2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Bollant
Assistant coach Mike Divilbiss
Assistant coach Tianna Kirkland
Assistant coach LaKale Malone
Home arena State Farm Center
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 Maryland†18–0 1.000  34–3  .919
#18 Iowa14–4 .778  26–8  .765
#23 Ohio State13–5 .722  24–11  .686
#22 Northwestern12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Rutgers12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Minnesota11–7 .611  23–10  .697
Nebraska10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan8–10 .444  20–15  .571
Michigan State7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Illinois6–12 .333  15–16  .484
Wisconsin5–13 .278  9–20  .310
Indiana4–14 .222  15–16  .484
Purdue3–15 .167  11–20  .355
Penn State3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by third year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Nebraska.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sarah Hartwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBellarmine Prep Tacoma, Wash.
G 2 Taylor Gleason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGoodrich Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F 3 Taylor Tuck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 5 Nia Oden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrChrist The King Brooklyn, N.Y.
G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, Ill.
G 12 Ashley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFremd Palatine, Ill.
G/F 13 Mikaala Shackelford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrHopkins Plymouth, Minn.
G 15 Kyley Simmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrLewis Central Council Bluffs, Iowa
G 20 Brittany Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrIncarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Mo.
G 21 Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMinden Minden, Neb.
G 22 Ivory Crawford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrProviso East Chicago, Ill.
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSt. John the Baptist Medford, N.Y.
G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
C 32 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrShelby-Rising City Shelby, Neb.
F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMaine South Park Ridge, Ill.
Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
2:00 PM		 Millikin W 108–38  –
 State Farm Center (1,607)
Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
3:00 PM		 IPFW W 70–63  1–0
 State Farm Center (1,283)
Champaign, IL
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM		 Robert Morris W 66–48  2–0
 State Farm Center (1,171)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2014*
7:00 PM		 Memphis W 60–58  3–0
 State Farm Center (1,250)
Champaign, IL
11/23/2014*
2:00 PM		 Southern W 62–42  4–0
 State Farm Center (1,642)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2014*
5:00 PM		 vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament		 W 77–71  5–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
7:15 PM		 vs. South Florida
Paradise Jam Tournament		 L 61–67  5–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
5:00 PM		 vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament		 L 76–78 OT 5–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM		 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 86–63  6–2
 State Farm Center (1,253)
Champaign, IL
12/06/2014*
2:05 PM		 at Southern Illinois W 86–42  7–2
 SIU Arena (1,975)
Carbondale, IL
12/09/2014*
6:00 PM		 at Seton Hall L 72–82  7–3
 Walsh Gymnasium (467)
South Orange, NJ
12/13/2014*
1:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Valparaiso W 80–58  8–3
 Athletics–Recreation Center (408)
Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2014*
7:00 PM		 Murray State W 64–44  9–3
 State Farm Center (1,892)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
2:00 PM		 Purdue L 55–62  9–4 (0–1)
 State Farm Center (2,548)
Champaign, IL
01/04/2015
1:00 PM		 at Penn State W 91–76  10–4 (1–1)
 Bryce Jordan Center (3,933)
University Park, PA
01/08/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Iowa W 73–61  11–4 (2–1)
 State Farm Center (1,650)
Champaign, IL
01/11/2015
2:00 PM		 No. 19 Nebraska L 53–58  11–5 (2–2)
 State Farm Center (3,263)
Champaign, IL
01/15/2015
6:00 PM		 at Michigan State L 56–63  11–6 (2–3)
 Breslin Center (4,419)
East Lansing, MI
01/18/2015
1:00 PM		 at No. 8 Maryland L 54–74  11–7 (2–4)
 Xfinity Center (6,191)
College Park, MD
01/22/2015
7:00 PM		 Northwestern L 67–68  11–8 (2–5)
 State Farm Center (1,725)
Champaign, IL
01/26/2015
6:00 PM, BTN		 at Michigan L 57–70  11–9 (2–6)
 Crisler Arena (1,780)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2015
7:00 PM		 at No. 15 Nebraska L 57–59  11–10 (2–7)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,378)
Lincoln, NE
02/01/2015
2:00 PM		 Wisconsin L 62–73  11–11 (2–8)
 State Farm Center (1,797)
Champaign, IL
02/05/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 Minnesota W 95–69  12–11 (3–8)
 State Farm Center (1,693)
Champaign, IL
02/08/2015
1:00 PM		 Northwestern L 58–64  12–12 (3–9)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2015
6:00 PM		 at Indiana L 58–85  12–13 (3–10)
 Assembly Hall (2,236)
Bloomington, IN
02/14/2015
3:00 PM, BTN		 Ohio State W 66–55  13–13 (4–10)
 State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2015
6:00 PM		 at No. 21 Rutgers L 56–80  13–14 (4–11)
 The RAC (2,329)
Piscataway, NJ
02/21/2015
1:00 PM		 at Purdue W 47–46  14–14 (5–11)
 Mackey Arena (6,348)
West Lafayette, IN
02/25/2015
7:00 PM		 Michigan State L 65–67  14–15 (5–12)
 State Farm Center (1,815)
Chamapign, IL
02/28/2015
11:00 AM, BTN		 Michigan W 72–60  15–15 (6–12)
 State Farm Center (2,989)
Chamapign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
6:00 PM, BTN		 vs. Nebraska
Second Round		 L 71–86  15–16
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball Schedule". Fighting Illini. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
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