2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Sharon Dawley assumes the responsibility as head coach for her fifth season. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Richmond.

2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record1218 (511 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jen MacAulay (5th season)
  • Yolanda Griffith (1st season)
  • Chris Wielgus (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 George Washington151 .938  294  .879
Dayton142 .875  287  .800
Duquesne124 .750  2311  .676
Fordham115 .688  2112  .636
Richmond97 .563  1914  .576
Rhode Island88 .500  1713  .567
Saint Joseph's88 .500  1317  .433
VCU79 .438  1614  .533
Saint Louis79 .438  1516  .484
St. Bonaventure511 .313  1515  .500
La Salle511 .313  1516  .484
George Mason511 .313  1317  .433
UMass511 .313  1218  .400
Davidson115 .063  525  .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

201415 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 15 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGates Chili Rochester, N.Y.
G 2 Amber Dillon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS JrBrookline Jamaica Plain, Mass.
F/C 31 Kymber Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAlthoff Catholic Belleville, Ill.
G 5 Adriana Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPort Huron Port Huron, Mich.
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrThe Ursuline School New Rochelle, N.Y.
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPriestnall School Stockport, England
G 24 Emily Mital 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrFrisco Liberty Frisco, Texas
F/C 0 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBoston Latin School Boston, Mass.
F 4 Kim Pierre-Louis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Paul Catholic Ottawa, Ontario
F 11 Ciara Rosten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMaryvale Cheektowaga, N.Y.
G 21 Victoria Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAmherst-Pelham Regional Amherst, Mass.
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoQuest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, Nev.
F 14 Paula Tarnachowicz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrVII Sportowe Liceum Gdynia, Poland
G/F 23 Rashida Timbilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJohn McCrae Secondary School Ottawa, Ontario
Head coach

Sharon Dawley

Assistant coach(es)

Jen MacAulay
Yolanda Griffith
Chris Wielgus


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

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm
at Western Michigan L 41–63  0–1
University Arena (782)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 70–72  0–2
McGuirk Arena (1,307)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Maine W 68–60  1–2
Mullins Center (356)
Amherst, MA
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm
at North Texas
North Texas Tournament
W 56–46  2–2
The Super Pit (827)
Denton, TX
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Florida State
North Texas Tournament
L 47–73  2–3
The Super Pit (573)
Denton, TX
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
UCF W 67–62  3–3
Mullins Center (344)
Amherst, MA
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 62–75  3–4
Mullins Center (302)
Amherst, MA
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm
American W 71–61  4–4
Mullins Center (338)
Amherst, MA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Holy Cross W 72–61  5–4
Mullins Center (311)
Amherst, MA
12/19/2014*
5:00 pm
at Georgia State
Georgia State Tournament
L 66–71  5–5
GSU Sports Arena (386)
Atlanta, GA
12/20/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Ohio
Georgia State Tournament
L 52–59  5–6
GSU Sports Arena (382)
Atlanta, GA
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at Boston University W 78–57  6–6
Case Gym (277)
Boston, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 53–65  6–7 (0–1)
Reilly Center (646)
Olean, NY
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 67–75  6–8 (0–2)
Mullins Center (321)
Amherst, MA
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 65–47  7–8 (1–2)
Hagan Arena (751)
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
La Salle W 71–68  8–8 (2–2)
Mullins Center (360)
Amherst, MA
01/18/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington L 54–69  8–9 (2–3)
Mullins Center (381)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2015
12:00 pm
at Fordham L 42–65  8–10 (2–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236)
Bronx, NY
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at Richmond L 44–64  8–11 (2–5)
Robins Center (520)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 57–77  8–12 (2–6)
Mullins Center (592)
Amherst, MA
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 58–70  8–13 (2–7)
Ryan Center (407)
Kingston, RI
02/07/2015
1:00 pm
at La Salle L 69–71  8–14 (2–8)
Tom Gola Arena (221)
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2015
11:45 am
George Mason W 85–79 OT 9–14 (3–8)
Mullins Center (1,398)
Amherst, MA
02/14/2015
1:00 pm
Duquesne L 49–69  9–15 (3–9)
Mullins Center (714)
Amherst, MA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Davidson W 60–49  10–15 (4–9)
Mullins Center (358)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm
at VCU L 43–65  10–16 (4–10)
Siegel Center (939)
Richmond, VA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 60–69  10–17 (4–11)
UD Arena (2,061)
Dayton, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 78–70  11–17 (5–11)
Mullins Center (612)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/04/2015
4:30 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 55–49  12–17
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2015
2:00 pm
vs. Richmond
Second Round
L 63–67  12–18
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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