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
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	18–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Jodi Steyer Billy Fennelly Latoja Schaben
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor †	16	–	2		.889			33	–	4		.892
Oklahoma	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
TCU	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Oklahoma State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Texas	9	–	9		.500			24	–	11		.686
West Virginia	7	–	11		.389			23	–	15		.605
Kansas State	7	–	11		.389			19	–	14		.576
Kansas	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Texas Tech	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.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.

Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Nakiah Bell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO G 3 Emily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Notre Dame Utica, NY G 4 Nikki Moody 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Euless Trinity Euless, TX G 11 Jadda Buckley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Mason City Mason City, IA G 12 Seanna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeLaSalle Brooklyn Park, MN G 15 Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Austin Sugar Land, TX G/F 22 Brynn Williamson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Staley Kansas City, MO G 25 Lexi Albrecht 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carroll Kuemper Carroll, IA G/F 32 Fallon Ellis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Westbury Christian Missouri City, TX F/C 34 Madison Baier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr South Tama Tama, IA F 35 Jordan Jensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mountain View Gilbert, AZ G 42 Blaire Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Waterloo West Waterloo, IA C 44 Bryanna Fernstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Chisago Lakes Center City, MN	Head coach Bill Fennelly (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Jodi Steyer (Colorado State) Billy Fennelly (Iowa State) Latoja Schaben (Toledo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes.

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

See also

• 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team