2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
The 2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Jonathan Tsipis resumed the responsibility as head coach for a third consecutive season. The Colonials were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center. They finished the season 29–4, 15–1 in A-10 play to win the A-10 regular season title and also won the A-10 Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga in the first round.
2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball | |
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Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Champions A-10 Regular Season & Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 19 |
2014–15 record | 29–4 (15–1 A-10) |
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Home arena | Charles E. Smith Center |
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 George Washington† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll |
2014–15 media
George Washington Colonials Sports Network
WRGW carried the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network also carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/09/2014* 2:00 pm |
Virginia Union | W 99–45 | – |
Charles E. Smith Center (309) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 75–88 | 0–1 |
Alico Arena (1,879) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
11/17/2014* 5:00 pm |
at American | W 63–52 | 1–1 |
Bender Arena (526) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm |
Bowie State | W 88–45 | 2–1 |
Charles E. Smith Center (310) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/22/2014* 3:30 pm, CSN+ |
No. 9 Maryland | L 65–75 | 2–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (1,395) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/24/2014* 12:00 pm |
Grambling State | W 89–51 | 3–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (188) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/28/2014* 1:00 pm |
vs. NC State Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals |
W 74–66 | 4–2 |
St. Georges High School (N/A) Grand Bahama Island | |||||||
11/29/2014* 3:15 pm |
vs. Purdue Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division championship |
W 79–59 | 5–2 |
St. Georges High School (429) Grand Bahama Island | |||||||
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm |
Fresno State | W 73–64 | 6–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (551) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, CSN+ |
Georgetown | W 72–60 | 7–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (508) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm |
Memphis | W 63–44 | 8–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (421) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/21/2014* 12:00 pm |
Saint Mary's | W 70–52 | 9–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (452) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm |
at Loyola (MD) | W 72–49 | 10–2 |
Reitz Arena (209) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
12/31/2014* 1:00 pm |
at Towson | W 82–48 | 11–2 |
SECU Arena (445) Towson, MD | |||||||
01/04/2015 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Dayton | W 69–66 | 12–2 (1–0) |
UD Arena (2,534) Dayton, OH | |||||||
01/07/2015 7:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | W 83–69 | 13–2 (2–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center (522) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
01/10/2015 2:00 pm |
Richmond | W 77–67 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center (530) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
01/15/2015 7:00 pm |
at Rhode Island | W 59–49 | 15–2 (4–0) |
Ryan Center (319) Kingston, RI | |||||||
01/18/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Massachusetts | W 69–54 | 16–2 (5–0) |
Mullins Center (381) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/21/2015 7:00 pm |
Duquesne | W 83–56 | 17–2 (6–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center (494) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
01/24/2015 1:00 pm |
at La Salle | W 67–48 | 18–2 (7–0) |
Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/31/2015 2:00 pm |
at George Mason | W 87–52 | 19–2 (8–0) |
Patriot Center (1,807) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
02/05/2015 11:00 am, ASN |
No. 24 | Davidson | W 52–35 | 20–2 (9–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,120) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
02/08/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 24 | Dayton | W 67–56 | 21–2 (10–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center (1,703) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
02/11/2015 8:00 pm |
No. 20 | at Saint Louis | L 61–79 | 21–3 (10–1) |
Chaifetz Arena (311) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
02/15/2015 2:00 pm |
No. 20 | St. Bonaventure | W 70–48 | 22–3 (11–1) |
Charles E. Smith Center (933) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
02/18/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 24 | at VCU | W 65–57 | 23–3 (12–1) |
Siegel Center (413) Richmond, VA | ||||||
02/21/2015 2:00 pm |
No. 24 | Fordham | W 83–65 | 24–3 (13–1) |
Charles E. Smith Center (876) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 22 | at Richmond | W 81–69 OT | 25–3 (14–1) |
Robins Center (421) Richmond, VA | ||||||
03/01/2015 2:00 pm |
No. 22 | George Mason | W 80–45 | 26–3 (15–1) |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,197) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2015 11:30 am, ASN |
No. 21 | vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals |
W 77–63 | 27–3 |
Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA | ||||||
03/07/2015 11:00 am, CBSSN |
No. 21 | vs. Fordham Semifinals |
W 72–60 | 28–3 |
Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA | ||||||
03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 21 | vs. Dayton Championship Game |
W 75–62 | 29–3 |
Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/20/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | vs. Gonzaga First Round |
L 69–82 | 29–4 |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 |
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AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19т | 19 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- "Melissa Dunne Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at GW". Lockerdome. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/gewa-w-baskbl-sched.html