2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to their in-state rival Michigan State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State, Toledo and Missouri in the first, second and third rounds, Southern Miss in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinals.

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2014–15 record2015 (810 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCrisler 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

Roster

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Madison Ristovski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrUniversity Liggett Sterling Heights, Mich.
G 2 Siera Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSerra Gardena, Calif.
G 3 Katelynn Flaherty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMetuchen Point Pleasant, N.J.
G 4 Hallie Wangler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrShrine Catholic Royal Oak, Mich.
G 5 Shannon Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrForestview Gastonia, N.C.
G 11 Jillian Dunston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrAcademy of the Holy Cross Germantown, Md.
C 12 Terra Stapleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrFairland Proctorville, Ohio
G 14 Nicole Elmblad 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLaSalle St. Ignace, Mich.
G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCarlyle Carlyle, Ill.
G 20 Danielle Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Mary's Phoenix, Ariz.
F 22 Cyesha Goree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrWyoming Park Grand Rapids, Mich.
G/F 23 Maria Backman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCardinal Spellman Bronx, N.Y.
F 24 Emoni Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLong Beach Polytechnic Pasadena, Calif.
F 32 Kelsey Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrInkster Detroit, Mich.
Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore
Megan Duffy
Joy McCorvey


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-28

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm
Davenport W 74–39 
Crisler Center (786)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Detroit W 76–57  1–0
Crisler Center (2,062)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Bucknell W 68–61  2–0
Crisler Center (1,913)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 64–85  2–1
Peterson Events Center (707)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 74–47  3–1
Crisler Center (2,110)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/28/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout
W 76–64  4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. San Diego State
San Juan Shootout
W 70–50  5–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 83–69  6–1
Crisler Center (1,225)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/09/2014*
6:30 pm
Princeton L 55–85  6–2
Crisler Center (1,193)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 50–70  6–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904)
South Bend, IN
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Canisius W 79–43  7–3
Crisler Center (1,985)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2014*
12:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 81–52  8–3
Crisler Center (3,946)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
4:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 53–63  8–4 (0–1)
Kohl Center (3,528)
Madison, WI
01/01/2015
1:00 pm
Penn State W 89–53  9–4 (1–1)
Crisler Center (3,034)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 Michigan State
Rivalry
W 74–65  10–4 (2–1)
Crisler Center (4,520)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at No. 24 Rutgers L 68–81  10–5 (2–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,554)
Piscataway, NJ
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
Ohio State W 100–94 OT 11–5 (3–2)
Crisler Center (3,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2015
6:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 73–66  12–5 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,112)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2015
9:00 pm, BTN
at No. 20 Iowa L 70–76  12–6 (4–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,584)
Iowa City, IA
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 70–57  13–6 (5–3)
Crisler Center (1,780)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
No. 5 Maryland L 65–91  13–7 (5–4)
Crisler Center (1,358)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/01/2015
3:00 pm
at No. 15 Nebraska L 60–75  13–8 (5–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,386)
Lincoln, NE
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Michigan State W 72–59  14–8 (6–5)
Breslin Center (5,315)
East Lansing, MI
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
No. 21 Rutgers L 50–57  14–9 (6–6)
Crisler Center (3,478)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Ohio State L 73–77  14–10 (6–7)
Value City Arena (4,668)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
Northwestern L 62–63  14–11 (6–8)
Crisler Center (2,129)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Indiana W 68–52  15–11 (7–8)
Crisler Center (1,806)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 88–91 2OT 15–12 (7–9)
Williams Arena (6,053)
Minneapolis, MN
02/24/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 81–50  16–12 (8–9)
Crisler Center (1,534)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 60–72  16–13 (8–10)
State Farm Center (2,989)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
12:30 pm, BTN
vs. Michigan State
Second Round
L 49–69  16–14
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN
WNIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
First Round
W 72–50  17–14
Crisler Center (1,028)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at Toledo
Second Round
W 74–58  18–14
Savage Arena (3,004)
Toledo, OH
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
Missouri
Third Round
W 65–55  19–14
Crisler Center (1,383)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/29/2015*
3:00 pm
at Southern Miss
Quarterfinals
W 69–60  20–14
Reed Green Coliseum (5,480)
Hattiesburg, MS
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm
UCLA
Semifinals
L 65–69  20–15
Crisler Center (2,209)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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