2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

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.

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)
Associate head coach	Brian Holsinger
Assistant coaches	Mike Daugherty 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

Roster

2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
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) Brian Holsinger Mike Daugherty 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	Rank#	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

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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

See also

• 2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team