2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record23–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Rene Haynes[1]
  • Hernando Planells
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame† 15 – 1   .938 36 – 3   .923
No. 7 Florida State 14 – 2   .875 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 Louisville 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794
No. 16 Duke 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Syracuse 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 26 – 9   .743
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Virginia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
NC State 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Boston College 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 – 14   .125 13 – 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 – 15   .063 12 – 20   .375
Clemson 1 – 15   .063 9 – 21   .300
† 2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 8th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Albany in the first round, Mississippi State in the second round before losing to Maryland in the sweet sixteen.

Off season[edit]

Departures[edit]

  • 2- Alexis Jones, a sophomore with the 2013-14 team that transferred after suffering a knee injury.[2]
  • 3- Kianna Holland, a freshman with the 2013-14 team that transferred.[3]
  • 4- Chloe Wells, a senior with the 2013-14 team that graduated.
  • 5- Katie Heckman, a Redshirt Freshman with the 2013-14 team who received a medical hardship after suffering a torn ACL and two arthroscopic knee surgeries.[4]
  • 12- Chelsea Gray, a senior with the 2013-14 team that graduated.
  • 15- Richa Jackson, a senior with the 2013-14 team that graduated.
  • 32- Tricia Liston, a senior with the 2013-14 team that graduated. She was selected in the 2014 WNBA draft with the 12th pick by the Minnesota Lynx.[5]
  • 33- Haley Peters, a senior with the 2013-14 team that graduated. Signed a WNBA contract with the Washington Mystics but was later waived.[6][7]

Incoming signees[edit]

  • 4- Sierra Calhoun, rated the #7 Point Guard in her class, led Sierra Calhoun of Christ the King to one state championship and 3 straight playoff appearances.[8]
  • 11- Azurá Stevens, former High School McDonald's All-American who averaged 30 points and 20 rebounds per game her senior season.[9]
  • 32- Erin Mathias, WPIL 4A Player of the Year in 2012-13 and a two-time member of the 4A All-State Team in Pittsburgh.[10]
  • 34- Lyneé Belton, former Full Court Fab 50 All-Star in 2013 w/ The Bullis School.[11]

2013–14 media[edit]

All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 1 Elizabeth Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
G/F 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Christ the King Brooklyn, NY
G/F 11 Azurá Stevens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Cary Raleigh, NC
G 12 Mercedes Riggs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Timpanagos Lindon, UT
G/F 14 Ka'lia Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Thomas Dale Chester, VA
F/C 21 Kendall McCravey-Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Anthony Carson, CA
F 22 Oderah Chidom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
G 23 Rebecca Greenwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Owensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
F/C 30 Amber Henson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Walter L. Sickles Tampa, FL
F/C 32 Erin Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fox Chapel Area Pittsburgh, PA
F/C 34 Lyneé Belton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Bullis School Clinton, MD
G 35 Jenna Frush 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Northern Durham, N.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-02

