2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fourth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins finished in 6th place in the Pac-12 Conference and were selected to play in the WNIT. The Bruins defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 62–60 for the WNIT championship on April 4, 2015. Jordin Canada was the tournament's most valuable player.

2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
WNIT champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record1918 (810 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Oregon State162 .889  275  .844
No. 9 Arizona State153 .833  296  .829
No. 14 Stanford135 .722  2610  .722
No. 24 California135 .722  2310  .697
Washington117 .611  2310  .697
UCLA810 .444  1918  .514
Washington State711 .389  1715  .531
USC711 .389  1515  .500
Colorado612 .333  1517  .469
Oregon612 .333  1317  .433
Arizona315 .167  1020  .333
Utah315 .167  922  .290
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kari Korver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoValley Christian Paramount, CA
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWindward Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Recee' Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHomeschooled San Antonio, TX
F 10 Kacy Swain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrSt. Bernard's Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLong Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
C 13 Luiana Livulo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNorthwest Florida State College
Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia
Lisbon, Portugal
G 20 Dominique Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSaint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
G 21 Nirra Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMater Dei Montreal, QE
G 22 Madeline Poteet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrTemecula HS Temecula, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrArchbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
F 24 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrIgelstavikens Gymnasium Malmö, Sweden
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSantiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWheaton North Wheaton, IL
F/C 34 Corinne Costa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrLiberty HS Discovery Bay, CA
C 54 Savanna Trapp 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) RS FrEsko Esko, MN
Head coach

Cori Close

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Huth
Tony Newnan
Shannon Perry


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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 23 Westmont W 92–54 
Pauley Pavilion (1,198)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
10:00 am
No. 23 at James Madison L 87–91 OT 0–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,831)
Harrisburg, VA
11/16/2014*
11:00 am
No. 23 at No. 11 North Carolina L 68–84  0–2
Carmichael Arena (3,077)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Texas L 65–75  0–3
Pauley Pavilion (2,583)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2014*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 Nebraska L 66–71  0–4
Pauley Pavilion (1,169)
Los Angeles, CA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Cincinnati W 66–58  1–4
Pauley Pavilion (507)
Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
UC Riverside W 67–53  2–4
Pauley Pavilion (550)
Los Angeles, CA
12/12/2014*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 92–83  3–4
Pauley Pavilion (665)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Miami (FL)
Tulane DoubleTree Classic
L 67–74  3–5
Devlin Fieldhouse (213)
New Orleans, LA
12/19/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Samford
Tulane DoubleTree Classic
W 71–52  4–5
Devlin Fieldhouse (118)
New Orleans, LA
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 50–86  4–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (8,015)
Uncasville, CT
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 Notre Dame L 67–82  4–7
Pauley Pavilion (3,004)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at USC
Rivalry
W 59–52  5–7 (1–0)
Galen Center (1,587)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Oregon State L 47–65  5–8 (1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (1,498)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 46–62  5–9 (1–2)
Pauley Pavilion (834)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 49–46  6–9 (2–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (980)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/11/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 90–84  7–9 (3–2)
Coors Events Center (2,190)
Boulder, CO
01/18/2015
7:30 pm, P12N
USC
Rivalry
W 71–60  8–9 (4–2)
Pauley Pavilion (4,022)
Los Angeles, CA
01/23/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Stanford L 70–79  8–10 (4–3)
Pauley Pavilion (1,837)
Los Angeles, CA
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
California L 57–72  8–11 (4–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,103)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015
12:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 65–67  8–12 (4–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (1,501)
Eugene, OR
02/02/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 7 Oregon State L 64–82  8–13 (4–6)
Gill Coliseum (2,636)
Corvallis, OR
02/06/2015
7:00 pm
Colorado W 72–65  9–13 (5–6)
Pauley Pavilion (1,134)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
Utah W 58–45  10–13 (6–6)
Pauley Pavilion (1,562)
Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
at California L 64–70  10–14 (6–7)
Haas Pavilion (2,013)
Berkeley, CA
02/15/2015
4:30 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Stanford L 50–68  10–15 (6–8)
Maples Pavilion (4,270)
Stanford, CA
02/20/2015
7:00 pm
No. 12 Arizona State L 56–68  10–16 (6–9)
Pauley Pavilion (1,790)
Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
Arizona W 75–41  11–16 (7–9)
Pauley Pavilion (2,122)
Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Washington State W 74–69  12–16 (8–9)
Beasley Coliseum (573)
Pullman, WA
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 61–74  12–17 (8–10)
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,447)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
2:00 pm, P12N
vs. Arizona
First Round
W 80–62  13–17
KeyArena (2,907)
Seattle, WA
03/06/2015
2:00 pm, P12N
vs. No. 19 Stanford
Quarterfinals
L 62–67  13–18
KeyArena (3,869)
Seattle, WA
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield
First Round
W 70–54  14–18
Pauley Pavilion (635)
Los Angeles, CA
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm
at San Diego
Second Round
W 63–58  15–18
Jenny Craig Pavilion (467)
San Diego, CA
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado
Third Round
W 74–60  16–18
Pauley Pavilion (760)
Los Angeles, CA
03/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 82–66  17–18
Pauley Pavilion (746)
Los Angeles, CA
04/01/2015*
4:00 pm
at Michigan
Semifinals
W 69–65  18–18
Crisler Arena (2,209)
Ann Arbor, MI
04/04/2015*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at West Virginia
Championship Game
W 62–60  19–18
Charleston Civic Center (8,403)
Charleston, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

See also

2014–15 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

References

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