2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2014–15 record23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Fred Chmiel
  • John Motherwell
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†18–0 1.000  34–3  .919
No. 18 Iowa14–4 .778  26–8  .765
No. 23 Ohio State13–5 .722  24–11  .686
No. 22 Northwestern12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Rutgers12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Minnesota11–7 .611  23–10  .697
Nebraska10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan8–10 .444  20–15  .571
Michigan State7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Illinois6–12 .333  15–16  .484
Wisconsin5–13 .278  9–20  .310
Indiana4–14 .222  15–16  .484
Purdue3–15 .167  11–20  .355
Penn State3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 24 Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOsseo HS Maple Grove, Minn.
G 1 Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLakeville North HS Lakeville, Minn.
F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrManvel HS Rosharon, Texas
C 52 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrNew Richmond HS New Richmond, Ohio
G 11 Grace Coughlin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBenilde-St. Margaret's School Edina, Minn.
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMinnetonka HS Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F 20 Kayla Hirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBemidji HS Bemidji, Minn.
G/F 5 Tory Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrIrving MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
F 4 Jackie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
F 23 Shae Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrOld Dominion Denver, Colo.
G 2 Stabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSkyline HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrEden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNew Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS New Richland, Minn.
C 32 Amanda Zahui B. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoIgelstavikens 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
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
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.
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