2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fourteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. The Bulls were picked in the preseason to place second in the AAC. They finished second in the conference and advanced all the way to the final of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, however, they fell 84–70 to UConn. South Florida fell to 0–17 all-time to the Huskies. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
2014–15 record27–8 (15–3 The American)
Head coachJose Fernandez (14th season)
Associate head coachJeff Osterman
Assistant coaches
  • Michele Woods-Baxter
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †18–0 1.000  38–1  .974
No. 25 South Florida15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Tulsa12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Temple12–6 .667  20–17  .541
East Carolina11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Tulane11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Memphis7–11 .389  14–17  .452
UCF5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Cincinnati4–14 .222  8–23  .258
SMU3–15 .167  7–23  .233
Houston1–17 .056  6–24  .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 1 Ivana Vuletic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrHagagymnasiet Norrköping, Sweden
G 2 Micah Kroll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrTampa Catholic Tampa, Florida
G 3 Tamara Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Neena Pacholke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFreedom Tampa, Florida
G 5 Tremaine McCullough 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEdgewater Orlando, Florida
G 10 Courtney Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCharlton County Folkston, Georgia
G 11 Ariadna Pujol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGEM Mataro, Spain
G 12 Bre Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrJohn Tyler Tyler, Texas
F/C 14 Paige Cashin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoNewark Newark, Ohio
G 15 Shavontae Naylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Ocala, Florida
G 20 Laura Ferreira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrNone Lisboa, Portugal
G 22 Laia Flores 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrInstitut Municipal Biada Mataro, Spain
G 23 Shalethia Stringfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrPotters House Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida
F 24 Alisia Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrStatesboro Statesboro, Georgia
G 31 Laura Marcos Canedo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoColegio Champagnat Salamanca, Spain
G/F 32 Maria Jesperson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNone Hojbjerg, Denmark
F/C 45 Katelyn Weber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoHall Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-12

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
4:00 PM		 vs. Villanova
Chattanooga Invitational		 W 57–56  1–0
 McKenzie Arena (223)
Chattanooga, TN
11/16/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Chattanooga
Chattanooga Invitational		 W 59–57  2–0
 McKenzie Arena (1,509)
Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM		 at No. 9 Maryland L 67–85  2–1
 Xfinity Center (3,165)
College Park, MD
11/22/2014*
2:00 PM		 UNC Asheville W 97–53  3–1
 USF Sun Dome (1,515)
Tampa, FL
11/27/2014*
8:15 PM		 vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament		 W 83–68  4–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,978)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
8:15 PM		 vs. Illinois
Paradise Jam Tournament		 W 67–61  5–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
8:15 PM		 vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament		 L 57–61  5–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM		 Stetson W 78–62  6–2
 USF Sun Dome (1,475)
Tampa, FL
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM		 St. John's L 52–55  6–3
 USF Sun Dome (1,648)
Tampa, FL
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM		 College of Charleston W 67–47  7–3
 USF Sun Dome (1,296)
Tampa, FL
12/17/2014*
7:00 PM		 Northern Colorado W 84–43  8–3
 USF Sun Dome (1,275)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Penn State W 90–87 OT 9–3
 Bryce Jordan Center (3,429)
University Park, PA
AAC regular season
12/28/2014
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 East Carolina W 69–62  10–3 (1–0)
 USF Sun Dome (3,513)
Tampa, FL
12/31/2014
3:00 PM		 Memphis W 72–39  11–3 (2–0)
 USF Sun Dome (1,350)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2015
5:30 PM, CBSSN		 at Tulane W 53–40  12–3 (3–0)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,587)
New Orleans, LA
01/11/2015
12:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Temple W 70–58  13–3 (4–0)
 McGonigle Hall (714)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 SMU W 82–59  14–3 (5–0)
 USF Sun Dome (1,673)
Tampa, FL
01/18/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 at No. 2 Connecticut L 50–92  14–4 (5–1)
 Gampel Pavilion (9,030)
Storrs, CT
01/21/2015
8:00 PM, ADN		 at Houston W 71–55  15–4 (6–1)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
Houston, TX
01/25/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN		 Tulane W 64–45  16–4 (7–1)
 USF Sun Dome (1,488)
Tampa, FL
01/31/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Memphis W 57–53  17–4 (8–1)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930)
Memphis, TN
02/03/2015
7:00 PM, ADN		 UCF
War on I-4		 W 91–68  18–4 (9–1)
 USF Sun Dome (2,003)
Tampa, FL
02/07/2015
7:00 PM, ADN		 Cincinnati W 75–36  19–4 (10–1)
 USF Sun Dome (1,628)
Tampa, FL
02/10/2015
8:00 PM, ADN		 No. 25 at SMU W 72–51  20–4 (11–1)
 Moody Coliseum (494)
Dallas, TX
02/15/2015
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 25 at East Carolina L 64–65  20–5 (11–2)
 Williams Arena (1,646)
Greenville, NC
02/18/2015
7:00 PM, ADN		 Tulsa W 79–46  21–5 (12–2)
 USF Sun Dome (1,640)
Tampa, FL
02/22/2015
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 Temple W 79–53  22–5 (13–2)
 USF Sun Dome (1,940)
Tampa, FL
02/24/2015
7:00 PM		 at Cincinnati W 74–44  23–5 (14–2)
 Fifth Third Arena (498)
Cincinnati, OH
02/28/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at UCF
War on I-4		 W 99–71  24–5 (15–2)
 CFE Arena (1,484)
Orlando, FL
03/02/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 1 Connecticut L 65–88  24–6 (15–3)
 USF Sun Dome (5,565)
Tampa, FL
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals		 W 79–51  25–6
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2015
7:30 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Tulane
Semifinals		 W 78–69  26–6
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
Uncasville, CT
03/09/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN		 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game		 L 70–84  26–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,499)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2		 No. 25 LSU
First Round		 W 73–64  27–7
 USF Sun Dome (5,560)
Tampa, FL
03/23/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 25 No. 8 Louisville
Second Round		 L 52–60  27–8
 USF Sun Dome (5,014)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AP RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25
Coaches RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25

See also

Sources
  1. http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&SPID=2924&SPSID=36696
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