2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball
Preseason WNIT champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 12
2014–15 record 27–7 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Vic Schaefer (3rd season)
Assistant coach Johnnie Harris
Assistant coach Aqua Franklin
Assistant coach Elena Lovato
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#3 South Carolina*†15–1 .938  34–3  .919
#6 Tennessee15–1 .938  30–6  .833
#12 Mississippi State11–5 .688  27–7  .794
#11 Kentucky10–6 .625  24–10  .706
#21 Texas A&M10–6 .625  23–10  .697
LSU10–6 .625  17–14  .548
Missouri7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Ole Miss7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Georgia6–10 .375  19–12  .613
Arkansas6–10 .375  18–14  .563
Vanderbilt5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Florida5–11 .313  13–17  .433
Auburn3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Alabama2–14 .125  13–19  .406
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Vic Schaefer. They play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Tulane in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.

Roster

2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Dominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKlein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Breanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 5 Sherise Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMcCluer HS St. Louis, MO
C 10 Martha Alwal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrWorthington HS Worthington, MN
F 13 Ketara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoTemple HS Temple, TX
G 14 Kendra Grant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrRichland HS Richland, MS
G 21 Jerica James 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrNorth Little Rock HS Wynne, AR
G 23 Kayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrAndy Dekaney HS Houston, TX
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrScott Central HS Forest, MS
F 44 LaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
C 45 Chinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoStoneleigh-Burnham Prep Lagos, Nigeria
G 51 Savannah Carter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrTrinity Valley CC Tulsa, OK
Head coach

Vic Schaefer

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris
Aqua Franklin
Elena Lovato

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-04

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014*
2:00 p.m.		 Arkansas–Fort Smith W 114–58  –
 Humphrey Coliseum (973)
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014*
8:00 p.m.		 Mercer
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 92–60  1–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,531)
Starkville, MS
Nov 16, 2014*
6:00 p.m.		 Arkansas State
Preseason WNIT Second Round		 W 93–83  2–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,011)
Starkville, MS
Nov 20, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 17 West Virginia
Preseason WNIT Semifinals		 W 74–61  3–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,502)
Starkville, MS
Nov 23, 2014*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 WKU
Preseason WNIT Championship		 W 88–77  4–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
Starkville, MS
Nov 25, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 Louisiana–Monroe W 80–46  5–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,954)
Starkville, MS
Nov 29, 2014*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 25 at New Orleans W 85–45  6–0
 Lakefront Arena (284)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 2, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 23 North Dakota State W 109–58  7–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,659)
Starkville, MS
Dec 7, 2014*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana W 97–36  8–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,020)
Starkville, MS
Dec 11, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Louisiana Tech W 81–77  9–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,012)
Starkville, MS
Dec 14, 2014*
2:00 p.m., ASN		 No. 22 at Southern Miss W 73–46  10–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,561)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 15, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 21 Mississippi Valley State W 104–41  11–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,011)
Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 2014*
11:00 a.m.		 No. 21 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 66–51  12–0
 Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1,656)
Lafayette, LA
Dec 20, 2014*
9:30 p.m.		 No. 21 vs. UIC
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 W 73–36  13–0
 South Point Arena (150)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 21, 2014*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 21 vs. Miami (OH)
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 W 68–42  14–0
 South Point Arena (175)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 29, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 17 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83–26  15–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,955)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015
3:00 p.m.		 No. 17 No. 19 Georgia W 64–56  16–0 (1–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,114)
Starkville, MS
Jan 4, 2015
2:00 p.m.		 No. 17 at Missouri W 53–47  17–0 (2–0)
 Mizzou Arena (1,432)
Columbia, MO
Jan 8, 2015
8:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 14 Arkansas W 72–57  18–0 (3–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,556)
Starkville, MS
Jan 11, 2015
2:00 p.m.		 No. 14 at Vanderbilt L 62–78  18–1 (3–1)
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,690)
Nashville, TN
Jan 15, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 No. 15 LSU L 69–71 2OT 18–2 (3–2)
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,727)
Starkville, MS
Jan 18, 2015
3:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 15 Alabama W 66–50  19–2 (4–2)
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,557)
Starkville, MS
Jan 22, 2015
8:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 18 at Ole Miss W 64–62  20–2 (5–2)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (3,383)
Oxford, MS
Jan 26, 2015
8:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 18 at Auburn W 59–48  21–2 (6–2)
 Auburn Arena (1,787)
Auburn, AL
Jan 29, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 No. 18 Vanderbilt W 69–44  22–2 (7–2)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,056)
Starkville, MS
Feb 1, 2015
2:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 18 at No. 6 Tennessee L 67–79  22–3 (7–3)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (11,507)
Knoxville, TN
Feb 8, 2015
2:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 17 No. 14 Texas A&M W 63–61 OT 23–3 (8–3)
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,651)
Starkville, MS
Feb 12, 2015
6:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 13 at No. 10 Kentucky L 90–92 2OT 23–4 (8–4)
 Memorial Coliseum (5,100)
Lexington, KY
Feb 15, 2015
3:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 13 Florida W 75–62  24–4 (9–4)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,183)
Starkville, MS
Feb 22, 2015
2:00 p.m.		 No. 14 at Alabama W 57–55  25–4 (10–4)
 Foster Auditorium (3,133)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 26, 2015
6:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 11 at No. 2 South Carolina L 50–69  25–5 (10–5)
 Colonial Life Arena (15,047)
Columbia, SC
Mar 1, 2015
1:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 11 Ole Miss W 55–47  26–5 (11–5)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,326)
Starkville, MS
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 2015
8:30 p.m., SECN		 No. 11 vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Quarterfinals		 L 67–76  26–6
 Verizon Arena (4,189)
North Little Rock, AR
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015*
2:39 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 12 vs. Tulane
First Round		 W 57–47  27–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,712)
Durham, NC
Mar 22, 2015*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 No. 12 at No. 16 Duke
Second Round		 L 56–64  27–7
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,293)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP RV RV 25 23 22 21 19 17 14 15 18 18 17 13 14 11 11 12 12
Coaches NR RV RV 25 22 20 19 17 15 18 20 18 19 15 16 13 13 14 14

See also

2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2014–15 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
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