2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

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2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
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WNIT, First Round
Conference Big East
2014–15 record 17–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach Jim Flanery (12th year)
Assistant coach Matt Fritsche (2nd year)
Assistant coach Chevelle Herring (2nd year)
Assistant coach Carrie Moore (4th year)
Home arena D. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
DePaul 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
Villanova 12 6   .667     22 14   .611
St. John's 11 7   .611     23 11   .676
Creighton 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Butler 10 8   .556     14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Marquette 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Providence 3 15   .167     6 24   .200
Georgetown 2 16   .111     4 27   .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Bluejays were led by 12th year head coach Jim Flanery and were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays play their home games at the D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Fenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Edina Edina, MN
G 5 Sammy Jensen 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Ballard Ames, IA
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN
G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Park Cottage Grove, MN
G 20 Tessa Leytem 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Wahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA
G 21 Carli Tritz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bishop Heelan Sioux City, IA
G/F 22 Taylor Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Platte County Platte City, MO
G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 45 Alexis Akin-Otiko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bellevue West Bellevue, NE
F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Central Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 1 August 2014

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 PM
Minnesota State–Mankato W 85–68 
D. J. Sokol Arena (663)
Omaha, NE
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 56–65  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (2,156)
Wichita, KS
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM
at South Dakota State W 88–81  1–1
Frost Arena (1,821)
Brookings, SD
11/20/2014*
7:00 PM, BEDN
Utah W 64–56  2–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,437)
Omaha, NE
11/23/2014*
12:00 PM, SNY
at #1 Connecticut L 60–96  2–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,123)
Storrs, CT
11/28/2014*
9:30 PM
vs. Cincinnati
California-Berkeley Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 63–52  3–2
Haas Pavilion (2,309)
Berkeley, CA
11/29/2014*
9:00 PM
at California
California-Berkeley Thanksgiving Tournament championship
L 69–94  3–3
Haas Pavilion (1,455)
Berkeley, CA
12/03/2014
7:00 PM, FS1
Seton Hall L 74–79  3–4 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (789)
Omaha, NE
12/08/2014*
7:00 PM
at Northern Iowa W 58–56  4–4
McLeod Center (2,172)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/11/2014*
8:00 PM, FS1
#12 Nebraska L 57–60  4–5
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,411)
Omaha, NE
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM
Drake W 93–71  5–5
D. J. Sokol Arena (834)
Omaha, NE
12/20/2014*
12:00 PM
Omaha W 67–50  6–5
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,064)
Omaha, NE
12/22/2014*
6:00 PM
Kansas W 84–81 OT 7–5
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,248)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2014
7:00 PM
Georgetown W 76–61  8–5 (1–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,372)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2015
6:00 PM
at Xavier L 65–66  8–6 (1–2)
Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
12:00 PM, BEDN
at Butler L 58–63  8–7 (1–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (385)
Indianapolis, IN
01/09/2015
7:00 PM, BEDN
Villanova L 61–65  8–8 (1–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007)
Omaha, NE
01/11/2015
1:00 PM
St. John's L 38–61  8–9 (1–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (881)
Omaha, NE
01/16/2015
6:00 PM, FS1
at Providence W 65–54  9–9 (2–5)
Alumni Hall (706)
Providence, RI
01/23/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
at DePaul L 71–96  9–10 (2–6)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,479)
Chicago, IL
01/25/2015
2:00 PM
at Marquette W 93–75  10–10 (3–6)
Al McGuire Center (1,016)
Milwaukee, WI
01/30/2015
7:00 PM
Xavier W 74–65  11–10 (4–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 PM
Butler W 62–55  12–10 (5–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (335)
Omaha, NE
02/06/2015
6:00 PM, BEDN
at St. John's W 75–50  13–10 (6–6)
Carnesecca Arena (881)
Queens, NY
02/08/2015
1:00 PM
at Seton Hall W 81–73  14–10 (7–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (760)
South Orange, NJ
02/15/2015
1:00 PM, BEDN
Providence W 84–57  15–10 (8–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,412)
Omaha, NE
02/20/2015
7:00 PM
DePaul L 76–78  15–11 (8–7)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,184)
Omaha, NE
02/22/2015
1:00 PM
Marquette W 82–60  16–11 (9–7)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007)
Omaha, NE
02/27/2015
6:00 PM
at Georgetown W 71–62  17–11 (10–7)
McDonough Gymnasium (697)
Washington, D.C.
03/01/2015
12:00 PM
at Villanova L 53–61  17–12 (10–8)
The Pavilion (901)
Villanova, PA
2015 Big East Tournament
03/08/2015
2:30 PM, FS2
vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals
L 54–57  17–13
Allstate Arena (1,873)
Rosemont, IL
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 PM
at South Dakota
First Round
L 58–68  17–14
DakotaDome (1,127)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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