2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	24–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Joy Cheek Patrick Klein Mark Mitchell
Home arena	Value City Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Kalpana Beach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Westlake Westlake, Ohio G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, Ohio F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, Ohio G 12 Kianna Holland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seneca Seneca, S.C. G 13 Cait Craft 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Liberty-Benton Findlay, Ohio G 14 Ameryst Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr McKinley Canton, Ohio G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Country Day School Detroit, Mich. C 21 Lisa Blair 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS So Nazareth Regional Brooklyn, N.Y. F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Africentric Columbus, Ohio F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, Ohio F 32 Shayla Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Georgetown Norcross, Ga.	Head coach Kevin McGuff Assistant coach(es) Joy Cheek Patrick Klein Mark Mitchell 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
11/09/2014* 1:00 pm		Eckerd	W 92–73	–	Value City Arena (3,775) Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm		at Virginia	L 82–87	0–1	John Paul Jones Arena (3,358) Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 113–97	1–1	Value City Arena (3,968) Columbus, OH
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		No. 24 Georgia	L 59–67	1–2	Value City Arena (3,844) Columbus, OH
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		VCU	W 96–86	2–2	Value City Arena (4,201) Columbus, OH
11/27/2014* 1:15 pm		vs. Clemson Paradise Jam tournament	W 86–77	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (207) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014* 1:15 pm		vs. Wichita State Paradise Jam Tournament	L 50–70	3–3	Sports and Fitness Center (238) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014* 3:30 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Paradise Jam Tournament	W 90–83 2OT	4–3	Sports and Fitness Center (421) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm		Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 74–78	4–4	Value City Arena (3,777) Columbus, OH
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		Winthrop	W 66–52	5–4	Value City Arena (4,384) Columbus, OH
12/11/2014* 7:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 67–52	6–4	Value City Arena (3,719) Columbus, OH
12/14/2014* 2:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 82–46	7–4	Value City Arena (4,298) Columbus, OH
12/22/2014* 2:00 pm		No. 22 West Virginia	W 96–54	8–4	Value City Arena (5,048) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 12 Maryland	L 78–87	8–5 (0–1)	Xfinity Center (5,671) College Park, MD
01/01/2015 2:00 pm		No. 16 Rutgers	W 85–68	9–5 (1–1)	Value City Arena (4,557) Columbus, OH
01/04/2015 2:00 pm, BTN		Northwestern	W 73–64	10–5 (2–1)	Value City Arena (5,402) Columbus, OH
01/08/2015 7:00 pm		at Indiana	W 103–49	11–5 (3–1)	Assembly Hall (2,189) Bloomington, IN
01/11/2015 2:00 pm		at Michigan Rivalry	L 94–100 OT	11–6 (3–2)	Crisler Center (3,351) Ann Arbor, MI
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		No. 23 Minnesota	L 72–76	11–7 (3–3)	Value City Arena (4,509) Columbus, OH
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		Penn State	W 69–60	12–7 (4–3)	Value City Arena (6,346) Columbus, OH
01/25/2015 2:00 pm		at Purdue	W 79–71	13–7 (5–3)	Mackey Arena (6,801) West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2015 9:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	W 85–73	14–7 (6–3)	Kohl Center (3,296) Madison, WI
02/02/2015 6:30 pm, BTN		Michigan State	W 76–62	15–7 (7–3)	Value City Arena (4,234) Columbus, OH
02/05/2015 8:00 pm		at No. 16 Iowa	L 65–73	15–8 (7–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572) Iowa City, IA
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		Indiana	W 78–70	16–8 (8–4)	Value City Arena (7,639) Columbus, OH
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		Michigan Rivalry	W 77–73	17–8 (9–4)	Value City Arena (4,668) Columbus, OH
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 55–66	17–9 (9–5)	State Farm Center (2,708) Champaign, IL
02/17/2015 7:00 pm, BTN		Purdue	W 92–60	18–9 (10–5)	Value City Arena (4,185) Columbus, OH
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 13 Iowa	W 100–82	19–9 (11–5)	Value City Arena (6,471) Columbus, OH
02/26/2015 7:00 pm		at Penn State	W 88–70	20–9 (12–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,529) University Park, PA
03/01/2015 5:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	W 78–60	21–9 (13–5)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418) Lincoln, NE
2015 Big Ten Conference Women's tournament
03/06/2015 9:30 pm, BTN		vs. Minnesota Quarterfinals	W 83–71	22–9	Sears Centre (4,781) Hoffman Estates, IL
03/07/2015 9:30 pm, BTN		vs. No. 14 Iowa Semifinals	W 91–85 OT	23–9	Sears Centre (5,642) Hoffman Estates, IL
03/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 4 Maryland Championship Game	L 74–77	23–10	Sears Centre (4,131) Hoffman Estates, IL
NCAA Women's tournament
03/21/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	vs. James Madison First Round	W 90–80	24–10	Carmichael Arena (2,233) Chapel Hill, NC
03/23/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	at No. 15 North Carolina Second Round	L 84–86	24–11	Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	23	23
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	23

See also

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team