2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
2014–15 record 28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach Anthony Bozzella
Assistant coach Stephanie Oliver
Assistant coach Lauren DeFalco
Assistant coach Tiffany Jones-Smart
Home arena Walsh Gymnasium
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Seton Hall *153 .833  286  .824
DePaul153 .833  278  .771
Villanova126 .667  2214  .611
St. John's117 .611  2311  .676
Creighton108 .556  1714  .548
Butler108 .556  1416  .467
Xavier810 .444  1814  .563
Marquette414 .222  922  .290
Providence315 .167  624  .200
Georgetown216 .111  427  .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second head coach Anthony Bozella, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in Big East to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Rutgers in the first round. With 28 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.

Roster

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0 Daisha Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Jersey City, N.J.
F 1 Tabatha Richardson-Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bay City, TX
F 2 Tiffany Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr New York, NY
C 3 Chizoba Ekedigwe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Laurel, MD
G 10 Jordan Mosley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Orlando, FL
G 11 Ka-Deidre Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Newark, NJ
G 13 Samantha Bozzella 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr West Orange, NJ
G 15 Aleesha Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Philadelphia, PA
G/F 21 Kathleen Egan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Aberdeen, NJ
G/F 22 Teresa Kucera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Schwäbisch Hall, GER
G 23 Tara Inman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holmdale, NJ
C 25 Jordan Molyneaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denver, CO
G/F 30 Claire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Andover, Minn.
C 35 Lubirdia Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mount Vernon, NY
F 44 Janee Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Matthews, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV
Coaches NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 24 24 RV 25 23 22 24

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
12:00 PM
Philadelphia W 86–64 
Walsh Gymnasium (431)
South Orange, NJ
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
12:00 PM, PSN
Rider
WNIT Preseason First Round
W 66–47  1–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,186)
South Orange, NJ
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at No. 17 West Virginia
WNIT Preseason Second Round
L 87–89  1–1
WVU Coliseum (1,078)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Penn State
WNIT Preseason Consolation Round
W 75–70  2–1
Bryce Jordan Center (3,114)
University Park, PA
11/26/2014*
12:00 PM, PSN
Kennesaw State W 77–74  3–1
Walsh Gymnasium (361)
South Orange, NJ
11/29/2014*
12:00 PM, PSN
Saint Peter's
Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 75–45  4–1
Walsh Gymnasium (462)
South Orange, NJ
11/30/2014*
2:30 PM, PSN
Saint Joseph's
Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 77–60  5–1
Walsh Gymnasium (502)
South Orange, NJ
12/03/2014
8:00 PM, FS1
at Creighton W 79–74  6–1 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (789)
Omaha, NE
12/05/2014*
7:00 PM
at Fordham W 56–43  7–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (415)
Bronx, NY
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM, PSN
Lafayette W 80–63  8–1
Walsh Gymnasium (491)
South Orange, NJ
12/09/2014*
7:00 PM, BEDN
Illinois W 82–72  9–1
Walsh Gymnasium (467)
South Orange, NJ
12/18/2014*
7:00 PM, PSN
Fairfield W 79–47  10–1
Walsh Gymnasium (419)
South Orange, NJ
12/19/2014*
7:00 PM, PSN
NJIT W 74–62  11–1
Walsh Gymnasium (402)
South Orange, NJ
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM, BEDN
No. 14 Georgia W 70–51  12–1
Walsh Gymnasium (724)
South Orange, NJ
12/30/2014
7:00 PM, PSN
No. 23 Butler W 70–65  13–1 (2–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (754)
South Orange, NJ
01/02/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 23 at St. John's L 50–59  13–2 (2–1)
Carnesecca Arena (960)
Queens, NY
01/09/2015
7:00 PM, PSN
Xavier W 78–54  14–2 (3–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
1:00 PM
at Providence W 68–67  15–2 (4–1)
Alumni Hall (339)
Providence, RI
01/16/2015
7:00 PM, PSN
Marquette W 88–58  16–2 (5–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (664)
South Orange, NJ
01/18/2015
2:00 PM, PSN
DePaul W 107–87  17–2 (6–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (683)
South Orange, NJ
01/23/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
at Villanova W 59–56  18–2 (7–1)
The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
01/25/2015
12:00 PM
at Georgetown W 99–85 OT 19–2 (8–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (587)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2015
2:00 PM, PSN
St. John's W 78–73  20–2 (9–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,638)
South Orange, NJ
02/06/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
Providence W 67–40  21–2 (10–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,146)
South Orange, NJ
02/08/2015
2:00 PM, PSN
Creighton L 73–81  21–3 (10–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (760)
South Orange, NJ
02/13/2015
8:00 PM, BEDN
at DePaul W 81–80  22–3 (11–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,825)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2015
3:00 PM
at Marquette L 70–73  22–4 (11–3)
Al McGuire Center (1,538)
Milwaukee, WI
02/20/2015
7:00 PM, PSN
Georgetown W 95–68  23–4 (12–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (727)
South Orange, NJ
02/22/2015
2:00 PM, PSN
Villanova W 64–62  24–4 (13–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,074)
South Orange, NJ
02/27/2015
7:00 PM
at Xavier W 77–60  25–4 (14–3)
Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
1:00 PM
at Butler W 85–76  26–4 (15-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (452)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/08/2015
1:00 PM, FS2
No. 25 vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 77–51  27–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
6:30 PM, FS1
No. 24 vs. St. John's
Semifinals
W 72–60  28–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/10/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 24 vs. DePaul
Championship Game
L 68–78  28–5
Allstate Arena (3,226)
Rosemont, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Rutgers
First Round
L 66–79  28–6
Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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