2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 20th season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play for a four way tie to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Oklahoma State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Dayton in the first round.

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Cyclone Challenge Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2014–15 record1813 (99 Big 12)
Head coachBill Fennelly (20th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Billy Fennelly
  • Latoja Schaben
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor †162 .889  334  .892
Oklahoma135 .722  2112  .636
TCU99 .500  1814  .563
Oklahoma State99 .500  2012  .625
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
Texas99 .500  2411  .686
West Virginia711 .389  2315  .605
Kansas State711 .389  1914  .576
Kansas612 .333  1517  .469
Texas Tech513 .278  1516  .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Radio

All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nakiah Bell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrIncarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO
G 3 Emily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNotre Dame Utica, NY
G 4 Nikki Moody 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrEuless Trinity Euless, TX
G 11 Jadda Buckley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoMason City Mason City, IA
G 12 Seanna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDeLaSalle Brooklyn Park, MN
G 15 Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAustin Sugar Land, TX
G/F 22 Brynn Williamson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrStaley Kansas City, MO
G 25 Lexi Albrecht 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCarroll Kuemper Carroll, IA
G/F 32 Fallon Ellis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrWestbury Christian Missouri City, TX
F/C 34 Madison Baier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSouth Tama Tama, IA
F 35 Jordan Jensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMountain View Gilbert, AZ
G 42 Blaire Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWaterloo West Waterloo, IA
C 44 Bryanna Fernstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrChisago Lakes Center City, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
William Penn W 99–53 
Hilton Coliseum (9,476)
Ames, IA
11/09/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Winona State W 64–29 
Hilton Coliseum (N/A)
Ames, IA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/16/2014*
12:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
USC Upstate W 98–76  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,656)
Ames, IA
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Drake W 84–67  2–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,873)
Ames, IA
11/23/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Cincinnati W 85–54  3–0
Hilton Coliseum (6,836)
Ames, IA
11/28/2014*
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
vs. Wyoming
St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament
W 84–63  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (151)
Moraga, CA
11/29/2014*
4:30 PM, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's
St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament
L 63–67  4–1
McKeon Pavilion (379)
Moraga, CA
12/07/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Stony Brook W 74–64  5–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,978)
Ames, IA
12/11/2014*
7:00 PM, BTN
at No. 24 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 67–76  5–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,902)
Iowa City, IA
12/14/2014*
12:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–56  6–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,755)
Ames, IA
12/21/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Fairfield W 76–63  7–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,761)
Ames, IA
12/29/2014*
7:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
Howard
Cyclone Challenge semifinals
W 90–44  8–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,957)
Ames, IA
12/30/2014*
7:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
UC Riverside
Cyclone Challenge championship
W 71–54  9–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,810)
Ames, IA
Conference Season
01/03/2015
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Kansas State W 60–55  10–2
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum (7,372)
Ames, IA
01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at TCU L 84–86  10–3
(1–1)
Student Recreation Center (1,350)
Ft. Worth, TX
01/10/2015
11:00 AM, FSN
No. 3 Texas W 59–57  11–3
(2–1)
Hilton Coliseum (7,928)
Ames, IA
01/13/2015
6:30 PM, FSSW
at No. 3 Baylor L 47–79  11–4
(2–2)
Ferrell Center (6,095)
Waco, TX
01/17/2015
7:00 PM, FCS Central
at Kansas State W 79–59  12–4
(3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,816)
Manhattan, KS
01/21/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
TCU W 80–62  13–4
(4–2)
Hilton Coliseum (9,684)
Ames, IA
01/25/2015
3:30 PM, FS1
at No. 8 Texas W 58–57  14–4
(5–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,234)
Austin, TX
01/28/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Kansas L 56–61  14–5
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,206)
Ames, IA
01/31/2015
6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Oklahoma State L 62–63  14–6
(5–4)
Hilton Coliseum (11,320)
Ames, IA
02/04/2015
10:30 AM, SSTV
at Oklahoma L 66–75  14–7
(5–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (6,042)
Norman, OK
02/07/2015
6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
West Virginia W 61–43  15–7
(6–5)
Hilton Coliseum (11,384)
Ames, IA
02/11/2015
7:00 PM
at Texas Tech L 58–71  15–8
(6–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,018)
Lubbock, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Oklahoma State L 48–60  15–9
(6–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,934)
Stillwater, OK
02/17/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
Oklahoma W 84–76 OT 16–9
(7–7)
Hilton Coliseum (9,964)
Ames, IA
02/21/2015
11:00 AM, FSN
at West Virginia L 52–54  16–10
(7–8)
WVU Coliseum (2,076)
Morgantown, WV
02/24/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Texas Tech W 59–47  17–10
(8–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,325)
Ames, IA
02/28/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
No. 3 Baylor W 76–71  18–10
(9–8)
Hilton Coliseum (12,107)
Ames, IA
03/02/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas L 64–68  18–11
(9–9)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,384)
Lawrence, KS
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2015
1:30 PM, FSN
vs. Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
L 58–67  18–12
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
vs. Dayton
First Round
L 66–78  18–13
Memorial Coliseum (N/A)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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