2014–15 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2014–15 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by eighth year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Indiana.

2014–15 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–24 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington
Assistant coaches	Itoro Coleman Kia Damon Jocelyn Wyatt
Home arena	Bryce Jordan 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 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 1 Candice Agee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Silverado Victorville, Calif. G 3 Brianna Banks  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Fayette County Newnan, Ga. G 5 Sierra Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Delone Catholic Hanover, Pa. G 10 Keke Sevillian 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Goodrich Goodrich, Mich. F 11 Alex Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lorain Lorain, Ohio G 12 Lindsey Spann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Good Counsel Laurel, Md. F 14 Dominique Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr T.F. South Lansing, Ill. G/F 15 Kaliyah Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Stephenson Stone Mountain, Ga. G/F 25 Peyton Whitted 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Gwinnett Suwanee, Ga. G/F 41 Jenny DeGraaf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Springboro Springboro, Ohio F/C 44 Tori Waldner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Milton Milton, Ga.	Head coach Coquese Washington Assistant coach(es) Itoro Coleman Kia Damon Jocelyn Wyatt Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 2:00 pm		Indiana (PA)	W 75–71	–	Bryce Jordan Center (3,327) University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 12:00 pm		Towson Preseason WNIT First Round	W 71–64	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (3,123) University Park, PA
11/16/2014* 7:00 pm		Albany Preseason WNIT Second Round	L 53–54	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (8,607) University Park, PA
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm		Seton Hall Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	L 70–75	1–2	Bryce Jordan Center (3,114) University Park, PA
11/25/2014* 5:30 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 54–56	1–3	Bryce Jordan Center (6,703) University Park, PA
11/28/2014* 2:00 pm		vs. Liberty Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 68–80	1–4	GSU Sports Arena (645) Atlanta, GA
11/30/2014* 12:30 pm		vs. Samford Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament consolation	L 56–59 OT	1–5	GSU Sports Arena (522) Atlanta, GA
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm		at No. 21 Syracuse ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 39–61	1–6	Carrier Dome (258) Syracuse, NY
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		Wagner	W 96–66	2–6	Bryce Jordan Center (3,657) University Park, PA
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm		at Hartford	L 57–62	2–7	Chase Arena (1,467) West Hartford, CT
12/14/2014* 2:30 pm		Rider	W 85–51	3–7	Bryce Jordan Center (9,991) University Park, PA
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm		South Florida	L 87–90 OT	3–8	Bryce Jordan Center (3,429) University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014 3:00 pm		at No. 23 Iowa	L 52–77	3–9 (0–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,411) Iowa City, IA
01/01/2015 1:00 pm		at Michigan	L 53–89	3–10 (0–2)	Crisler Center (3,034) Ann Arbor, MI
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		Illinois	L 76–91	3–11 (0–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,933) University Park, PA
01/06/2015 9:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 46–65	3–12 (0–4)	Kohl Center (2,822) Madison, WI
01/10/2015 12:00 pm, BTN		No. 24 Rutgers	L 51–71	3–13 (0–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,705) University Park, PA
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 17 Nebraska	L 45–73	3–14 (0–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,395) Lincoln, NE
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		at Ohio State	L 60–69	3–15 (0–7)	Value City Arena (6,346) Columbus, OH
01/22/2015 7:00 pm		Indiana	W 79–75	4–15 (1–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,290) University Park, PA
01/25/2015 2:00 pm		Northwestern	W 76–75	5–15 (2–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,786) University Park, PA
01/28/2015 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 64–75	5–16 (2–8)	Williams Arena (2,738) Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2015 12:00 pm, BTN		at No. 22 Rutgers	L 65–76	5–17 (2–9)	The RAC (2,931) Piscataway, NJ
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		No. 5 Maryland	L 62–77	5–18 (2–10)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,809) University Park, PA
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		at Purdue	W 54–50	6–18 (3–10)	Mackey Arena (6,861) West Lafayette, IN
02/11/2015 7:00 pm		Michigan State	L 67–74	6–19 (3–11)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,319) University Park, PA
02/15/2015 2:00 pm		Minnesota	L 77–85	6–20 (3–12)	Bryce Jordan Center (4,462) University Park, PA
02/23/2015 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 Maryland	L 34–65	6–21 (3–13)	Xfinity Center (6,307) College Park, MD
02/26/2015 7:00 pm		Ohio State	L 70–88	6–22 (3–14)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,529) University Park, PA
03/01/2015 2:00 pm		Wisconsin	L 56–62	6–23 (3–15)	Bryce Jordan Center (9,270) University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/04/2015 8:30 pm		vs. Indiana First Round	L 63–68	6–24	Sears Centre (N/A) Hoffman Estates, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

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

See also

2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team