2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team will represent University of Washington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, which was their first trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.
2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball | |
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Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 23–10 (11–7 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Alaska Airlines Arena |
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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 |
Previous season
The Washington Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 20–14, with a record of 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 65–53 in the First round. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament to UTEP, 70–63.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Mercedes Wetmore | 1 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Lake Tapps, Washington | Graduated |
Kassia Fortier | 30 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Issaquah, Washington | Graduated |
2014 Recruiting Class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hannah Johnson W |
Mission Hills, California | Bishop Alemany High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Kelli Kingma PG |
Mill Creek, Washington | Henry M. Jackson High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
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Roster
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Kevin Morrison
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2014* 7:00 pm |
Concordia (Oregon) | W 95–45 | – |
Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A) Seattle, WA | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 5:00 pm |
at Oklahoma | L 80–90 | 0–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,230) Norman, OK | |||||||
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm |
South Dakota | W 96–82 | 1–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,363) Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/23/2014* 7:30 pm |
Yale | W 81–51 | 2–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,019) Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/27/2014* 12:30 pm |
vs. Florida State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 80–68 | 3–1 |
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/28/2014* 12:30 pm |
vs. Hartford Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 81–70 | 4–1 |
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/29/2014* 10:00 am |
vs. Furman Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 101–69 | 5–1 |
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Seattle | W 102–69 | 6–1 |
KeyArena (925) Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm |
at Portland | W 80–45 | 7–1 |
Chiles Center (341) Portland, OR | |||||||
12/14/2014* 12:00 pm |
Grambling State | W 84–53 | 8–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,379) Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/18/2014* 6:00 pm |
at San Diego State | W 69–48 | 9–1 |
Viejas Arena (925) San Diego, CA | |||||||
12/20/2014* 5:00 pm |
at UC Riverside | W 74–71 | 10–1 |
SRC Arena (310) Riverside, CA | |||||||
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 5 Texas A&M | W 70–49 | 11–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,669) Seattle, WA | |||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2015 1:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 22 Arizona State | L 48–62 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Wells Fargo Arena (1,877) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/05/2015 5:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | W 79–69 | 12–2 (1–1) |
McKale Center (891) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
01/09/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 Stanford | L 56–60 | 12–3 (1–2) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/11/2015 3:00 pm, P12N |
California | W 79–77 | 13–3 (2–2) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,795) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/16/2015 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon | W 91–69 | 14–3 (3–2) |
Matthew Knight Arena (1,317) Eugene, OR | |||||||
01/19/2015 5:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 9 Oregon State | L 67–75 | 14–4 (3–3) |
Gill Coliseum (3,262) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/23/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
Colorado | W 85–82 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,753) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/25/2015 11:00 am, P12N |
Utah | W 63–51 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,281) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/31/2015 2:30 pm, P12N |
at California | L 58–82 | 16–5 (5–4) |
Haas Pavilion (2,962) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
02/02/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 12 Stanford | L 69–82 | 16–6 (5–5) |
Maples Pavilion (2,885) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/06/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 7 Oregon State | W 76–67 | 17–6 (6–5) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,510) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/08/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon | W 70–55 | 18–6 (7–5) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,232) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/13/2015 6:00 pm |
at Utah | L 61–69 | 18–7 (7–6) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (768) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/15/2015 4:30 pm |
at Colorado | W 79–67 | 19–7 (8–6) |
Coors Events Center (2,029) Boulder, CO | |||||||
02/20/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
Washington State | L 72–83 | 19–8 (8–7) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/22/2015 1:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | W 83–43 | 20–8 (9–7) |
Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/26/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
USC | W 60–48 | 21–8 (10–7) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, P12N |
UCLA | W 74–61 | 22–8 (11–7) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,447) Seattle, WA | |||||||
2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2015 8:30 pm, P12N |
vs. Utah First Round |
W 75–64 | 23–8 |
KeyArena (3,654) Seattle, WA | |||||||
03/06/2015 8:30 pm, P12N |
vs. California Quarterfinals |
L 53–69 | 23–9 |
KeyArena (5,545) Seattle, WA | |||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/20/2015* 9:00 am, ESPN2 |
vs. Miami (FL) First Round |
L 80–86 | 23–10 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (N/A) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
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 |
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AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR |
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR |