2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by fourteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum. They finished the season 23–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Oklahoma. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to UCLA.

2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2014–15 record2315 (711 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lester Rowe (4th season)
  • Sharrona Reaves (2nd season)
  • Chester Nichols[1] (6th season)
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor162 .889  334  .892
Oklahoma135 .722  2112  .636
TCU99 .500  1814  .563
Oklahoma State99 .500  2012  .625
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
Texas99 .500  2411  .686
West Virginia711 .389  2315  .605
Kansas State711 .389  1914  .576
Kansas612 .333  1517  .469
Texas Tech513 .278  1516  .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

Roster

2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dominique Simpson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJones Orlando, FL
F 2 Abigail Asoro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrIowa Western CC Stockholm, Sweden
G 3 Tyara Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPlano West Plano, TX
C 4 Kayla Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrGulf Coast CC Powder Springs, GA
F 5 Averee Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCalloway County Murray, KY
F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoAcademy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 20 Bre McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoGeorgia Tech Lithonia, GA
G 21 Jessica Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGulf Coast CC Augusta, GA
G 22 Linda Stepney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLake Taylor Norfolk, VA
G 23 Bria Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJames Hillhouse New Haven, CT
F 32 Crystal Leary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLake Taylor Norfolk, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Wheeling Jesuit W 87–49 
WVU Coliseum (2,062)
Morgantown, WV
Non-Conference Games
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 67–42  1–0
WVU Coliseum (1,707)
Morgantown, WV
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Seton Hall
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 89–87  2–0
WVU Coliseum (1,078)
Morgantown, WV
11/20/2014*
8:00 pm
No. 17 at Mississippi State
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 61–74  2–1
Humphrey Coliseum (2,502)
Starkville, MS
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Evansville W 83–39  3–1
WVU Coliseum (1,202)
Morgantown, WV
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 22 Fairfield W 67–53  4–1
WVU Coliseum (845)
Morgantown, WV
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–52  5–1
Rothman Center (397)
Teaneck, NJ
12/06/2014*
4:00 pm
No. 24 Coppin State W 83–43  6–1
WVU Coliseum (2,042)
Morgantown, WV
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm, RTPT
No. 23 Duquesne W 79–60  7–1
WVU Coliseum (1,322)
Morgantown, WV
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm
No. 23 IPFW W 82–48  8–1
WVU Coliseum (1,493)
Morgantown, WV
12/20/2014*
4:00 pm
No. 22 vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
W 69–56  9–1
Charleston Civic Center (2,421)
Charleston, WV
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 21 at Ohio State L 54–96  9–2
Value City Arena (5,048)
Columbus, OH
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
St. Francis (PA) W 101–46  10–2
WVU Coliseum (1,587)
Morgantown, WV
Conference Games
01/04/2015
4:30 pm, FS1
at Oklahoma L 60–71  10–3
(0–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,400)
Norman, OK
01/07/2015
8:00 pm, LHN
at No. 3 Texas L 55–61  10–4
(0–2)
Frank Erwin Center (2,614)
Austin, TX
01/10/2015
3:00 pm, RTPT
No. 5 Baylor L 62–66  10–5
(0–3)
WVU Coliseum (3,712)
Morgantown, WV
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, RTPT
Texas Tech L 45–55  10–6
(0–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,011)
Morgantown, WV
01/17/2015
2:30 pm, FS2
at No. 21 Oklahoma State W 61–49  11–6
(1–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,557)
Stillwater, OK
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
Kansas State W 63–51  12–6
(2–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,797)
Morgantown, WV
01/24/2015
2:00 pm, FSN
at Kansas L 59–65  12–7
(2–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,802)
Lawrence, KS
01/28/2015
8:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 57–73  12–8
(2–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,343)
Lubbock, TX
02/01/2015
2:00 pm
No. 24 Oklahoma W 78–69  13–8
(3–6)
WVU Coliseum (4,069)
Morgantown, WV
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
TCU W 76–71  14–8
(4–6)
WVU Coliseum (1,052)
Morgantown, WV
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Iowa State L 43–61  14–9
(4–7)
Hilton Coliseum (11,384)
Ames, IA
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, RTPT
Kansas W 59–56  15–9
(5–7)
WVU Coliseum (1,563)
Morgantown, WV
02/15/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Baylor L 51–79  15–10
(5–8)
Ferrell Center (6,762)
Waco, TX
02/15/2015
7:00 pm
Oklahoma State L 46–52  15–11
(5–9)
WVU Coliseum (1,407)
Morgantown, WV
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, FSN
Iowa State W 54–52  16–11
(6–9)
WVU Coliseum (2,076)
Morgantown, WV
02/24/2015
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU L 63–73  16–12
(6–10)
Student Recreation Center (1,351)
Ft. Worth, TX
03/01/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas W 76–69  17–12
(7–10)
WVU Coliseum (4,303)
Morgantown, WV
03/03/2015
8:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 55–59  17–13
(7–11)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,043)
Manhattan, KS
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2015
9:30 pm, FCS
vs. Texas Tech
First Round
W 59–40  18–13
American Airlines Center (3,363)
Dallas, TX
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, FSN
vs. Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
L 55–67  18–14
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
2015 WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Buffalo
First Round
W 84–61  19–14
WVU Coliseum (1,755)
Morgantown, WV
03/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Hampton
Second Round
W 57–39  20–14
WVU Coliseum (1,815)
Morgantown, WV
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
Duquense
Third Round
W 60–39  21–14
WVU Coliseum (1,471)
Morgantown, WV
03/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 75–70 OT 22–14
WVU Coliseum (2,509)
Morgantown, WV
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Temple
Semifinals
W 66–58 OT 23–14
WVU Coliseum (3,025)
Morgantown, WV
04/04/2015*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
UCLA
Championship Game
L 60–62  23–15
Charleston Civic Center (8,403)
Charleston, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season
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Final
AP 17 17 22т 24 23 22 21 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 17 16 21 21 20 18 21 21 25 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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