2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	17–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	June Daugherty (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Daugherty; Brian Holsinger; Ashley Grover;
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
No. 9 Arizona State	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
No. 14 Stanford^†	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
No. 24 California	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Washington	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
UCLA	8	–	10	.444	19	–	18	.514
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
USC	7	–	11	.389	15	–	15	.500
Colorado	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333
Utah	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290


† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 4, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The cougars, led by eighth year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round against their in-state rival Eastern Washington.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ashley Bolston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	South Medford HS	Medford, OR
G	1	Caila Hailey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Serra HS	Inglewood, CA
G	2	Krystle McKenzie	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr		Brisbane, Australia
G	3	Lia Galdeira	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Konawaena HS	Kamuela, HI
G	5	Tia Presley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
G	10	Alexas Williamson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mater Dei	Chino Hills, CA
G	11	Dawnyelle Awa	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Konawaena HS	Kealakekua, HI
G	12	Taylor Edmundson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Carlsbad HS	Carlsbad, NM
F	15	Ivana Kmetovska	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Orce Nikolov	Skopeje, Macedonia
F	21	Nike McClure	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	W. F. West HS	Tenino, WA
G	22	Pinelopi Pavlopoulou	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	ACS Athens	Athens, Greece
C	23	Shalie Dheensaw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Claremont Secondary	Victoria, BC
C	24	Bianca Blanaru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr		Timișoara, Romania
F	34	Mariah Cooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Ernest Righetti	Santa Maria, CA
F	42	Louise Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr		Melbourne, Australia

Head coach

June Daugherty

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Daugherty
Brian Holsinger
Ashley Grover

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 7:00 pm	Central Methodist	W 71–56	–	Beasley Coliseum (533) Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 22 Dayton	W 76–60	1–0	Beasley Coliseum (827) Pullman, WA
11/16/2014* 1:00 pm	Idaho State	W 84–34	2–0	Beasley Coliseum (622) Pullman, WA
11/19/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 16 Nebraska	L 61–82	2–1	Beasley Coliseum (853) Pullman, WA
11/21/2014* 8:30 pm	Seattle	W 82–62	3–1	Beasley Coliseum (2,138) Pullman, WA
11/25/2014* 4:00 pm	at Hampton	W 74–60	4–1	Hampton Convocation Center (1,500) Hampton, VA
11/28/2014* 9:00 am	vs. Michigan San Juan Shootout	L 64–76	4–2	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014* 11:30 am	vs. No. 10 Maryland San Juan Shootout	W 70–64	5–2	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
12/04/2014* 4:00 pm	at UC Santa Barbara	W 81–55	6–2	The Thunderdome (352) Santa Barbara, CA
12/09/2014* 6:00 pm, SWX	at Gonzaga	W 59–58	7–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,363) Spokane, WA
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm	Montana State	W 82–61	8–2	Beasley Coliseum (942) Pullman, WA
12/22/2014* 2:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	W 87–60	9–2	Gersten Pavilion (308) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015 11:00 am, P12N	at Arizona	W 81–70	10–2 (1–0)	McKale Center (1,160) Tucson, AZ
01/05/2015 7:00 pm, P12N	at No. 18 Arizona State	L 64–78	10–3 (1–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,366) Tempe, AZ
01/09/2015 5:00 pm, P12N	California	L 62–70	10–4 (1–2)	Beasley Coliseum (923) Pullman, WA
01/11/2015 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 15 Stanford	L 76–86 ^OT	10–5 (1–3)	Beasley Coliseum (1,098) Pullman, WA
01/16/2015 6:00 pm, P12N	at No. 9 Oregon State	L 70–73	10–6 (1–4)	Gill Coliseum (3,087) Corvallis, OR
01/18/2015 1:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon	W 79–76	11–6 (2–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (1,888) Eugene, OR
01/23/2015 7:00 pm	Utah	W 63–54	12–6 (3–4)	Beasley Coliseum (874) Pullman, WA
01/25/2015 1:00 pm, P12N	Colorado	W 73–68	13–6 (4–4)	Beasley Coliseum (887) Pullman, WA
01/31/2015 12:30 pm, P12N	at No. 12 Stanford	L 56–75	13–7 (4–5)	Maples Pavilion (3,118) Stanford, CA
02/02/2015 5:00 pm, P12N	at California	L 54–57	13–8 (4–6)	Haas Pavilion (1,026) Berkeley, CA
02/06/2015 5:00 pm, P12N	Oregon	L 69–70	13–9 (4–7)	Beasley Coliseum (1,009) Pullman, WA
02/08/2015 2:00 pm, P12N	Oregon State	L 56–61	13–10 (4–8)	Beasley Coliseum (1,102) Pullman, WA
02/13/2015 6:00 pm	at Colorado	L 51–72	13–11 (4–9)	Coors Events Center (2,055) Boulder, CO
02/15/2015 11:00 am, P12N	at Utah	W 61–52	14–11 (5–9)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (653) Salt Lake City, UT
02/20/2015 7:30 pm, P12N	at Washington	W 83–72	15–11 (6–9)	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920) Seattle, WA
02/22/2015 1:00 pm, P12N	Washington	L 43–83	15–12 (6–10)	Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	UCLA	L 69–74	15–13 (6–11)	Beasley Coliseum (573) Pullman, WA
02/28/2015 3:00 pm, P12N	USC	W 68–62	16–13 (7–11)	Beasley Coliseum (827) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 11:30 am, P12N	vs. Oregon First Round	W 66–64	17–13	KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA
03/06/2015 11:30 am, P12N	vs. No. 9 Arizona State Quarterfinals	L 48–67	17–14	KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA
WNIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington First Round	L 65–67	17–15	Beasley Coliseum (903) Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

^ "Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

[1] "Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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v t e Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1970–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References