2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2004–05 women's college basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 14–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They also won the Big Ten women's tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region (KC), the Spartans defeated Alcorn State, USC, Vanderbilt, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. In the National Semifinal round, the Spartans defeated perennial power Tennessee, 68–64. Michigan State was beaten by Baylor, 84–62, in the National championship game.

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions Big Ten Tournament champions Spartan Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	33–4 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joanne Palombo-McCallie (5th season)
Assistant coach	AnnMarie Gilbert
Home arena	Breslin Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Michigan State †	14	–	2		.875			33	–	4		.892
No. 8 Ohio State	14	–	2		.875			30	–	5		.857
No. 22 Penn State	13	–	3		.813			19	–	11		.633
No. 12 Minnesota	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			23	–	10		.697
Illinois	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Wisconsin	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Indiana	3	–	13		.188			10	–	18		.357
Northwestern	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
Michigan	1	–	15		.063			5	–	23		.179
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Kristin Haynie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mason H.S. Mason, Michigan G 20 Lindsay Bowen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Dansville H.S. Dansville, Michigan G 24 Rene Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Wellington School Columbus, Ohio C 42 Kelli Roehrig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr LaVista Senior High Papillion, Nebraska F 52 Liz Shimek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Glen Lake Maple City, Michigan G 31 Victoria Lucas-Perry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Powers Catholic Flint, Michigan F 44 Katrina Grantham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Saginaw Heritage Saginaw, Michigan F 45 Myisha Bannister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Villa Angela-St. Joseph Cleveland, Ohio G 13 Courtney Davidson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Ursuline Youngstown, Ohio G 24 Maggie Dwyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Grand Haven H.S. Grand Haven, Michigan C 54 Laura Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bedford Senior High Temperance, Michigan F 32 Melanie Small 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Copley H.S. Copley, Ohio G 23 Danielle Doneth 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lansing Catholic East Lansing, Michigan	Head coach Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 20, 2004*	No. 15	Central Connecticut State Spartan Classic – Opening Round	W 77–42	1–0	16 – Shimek	8 – Shimek	5 – Haynie	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
November 21, 2004*	No. 15	Boston College Spartan Classic – Championship Game	W 82–78 OT	2–0	19 – Tied	11 – Shimek	4 – Haynie	Breslin Center (3,235) East Lansing, Michigan
November 26, 2004*	No. 13	vs. Utah Rainbow Wahine Classic – Opening Round	W 56–54	3–0	15 – Shimek	9 – Roehrig	5 – Haynie	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawai'i
November 27, 2004*	No. 13	vs. Santa Clara Rainbow Wahine Classic – Semifinals	W 81–59	4–0	23 – Roehrig	12 – Roehrig	4 – Haynes	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawai'i
November 28, 2004*	No. 13	vs. TCU Rainbow Wahine Classic – Championship Game	L 75–80	4–1	33 – Bowen	12 – Roehrig	7 – Haynie	Stan Sheriff Center (1,014) Honolulu, Hawai'i
December 02, 2004* 7:00 pm, CSTV	No. 15	No. 3 Notre Dame	W 82–73 OT	5–1	23 – Bowen	13 – Shimek	5 – Haynie	Joyce Center (5,544) South Bend, Indiana
December 04, 2004*	No. 15	at Cincinnati	W 77–61	6–1	28 – Bowen	12 – Roehrig	4 – Haynie	Fifth Third Arena (475) Cincinnati, Ohio
December 09, 2004*	No. 12	Eastern Illinois	W 85–45	7–1	18 – Haynes	8 – Tied	7 – Lucas-Perry	Breslin Center (2,858) East Lansing, Michigan
December 11, 2004*	No. 12	at Detroit Mercy	W 73–64	8–1	19 – Roehrig	11 – Roehrig	5 – Bowen	Calihan Hall (407) Detroit, Michigan
December 19, 2004*	No. 11	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 62–56	9–1	25 – Shimek	15 – Shimek	6 – Haynie	Breslin Center (3,410) East Lansing, Michigan
December 21, 2004*	No. 11	Vermont	W 85–57	10–1	23 – Roehrig	8 – Tied	9 – Haynie	Breslin Center (11,721) East Lansing, Michigan
December 29, 2004*	No. 10	at No. 11 UConn	W 67–51	11–1	21 – Bowen	9 – Shimek	4 – Tied	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
