2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Sky for a tie to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game 2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State and South Dakota in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the third round.

2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2014–15 record22–13 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana†14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Sacramento State13–5 .722  18–16  .529
Eastern Washington12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Northern Colorado12–6 .667  22–13  .629
North Dakota9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Montana State9–9 .500  15–15  .500
Northern Arizona9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Idaho8–10 .444  14–15  .483
Idaho State8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Southern Utah6–12 .333  13–15  .464
Weber State6–12 .333  11–18  .379
Portland State2–16 .111  4–25  .138
† 2015 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shelby Dougherty  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTroy HS
Seattle		 Fullerton, CA
G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWestmont HS Campbell, CA
G 3 D'shara Strange 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFountain-Fort Carson HS Fountain, CO
G 5 Jamie Derrieux 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrGrand Junction HS Grand Junction, CO
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrFossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO
F 14 Kourteney Zadina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSeward HS Seward, NE
G 15 Katie Longwell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoChaparral HS Parker, CO
G 20 Lindsay Mallon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHighlands Ranch HS Lone Tree, CO
F 22 Amber Van Deudekom 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBrea Olinda HS Brea, CA
G 24 Kyleigh Hiser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLaramie HS Laramie, WY
F/C 31 Rebecca Howell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBishop Machebeuf Catholic HS Denver, CO
G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLake Elsinore HS Perris, CA
G 41 Stephanie Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNatrona County HS Casper, WY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
2:00 pm		 CSU–Pueblo W 70–44  –
 Bank of Colorado Arena (318)
Greeley, CO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm		 at SMU W 57–44  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (7,000)
Dallas, TX
11/17/2014*
10:30 am		 at North Texas W 53–48  2–0
 The Super Pit (2,947)
Denton, TX
11/24/2014*
5:00 pm		 Western State Colorado W 85–37  3–0
 Bank of Colorado Arena (412)
Greeley, CO
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm		 at Omaha W 67–58  4–0
 Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (184)
Omaha, NE
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm		 at No. 15 Nebraska L 56–63  4–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,975)
Lincoln, NE
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm		 Air Force W 76–35  5–1
 Bank of Colorado Arena (538)
Greeley, CO
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm		 South Dakota State L 48–71  5–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (287)
Greeley, CO
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm		 Grand Canyon W 66–47  6–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (481)
Greeley, CO
12/14/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Utah State L 61–65  6–3
 Smith Spectrum (341)
Logan, UT
12/17/2014*
5:00 pm		 at South Florida L 43–84  6–4
 USF Sun Dome (1,275)
Tampa, FL
12/19/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–69  6–5
 Alico Arena (1,207)
Fort Myers, FL
01/01/2015
2:00 pm		 Montana L 58–64  6–6 (0–1)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (440)
Greeley, CO
01/03/2015
2:00 pm		 Montana State W 80–61  7–6 (1–1)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (315)
Greeley, CO
01/08/2015
8:00 pm		 at Portland State W 68–54  8–6 (2–1)
 Stott Center (248)
Portland, OR
01/10/2015
3:00 pm		 at Sacramento State L 71–76  8–7 (2–2)
 Colberg Court (403)
Sacramento, CA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm		 North Dakota L 58–68  8–8 (2–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (478)
Greeley, CO
01/22/2015
7:00 pm		 Eastern Washington W 64–56  9–8 (3–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (640)
Greeley, CO
01/24/2015
2:00 pm		 Idaho W 70–52  10–8 (4–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (799)
Greeley, CO
01/29/2015
7:00 pm		 at Idaho State L 61–70  10–9 (4–4)
 Reed Gym (984)
Pocatello, ID
01/31/2015
2:00 pm		 at Weber State L 52–59  10–10 (4–5)
 Dee Events Center (779)
Ogden, UT
02/05/2015
7:00 pm		 Northern Arizona L 49–51  10–11 (4–6)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (545)
Greeley, CO
02/07/2015
2:00 pm		 Southern Utah W 87–58  11–11 (5–6)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (412)
Greeley, CO
02/12/2015
7:00 pm		 at Montana State W 84–63  12–11 (6–6)
 Worthington Arena (897)
Bozeman, MT
02/14/2015
2:00 pm		 at Montana W 52–51  13–11 (7–6)
 Dahlberg Arena (3,220)
Missoula, MT
02/19/2015
7:00 pm		 Sacramento State W 78–76  14–11 (8–6)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (510)
Greeley, CO
02/21/2015
2:00 pm		 Portland State W 90–50  15–11 (9–6)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (623)
Greeley, CO
02/26/2015
7:00 pm		 at Southern Utah W 88–66  16–11 (10–6)
 Centrum Arena (789)
Cedar City, UT
02/28/2015
8:00 pm		 at Northern Arizona W 88–67  17–11 (11–6)
 Walkup Skydome (455)
Flagstaff, AZ
03/07/2015
1:00 pm		 at North Dakota W 67–56  18–11 (12–6)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,646)
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/11/2015
1:30 pm		 vs. North Dakota
Quarterfinals		 W 72–64  19–11
 Dahlberg Arena (269)
Missoula, MT
03/13/2015
11:30 am		 vs. Sacramento State
Semifinals		 W 81–79 OT 20–11
 Dahlberg Arena (1,382)
Missoula, MT
03/14/2015
2:00 pm		 at Montana
Championship Game		 L 49–60  20–12
 Dahlberg Arena (3,811)
Missoula, MT
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Colorado State
First Round		 W 53–48  21–12
 Moby Arena (1,367)
Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2015*
5:00 pm		 South Dakota
Second Round		 W 59–58  22–12
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,233)
Greeley, CO
03/26/2015*
8:00 pm		 at UCLA
Third Round		 L 60–74  22–13
 Pauley Pavilion (760)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

References
  1. http://uncbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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