2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Daugherty
  • Brian Holsinger
  • Ashley Grover
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oregon State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 9 Arizona State 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 14 Stanford 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 24 California 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Washington 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
UCLA 8 10   .444 19 18   .514
Washington State 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
USC 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Colorado 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Oregon 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Arizona 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Utah 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The cougars, led by eighth year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round against their in-state rival Eastern Washington.

Roster

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2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ashley Bolston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr South Medford HS Medford, OR
G 1 Caila Hailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Serra HS Inglewood, CA
G 2 Krystle McKenzie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Brisbane, Australia
G 3 Lia Galdeira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Konawaena HS Kamuela, HI
G 5 Tia Presley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
G 10 Alexas Williamson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mater Dei Chino Hills, CA
G 11 Dawnyelle Awa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Konawaena HS Kealakekua, HI
G 12 Taylor Edmundson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Carlsbad HS Carlsbad, NM
F 15 Ivana Kmetovska 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Orce Nikolov Skopeje, Macedonia
F 21 Nike McClure 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr W. F. West HS Tenino, WA
G 22 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr ACS Athens Athens, Greece
C 23 Shalie Dheensaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Claremont Secondary Victoria, BC
C 24 Bianca Blanaru 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr   Timișoara, Romania
F 34 Mariah Cooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Ernest Righetti Santa Maria, CA
F 42 Louise Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Melbourne, Australia
Head coach

June Daugherty

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Daugherty
Brian Holsinger
Ashley Grover


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Methodist W 71–56 
Beasley Coliseum (533)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Dayton W 76–60  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (827)
Pullman, WA
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm
Idaho State W 84–34  2–0
Beasley Coliseum (622)
Pullman, WA
11/19/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Nebraska L 61–82  2–1
Beasley Coliseum (853)
Pullman, WA
11/21/2014*
8:30 pm
Seattle W 82–62  3–1
Beasley Coliseum (2,138)
Pullman, WA
11/25/2014*
4:00 pm
at Hampton W 74–60  4–1
Hampton Convocation Center (1,500)
Hampton, VA
11/28/2014*
9:00 am
vs. Michigan
San Juan Shootout
L 64–76  4–2
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014*
11:30 am
vs. No. 10 Maryland
San Juan Shootout
W 70–64  5–2
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/04/2014*
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 81–55  6–2
The Thunderdome (352)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/09/2014*
6:00 pm, SWX
at Gonzaga W 59–58  7–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,363)
Spokane, WA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Montana State W 82–61  8–2
Beasley Coliseum (942)
Pullman, WA
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount W 87–60  9–2
Gersten Pavilion (308)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015
11:00 am, P12N
at Arizona W 81–70  10–2 (1–0)
McKale Center (1,160)
Tucson, AZ
01/05/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 18 Arizona State L 64–78  10–3 (1–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,366)
Tempe, AZ
01/09/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
California L 62–70  10–4 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (923)
Pullman, WA
01/11/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 Stanford L 76–86 OT 10–5 (1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (1,098)
Pullman, WA
01/16/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Oregon State L 70–73  10–6 (1–4)
Gill Coliseum (3,087)
Corvallis, OR
01/18/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon W 79–76  11–6 (2–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (1,888)
Eugene, OR
01/23/2015
7:00 pm
Utah W 63–54  12–6 (3–4)
Beasley Coliseum (874)
Pullman, WA
01/25/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 73–68  13–6 (4–4)
Beasley Coliseum (887)
Pullman, WA
01/31/2015
12:30 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Stanford L 56–75  13–7 (4–5)
Maples Pavilion (3,118)
Stanford, CA
02/02/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at California L 54–57  13–8 (4–6)
Haas Pavilion (1,026)
Berkeley, CA
02/06/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 69–70  13–9 (4–7)
Beasley Coliseum (1,009)
Pullman, WA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 56–61  13–10 (4–8)
Beasley Coliseum (1,102)
Pullman, WA
02/13/2015
6:00 pm
at Colorado L 51–72  13–11 (4–9)
Coors Events Center (2,055)
Boulder, CO
02/15/2015
11:00 am, P12N
at Utah W 61–52  14–11 (5–9)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (653)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/20/2015
7:30 pm, P12N
at Washington W 83–72  15–11 (6–9)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920)
Seattle, WA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
Washington L 43–83  15–12 (6–10)
Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
UCLA L 69–74  15–13 (6–11)
Beasley Coliseum (573)
Pullman, WA
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
USC W 68–62  16–13 (7–11)
Beasley Coliseum (827)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
11:30 am, P12N
vs. Oregon
First Round
W 66–64  17–13
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
03/06/2015
11:30 am, P12N
vs. No. 9 Arizona State
Quarterfinals
L 48–67  17–14
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
WNIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington
First Round
L 65–67  17–15
Beasley Coliseum (903)
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.