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

The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC tournament champions ACC regular season champions Hall of Fame Challenge champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw (28th season)
Assistant coaches	Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 7 Florida State	14	–	2		.875			32	–	5		.865
No. 8 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
No. 16 Duke	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 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

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 Previous school Hometown 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 were aired on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 3	Ferris State	W 92–32	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174) South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm	No. 3	UMass Lowell	W 105–51	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	at No. 15 Michigan State	W 71–63	2–0	Breslin Center (8,644) East Lansing, MI
11/21/2014* 5:00 pm	No. 3	Chattanooga	W 88–53	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645) South Bend, IN
11/23/2014* 5:00 pm	No. 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	No. 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	No. 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	No. 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	No. 2	vs. No. 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	No. 2	No. 3 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry	L 58–76	8–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
12/10/2014* 9:00 pm, FS2	No. 5	at No. 25 DePaul	W 94–93 OT	9–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414) Chicago, IL
12/13/2014* 1:00 pm	No. 5	Michigan	W 70–50	10–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904) South Bend, IN
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm	No. 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	No. 4	at UCLA	W 82–67	12–1	Pauley Pavilion (3,004) Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2015 7:00 pm	No. 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	No. 4	at No. 21 Syracuse	W 85–74	14–1 (2–0)	Carrier Dome (2,158) Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	No. 4	at Miami (FL)	L 63–78	14–2 (2–1)	BankUnited Center (1,836) Coral Gables, FL
01/11/2015 7:00 pm	No. 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	No. 7	at No. 12 North Carolina	W 89–79	16–2 (4–1)	Carmichael Arena (4,358) Chapel Hill, NC
01/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 5 Tennessee	W 88–77	17–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 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	No. 6	at Clemson	W 74–36	19–2 (6–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214) Clemson, SC
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	at Virginia Tech	W 74–50	20–2 (7–1)	Cassell Coliseum (1,835) Blacksburg, VA
02/01/2015 1:00 pm, RSN	No. 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	No. 4	Virginia	W 75–54	22–2 (9–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738) South Bend, IN
02/08/2015 1:00 pm	No. 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	No. 4	No. 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	No. 4	at Georgia Tech	W 71–61	25–2 (12–1)	McCamish Pavilion (2,303) Atlanta, GA
02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	No. 8 Louisville	W 68–52	26–2 (13–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911) South Bend, IN
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	No. 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	No. 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	No. 2	vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals	W 77–61	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum (4,019) Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	vs. No. 16 Duke Semifinals	W 55–49	30–2	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 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	No. 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	No. 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	No. 2	vs. No. 14 Stanford Sweet Sixteen	W 81–60	34–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878) Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight	W 77–68	35–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329) Oklahoma City, OK
04/05/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 3 South Carolina Final Four	W 66–65	36–2	Amalie Arena (N/A) Tampa, FL
04/07/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Connecticut National Championship	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

See also

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