2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Sharon Dawley assumed the responsibility as head coach for her fifth season. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Richmond.

2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–18 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jen MacAulay (5th season)
  • Yolanda Griffith (1st season)
  • Chris Wielgus (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 George Washington 15 1   .938 29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

2014–15 media

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All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

2014–15 Roster

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2014–15 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gates Chili Rochester, N.Y.
G 2 Amber Dillon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Jr Brookline Jamaica Plain, Mass.
F/C 31 Kymber Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Althoff Catholic Belleville, Ill.
G 5 Adriana Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Port Huron Port Huron, Mich.
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr The Ursuline School New Rochelle, N.Y.
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Priestnall School Stockport, England
G 24 Emily Mital 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Frisco Liberty Frisco, Texas
F/C 0 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Boston Latin School Boston, Mass.
F 4 Kim Pierre-Louis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Paul Catholic Ottawa, Ontario
F 11 Ciara Rosten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Maryvale Cheektowaga, N.Y.
G 21 Victoria Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Amherst-Pelham Regional Amherst, Mass.
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, Nev.
F 14 Paula Tarnachowicz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr VII Sportowe Liceum Gdynia, Poland
G/F 23 Rashida Timbilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr John McCrae Secondary School Ottawa, Ontario
Head coach

Sharon Dawley

Assistant coach(es)

Jen MacAulay
Yolanda Griffith
Chris Wielgus


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm
at Western Michigan L 41–63  0–1
University Arena (782)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 70–72  0–2
McGuirk Arena (1,307)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Maine W 68–60  1–2
Mullins Center (356)
Amherst, MA
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm
at North Texas
North Texas Tournament
W 56–46  2–2
The Super Pit (827)
Denton, TX
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Florida State
North Texas Tournament
L 47–73  2–3
The Super Pit (573)
Denton, TX
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
UCF W 67–62  3–3
Mullins Center (344)
Amherst, MA
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 62–75  3–4
Mullins Center (302)
Amherst, MA
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm
American W 71–61  4–4
Mullins Center (338)
Amherst, MA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Holy Cross W 72–61  5–4
Mullins Center (311)
Amherst, MA
12/19/2014*
5:00 pm
at Georgia State
Georgia State Tournament
L 66–71  5–5
GSU Sports Arena (386)
Atlanta, GA
12/20/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Ohio
Georgia State Tournament
L 52–59  5–6
GSU Sports Arena (382)
Atlanta, GA
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at Boston University W 78–57  6–6
Case Gym (277)
Boston, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 53–65  6–7 (0–1)
Reilly Center (646)
Olean, NY
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 67–75  6–8 (0–2)
Mullins Center (321)
Amherst, MA
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 65–47  7–8 (1–2)
Hagan Arena (751)
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
La Salle W 71–68  8–8 (2–2)
Mullins Center (360)
Amherst, MA
01/18/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington L 54–69  8–9 (2–3)
Mullins Center (381)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2015
12:00 pm
at Fordham L 42–65  8–10 (2–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236)
Bronx, NY
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at Richmond L 44–64  8–11 (2–5)
Robins Center (520)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 57–77  8–12 (2–6)
Mullins Center (592)
Amherst, MA
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 58–70  8–13 (2–7)
Ryan Center (407)
Kingston, RI
02/07/2015
1:00 pm
at La Salle L 69–71  8–14 (2–8)
Tom Gola Arena (221)
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2015
11:45 am
George Mason W 85–79 OT 9–14 (3–8)
Mullins Center (1,398)
Amherst, MA
02/14/2015
1:00 pm
Duquesne L 49–69  9–15 (3–9)
Mullins Center (714)
Amherst, MA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Davidson W 60–49  10–15 (4–9)
Mullins Center (358)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm
at VCU L 43–65  10–16 (4–10)
Siegel Center (939)
Richmond, VA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 60–69  10–17 (4–11)
UD Arena (2,061)
Dayton, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 78–70  11–17 (5–11)
Mullins Center (612)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/04/2015
4:30 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 55–49  12–17
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2015
2:00 pm
vs. Richmond
Second Round
L 63–67  12–18
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2014.