2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 18 0   1.000 34 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
No. 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 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, played their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament to their in-state rival Michigan State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Cleveland State, Toledo and Missouri in the first, second and third rounds, Southern Miss in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinals.

Roster

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Madison Ristovski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr University Liggett Sterling Heights, Mich.
G 2 Siera Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Serra Gardena, Calif.
G 3 Katelynn Flaherty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Metuchen Point Pleasant, N.J.
G 4 Hallie Wangler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Shrine Catholic Royal Oak, Mich.
G 5 Shannon Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Forestview Gastonia, N.C.
G 11 Jillian Dunston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Academy of the Holy Cross Germantown, Md.
C 12 Terra Stapleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fairland Proctorville, Ohio
G 14 Nicole Elmblad 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr LaSalle St. Ignace, Mich.
G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Carlyle Carlyle, Ill.
G 20 Danielle Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Phoenix, Ariz.
F 22 Cyesha Goree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Wyoming Park Grand Rapids, Mich.
G/F 23 Maria Backman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cardinal Spellman Bronx, N.Y.
F 24 Emoni Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Long Beach Polytechnic Pasadena, Calif.
F 32 Kelsey Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Inkster Detroit, Mich.
Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore
Megan Duffy
Joy McCorvey


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-28

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm
Davenport W 74–39 
Crisler Center (786)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Detroit W 76–57  1–0
Crisler Center (2,062)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Bucknell W 68–61  2–0
Crisler Center (1,913)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 64–85  2–1
Peterson Events Center (707)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 74–47  3–1
Crisler Center (2,110)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/28/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout
W 76–64  4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. San Diego State
San Juan Shootout
W 70–50  5–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 83–69  6–1
Crisler Center (1,225)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/09/2014*
6:30 pm
Princeton L 55–85  6–2
Crisler Center (1,193)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 50–70  6–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904)
South Bend, IN
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Canisius W 79–43  7–3
Crisler Center (1,985)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2014*
12:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 81–52  8–3
Crisler Center (3,946)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
4:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 53–63  8–4 (0–1)
Kohl Center (3,528)
Madison, WI
01/01/2015
1:00 pm
Penn State W 89–53  9–4 (1–1)
Crisler Center (3,034)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 Michigan State
Rivalry
W 74–65  10–4 (2–1)
Crisler Center (4,520)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at No. 24 Rutgers L 68–81  10–5 (2–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,554)
Piscataway, NJ
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
Ohio State
Rivalry
W 100–94 OT 11–5 (3–2)
Crisler Center (3,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2015
6:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 73–66  12–5 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,112)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2015
9:00 pm, BTN
at No. 20 Iowa L 70–76  12–6 (4–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,584)
Iowa City, IA
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 70–57  13–6 (5–3)
Crisler Center (1,780)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
No. 5 Maryland L 65–91  13–7 (5–4)
Crisler Center (1,358)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/01/2015
3:00 pm
at No. 15 Nebraska L 60–75  13–8 (5–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,386)
Lincoln, NE
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Michigan State W 72–59  14–8 (6–5)
Breslin Center (5,315)
East Lansing, MI
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
No. 21 Rutgers L 50–57  14–9 (6–6)
Crisler Center (3,478)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Ohio State
Rivalry
L 73–77  14–10 (6–7)
Value City Arena (4,668)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
Northwestern L 62–63  14–11 (6–8)
Crisler Center (2,129)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Indiana W 68–52  15–11 (7–8)
Crisler Center (1,806)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 88–91 2OT 15–12 (7–9)
Williams Arena (6,053)
Minneapolis, MN
02/24/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 81–50  16–12 (8–9)
Crisler Center (1,534)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 60–72  16–13 (8–10)
State Farm Center (2,989)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
12:30 pm, BTN
vs. Michigan State
Second Round
L 49–69  16–14
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN
WNIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
First Round
W 72–50  17–14
Crisler Center (1,028)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at Toledo
Second Round
W 74–58  18–14
Savage Arena (3,004)
Toledo, OH
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
Missouri
Third Round
W 65–55  19–14
Crisler Center (1,383)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/29/2015*
3:00 pm
at Southern Miss
Quarterfinals
W 69–60  20–14
Reed Green Coliseum (5,480)
Hattiesburg, MS
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm
UCLA
Semifinals
L 65–69  20–15
Crisler Center (2,209)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ^ "2014-15 Michigan Women's Basketball Schedule". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015.