49
30–2
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)Greensboro, NC
03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 7 Florida State Championship Game
W 71–58
31–2
Greensboro Coliseum (6,874)Greensboro, NC
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015 *7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 2
Montana First Round
W 77–43
32–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198)South Bend, IN
03/22/2015 *9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
DePaul Second Round
W 79–67
33–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658)South Bend, IN
03/27/2015 *10:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 14 Stanford Sweet Sixteen
W 81–60
34–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878)Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015 *8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight
W 77–68
35–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329)Oklahoma City, OK
04/05/2015 *6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 3 South Carolina Final Four
W 66–65
36–2
Amalie Arena (N/A)Tampa, FL
04/07/2015 *8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2
vs. No. 1 Connecticut National Championship
L 53–63
36–3
Amalie Arena (19,810)Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 1]
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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
Final
AP
3
3
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Coaches
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics