2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record	23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Marlene Stollings (1st year)
Assistant coach	Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Assistant coach	Fred Chmiel
Assistant coach	John Motherwell
Home arena	Williams Arena

2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Maryland†	18	–	0	1.000	34	–	3	.919
#18 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
#23 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
#22 Northwestern	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Rutgers	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Nebraska	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	20	–	15	.571
Michigan State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Illinois	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Indiana	4	–	14	.222	15	–	16	.484
Purdue	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	24	Bailey, MikaylaMikayla Bailey	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Osseo HS	Maple Grove, Minn.
1.5 !G	1	Banham, RachelRachel Banham	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, Minn.
3.5 !F	35	Bessard, RangieRangie Bessard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Manvel HS	Rosharon, Texas
5.0 !C	52	Buckingham, JosieJosie Buckingham	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	New Richmond HS	New Richmond, Ohio
1.5 !G	11	Coughlin, GraceGrace Coughlin	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Benilde-St. Margaret's School	Edina, Minn.
1.5 !G	22	Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Minnetonka HS	Minnetonka, Minn.
2.5 !G/F	20	Hirt, KaylaKayla Hirt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Bemidji HS	Bemidji, Minn.
2.5 !G/F	5	Jacobs, ToryTory Jacobs	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Irving MacArthur HS	Irving, Texas
3.5 !F	4	Johnson, JackieJackie Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
3.5 !F	23	Kelley, ShaeShae Kelley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Old Dominion	Denver, Colo.
1.5 !G	2	McDaniel, StabresaStabresa McDaniel	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Skyline HS	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Mullaney, ShayneShayne Mullaney	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
1.5 !G	33	Wagner, CarlieCarlie Wagner	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS	New Richland, Minn.
5.0 !C	32	Zahui B., AmandaAmanda Zahui B.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	2.5 !RS So	Igelstavikens 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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
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

References

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2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References