2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
	† 2015 ACC Tournament winner; As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge Champions; ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions; NCAA Women's Tournament Oklahoma City Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Championship Game, Runner Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
2014–15 record	36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw (28th year)
Assistant coach	Carol Owens
Assistant coach	Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach	Niele Ivey
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
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The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

By edging South Carolina 66-65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31-23 at the half; they were outscored 32-30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63-53 losers.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	15	Lindsay Allen	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	St. John's College	Mitchellville, Md.
G	22	Madison Cable	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Mt. Lebanon	Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
G	3	Whitney Holloway	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, Ill.
G	24	Hannah Huffman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Carondelet	Diablo, Calif.
G	14	Mychal Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Huntington St. Joseph	Huntington, W.Va.
G	32	Jewell Loyd	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Niles West	Lincolnwood, Ill.
G	23	Michaela Mabrey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Manasquan	Belmar, N.J.
F	21	Kristina Nelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Buford	Buford, Ga.
F	12	Taya Reimer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Hamilton Southeastern	Fishers, Ind.
C	35	Diamond Thompson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Wheaton Warrenville South	Wheaton, Ill.
F	11	Brianna Turner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Manvel	Pearland, Texas
F	33	Kathryn Westbeld	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Kettering Fairmont	Kettering, Ohio
F	34	Markisha Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Des Moines East	Des Moines, Iowa
			—

Head coach

Muffet McGraw

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens
Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Media

All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2014* 7:00 PM	#3	Ferris State	W 92–32	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174) South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 6:00 PM	#3	UMass Lowell	W 105–51	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM, BTN	#3	at #15 Michigan State	W 71–63	2–0	Breslin Center (8,644) East Lasning, IN
11/21/2014* 5:00 PM	#3	Chattanooga	W 88–53	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645) South Bend, IN
11/23/2014* 5:00 PM	#3	Holy Cross Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 104–29	4–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684) South Bend, IN
11/24/2014* 6:00 PM	#2	Harvard Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 97–43	5–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566) South Bend, IN
11/25/2014* 6:00 PM	#2	Quinnipiac Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 112–52	6–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429) South Bend, IN
11/30/2014* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	#2	vs. Kansas Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 89–47	7–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347) Uncasville, CT
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#2	vs. #15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 92–72	8–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189) Fort Wayne, IN
12/06/2014* 3:15 PM, ESPN	#2	#3 Connecticut Jimmy V Women's Classic/Rivalry	L 58–76	8–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
12/10/2014* 9:00 PM, FS2	#5	at #25 DePaul	W 94–93 ^OT	9–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414) Chicago, IL
12/13/2014* 1:00 PM	#5	Michigan	W 70–50	10–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904) South Bend, IN
12/21/2014* 1:00 PM	#5	Saint Joseph's	W 64–50	11–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630) South Bend, IN
12/28/2014* 4:00 PM, P12N	#4	at UCLA	W 82–67	12–1	Pauley Pavilion (3,004) Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2015 7:00 PM	#4	Florida State	W 74–68	13–1 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/04/2015 1:00 PM, RSN	#4	at #21 Syracuse	W 85–74	14–1 (2–0)	Carrier Dome (2,158) Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015 7:00 PM	#4	at Miami (FL)	L 63–78	14–2 (2–1)	BankUnited Center (1,836) Coral Gables, FL
01/11/2015 7:00 PM	#4	Boston College	W 104–58	15–2 (3–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/15/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	#7	at #12 North Carolina	W 89–79	16–2 (4–1)	Carmichael Arena (4,358) Chapel Hill, NC
01/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	#5 Tennessee	W 88–77	17–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#6	Georgia Tech	W 89–76	18–2 (5–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865) South Bend, IN
01/24/2015 5:00 PM	#6	at Clemson	W 74–36	19–2 (6–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214) Clemson, SC
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	at Virginia Tech	W 74–50	20–2 (7–1)	Cassell Coliseum (1,835) Blacksburg, VA
02/01/2015 1:00 PM, RSN	#4	Wake Forest	W 92–63	21–2 (8–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741) South Bend, IN
02/05/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	Virginia	W 75–54	22–2 (9–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738) South Bend, IN
02/08/2015 1:00 PM	#4	at Boston College	W 89–56	23–2 (10–1)	Conte Forum (1,924) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/2015 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	#10 Duke	W 63–50	24–2 (11–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN
02/19/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	#4	at Georgia Tech	W 71–61	25–2 (12–1)	McCamish Pavilion (2,303) Atlanta, GA
02/23/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	#8 Louisville	W 68–52	26–2 (13–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911) South Bend, IN
02/26/2015 7:00 PM	#4	Pittsburgh	W 87–59	27–2 (14–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810) South Bend, IN
03/01/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	at NC State	W 67–60	28–2 (15–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,649) Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/06/2015 2:00 PM, RSN	#2	vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals	W 77–61	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum (4,019) Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	vs. #16 Duke Semifinals	W 55–49	30–2	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
03/08/2015 1:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #7 Florida State Championship Game	W 71–58	31–2	Greensboro Coliseum (6,874) Greensboro, NC
2015 NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#2	Montana First Round	W 77–43	32–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198) South Bend, IN
03/22/2015* 9:00 PM, ESPN	#2	DePaul Second Round	W 79–67	33–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658) South Bend, IN
03/27/2015* 10:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #14 Stanford Sweet Sixteen	W 81–60	34–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878) Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015* 8:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #5 Baylor Elite Eight	W 77–68	35–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329) Oklahoma City, OK
04/05/2015* 6:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #3 South Carolina Final Four	W 66–65	36–2	Amalie Arena (N/A) Tampa, FL
04/07/2015* 8:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #1 Connecticut Championship Game	L 53–63	36–3	Amalie Arena (19,810) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	3	3	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2
Coaches	3	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

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2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame^†	15	–	1	.938	36	–	3	.923
#7 Florida State	14	–	2	.875	32	–	5	.865
#8 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
#16 Duke	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Syracuse	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#15 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	26	–	9	.743
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
NC State	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Boston College	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Wake Forest	2	–	14	.125	13	–	20	.394
Virginia Tech	1	–	15	.063	12	–	20	.375
Clemson	1	–	15	.063	9	–	21	.300


† 2015 ACC Tournament winner As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll