2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 1516 (612 Big Ten)
Head coach Matt Bollant
Assistant coach Mike Divilbiss
Assistant coach Tianna Kirkland
Assistant coach LaKale Malone
Home arena State Farm Center
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland 18 0   1.000     34 3   .919
#18 Iowa 14 4   .778     26 8   .765
#23 Ohio State 13 5   .722     24 11   .686
#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 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by third year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Nebraska.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Hartwell, SarahSarah Hartwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, Wash.
G 2 Gleason, TaylorTaylor Gleason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Goodrich Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F 3 Tuck, TaylorTaylor Tuck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 5 Oden, NiaNia Oden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Christ The King Brooklyn, N.Y.
G 10 Coleman, AmarahAmarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, Ill.
G 12 McConnell, AshleyAshley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fremd Palatine, Ill.
G/F 13 Shackelford, MikaalaMikaala Shackelford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Hopkins Plymouth, Minn.
G 15 Simmons, KyleyKyley Simmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Lewis Central Council Bluffs, Iowa
G 20 Carter, BrittanyBrittany Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Incarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Mo.
G 21 Kissinger, BrookeBrooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Minden Minden, Neb.
G 22 Crawford, IvoryIvory Crawford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Proviso East Chicago, Ill.
G 23 Smith, AlexisAlexis Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John the Baptist Medford, N.Y.
G 25 Cattenhead, KennedyKennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
C 32 White, ChatriceChatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Shelby-Rising City Shelby, Neb.
F 34 Grant, JacquiJacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Maine South Park Ridge, Ill.
Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2014*
2:00 PM
Millikin W 108–38 
State Farm Center (1,607)
Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2014*
3:00 PM
IPFW W 70–63  1–0
State Farm Center (1,283)
Champaign, IL

11/18/2014*
7:00 PM
Robert Morris W 66–48  2–0
State Farm Center (1,171)
Champaign, IL

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM
Memphis W 60–58  3–0
State Farm Center (1,250)
Champaign, IL

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM
Southern W 62–42  4–0
State Farm Center (1,642)
Champaign, IL

11/27/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 77–71  5–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/28/2014*
7:15 PM
vs. South Florida
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 61–67  5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/29/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 76–78 OT 5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 86–63  6–2
State Farm Center (1,253)
Champaign, IL

12/06/2014*
2:05 PM
at Southern Illinois W 86–42  7–2
SIU Arena (1,975)
Carbondale, IL

12/09/2014*
6:00 PM
at Seton Hall L 72–82  7–3
Walsh Gymnasium (467)
South Orange, NJ

12/13/2014*
1:30 PM, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 80–58  8–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (408)
Valparaiso, IN

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
Murray State W 64–44  9–3
State Farm Center (1,892)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season

12/28/2014
2:00 PM
Purdue L 55–62  9–4 (0–1)
State Farm Center (2,548)
Champaign, IL

01/04/2015
1:00 PM
at Penn State W 91–76  10–4 (1–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,933)
University Park, PA

01/08/2015
7:00 PM
No. 17 Iowa W 73–61  11–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,650)
Champaign, IL

01/11/2015
2:00 PM
No. 19 Nebraska L 53–58  11–5 (2–2)
State Farm Center (3,263)
Champaign, IL

01/15/2015
6:00 PM
at Michigan State L 56–63  11–6 (2–3)
Breslin Center (4,419)
East Lansing, MI

01/18/2015
1:00 PM
at No. 8 Maryland L 54–74  11–7 (2–4)
Xfinity Center (6,191)
College Park, MD

01/22/2015
7:00 PM
Northwestern L 67–68  11–8 (2–5)
State Farm Center (1,725)
Champaign, IL

01/26/2015
6:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan L 57–70  11–9 (2–6)
Crisler Arena (1,780)
Ann Arbor, MI

01/29/2015
7:00 PM
at No. 15 Nebraska L 57–59  11–10 (2–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,378)
Lincoln, NE

02/01/2015
2:00 PM
Wisconsin L 62–73  11–11 (2–8)
State Farm Center (1,797)
Champaign, IL

02/05/2015
8:00 PM, BTN
Minnesota W 95–69  12–11 (3–8)
State Farm Center (1,693)
Champaign, IL

02/08/2015
1:00 PM
Northwestern L 58–64  12–12 (3–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,011)
Evanston, IL

02/11/2015
6:00 PM
at Indiana L 58–85  12–13 (3–10)
Assembly Hall (2,236)
Bloomington, IN

02/14/2015
3:00 PM, BTN
Ohio State W 66–55  13–13 (4–10)
State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL

02/17/2015
6:00 PM
at No. 21 Rutgers L 56–80  13–14 (4–11)
The RAC (2,329)
Piscataway, NJ

02/21/2015
1:00 PM
at Purdue W 47–46  14–14 (5–11)
Mackey Arena (6,348)
West Lafayette, IN

02/25/2015
7:00 PM
Michigan State L 65–67  14–15 (5–12)
State Farm Center (1,815)
Chamapign, IL

02/28/2015
11:00 AM, BTN
Michigan W 72–60  15–15 (6–12)
State Farm Center (2,989)
Chamapign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/05/2015
6:00 PM, BTN
vs. Nebraska
Second Round
L 71–86  15–16
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

References

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