2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to their in-state rival Michigan State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State, Toledo and Missouri in the first, second and third rounds, Southern Miss in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinals.

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record	20–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore Megan Duffy Joy McCorvey
Home arena	Crisler Center

2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	18	–	0		1.000			34	–	3		.919
No. 18 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
No. 23 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
No. 22 Northwestern	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Rutgers	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Nebraska	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan	8	–	10		.444			20	–	15		.571
Michigan State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Illinois	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			9	–	20		.310
Indiana	4	–	14		.222			15	–	16		.484
Purdue	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
Penn State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Madison Ristovski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr University Liggett Sterling Heights, Mich. G 2 Siera Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Serra Gardena, Calif. G 3 Katelynn Flaherty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Metuchen Point Pleasant, N.J. G 4 Hallie Wangler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Shrine Catholic Royal Oak, Mich. G 5 Shannon Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Forestview Gastonia, N.C. G 11 Jillian Dunston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Academy of the Holy Cross Germantown, Md. C 12 Terra Stapleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fairland Proctorville, Ohio G 14 Nicole Elmblad 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr LaSalle St. Ignace, Mich. G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Carlyle Carlyle, Ill. G 20 Danielle Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Phoenix, Ariz. F 22 Cyesha Goree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Wyoming Park Grand Rapids, Mich. G/F 23 Maria Backman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cardinal Spellman Bronx, N.Y. F 24 Emoni Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Long Beach Polytechnic Pasadena, Calif. F 32 Kelsey Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Inkster Detroit, Mich.	Head coach Kim Barnes Arico Assistant coach(es) Melanie Moore Megan Duffy Joy McCorvey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-28

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 2:00 PM		Davenport	W 74–39	–	Crisler Center (786) Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM		Detroit	W 76–57	1–0	Crisler Center (2,062) Ann Arbor, MI
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM		Bucknell	W 68–61	2–0	Crisler Center (1,913) Ann Arbor, MI
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM		at Pittsburgh	L 64–85	2–1	Peterson Events Center (707) Pittsburgh, PA
11/23/2014* 2:00 PM		Western Michigan	W 74–47	3–1	Crisler Center (2,110) Ann Arbor, MI
11/28/2014* 12:00 PM		vs. Washington State San Juan Shootout	W 76–64	4–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014* 12:00 PM		vs. San Diego State San Juan Shootout	W 70–50	5–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM		Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 83–69	6–1	Crisler Center (1,225) Ann Arbor, MI
12/09/2014* 6:30 PM		Princeton	L 55–85	6–2	Crisler Center (1,193) Ann Arbor, MI
12/13/2014* 1:00 PM		at No. 5 Notre Dame	L 50–70	6–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904) South Bend, IN
12/19/2014* 7:00 PM		Canisius	W 79–43	7–3	Crisler Center (1,985) Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2014* 12:00 PM		Eastern Michigan	W 81–52	8–3	Crisler Center (3,946) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014 4:00 PM, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 53–63	8–4 (0–1)	Kohl Center (3,528) Madison, WI
01/01/2015 1:00 PM		Penn State	W 89–53	9–4 (1–1)	Crisler Center (3,034) Ann Arbor, MI
01/04/2015 2:00 PM, BTN		No. 24 Michigan State Rivalry	W 74–65	10–4 (2–1)	Crisler Center (4,520) Ann Arbor, MI
01/07/2015 7:00 PM		at No. 24 Rutgers	L 68–81	10–5 (2–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,554) Piscataway, NJ
01/11/2015 2:00 PM		Ohio State	W 100–94 ^OT	11–5 (3–2)	Crisler Center (3,351) Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2015 6:00 PM, BTN		at Northwestern	W 73–66	12–5 (4–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,112) Evanston, IL
01/22/2015 9:00 PM, BTN		at No. 20 Iowa	L 70–76	12–6 (4–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,584) Iowa City, IA
01/26/2015 7:00 PM, BTN		Illinois	W 70–57	13–6 (5–3)	Crisler Center (1,780) Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2015 7:00 PM		No. 5 Maryland	L 65–91	13–7 (5–4)	Crisler Center (1,358) Ann Arbor, MI
02/01/2015 3:00 PM		at No. 15 Nebraska	L 60–75	13–8 (5–5)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,386) Lincoln, NE
02/05/2015 7:00 PM		at Michigan State	W 72–59	14–8 (6–5)	Breslin Center (5,315) East Lansing, MI
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		No. 21 Rutgers	L 50–57	14–9 (6–6)	Crisler Center (3,478) Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2015 7:00 PM		at Ohio State	L 73–77	14–10 (6–7)	Value City Arena (4,668) Columbus, OH
02/14/2015 2:00 PM		Northwestern	L 62–63	14–11 (6–8)	Crisler Center (2,129) Ann Arbor, MI
02/18/2015 7:00 PM		Indiana	W 68–52	15–11 (7–8)	Crisler Center (1,806) Ann Arbor, MI
02/21/2015 2:00 PM, BTN		at Minnesota	L 88–91 ^2OT	15–12 (7–9)	Williams Arena (6,053) Minneapolis, MN
02/24/2015 7:00 PM, BTN		Purdue	W 81–50	16–12 (8–9)	Crisler Center (1,534) Ann Arbor, MI
02/28/2015 12:00 PM, BTN		at Illinois	L 60–72	16–13 (8–10)	State Farm Center (2,989) Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 12:30 PM, BTN		vs. Michigan State Second Round	L 49–69	16–14	Sears Centre (N/A) Hoffman Estates, IN
WNIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 PM		Cleveland State First Round	W 72–50	17–14	Crisler Center (1,028) Ann Arbor, MI
03/23/2015* 7:00 PM		at Toledo Second Round	W 74–58	18–14	Savage Arena (3,004) Toledo, OH
03/26/2015* 7:00 PM		Missouri Third Round	W 65–55	19–14	Crisler Center (1,383) Ann Arbor, MI
03/29/2015* 3:00 PM		at Southern Miss Quarterfinals	W 69–60	20–14	Reed Green Coliseum (5,480) Hattiesburg, MS
04/01/2015* 7:00 PM		UCLA Semifinals	L 65–69	20–15	Crisler Center (2,209) Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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

References

1. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/mich-w-baskbl-sched.html