2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record23–15 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lester Rowe (4th season)
  • Sharrona Reaves (2nd season)
  • Chester Nichols[1] (6th season)
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 16 2   .889 33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
TCU 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Texas 9 9   .500 24 11   .686
West Virginia 7 11   .389 23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Kansas 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [2]

The 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented 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 played 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.

Roster

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2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominique Simpson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jones Orlando, FL
F 2 Abigail Asoro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Iowa Western CC Stockholm, Sweden
G 3 Tyara Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Plano West Plano, TX
C 4 Kayla Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Gulf Coast CC Powder Springs, GA
F 5 Averee Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Calloway County Murray, KY
F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr East Orange East Orange, NJ
C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Academy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 20 Bre McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Georgia Tech Lithonia, GA
G 21 Jessica Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Gulf Coast CC Augusta, GA
G 22 Linda Stepney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA
G 23 Bria Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr James Hillhouse New Haven, CT
F 32 Crystal Leary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lake 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

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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
Duquesne
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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Mountaineer Morning Links: Memorial Day (5/26/14) Edition". SB Nation. May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule - 2014 - 2015". www.WVUSports.com. West Virginia University. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.