2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team


The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
Hall of Fame Challenge champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 7 Florida State 14 2   .875 32 5   .865
No. 8 Louisville 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
No. 16 Duke 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Boston College 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 14   .125 13 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 15   .063 12 20   .375
Clemson 1 15   .063 9 21   .300
2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

By edging South Carolina 66–65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31–23 at the half; they were outscored 32–30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63–53 losers.

2014–15 Roster

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2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Lindsay Allen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. John's College Mitchellville, Md.
G 22 Madison Cable 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
G 3 Whitney Holloway 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Montini Catholic Plainfield, Ill.
G 24 Hannah Huffman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Carondelet Diablo, Calif.
G 14 Mychal Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Huntington St. Joseph Huntington, W.Va.
G 32 Jewell Loyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Niles West Lincolnwood, Ill.
G 23 Michaela Mabrey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Manasquan Belmar, N.J.
F 21 Kristina Nelson   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Buford Buford, Ga.
F 12 Taya Reimer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, Ind.
C 35 Diamond Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, Ill.
F 11 Brianna Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Manvel Pearland, Texas
F 33 Kathryn Westbeld 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kettering Fairmont Kettering, Ohio
F 34 Markisha Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Des Moines East Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach

Muffet McGraw

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens
Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Media

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All Notre Dame games were aired on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Ferris State W 92–32 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174)
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm
No. 3 UMass Lowell W 105–51  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
South Bend, IN
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 at No. 15 Michigan State W 71–63  2–0
Breslin Center (8,644)
East Lansing, MI
11/21/2014*
5:00 pm
No. 3 Chattanooga W 88–53  3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645)
South Bend, IN
11/23/2014*
5:00 pm
No. 3 Holy Cross
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 104–29  4–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684)
South Bend, IN
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm
No. 2 Harvard
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 97–43  5–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566)
South Bend, IN
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm
No. 2 Quinnipiac
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 112–52  6–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429)
South Bend, IN
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 vs. Kansas
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 89–47  7–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347)
Uncasville, CT
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 vs. No. 15 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 92–72  8–0
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/06/2014*
3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 3 Connecticut
Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry
L 58–76  8–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
12/10/2014*
9:00 pm, FS2
No. 5 at No. 25 DePaul W 94–93 OT 9–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm
No. 5 Michigan W 70–50  10–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904)
South Bend, IN
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
No. 5 Saint Joseph's W 64–50  11–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630)
South Bend, IN
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 at UCLA W 82–67  12–1
Pauley Pavilion (3,004)
Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2015
7:00 pm
No. 4 Florida State W 74–68  13–1 (1–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
01/04/2015
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 4 at No. 21 Syracuse W 85–74  14–1 (2–0)
Carrier Dome (2,158)
Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Miami (FL) L 63–78  14–2 (2–1)
BankUnited Center (1,836)
Coral Gables, FL
01/11/2015
7:00 pm
No. 4 Boston College W 104–58  15–2 (3–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 7 at No. 12 North Carolina W 89–79  16–2 (4–1)
Carmichael Arena (4,358)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 5 Tennessee W 88–77  17–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 Georgia Tech W 89–76  18–2 (5–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865)
South Bend, IN
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
No. 6 at Clemson W 74–36  19–2 (6–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214)
Clemson, SC
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 at Virginia Tech W 74–50  20–2 (7–1)
Cassell Coliseum (1,835)
Blacksburg, VA
02/01/2015
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 4 Wake Forest W 92–63  21–2 (8–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741)
South Bend, IN
02/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Virginia W 75–54  22–2 (9–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738)
South Bend, IN
02/08/2015
1:00 pm
No. 4 at Boston College W 89–56  23–2 (10–1)
Conte Forum (1,924)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 10 Duke W 63–50  24–2 (11–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
South Bend, IN
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 4 at Georgia Tech W 71–61  25–2 (12–1)
McCamish Pavilion (2,303)
Atlanta, GA
02/23/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 8 Louisville W 68–52  26–2 (13–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911)
South Bend, IN
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
No. 4 Pittsburgh W 87–59  27–2 (14–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810)
South Bend, IN
03/01/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 at NC State W 67–60  28–2 (15–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,649)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
2:00 pm, RSN
No. 2 vs. Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals
W 77–61  29–2
Greensboro Coliseum (4,019)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 vs. No. 16 Duke
Semifinals
W 55–49  30–2
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
03/08/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 7 Florida State
Championship Game
W 71–58  31–2
Greensboro Coliseum (6,874)
Greensboro, NC
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Montana
First Round
W 77–43  32–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198)
South Bend, IN
03/22/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 DePaul
Second Round
W 79–67  33–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658)
South Bend, IN
03/27/2015*
10:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 14 Stanford
Sweet Sixteen
W 81–60  34–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Elite Eight
W 77–68  35–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329)
Oklahoma City, OK
04/05/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 3 South Carolina
Final Four
W 66–65  36–2
Amalie Arena (N/A)
Tampa, FL
04/07/2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
National Championship
L 53–63  36–3
Amalie Arena (19,810)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Coaches 3 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2014.