2014–15 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by 3rd year head coach Holly Warlick , played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference .
They finished the season 30-6, 15-1 SEC play to share the SEC regular season title with South Carolina. They advanced to the SEC women's tournament championship game where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they beat Boise State in first round, Pittsburgh in the second round, and Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing last year's Sweet Sixteen rematch to Maryland in the Elite Eight.
In the 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament quarterfinals, senior Ariel Massengale became only the third Tennessee player to have 1,000 points and 500 career assists.[ 1]
2014–15 Roster
2014–15 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
11
Cierra Burdick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Butler H.S.
Charlotte, N.C.
G
14
Andraya Carter
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS So
Buford H.S.
Flowery Branch, Ga.
G
10
Diamond DeShields
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
North Carolina
Norcross, Ga.
G/F
13
Kortney Dunbar
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Edwardsville H.S.
Edwardsville, Ill.
F
12
Bashaara Graves
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Clarksville H.S.
Clarksville, Tenn.
C
20
Isabelle Harrison
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Hillsboro H.S.
Nashville, Tenn.
F
2
Jasmine Jones
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Bob Jones H.S.
Madison, Ala.
PG
5
Ariel Massengale
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Bolingbrook H.S.
Bolingbrook, Ill.
G
33
Alexa Middleton
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Riverdale H.S.
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
C
1
Nia Moore
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Bolingbrook H.S.
Chicago, Ill.
G/F
31
Jaime Nared
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Westview H.S.
Portland, Ore.
G
0
Jordan Reynolds
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Central Catholic H.S.
Portland, Ore.
C
21
Mercedes Russell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS So
Springfield H.S.
Springfield, Ore.
G
4
Jannah Tucker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
New Town H.S.
Baltimore, Md.
Head coach
Holly Warlick
Assistant coach(es)
Kyra Elzy Jolette Law Dean Lockwood
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-09-14
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
4
4
4
14
11
11
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
Coaches
4
5
5
14
13
12
11
9
9
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Schedule and Results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014 *2:00 p.m.
No. 4
Carson–Newman
W 90–57
–
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,924)Knoxville, TN
Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
Penn
W 97–52
1–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,706)Knoxville, TN
Nov 17, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
Oral Roberts
W 91–39
2–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,861)Knoxville, TN
Nov 21, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
Winthrop
W 81–48
3–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,267)Knoxville, TN
Nov 24, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
Tennessee State
W 97–46
4–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,137)Knoxville, TN
Nov 26, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
at Chattanooga
L 63–67
4–1
McKenzie Arena (4,160)Chattanooga, TN
Nov 30, 2014 *6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 4
at No. 6 Texas
L 57–72
4–2
Frank Erwin Center (4,198)Austin, TX
Dec 3, 2014 *7:00 p.m.
No. 14
Saint Francis (PA)
W 111–44
5–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,126)Knoxville, TN
Dec 7, 2014 *3:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 14
at Lipscomb
W 85–51
6–2
Allen Arena (2,742)Nashville, TN
Dec 14, 2014 *3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11
at No. 17 Rutgers
W 55–45
7–2
The RAC (4,543)Piscataway, NJ
Dec 16, 2014 *7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 11
Wichita State
W 54–51
8–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,026)Knoxville, TN
Dec 20, 2014 *1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 11
No. 7 Stanford Rivalry
W 59–40
9–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,056)Knoxville, TN
Dec 28, 2014 *1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8
No. 10 Oregon State
W 74–63
10–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,123)Knoxville, TN
Jan 2, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8
Missouri
W 63–53
11–2 (1–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,570)Knoxville, TN
Jan 5, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7
at Vanderbilt Rivalry
W 57–49
12–2 (2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (7,212)Nashville, TN
Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7
No. 9 Texas A&M
W 81–58
13–2 (3–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,507)Knoxville, TN
Jan 11, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7
at Arkansas
W 60–51
14–2 (4–0)
Bud Walton Arena (2,344)Fayetteville, AR
Jan 15, 2015 8:00 p.m., FSN
No. 6
at Auburn
W 54–42
15–2 (5–0)
Auburn Arena (2,590)Auburn, AL
Jan 19, 2015 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 5
at No. 6 Notre Dame
L 77–88
15–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
Jan 22, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5
LSU
W 75–58
16–3 (6–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,612)Knoxville, TN
Jan 25, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5
No. 22 Georgia
W 59–51
17–3 (7–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,428)Knoxville, TN
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 6
at No. 10 Kentucky Rivalry
W 73–72
18–3 (8–0)
Memorial Coliseum (7,407)Lexington, KY
Feb 1, 2015 3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 6
No. 18 Mississippi State
W 79–67
19–3 (9–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,507)Knoxville, TN
Feb 8, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 6
at Florida
W 64–56
20–3 (10–0)
O'Connell Center (3,439)Gainesville, FL
Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m.
No. 6
at Ole Miss
W 69–49
21–3 (11–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,051)Oxford, MS
Feb 15, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6
No. 10 Kentucky Rivalry
W 72–58
22–3 (12–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013)Knoxville, TN
Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN
No. 6
Alabama
W 77–56
23–3 (13–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,637)Knoxville, TN
Feb 23, 2015 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6
at No. 2 South Carolina
L 66–71
23–4 (13–1)
Colonial Life Arena (14,390)Columbia, SC
Feb 26, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN
No. 6
at Georgia
W 70–59
24–4 (14–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,624)Athens, GA
Mar 1, 2015 5:00 p.m., SECN
No. 6
Vanderbilt Rivalry
W 79–49
25–4 (15–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,027)Knoxville, TN
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5
vs. Georgia Quarterfinals
W 75–41
26–4
Verizon Arena (4,189)North Little Rock, AR
Mar 7, 2015 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5
vs. No. 12 Kentucky Semifinals / Rivalry
W 75–64
27–4
Verizon Arena (5,524)North Little Rock, AR
Mar 8, 2015 3:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 5
vs. No. 3 South Carolina Championship Game
L 46–62
27–5
Verizon Arena (5,819)North Little Rock, AR
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 21, 2015 *1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6
Boise State First Round
W 72–61
28–5
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,439)Knoxville, TN
Mar 23, 2015 *6:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6
Pittsburgh Second Round
W 77–67
29–5
Thompson–Boling Arena (5,712)Knoxville, TN
Mar 28, 2015 *7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6
vs. Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen
W 73–69 OT
30–5
Spokane Arena (8,686)Spokane, WA
Mar 30, 2015 *9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6
vs. No. 4 Maryland Elite Eight
L 48–58
30–6
Spokane Arena (5,064)Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:[ 2]
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics