2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by third year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Nebraska.

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2014–15 record1516 (612 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Divilbiss
  • Tianna Kirkland
  • LaKale Malone
Home arenaState Farm Center
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland180 1.000  343  .919
No. 18 Iowa144 .778  268  .765
No. 23 Ohio State135 .722  2411  .686
No. 22 Northwestern126 .667  239  .719
Rutgers126 .667  2310  .697
Minnesota117 .611  2310  .697
Nebraska108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan810 .444  2015  .571
Michigan State711 .389  1615  .516
Illinois612 .333  1516  .484
Wisconsin513 .278  920  .310
Indiana414 .222  1516  .484
Purdue315 .167  1120  .355
Penn State315 .167  624  .200
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sarah Hartwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBellarmine Prep Tacoma, Wash.
G 2 Taylor Gleason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGoodrich Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F 3 Taylor Tuck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 5 Nia Oden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrChrist The King Brooklyn, N.Y.
G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, Ill.
G 12 Ashley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFremd Palatine, Ill.
G/F 13 Mikaala Shackelford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrHopkins Plymouth, Minn.
G 15 Kyley Simmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrLewis Central Council Bluffs, Iowa
G 20 Brittany Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrIncarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Mo.
G 21 Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMinden Minden, Neb.
G 22 Ivory Crawford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrProviso East Chicago, Ill.
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSt. John the Baptist Medford, N.Y.
G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
C 32 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrShelby-Rising City Shelby, Neb.
F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMaine South Park Ridge, Ill.
Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
2:00 pm
Millikin W 108–38 
State Farm Center (1,607)
Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
3:00 pm
IPFW W 70–63  1–0
State Farm Center (1,283)
Champaign, IL
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 66–48  2–0
State Farm Center (1,171)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
Memphis W 60–58  3–0
State Farm Center (1,250)
Champaign, IL
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Southern W 62–42  4–0
State Farm Center (1,642)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 77–71  5–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
7:15 pm
vs. South Florida
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 61–67  5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 76–78 OT 5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 86–63  6–2
State Farm Center (1,253)
Champaign, IL
12/06/2014*
2:05 pm
at Southern Illinois W 86–42  7–2
SIU Arena (1,975)
Carbondale, IL
12/09/2014*
6:00 pm
at Seton Hall L 72–82  7–3
Walsh Gymnasium (467)
South Orange, NJ
12/13/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 80–58  8–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (408)
Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Murray State W 64–44  9–3
State Farm Center (1,892)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
2:00 pm
Purdue L 55–62  9–4 (0–1)
State Farm Center (2,548)
Champaign, IL
01/04/2015
1:00 pm
at Penn State W 91–76  10–4 (1–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,933)
University Park, PA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
No. 17 Iowa W 73–61  11–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,650)
Champaign, IL
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
No. 19 Nebraska L 53–58  11–5 (2–2)
State Farm Center (3,263)
Champaign, IL
01/15/2015
6:00 pm
at Michigan State L 56–63  11–6 (2–3)
Breslin Center (4,419)
East Lansing, MI
01/18/2015
1:00 pm
at No. 8 Maryland L 54–74  11–7 (2–4)
Xfinity Center (6,191)
College Park, MD
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
Northwestern L 67–68  11–8 (2–5)
State Farm Center (1,725)
Champaign, IL
01/26/2015
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 57–70  11–9 (2–6)
Crisler Arena (1,780)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
at No. 15 Nebraska L 57–59  11–10 (2–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,378)
Lincoln, NE
02/01/2015
2:00 pm
Wisconsin L 62–73  11–11 (2–8)
State Farm Center (1,797)
Champaign, IL
02/05/2015
8:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 95–69  12–11 (3–8)
State Farm Center (1,693)
Champaign, IL
02/08/2015
1:00 pm
Northwestern L 58–64  12–12 (3–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2015
6:00 pm
at Indiana L 58–85  12–13 (3–10)
Assembly Hall (2,236)
Bloomington, IN
02/14/2015
3:00 pm, BTN
Ohio State W 66–55  13–13 (4–10)
State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2015
6:00 pm
at No. 21 Rutgers L 56–80  13–14 (4–11)
The RAC (2,329)
Piscataway, NJ
02/21/2015
1:00 pm
at Purdue W 47–46  14–14 (5–11)
Mackey Arena (6,348)
West Lafayette, IN
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
Michigan State L 65–67  14–15 (5–12)
State Farm Center (1,815)
Chamapign, IL
02/28/2015
11:00 am, BTN
Michigan W 72–60  15–15 (6–12)
State Farm Center (2,989)
Chamapign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
6:00 pm, BTN
vs. Nebraska
Second Round
L 71–86  15–16
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

References

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