2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by first-year head coach Jimmy Dykes , played their games at Bud Walton Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 18–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament , where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Baylor in the second round.
Roster
2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 00
Jessica Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Jacksonville HS
Jacksonville, Ark.
G 11
Calli Berna 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Fayetteville HS
Fayetteville, Ark.
G 14
McKinley Bostad 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Kennedale HS
Kennedale, Texas
G 15
Kelsey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Olathe Northwest
Olathe, Kan.
F 21
Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Duluth HS
Duluth, Ga.
F 25
Joey Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr Gunter HS
Gunter, Texas
F 32
Khadijah West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Huntington
Shreveport, La.
F 33
Melissa Wolff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Cabot HS
Cabot, Ark.
F 42
Jhasmin Bowen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Wichita Heights HS
Wichita, Kan.
Head coach Jimmy Dykes
Assistant coach(es) Christy Smith
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ 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
RV
RV
RV
25т
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
RV
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014 *2:00 p.m.
Northeastern State W 65–32 –
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014 *11:00 a.m.
Nicholls State W 63–52 1–0
Bud Walton Arena (4,541)Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 2014 *1:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 75–46 2–0
Bud Walton Arena (703)Fayetteville, AR
Nov 20, 2014 *6:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee
W 58–51 3–0
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 23, 2014 *2:00 p.m.
Northwestern State W 78–30 4–0
Bud Walton Arena (1,647)Fayetteville, AR
Nov 28, 2014 *3:00 p.m.
vs. No. 18 Iowa South Point Thanksgiving Shootout W 77–67 5–0
South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29, 2014 *3:00 p.m.
vs. Richmond South Point Thanksgiving Shootout W 74–55 6–0
South Point Arena (177)Las Vegas, NV
Dec 4, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 25
South Dakota State L 75–80 OT
6–1
Bud Walton Arena (1,577)Fayetteville, AR
Dec 7, 2014 *2:00 p.m.
No. 25
No. 18 Rutgers
L 52–64 6–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,997)Fayetteville, AR
Dec 10, 2014 *7:05 p.m.
at Missouri State
W 59–50 7–2
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Dec 14, 2014 *2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Tulsa
W 64–53 8–2
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 2014 *3:00 p.m., SECN
vs. Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge W 71–64 9–2
Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR
Dec 29, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
Grambling State W 77–35 10–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,733)Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 6:00 p.m.
at Ole Miss
L 57–71 10–3 (0–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 4, 2014 12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5 Texas A&M
L 50–52 10–4 (0–2)
Bud Walton Arena (2,106)Fayetteville, AR
Jan 8, 2015 8:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 14 Mississippi State
L 57–72 10–5 (0–3)
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Jan 11, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7 Tennessee
L 51–60 10–6 (0–4)
Bud Walton Arena (2,344)Fayetteville, AR
Jan 18, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 73–55 11–6 (1–4)
Bud Walton Arena (4,299)Fayetteville, AR
Jan 22, 2015 7:00 p.m.
at Vanderbilt
L 53–55 11–7 (1–5)
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015 11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at Florida
L 58–72 11–8 (1–6)
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m.
Auburn W 52–47 12–8 (2–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,474)Fayetteville, AR
Feb 5, 2015 1:00 p.m., FSN
at Alabama
W 53–42 13–8 (3–6)
Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 29, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 24 Georgia
W 54–48 14–8 (4–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,488)Fayetteville, AR
Feb 12, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 15 Texas A&M
L 55–59 14–9 (4–7)
Reed Arena College Station, TX
Feb 15, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn
W 54–36 15–9 (5–7)
Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
Feb 19, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 2 South Carolina
L 56–73 15–10 (5–8)
Bud Walton Arena (1,531)Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPNU
LSU W 63–41 16–10 (6–8)
Bud Walton Arena (2,923)Fayetteville, AR
Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Kentucky
L 51–59 16–11 (6–9)
Bud Walton Arena (2,614)Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 2015 2:00 p.m.
at Missouri
L 41–57 16–12 (6–10)
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2015 Noon, SECN
(9)
vs. (8) Ole Miss Second Round W 72–61 17–12
Verizon Arena (N/A)North Little Rock, AR
Mar 6, 2015 Noon, SECN
(9)
vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina Quarterfinals L 36–58 17–13
Verizon Arena (N/A)North Little Rock, AR
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015 *11:00 a.m., ESPN2
(10)
vs. (7) No. 22 Northwestern First Round W 57–55 18–13
Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Mar 22, 2015 *1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(10)
at (2) No. 5 Baylor Second Round L 44–73 18–14
Ferrell Center (4,593)Waco, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Polls . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
