2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twentieth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Northwestern. They received at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to the national champions, Connecticut in the second round.
Roster
2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
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C
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1
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Rachel Hollivay
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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Jr |
Heritage Academy
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Columbus, MS
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G/F
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2
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Kahleah Copper
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Jr |
Prep Charter
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Philadelphia, PA
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G
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3
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Tyler Scaife
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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So |
Hall
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Little Rock, AR
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G
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4
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Briyona Canty
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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RS Jr |
Trenton Cartholic
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Willingboro, NJ
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G
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5
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Natalie Parsons
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Jr |
Woods Cross/Salt Lake CC
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Bountiful, UT
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G
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10
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Shrita Parker
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5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
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Fr |
Ocean Lakes
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Virginia Beach, VA
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G/F
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11
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Ashli Jeune
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Fr |
Life Center Academy
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Westampton, NJ
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G
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13
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Cynthia Hernandez
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5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
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Jr |
Buena/Ventura College
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Ventura, CA
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G
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15
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Syessence Davis
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5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
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Sr |
Neptune
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Neptune, NJ
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C
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20
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Christa Evans
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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Sr |
Jackson Memorial
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Jackson, NJ
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F
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22
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Alexis Burke
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5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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RS Sr |
Bainbridge/Illinois
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Bainbridge, GA
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G
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33
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Alex Alfano
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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So |
Red Bank Catholic
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Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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C
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43
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Ariel Butts
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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Jr |
Carver
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Columbus, GA
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G/F
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44
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Betnijah Laney
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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Sr |
Smyrna
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Clayton, DE
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- Head coach
C. Vivian Stringer
- Assistant coach(es)
Tia Jackson Tasha Pointer Chelsea Newton
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: June 14, 2024
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Schedule
[1]
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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11/14/2014* 7:00 p.m.
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No. 24
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Saint Joseph's
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W 76–52
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1–0
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,805) Piscataway, NJ
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11/18/2014* 7:00 p.m.
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No. 22
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Northeastern
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W 74–60
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2–0
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,213) Piscataway, NJ
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11/22/2014* 2:00 p.m.
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No. 22
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at LSU
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W 64–57
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3–0
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Maravich Center (2,846) Baton Rouge, LA
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11/25/2014* 7:00 p.m.
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No. 21
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at Wagner
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W 81–53
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4–0
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Spiro Sports Center (1,608) Staten Island, NY
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11/28/2014* 2:00 p.m.
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No. 21
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Colgate
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W 60–44
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5–0
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,428) Piscataway, NJ
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11/30/2014* 1:00 p.m.
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No. 21
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Davidson
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W 100–44
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6–0
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,513) Piscataway, NJ
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12/04/2014* 7:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 18
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No. 6 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
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L 93–96 2OT
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6–1
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,028) Piscataway, NJ
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12/07/2014* 2:00 p.m.
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No. 18
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at No. 25 Arkansas
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W 64–52
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7–1
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Bud Walton Arena (1,997) Fayetteville, AR
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12/10/2014* 6:00 p.m.
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No. 17
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at Temple
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W 88–55
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8–1
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McGonigle Hall (867) Philadelphia, PA
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12/14/2014* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
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No. 17
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No. 11 Tennessee
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L 45–55
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8–2
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,543) Piscataway, NJ
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12/20/2014* 2:00 p.m.
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No. 17
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at Iona
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W 66–58
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9–2
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Hynes Athletic Center (942) New Rochelle, NY
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Big Ten regular season
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12/28/2014 2:00 p.m.
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No. 17
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at Indiana
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W 66–51
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10–2 (1–0)
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Assembly Hall (3,925) Bloomington, IN
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01/01/2015 2:00 p.m.
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No. 16
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at Ohio State
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L 68–85
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10–3 (1–1)
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Value City Arena (4,557) Columbus, OH
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01/04/2015 12:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 16
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No. 20 Iowa
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L 72–79
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10–4 (1–2)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,542) Piscataway, NJ
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01/07/2015 7:00 p.m.
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No. 24
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Michigan
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W 81–68
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11–4 (2–2)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,554) Piscataway, NJ
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01/10/2015 12:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 24
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at Penn State
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W 71–51
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12–4 (3–2)
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Bryce Jordan Center (3,705) University Park, PA
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01/15/2015 9:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 24
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No. 8 Maryland
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L 59–79
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12–5 (3–3)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,116) Piscataway, NJ
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01/18/2015 3:00 p.m.
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No. 24
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at Wisconsin
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W 73–63
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13–5 (4–3)
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Kohl Center (4,114) Madison, WI
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01/25/2015 5:15 p.m., BTN
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No. 25
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No. 21 Minnesota
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W 66–61
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14–5 (5–3)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,811) Piscataway, NJ
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01/29/2015 7:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 22
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at Purdue
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W 58–49
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15–5 (6–3)
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Mackey Arena (5,780) West Lafayette, IN
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02/01/2015 12:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 22
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Penn State
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W 76–65
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16–5 (7–3)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,931) Piscataway, NJ
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02/05/2015 7:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 21
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No. 19 Nebraska
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W 46–43
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17–5 (8–3)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,436) Piscataway, NJ
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02/08/2015 7:00 p.m.
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No. 21
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at Michigan
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W 57–50
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18–5 (9–3)
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Crisler Center (3,478) Ann Arbor, MI
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02/10/2015 9:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 18
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at No. 5 Maryland
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L 69–80
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18–6 (9–4)
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Xfinity Center (3,636) College Park, MD
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02/14/2015 12:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 18
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Purdue
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W 78–49
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19–6 (10–4)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,713) Piscataway, NJ
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02/17/2015 7:00 p.m.
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No. 19
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Illinois
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W 80–56
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20–6 (11–4)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,329) Piscataway, NJ
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02/22/2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN2
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No. 19
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at Michigan State
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L 50–60
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20–7 (11–5)
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Breslin Center (8,110) East Lansing, MI
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02/26/2015 8:00 p.m.
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No. 20
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at No. 25 Northwestern
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L 60–80
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20–8 (11–6)
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Welsh-Ryan Arena (903) Evanston, IL
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03/01/2015 2:00 p.m.
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No. 20
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Indiana
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W 71–60
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21–8 (12–6)
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Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,374) Piscataway, NJ
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Big Ten women's tournament
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03/05/2015 3:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 23
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vs. Indiana Second round
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W 63–52
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22–8
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Sears Centre (4,941) Hoffman Estates, IL
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03/06/2015 3:00 p.m., BTN
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No. 23
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vs. No. 24 Northwestern Quarterfinals
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L 57–62
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22–9
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Sears Centre (5,293) Hoffman Estates, IL
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NCAA women's tournament
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03/21/2015* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
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vs. Seton Hall First round
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W 79–66
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23–9
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Gampel Pavilion (N/A) Storrs, CT
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03/23/2015* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
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at No. 1 Connecticut Second round/Rivalry
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L 55–91
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23–10
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Gampel Pavilion (3,486) Storrs, CT
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.
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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
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AP
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24т
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22
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21
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18
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17
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17
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17
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16
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24
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24
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25
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22
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21
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18
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19
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20
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23
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RV
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RV
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Coaches
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RV
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24
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24
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20
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19
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19
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18
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17
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23
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22
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23
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23
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22
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17
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18
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18
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22
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23
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22
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See also
References
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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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