2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA women's tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record23–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
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 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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 Rachel Hollivay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Heritage Academy Columbus, MS
G/F 2 Kahleah Copper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Prep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hall Little Rock, AR
G 4 Briyona Canty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Trenton Cartholic Willingboro, NJ
G 5 Natalie Parsons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Woods Cross/Salt Lake CC Bountiful, UT
G 10 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA
G/F 11 Ashli Jeune 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Life Center Academy Westampton, NJ
G 13 Cynthia Hernandez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Buena/Ventura College Ventura, CA
G 15 Syessence Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Neptune Neptune, NJ
C 20 Christa Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jackson Memorial Jackson, NJ
F 22 Alexis Burke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Bainbridge/Illinois Bainbridge, GA
G 33 Alex Alfano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Red Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, NJ
C 43 Ariel Butts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Carver Columbus, GA
G/F 44 Betnijah Laney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Smyrna Clayton, DE
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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Saint Joseph's W 76–52  1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,805)
Piscataway, NJ
11/18/2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Northeastern W 74–60  2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,213)
Piscataway, NJ
11/22/2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 22 at LSU W 64–57  3–0
Maravich Center (2,846)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/25/2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Wagner W 81–53  4–0
Spiro Sports Center (1,608)
Staten Island, NY
11/28/2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 21 Colgate W 60–44  5–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,428)
Piscataway, NJ
11/30/2014*
1:00 p.m.
No. 21 Davidson W 100–44  6–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,513)
Piscataway, NJ
12/04/2014*
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 No. 6 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 93–96 2OT 6–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,028)
Piscataway, NJ
12/07/2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 18 at No. 25 Arkansas W 64–52  7–1
Bud Walton Arena (1,997)
Fayetteville, AR
12/10/2014*
6:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Temple W 88–55  8–1
McGonigle Hall (867)
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2014*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 17 No. 11 Tennessee L 45–55  8–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,543)
Piscataway, NJ
12/20/2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Iona W 66–58  9–2
Hynes Athletic Center (942)
New Rochelle, NY
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
2:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Indiana W 66–51  10–2 (1–0)
Assembly Hall (3,925)
Bloomington, IN
01/01/2015
2:00 p.m.
No. 16 at Ohio State L 68–85  10–3 (1–1)
Value City Arena (4,557)
Columbus, OH
01/04/2015
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 16 No. 20 Iowa L 72–79  10–4 (1–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,542)
Piscataway, NJ
01/07/2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Michigan W 81–68  11–4 (2–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,554)
Piscataway, NJ
01/10/2015
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 at Penn State W 71–51  12–4 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,705)
University Park, PA
01/15/2015
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 No. 8 Maryland L 59–79  12–5 (3–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,116)
Piscataway, NJ
01/18/2015
3:00 p.m.
No. 24 at Wisconsin W 73–63  13–5 (4–3)
Kohl Center (4,114)
Madison, WI
01/25/2015
5:15 p.m., BTN
No. 25 No. 21 Minnesota W 66–61  14–5 (5–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,811)
Piscataway, NJ
01/29/2015
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22 at Purdue W 58–49  15–5 (6–3)
Mackey Arena (5,780)
West Lafayette, IN
02/01/2015
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22 Penn State W 76–65  16–5 (7–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,931)
Piscataway, NJ
02/05/2015
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 21 No. 19 Nebraska W 46–43  17–5 (8–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,436)
Piscataway, NJ
02/08/2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Michigan W 57–50  18–5 (9–3)
Crisler Center (3,478)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2015
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 at No. 5 Maryland L 69–80  18–6 (9–4)
Xfinity Center (3,636)
College Park, MD
02/14/2015
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 Purdue W 78–49  19–6 (10–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,713)
Piscataway, NJ
02/17/2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 19 Illinois W 80–56  20–6 (11–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,329)
Piscataway, NJ
02/22/2015
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 at Michigan State L 50–60  20–7 (11–5)
Breslin Center (8,110)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2015
8:00 p.m.
No. 20 at No. 25 Northwestern L 60–80  20–8 (11–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (903)
Evanston, IL
03/01/2015
2:00 p.m.
No. 20 Indiana W 71–60  21–8 (12–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,374)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten women's tournament
03/05/2015
3:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 vs. Indiana
Second round
W 63–52  22–8
Sears Centre (4,941)
Hoffman Estates, IL
03/06/2015
3:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 vs. No. 24 Northwestern
Quarterfinals
L 57–62  22–9
Sears Centre (5,293)
Hoffman Estates, IL
NCAA women's tournament
03/21/2015*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Seton Hall
First round
W 79–66  23–9
Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
Storrs, CT
03/23/2015*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 1 Connecticut
Second round/Rivalry
L 55–91  23–10
Gampel Pavilion (3,486)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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 24т 22 21 18 17 17 17 16 24 24 25 22 21 18 19 20 23 RV RV
Coaches RV 24 24 20 19 19 18 17 23 22 23 23 22 17 18 18 22 23 22

See also

References

  1. ^ "SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.