2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Joanne Boyle resumed the responsibility as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. The Cavaliers were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , and played their home games at the John Paul Jones Arena . They finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Miami (FL). They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.
Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network
The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA . John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.
Roster
2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Mikayla Venson
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Yorktown
Arlington, VA
F
2
Jae'Lisa Allen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
White Hall
Pine Bluff, AR
F
3
Sarah Beth Barnett
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, KY
G
12
Breyana Mason
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Forest Park
Woodbridge, VA
G
13
Tiffany Suarez
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Our Lady of Lourdes
Miami, FL
G
15
Jaryn Garner
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Germantown Academy
Sewell, NJ
G
20
Faith Randolph
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Derwood, MD
F
21
Lauren Moses
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Rancocas
Mt. Holly, NJ
G
23
Aliyah Huland El
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Randolph
Randolph, NJ
C
42
Sarah Imovbioh
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
St. Anne's-Belfield
Abuja , Nigeria
F
44
Sydney Umeri
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
The Lovett School
Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-07-05
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14 *7:00 pm
Ohio State
W 87–82
1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,358)Charlottesville, VA
November 16 *1:00 pm
Radford
W 75–47
2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,172)Charlottesville, VA
November 20 *7:00 pm
at Xavier
W 71–62
3–0
Cintas Center (714)Cincinnati, OH
November 23 *2:00 pm
Auburn
W 66–51
4–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,526)Charlottesville, VA
November 28 *8:00 pm
vs. Toledo Florida International Tournament
L 62–64
4–1
FIU Arena (436)Miami, FL
November 30 *2:00 pm
at FIU Florida International Tournament
W 74–61
5–1
FIU Arena (305)Miami, FL
December 3 *8:00 pm
at Illinois ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–86
5–2
State Farm Center (1,253)Champaign, IL
December 6 *7:00 pm
Delaware State
W 100–62
6–2
John Paul Jones Arena (2,998)Charlottesville, VA
December 16 *7:00 pm
Longwood
W 91–49
7–2
John Paul Jones Arena (2,841)Charlottesville, VA
December 19 *7:00 pm
Saint Mary's
W 62–49
8–2
John Paul Jones Arena (2,950)Charlottesville, VA
December 21 *6:00 pm
Howard
W 74–53
9–2
John Paul Jones Arena (3,014)Charlottesville, VA
December 28 *2:30 pm
Davidson Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic
L 57–67
9–3
John Paul Jones Arena (3,302)Charlottesville, VA
December 29 *7:00 pm
Drexel Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic
W 72–66
10–3
John Paul Jones Arena (3,031)Charlottesville, VA
Conference regular season
January 4 2:00 pm
at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic
W 62–47
11–3 (1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (1,225)Blacksburg, VA
January 8 7:00 pm
Wake Forest
W 72–70
12–3 (2–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,034)Charlottesville, VA
January 11 1:00 pm
at No. 21 Syracuse
L 58–70
12–4 (2–1)
Carrier Dome (708)Syracuse, NY
January 15 7:00 pm
Boston College
W 68–56
13–4 (3–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,397)Charlottesville, VA
January 18 3:00 pm, RSN
at No. 4 Louisville Rivalry
L 55–67
13–5 (3–2)
KFC Yum! Center (11,322)Louisvilly, KY
January 21 7:00 pm
at Miami (FL)
L 58–67
13–6 (3–3)
BankUnited Center (1,406)Miami, FL
January 25 2:00 pm
Georgia Tech
L 62–68
13–7 (3–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,975)Charlottesville, VA
January 29 7:00 pm
NC State
W 71–63
14–7 (4–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,092)Charlottesville, VA
February 1 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson
W 77–72
15–7 (5–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum (902)Clemson, SC
February 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 4 Notre Dame
L 54–75
15–8 (5–5)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738)South Bend, IN
February 12 7:00 pm
No. 11 Duke
L 43–71
15–9 (5–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,333)Charlottesville, VA
February 15 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 7 Florida State
L 56–65
15–10 (5–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,042)Charlottesville, VA
February 19 7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh
L 63–68 OT
15–11 (5–8)
Petersen Events Center (736)Pittsburgh, PA
February 22 1:00 pm
Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic
W 73–59
16–11 (6–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,772)Charlottesville, VA
February 26 7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 15 North Carolina
L 70–72
16–12 (6–9)
Carmichael Arena (2,988)Chapel Hill, NC
March 1 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 8 Louisville Rivalry
W 75–59
17–12 (7–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,744)Charlottesville, VA
2015 ACC Tournament
March 5 2:00 pm, RSN
vs. Miami (FL) Second Round
L 52–62
17–13
Greensboro Coliseum (3,688)Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 19 *7:00 pm
at Old Dominion First Round
L 62–69
17–14
Ted Constant Convocation Center (973)Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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
Final
AP
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics