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2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record24–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 18 0   1.000 34 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
No. 22 Northwestern 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Rutgers 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Minnesota 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Nebraska 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan 8 10   .444 20 15   .571
Michigan State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Illinois 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Indiana 4 14   .222 15 16   .484
Purdue 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
Penn State 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2015 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.

Roster

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Kalpana Beach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Westlake Westlake, Ohio
G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, Ohio
F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, Ohio
G 12 Kianna Holland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seneca Seneca, S.C.
G 13 Cait Craft 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Liberty-Benton Findlay, Ohio
G 14 Ameryst Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr McKinley Canton, Ohio
G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Country Day School Detroit, Mich.
C 21 Lisa Blair 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS So Nazareth Regional Brooklyn, N.Y.
F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Africentric Columbus, Ohio
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, Ohio
F 32 Shayla Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Georgetown Norcross, Ga.
Head coach

Kevin McGuff

Assistant coach(es)

Joy Cheek
Patrick Klein
Mark Mitchell


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
11/09/2014*
1:00 pm
Eckerd W 92–73 
Value City Arena (3,775)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at Virginia L 82–87  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,358)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 113–97  1–1
Value City Arena (3,968)
Columbus, OH
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Georgia L 59–67  1–2
Value City Arena (3,844)
Columbus, OH
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
VCU W 96–86  2–2
Value City Arena (4,201)
Columbus, OH
11/27/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Clemson
Paradise Jam tournament
W 86–77  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (207)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Wichita State
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 50–70  3–3
Sports and Fitness Center (238)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 90–83 2OT 4–3
Sports and Fitness Center (421)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 74–78  4–4
Value City Arena (3,777)
Columbus, OH
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
Winthrop W 66–52  5–4
Value City Arena (4,384)
Columbus, OH
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 67–52  6–4
Value City Arena (3,719)
Columbus, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 82–46  7–4
Value City Arena (4,298)
Columbus, OH
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 22 West Virginia W 96–54  8–4
Value City Arena (5,048)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 12 Maryland L 78–87  8–5 (0–1)
Xfinity Center (5,671)
College Park, MD
01/01/2015
2:00 pm
No. 16 Rutgers W 85–68  9–5 (1–1)
Value City Arena (4,557)
Columbus, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 73–64  10–5 (2–1)
Value City Arena (5,402)
Columbus, OH
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
at Indiana W 103–49  11–5 (3–1)
Assembly Hall (2,189)
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 94–100 OT 11–6 (3–2)
Crisler Center (3,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
No. 23 Minnesota L 72–76  11–7 (3–3)
Value City Arena (4,509)
Columbus, OH
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
Penn State W 69–60  12–7 (4–3)
Value City Arena (6,346)
Columbus, OH
01/25/2015
2:00 pm
at Purdue W 79–71  13–7 (5–3)
Mackey Arena (6,801)
West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2015
9:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 85–73  14–7 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,296)
Madison, WI
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, BTN
Michigan State W 76–62  15–7 (7–3)
Value City Arena (4,234)
Columbus, OH
02/05/2015
8:00 pm
at No. 16 Iowa L 65–73  15–8 (7–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572)
Iowa City, IA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
Indiana W 78–70  16–8 (8–4)
Value City Arena (7,639)
Columbus, OH
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Michigan
Rivalry
W 77–73  17–8 (9–4)
Value City Arena (4,668)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 55–66  17–9 (9–5)
State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 92–60  18–9 (10–5)
Value City Arena (4,185)
Columbus, OH
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Iowa W 100–82  19–9 (11–5)
Value City Arena (6,471)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Penn State W 88–70  20–9 (12–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,529)
University Park, PA
03/01/2015
5:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 78–60  21–9 (13–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418)
Lincoln, NE
2015 Big Ten Conference Women's tournament
03/06/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 83–71  22–9
Sears Centre (4,781)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/07/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 14 Iowa
Semifinals
W 91–85 OT 23–9
Sears Centre (5,642)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 4 Maryland
Championship Game
L 74–77  23–10
Sears Centre (4,131)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
NCAA Women's tournament
03/21/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. James Madison
First Round
W 90–80  24–10
Carmichael Arena (2,233)
Chapel Hill, NC
03/23/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 at No. 15 North Carolina
Second Round
L 84–86  24–11
Carmichael Arena (2,163)
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 23
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 24 23

See also

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

References