Big Ten Regular Season
January 02, 2005 2:00 pm, Comcast Local (Detroit)	No. 6	at Michigan	W 70–60	12–1 (1–0)	16 – Bowen	14 – Shimek	7 – Haynie	Crisler Arena (4,123) Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 06, 2005 8:00 pm, FSN Chicago	No. 6	at No. 9 Ohio State	L 54–68	12–2 (1–1)	17 – Shimek	10 – Tied	4 – Haynie	Value City Arena (3,301) Columbus, Ohio
January 09, 2005 2:00 pm, Comcast Cable/Lansing	No. 9	Iowa	W 68–56	13–2 (2–1)	17 – Bowen	10 – Shimek	4 – Haynie	Breslin Center (8,152) East Lansing, Michigan
January 13, 2005 7:00 pm, Comcast Cable/Lansing	No. 9	Wisconsin	W 74–66	14–2 (3–1)	22 – Shimek	9 – Shimek	5 – Haynie	Breslin Center (3,959) East Lansing, Michigan
January 16, 2005 1:00 pm, FSN Chicago	No. 9	No. 11 Minnesota	W 62–49	15–2 (4–1)	20 – Bowen	9 – Roehrig	5 – Haynie	Breslin Center (5,218) East Lansing, Michigan
January 19, 2005	No. 8	at Illinois	W 62–42	16–2 (5–1)	13 – Roehrig	11 – Roehrig	6 – Haynie	Assembly Hall (1,437) Champaign, Illinois
January 23, 2005 1:00 pm, FSN Chicago	No. 8	at No. 22 Penn State	L 56–73	16–3 (5–2)	13 – Bowen	10 – Roehrig	4 – Haynie	Bryce Jordan Center (9,530) University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26, 2005 7:00 pm, Comcast Cable/Lansing	No. 11	Purdue	W 71–58	17–3 (6–2)	20 – Roehrig	10 – Shimek	9 – Haynie	Breslin Center (3,979) East Lansing, Michigan
January 30, 2005	No. 11	at Indiana	W 52–40	18–3 (7–2)	13 – Tied	14 – Haynie	3 – Haynie	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,022) Bloomington, Indiana
February 03, 2005 8:00 pm, FSN Detroit	No. 10	Northwestern	W 101–40	19–3 (8–2)	25 – Lucas-Perry	12 – Roehrig	8 – Haynie	Breslin Center (4,876) East Lansing, Michigan
February 06, 2005 2:00 pm, Comcast Cable/Lansing	No. 10	Illinois	W 68–59	20–3 (9–2)	21 – Shimek	9 – Tied	5 – Shimek	Breslin Center (6,284) East Lansing, Michigan
February 10, 2005	No. 9	at Minnesota	W 79–48	21–3 (10–2)	22 – Haynes	10 – Shimek	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (8,768) Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 13, 2005	No. 9	at Wisconsin	W 84–60	22–3 (11–2)	18 – Bowen	9 – Shimek	7 – Haynie	Kohl Center (9,831) Madison, Wisconsin
February 17, 2005	No. 9	at Iowa	W 67–60	23–3 (12–2)	20 – Shimek	13 – Shimek	6 – Haynie	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659) Iowa City, Iowa
February 20, 2005 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	No. 2 Ohio State	W 66–64	24–3 (13–2)	19 – Haynie	9 – Tied	9 – Haynie	Breslin Center (14,066) East Lansing, Michigan
February 23, 2005 7:00 pm, Comcast Local (Detroit)	No. 8	Michigan Rivalry Game	W 77–34	25–3 (14–2)	21 – Roehrig	10 – Roehrig	4 – Tied	Breslin Center (8,904) East Lansing, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
March 04, 2005* 6:05 pm, Fox Sports Net	(2) No. 8	vs. (7) Illinois Quarterfinals	W 61–50 OT	26–3	15 – Roehrig	11 – Roehrig	4 – Shimek	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
March 06, 2005* 6:00 pm, Fox Sports Net	(2) No. 8	vs. (2) No. 23 Penn State Semifinals	W 83–76	27–3	19 – Roehrig	7 – Roehrig	5 – Haynie	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
March 07, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 7	vs. (4) No. 12 Minnesota Championship Game	W 55–49	28–3	15 – Shimek	8 – Shimek	3 – Tied	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2005* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (16 MW) Alcorn State First Round	W 73–41	29–3	18 – Shimek	13 – Shimek	7 – Bowen	Williams Arena (7,410) Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 21, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (8 MW) USC Second Round	W 61–59	30–3	19 – Bowen	8 – Haynie	7 – Haynie	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 27, 2005* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (5 MW) No. 18 Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen	W 76–64	31–3	18 – Roehrig	11 – Shimek	10 – Haynie	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
March 29, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (2 MW) No. 1 Stanford Elite Eight	W 76–69[2]	32–3	24 – Shimek	10 – Shimek	7 – Haynie	Municipal Auditorium (2,475) Kansas City, Missouri
April 03, 2005* 9:30 pm, ESPN	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Tennessee Final Four	W 68–64[3]	33–3	18 – Bowen	11 – Shimek	7 – Haynie	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
April 05, 2005* 8:45 pm, ESPN	(1 MW) No. 6	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Baylor National Championship Game	L 62–84[4]	33–4	20 – Bowen	5 – Tied	5 – Haynie	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. MW = Mid-West, E = East, W = West.

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Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team