2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team , variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by eighteenth year head coach Sue Semrau and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Florida State finished the regular season with a record of 27–3 (14–2 in ACC play), finishing in second place, both school records. They appeared in the finals of the ACC Tournament for the first time, losing to Notre Dame in the championship game and finishing as conference runner-up. The Seminoles were selected to play in the NCAA tournament and received the highest seed in school history. They ended the season in the semifinals after compiling a 32–5 record, setting the school record for most wins in a season and matching their furthest run in the tournament.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the 2013–14 season 21–12, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They were invited to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stanford.
Roster
2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Morgan Jones
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Jr
Northwestern
Lake Mary, FL
C
2
Adut Bulgak
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Archbishop O'Leary Trinity Valley CC
Edmonton, AB , Canada
G
3
Emiah Bingley
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Lee's Summit West Iowa State
Kansas City, MO
G
10
Leticia Romero
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS So
I.E.S. Joaquín ArtilesKansas State
Las Palmas , Spain
G
11
Chania Ray
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Riverdale Baptist
Alexandria, VA
G
12
Brittany Brown
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Choctawhatchee
Fort Walton Beach, FL
G
15
Maegan Conwright
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr
TimberviewKentucky
Arlington, TX
G/F
20
Shakayla Thomas
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Sylacauga
Sylacauga, AL
F
23
Ivey Slaughter
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Tattnall Square Academy
Macon, GA
G
24
Shakena Richardson
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
RS Jr
Neptune Rutgers
Neptune, NJ
C
25
Ama Degbeon
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Grunberg
Grünberg , Germany
F
32
Lauren Coleman
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Parkview
Lawrenceville, GA
F
34
Gabby Bevillard
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Fr
Oconee
Bishop, GA
C
42
Kai James
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Dwyer
West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-07-02
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Adut Bulgak
Kai James
Ama Degbeon
PF
Ivey Slaughter
Shakayla Thomas
SF
Emiah Bingley
Lauren Coleman
SG
Leticia Romero
Morgan Jones
Shakena Richardson
PG
Brittany Brown
Emiah Bingley
Chania Ray
Honors
Adut Bulgak
Sue Semrau
Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist[ 3]
Sue Semrau
Pat Summitt Trophy Finalist[ 4]
Sue Semrau
All-ACC
Three players were chosen as all-conference selections:[ 5] [ 6]
First Team
Second Team
Freshman Team
Shakayla Thomas and Leticia Romero were named to the All-ACC Tournament team. Adut Bulgak and Leticia Romero were named to the Greensboro Regional All-Tournament team.
All-Americans
Honorable Mention[ 7]
Adut Bulgak
Leticia Romero
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
Regular season Polls
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
Week 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
20
17
9
9
7
9
9
7
7
7
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
19
17
9
8
7
9
8
6
7
7
7
Schedule
In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[ 8]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9 *2:00 p.m.
Faulkner
W 89–27
0–0
15 – Bulgak[ 9]
16 – Bulgak[ 9]
4 – Conwright[ 9]
Donald L. Tucker Center (-)Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 14 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UAB
W 92–62
1–0
19 – Conwright[ 10]
9 – Slaughter, Bulgak[ 10]
5 – Richardson[ 10]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,687)Tallahassee, FL
November 18 *11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman
W 103–34
2–0
18 – Bulgak[ 11]
13 – Bulgak[ 11]
8 – Richardson[ 11]
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,157)Tallahassee, FL
November 21 *6:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Illinois North Texas Tournament
W 91–55
3–0
21 – Bulgak[ 12]
7 – Bulgak, James[ 12]
6 – Richardson[ 12]
UNT Coliseum (355)Dallas, TX
November 23 *1:00 p.m.
vs. UMass North Texas Tournament
W 74–46
4–0
13 – Bulgak[ 13]
11 – Bulgak[ 13]
3 – Conwright[ 13]
UNT Coliseum (573)Dallas, TX
November 27 *3:30 p.m.
vs. Washington Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 68–80
4–1
14 – Thomas[ 14]
10 – Thomas[ 14]
3 – Conwright, Richardson[ 14]
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)Cancún, Mexico
November 28 *1:00 p.m.
