2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 22
2014–15 record 239 (126 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe McKeown (7th season)
Assistant coach Sam Dixon
Assistant coach Allison Guth
Assistant coach Carrie Banks
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 Maryland180 1.000  343  .919
#18 Iowa144 .778  268  .765
#23 Ohio State135 .722  2411  .686
#22 Northwestern126 .667  239  .719
Rutgers126 .667  2310  .697
Minnesota117 .611  2310  .697
Nebraska108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan810 .444  2015  .571
Michigan State711 .389  1615  .516
Illinois612 .333  1516  .484
Wisconsin513 .278  920  .310
Indiana414 .222  1516  .484
Purdue315 .167  1120  .355
Penn State315 .167  624  .200
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which was their first trip since 1997. They lost in the first round to Arkansas.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 10 Nia Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHopkins Minneapolis, Minn.
F/C 5 Alex Cohen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrNicolet Bayside, Wis.
G 3 Ashley Deary 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoFlower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
F 11 Lauren Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBriarcrest Christian Collierville, Tenn.
G 21 Alexis Glasgow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRolling Meadows Arlington Heights, Ill.
G 1 Morgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPacific Collegiate Santa Cruz, Calif.
G 2 Tessa Haldes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWhitney Young Chicago, Ill.
G 24 Christen Inman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSeven Lakes Katy, Texas
F 32 Christen Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrThe Lovett School Powder Springs, Ga.
G 35 Maya Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWhitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, Wis.
G 13 Nof Kedem 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrOstrovski High School Olesh, Israel
G 25 Maggie Lyon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCalifornia California
G 12 Lydia Rohde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBrookfield Central Brookfield, Wis.
G 42 Karly Roser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSaint Mary's Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
F/C 30 Allie Tuttle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoPanther Creek Cary, N.C.
Head coach

Joe McKeown

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Dixon, Ph.D.
Allison Guth
Carrie Banks


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 PM
UW–Parkside W 78–47 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 PM
at Chicago State W 102–48  1–0
Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
11/16/2014*
2:00 PM
Hampton W 62–36  2–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (546)
Evanston, IL
11/21/2014*
7:00 PM
Kent State W 72–54  3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (452)
Evanston, IL
11/26/2014*
12:00 PM
UIC W 61–40  4–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (414)
Evanston, IL
11/29/2014*
7:00 PM
at No. 18 DePaul W 97–91 2OT 5–0
Sullivan Athletic Center (2,565)
Chicago, IL
12/04/2014*
6:00 PM
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 70–45  6–0
Cassell Coliseum (1,430)
Blacksburg, VA
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
Loyola–Chicago W 70–33  7–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (612)
Evanston, IL
12/15/2014*
12:00 PM
Gonzaga W 62–43  8–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,047)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2014*
6:00 PM
at UNLV W 88–84  9–0
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2014*
4:30 PM
vs. Eastern Illinois
ASU Tournament semifinals
W 92–44  10–0
Wells Fargo Arena (1,189)
Tempe, AZ
12/21/2014*
3:00 PM
at Arizona State
ASU Tournament championship
L 75–88  10–1
Wells Fargo Arena (2,647)
Tempe, AZ
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
1:00 PM
at No. 20 Michigan State W 61–57  11–1 (1–0)
Breslin Center (8,128)
East Lansing, MI
01/01/2015
1:00 PM
Wisconsin W 68–46  12–1 (2–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,163)
Evanston, IL
01/04/2015
3:00 PM, BTN
at Ohio State L 64–73  12–2 (2–1)
Value City Arena (5,402)
Columbus, OH
01/11/2015
2:00 PM
Michigan State W 77–70  13–2 (3–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,152)
Evanston, IL
01/14/2015
7:00 PM
at No. 22 Iowa L 70–83  13–3 (3–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,027)
Iowa City, IA
01/17/2015
5:00 PM, BTN
Michigan L 66–73  13–4 (3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,112)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at Illinois W 68–67  14–4 (4–3)
State Farm Center (1,725)
Champaign, IL
01/25/2015
1:00 PM
at Penn State L 75–76  14–5 (4–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,786)
University Park, PA
01/29/2015
7:00 PM
No. 20 Iowa L 99–102  14–6 (4–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (987)
Evanston, IL
02/01/2015
2:00 PM
Minnesota W 70–49  15–6 (5–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (918)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2015
6:00 PM
at Indiana W 75–69  16–6 (6–5)
Assembly Hall (2,094)
Bloomington, IN
02/08/2015
1:00 PM
Illinois W 64–58  17–6 (7–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2015
6:00 PM
at Purdue W 73–65 OT 18–6 (8–5)
Mackey Arena (5,929)
West Lafayette, IN
02/14/2015
1:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan W 63–62  19–6 (9–5)
Crisler Center (2,129)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
No. 21 Nebraska W 59–51  20–6 (10–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (779)
Evanston, IL
02/22/2015
3:00 PM
at Wisconsin W 86–83 OT 21–6 (11–5)
Kohl Center (N/A)
Madison, WI
02/26/2015
7:00 PM
No. 25 No. 20 Rutgers W 80–60  22–6 (12–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (903)
Evanston, IL
03/01/2015
12:00 PM, BTN
No. 25 No. 5 Maryland L 48–69  22–7 (12–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
2:00 PM, BTN
No. 24 vs. No. 23 Rutgers
Quarterfinals
W 62–57  23–7
Sears Centre (5,293)
Hoffman Estates, IL
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, BTN
No. 24 vs. No. 4 Maryland
Semifinals
L 57–62  23–8
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Arkansas
First Round
L 55–57  23–9
Ferrell Center (N/A)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AP RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV 25 24 22 22
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV

See also

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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