2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Melanie Balcomb, in her thirteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2014–15 record15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coachMelanie Balcomb (13th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*†15–1 .938  34–3  .919
No. 6 Tennessee15–1 .938  30–6  .833
No. 12 Mississippi State11–5 .688  27–7  .794
No. 11 Kentucky10–6 .625  24–10  .706
No. 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

Roster
2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrBraham Area Braham, Minn.
G 3 Rachel Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCreek Wood Cumberland Furnace, Tenn.
F 10 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIMG Academy (Fla.) Gatineau, Quebec
F 13 Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIMG Academy (Fla.) Gatineau, Quebec
G 15 Jasmine Jenkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrEast Hall Gainesville, Ga.
F 21 Heather Bowe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRegis Eau Claire, Wis.
F 22 Marqu'es Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHoover Hoover, Ala.
F 24 Kristen Gaffney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoGreen Hope Cary, N.C.
G 25 Morgan Batey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPace Academy Atlanta, Ga.
G 33 Christa Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBay Bay St. Louis, Miss.
C 35 Kendall Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoBarbers Hill Mont Belvieu, Texas
G 41 Paris Kea 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPage Greensboro, N.C.
F 44 Rayte'a Long 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoChaminade Dayton, Ohio
Head coach

Melanie Balcomb

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Garrick
Kim Rosamond
Ashley Earley

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2014*
Noon		 Coker W 93–31  –
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,585)
Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 Belmont W 65–58  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,909)
Nashville, TN
Nov 17, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 Green Bay W 68–64 OT 2–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,557)
Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 at Wisconsin W 67–58  3–0
 Kohl Center (3,168)
Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2014*
11:30 a.m.		 Saint Louis W 75–57  4–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (6,598)
Nashville, TN
Nov 28, 2014*
5:00 p.m.		 vs. Minnesota
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals		 W 71–54  5–0
 Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2014*
7:30 p.m., ESPN3		 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals		 L 52–91  5–1
 Germain Arena (3,177)
Estero, FL
Nov 30, 2014*
5:00 p.m.		 vs. Arizona State
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game		 L 67–72  5–2
 Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
Dec 3, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 Mississippi Valley State W 63–37  6–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,602)
Nashville, TN
Dec 14, 2014*
1:00 p.m.		 at Elon W 66–50  7–2
 Alumni Gym (838)
Elon, NC
Dec 18, 2014*
11:30 a.m.		 at Marquette L 67–80  7–3
 Al McGuire Center (3,585)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2014*
2:00 p.m.		 Dayton L 67–71  7–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,910)
Nashville, TN
Dec 29, 2014*
7:00 p.m.		 James Madison W 66–62  8–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,965)
Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 5 Texas A&M L 61–75  8–5 (0–1)
 Reed Arena (4,513)
College Station, TX
Jan 5, 2015
6:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 7 Tennessee L 49–57  8–6 (0–2)
 Memorial Gymnasium (7,212)
Nashville, TN
Jan 8, 2015
8:00 p.m., SECN		 at LSU L 44–64  8–7 (0–3)
 Maravich Center (2,131)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 11, 2015
2:00 p.m.		 No. 14 Mississippi State W 78–62  9–7 (1–3)
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,690)
Nashville, TN
Jan 15, 2015*
7:00 p.m.		 Alabama–Huntsville W 74–51  10–7
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,626)
Nashville, TN
Jan 18, 2015
11:00 a.m., FSN		 at No. 18 Georgia L 53–64  10–8 (1–4)
 Stegeman Coliseum (4,401)
Athens, GA
Jan 22, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 Arkansas W 55–53  11–8 (2–4)
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,685)
Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015
2:00 p.m., FSN		 at Alabama W 55–52  12–8 (3–4)
 Foster Auditorium (2,628)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 29, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 18 Mississippi State L 44–69  12–9 (3–5)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,056)
Starkville, MS
Feb 1, 2015
3:00 p.m., FSN		 Florida L 58–67  12–10 (3–6)
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,262)
Nashville, TN
Feb 5, 2015
7:00 p.m.		 Ole Miss W 58–54  13–10 (4–6)
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,785)
Nashville, TN
Feb 8, 2015
Noon, SECN		 No. 11 Kentucky L 68–82  13–11 (4–7)
 Memorial Gymnasium (4,235)
Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 2015
11:00 a.m., ESPNU		 at No. 1 South Carolina L 59–89  13–12 (4–8)
 Colonial Life Arena (15,255)
Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2015
6:00 p.m., SECN		 at Florida W 76–75 OT 14–12 (5–8)
 O'Connell Center (1,134)
Gainesville, FL
Feb 22, 2015
1:00 p.m., SECN		 Missouri L 51–54  14–13 (5–9)
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,314)
Nashville, TN
Feb 26, 2015
8:00 p.m., FSN		 Auburn L 58–70  14–14 (5–10)
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,930)
Nashville, TN
Mar 1, 2015
4:00 p.m., SECN		 at No. 6 Tennessee L 49–79  14–15 (5–11)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (13,027)
Knoxville, TN
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 2015
6:30 p.m., SECN		 vs. Alabama
First Round		 W 66–56  15–15
 Verizon Arena (1,915)
North Little Rock, AR
Mar 5, 2015
7:30 p.m., SECN		 vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Second Round		 L 61–67  15–16
 Verizon Arena (1,622)
North Little Rock, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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