vs. Furman Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 94–63
5–1
18 – Bulgak[ 15]
10 – Bulgak[ 15]
6 – Brown[ 15]
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)Cancún, Mexico
November 29 *3:30 p.m.
vs. Hartford Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 69–59
6–1
16 – Bulgak[ 16]
7 – Bulgak, Brown[ 16]
4 – Brown, Conwright[ 16]
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)Cancún, Mexico
December 3 *7:00 p.m.
at Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–64 OT
7–1
20 – Jones[ 17]
12 – Bulgak[ 17]
4 – Conwright[ 17]
Mackey Arena (5,725)West Lafayette, IN
December 7 *2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Florida
W 77–51
8–1
18 – Slaughter[ 18]
12 – Bulgak[ 18]
5 – Richardson[ 18]
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,008)Tallahassee, FL
December 14 *2:00 p.m.
at Temple
W 66–62
9–1
16 – Slaughter[ 19]
12 – Slaughter[ 19]
5 – Conwright[ 19]
McGonigle Hall (816)Philadelphia, PA
December 16 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Florida
W 79–58
10–1
26 – Bulgak[ 20]
11 – Bulgak[ 20]
4 – Brown[ 20]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,229)Tallahassee, FL
December 19 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Savannah State
W 97–51
11–1
19 – Thomas[ 21]
14 – Bulgak[ 21]
5 – Bingley[ 21]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,170)Tallahassee, FL
December 22 *8:00 p.m.
at Tulane
W 65–54
12–1
21 – Slaughter[ 22]
11 – Brown[ 22]
5 – Conwright[ 22]
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,000)New Orleans, LA
December 29 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Jacksonville
W 73–46
13–1
15 – Jones[ 23]
10 – Bulgak[ 23]
6 – Romero[ 23]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,438)Tallahassee, FL
January 2 7:00 p.m.
at No. 4 Notre Dame
L 68–74
13–2 (0–1)
18 – Thomas[ 24]
8 – Bulgak[ 24]
3 – Conwright, Jones, Romero[ 24]
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
January 8 7:00 p.m.
at Clemson
W 85–52
14–2 (1–1)
20 – Conwright[ 25]
12 – Slaughter[ 25]
4 – Conwright, Richardson, Romero[ 25]
Littlejohn Coliseum (557)Clemson, SC
January 11 1:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 13 Duke
W 74–58
15–2 (2–1)
18 – Bulgak[ 26]
18 – Bulgak[ 26]
5 – Conwright, Jones[ 26]
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,536)Tallahassee, FL
January 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 20
Pittsburgh
W 58–43
16–2 (3–1)
19 – Romero[ 27]
10 – Thomas[ 27]
3 – Romero, Conwright[ 27]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,259)Tallahassee, FL
January 18 2:00 p.m.
No. 20
at Virginia Tech
W 59–44
17–2 (4–1)
19 – Thomas[ 28]
7 – Thomas, Brown, James[ 28]
3 – Conwright, Jones, Brown[ 28]
Cassell Coliseum (1,971)Blacksburg, VA
January 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 17
No. 4 Louisville
W 68–63
18–2 (5–1)
17 – Conwright[ 29]
10 – Thomas[ 29]
5 – Romero[ 29]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,847)Tallahassee, FL
January 25 2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 17
Wake Forest
W 110–80
19–2 (6–1)
16 – Jones[ 30]
10 – Bulgak[ 30]
9 – Romero[ 30]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,779)Tallahassee, FL
January 30 7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 9
at Georgia Tech
W 82–62
20–2 (7–1)
15 – Bingley[ 31]
13 – Slaughter[ 31]
8 – Romero[ 31]
McCamish Pavilion (1,166)Atlanta, GA
February 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9
No. 25 Syracuse
W 62–52
21–2 (8–1)
22 – Slaughter[ 32]
16 – Bulgak[ 32]
6 – Romero[ 32]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,758)Tallahassee, FL
February 8 2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9
Miami (FL)
W 80–60
22–2 (9–1)
19 – Bulgak[ 33]
16 – Bulgak[ 33]
5 – Romero[ 33]
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,435)Tallahassee, FL
February 12 7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 7
at No. 17 North Carolina
L 63–71
22–3 (9–2)
15 – Slaughter[ 34]
13 – Bulgak[ 34]
7 – Romero[ 34]
Carmichael Arena (3,211)Chapel Hill, NC
February 15 1:00 p.m.
