2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-Up | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 36–3 (15–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Edmund P. Joyce Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Notre Dame† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 36 | – | 3 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Duke | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 North Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 ACC tournament winner As of 7 April 2015 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference
.
By edging
Connecticut
. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31–23 at the half; they were outscored 32–30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63–53 losers.
2014–15 Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carol Owens Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey
Roster |
Media
All Notre Dame games were aired on
WHPZ
Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live.
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2014* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Ferris State | W 92–32 | – |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174)
South Bend, IN | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm |
No. 3 | UMass Lowell | W 105–51 | 1–0 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN | ||||||
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 3 | at No. 15 Michigan State | W 71–63 | 2–0 |
Breslin Center (8,644) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
11/21/2014* 5:00 pm |
No. 3 | Chattanooga | W 88–53 | 3–0 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645) South Bend, IN | ||||||
11/23/2014* 5:00 pm |
No. 3 | Holy Cross Hall of Fame Women's Challenge |
W 104–29 | 4–0 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684) South Bend, IN | ||||||
11/24/2014* 6:00 pm |
No. 2 | Harvard Hall of Fame Women's Challenge |
W 97–43 | 5–0 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566) South Bend, IN | ||||||
11/25/2014* 6:00 pm |
No. 2 | Quinnipiac Hall of Fame Women's Challenge |
W 112–52 | 6–0 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429) South Bend, IN | ||||||
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 2 | vs. Kansas Hall of Fame Women's Challenge |
W 89–47 | 7–0 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347) Uncasville, CT | ||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 2 | vs. No. 15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 92–72 | 8–0 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189) Fort Wayne, IN | ||||||
12/06/2014* 3:15 pm, ESPN
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No. 2 | No. 3 Rivalry
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L 58–76 | 8–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN | ||||||
12/10/2014* 9:00 pm, FS2 |
No. 5 | at No. 25 DePaul | W 94–93 OT | 9–1 |
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/13/2014* 1:00 pm |
No. 5 | Michigan | W 70–50 | 10–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904) South Bend, IN | ||||||
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm |
No. 5 | Saint Joseph's | W 64–50 | 11–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630) South Bend, IN | ||||||
12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N |
No. 4 | at UCLA | W 82–67 | 12–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (3,004) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/02/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Florida State | W 74–68 | 13–1 (1–0) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN | ||||||
01/04/2015 1:00 pm, RSN |
No. 4 | at No. 21 Syracuse | W 85–74 | 14–1 (2–0) |
Carrier Dome (2,158)
Syracuse, NY | ||||||
01/08/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Miami (FL) | L 63–78 | 14–2 (2–1) |
BankUnited Center (1,836)
Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
01/11/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Boston College | W 104–58 | 15–2 (3–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN | ||||||
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, RSN |
No. 7 | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 89–79 | 16–2 (4–1) |
Carmichael Arena (4,358) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
01/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | No. 5 Tennessee | W 88–77 | 17–2 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN | ||||||
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 6 | Georgia Tech | W 89–76 | 18–2 (5–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865) South Bend, IN | ||||||
01/24/2015 5:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Clemson | W 74–36 | 19–2 (6–1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214) Clemson, SC | ||||||
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 74–50 | 20–2 (7–1) |
Cassell Coliseum (1,835) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
02/01/2015 1:00 pm, RSN |
No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 92–63 | 21–2 (8–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741) South Bend, IN | ||||||
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 4 | Virginia | W 75–54 | 22–2 (9–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738) South Bend, IN | ||||||
02/08/2015 1:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Boston College | W 89–56 | 23–2 (10–1) |
Conte Forum (1,924) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
02/16/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | No. 10 Duke | W 63–50 | 24–2 (11–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN | ||||||
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, RSN |
No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 71–61 | 25–2 (12–1) |
McCamish Pavilion (2,303) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | No. 8 Louisville | W 68–52 | 26–2 (13–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911) South Bend, IN | ||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Pittsburgh | W 87–59 | 27–2 (14–1) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810) South Bend, IN | ||||||
03/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 4 | at NC State | W 67–60 | 28–2 (15–1) |
Reynolds Coliseum (2,649) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, RSN |
No. 2 | vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals |
W 77–61 | 29–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (4,019) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Duke Semifinals |
W 55–49 | 30–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 7 Florida State Championship Game |
W 71–58 | 31–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (6,874) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/20/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | Montana First Round |
W 77–43 | 32–2 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198) South Bend, IN | ||||||
03/22/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | DePaul Second Round |
W 79–67 | 33–2 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658) South Bend, IN | ||||||
03/27/2015* 10:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 14 Stanford Sweet Sixteen |
W 81–60 | 34–2 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878)
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/29/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight |
W 77–68 | 35–2 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
04/05/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Final Four |
W 66–65 | 36–2 |
Amalie Arena (N/A) Tampa, FL | ||||||
04/07/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 1 National Championship
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L 53–63 | 36–3 |
Amalie Arena (19,810) Tampa, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Eastern |
Source[1]
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
Week 11 |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
Final |
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AP | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Coaches | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
References
- ^ "2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2014.