No. 7
at Virginia
W 65–56
23–3 (10–2)
14 – Slaughter, Bulgak[ 35]
9 – Bulgak[ 35]
9 – Romero[ 35]
John Paul Jones Arena (4,042)Charlottesville, VA
February 19 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9
Clemson
W 81–38
24–3 (11–2)
13 – Slaughter[ 36]
12 – Slaughter[ 36]
4 – Richardson[ 36]
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,819)Tallahassee, FL
February 22 1:00 p.m.
No. 9
at Boston College
W 86–68
25–3 (12–2)
19 – Bulgak, Romero[ 37]
11 – Romero[ 37]
11 – Romero[ 37]
Conte Forum (912)Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9
NC State
W 72–52
26–3 (13–2)
13 – Thomas[ 38]
12 – Brown[ 38]
7 – Richardson[ 38]
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,048)Tallahassee, FL
March 1 3:00 p.m., RSN
No. 9
at Miami (FL)
W 69–55
27–3 (14–2)
17 – Conwright[ 39]
12 – Romero[ 39]
6 – Romero[ 39]
BankUnited Center (2,077)Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6 6:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 7
vs. (14) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals
W 82–43
28–3
17 – Thomas[ 40]
7 – James[ 40]
5 – Jones[ 40]
Greensboro Coliseum (4,019)Greensboro, NC
March 7 2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 7 (2)
vs. (3) No. 10 (3) Louisville Semifinals
W 66–51
29–3
17 – Slaughter[ 41]
6 – Bulgak[ 41]
6 – Romero[ 41]
Greensboro Coliseum (7,108)Greensboro, NC
March 8 1:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 7
vs. (1) No. 2 Notre Dame Championship
L 58–71
29–4
14 – Conwright[ 42]
7 – Bulgak[ 42]
6 – Conwright[ 42]
Greensboro Coliseum (6,874)Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21 *1:45 p.m., ESPN2
(2 G) No. 7
(15 G) Alabama State First round
W 91–49
30–4
17 – Thomas[ 43]
8 – Romero[ 43]
10 – Romero[ 43]
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,536)Tallahassee, FL
March 23 *6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2 G) No. 7 (2)
(7 G) No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast Second round
W 65–47
31–4
12 – Thomas[ 44]
13 – Bulgak[ 44]
6 – Romero[ 44]
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772)Tallahassee, FL
March 27 *9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2 G) No. 7
vs. (3 G) No. 9 (3) Arizona State Sweet Sixteen
W 66–65
32–4
21 – Romero[ 45]
7 – Bulgak[ 45]
4 – Romero[ 45]
Greensboro Coliseum (6,286)Greensboro, NC
March 29 *12:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 G) No. 7
vs. (1 G) No. 3 South Carolina Elite Eight
L 74–80
32–5
13 – Romero[ 46]
7 – Slaughter, Romero[ 46]
4 – Slaughter, Romero[ 46]
Greensboro Coliseum (6,364)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 47]
Awards
ESPNW National Player of the Week
ESPNW Coach of the Year
Associated Press National Coach of the Year
WBCA Coach of the Year
Conference
ACC Player of the Week
ACC Sixth Player of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year[ 54] [ 55]
All Seminoles games will air on the Seminole IMG Sports Network. WQTL will be the new home of Seminoles women's basketball thanks to a new contract with Red Hills Broadcasting.[ 56]
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^ a b c "Louisville vs. Florida State - Box Score" . ESPN . January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015 .
^ a b c "Wake Forest vs. Florida State - Box Score" . ESPN . January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015 .
^ a b c "Florida State vs. Georgia Tech - Box Score" . ESPN . January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015 .
^ a b c "Syracuse vs. Florida State - Box Score" . ESPN . February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015 .
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^ a b c "Florida State vs. North Carolina - Box Score" . ESPN . February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015 .
^ a b c "Florida State vs. Virginia - Box Score" . ESPN . February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015 .
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^ a b c "Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida State (NCAA Tournament, second round) - Box Score" . ESPN . March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
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