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014*
6:30 pm 		No. 7 Limestone W 100–33  –
  19 – Chidom   11 – 2 tied   7 – Johnson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, NC
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 7 Armstrong State W 100–45  –
  31 – Greenwell   18 – Williams   8 – Johnson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 7 at Alabama W 90–40  1–0
  17 – 3 tied   12 – Williams (1)   5 – Chidom (1)  Foster Auditorium (2,765)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 7 at Old Dominion W 82–66  2–0
  22 – Williams (2)   11 – Johnson (1)   13 – Johnson (1)  Constant Center (3,452)
Norfolk, VA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 7 Marquette W 83–51  3–0
  22 – Greenwell (2)   12 – Greenwell (1)   6 – Johnson (2)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,080)
Durham, NC
11/25/2014*
6:30 pm 		No. 8 Buffalo W 88–54  4–0
  21 – Calhoun (1)   13 – Greenwell (2)   4 – Cooper (1)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,794)
Durham, NC
11/28/2014*
6:30 pm 		No. 8 Stony Brook W 72–42  5–0
  13 – 2 tied   12 – Williams (2)   3 – Greenwell (1)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,421)
Durham, NC
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 8 at No. 7 Texas A&M L 59–63  5–1
  23 – Greenwell (3)   8 – Henson (1)   3 – Henson (1)  Reed Arena (6,123)
College Station, TX
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm, BTN 		No. 9 at No. 12 Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 54–60  5–2
  16 – Stevens (1)   9 – Stevens (1)   3 – 2 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,571)
Lincoln, NE
12/07/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 No. 1 South Carolina L 50–51  5–3
  12 – Greenwell (4)   12 – Stevens (2)   3 – Chidom (2)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004)
Durham, NC
12/17/2014*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 13 Oklahoma W 92–72  6–3
  26 – Williams (3)   20 – Williams (3)   3 – 4 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,006)
Durham, NC
12/19/2014*
6:30 pm 		No. 13 UMass Lowell W 95–48  7–3
  19 – Calhoun (2)   11 – Stevens (3)   6 – Johnson (5)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,804)
Durham, NC
12/21/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 No. 8 Kentucky W 89–68  8–3
  17 – Stevens (2)   10 – Williams (4)   6 – Johnson (6)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043)
Durham, NC
12/29/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 10 at No. 2 Connecticut L 52–83  8–4
  16 – Stevens (3)   8 – Williams (5)   3 – Johnson (7)  XL Center (13,514)
Hartford, CT
01/02/2015*
6:30 pm 		No. 10 North Carolina A&T W 87–36  9–4
  20 – Greenwell (5)   8 – Stevens (4)   7 – Williams (2)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,886)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/04/2015
2:00 pm 		No. 10 Wake Forest W 70–63  10–4 (1–0)
  18 – Williams (4)   8 – Williams (6)   5 – Johnson (8)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,207)
Durham, NC
01/08/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 13 No. 21 Syracuse W 74–72  11–4 (2–0)
  20 – Greenwell (6)   6 – 2 tied   5 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899)
Durham, NC
01/11/2015
1:00 pm, RSN 		No. 13 at Florida State L 58–74  11–5 (2–1)
  19 – Greenwell (7)   5 – Greenwell (4)   3 – Williams (3)  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,536)
Tallahassee, FL
01/15/2015
6:30 pm 		No. 16 Virginia Tech W 65–40  12–5 (3–1)
  21 – Greenwell (8)   13 – Stevens (6)   5 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,010)
Durham, NC
01/18/2015
1:00 pm, RSN 		No. 16 Miami W 68–53  13–5 (4–1)
  24 – Williams (5)   11 – Williams (7)   4 – Johnson (11)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,564)
Durham, NC
01/22/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 15 at Boston College L 56–60  13–6 (4–2)
  24 – Stevens (4)   9 – 2 tied   3 – Johnson (12)  Conte Forum (1,309)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/25/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 at No. 12 North Carolina W 74–67 OT 14–6 (5–2)
  33 – Williams (6)   14 – Greenwell (5)   4 – Johnson (13)  Carmichael Arena (6,822)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/29/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 17 Pittsburgh W 62–45  15–6 (6–2)
  14 – Stevens (5)   12 – Stevens (7)   4 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,333)
Durham, NC
02/02/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 No. 8 Louisville W 66–58  16–6 (7–2)
  17 – Stevens (6)   9 – 2 tied   3 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,790)
Durham, NC
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 15 at Wake Forest W 70–53  17–6 (8–2)
  24 – Stevens (7)   6 – Stevens (8)   8 – Johnson (14)  Joel Coliseum (867)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/08/2015
2:00 pm 		No. 15 Clemson W 89–60  18–6 (9–2)
  24 – Williams (7)   12 – Williams (8)   9 – Williams (1)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,455)
Durham, NC
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 11 at Virginia W 71–43  19–6 (10–2)
  22 – Greenwell (9)   14 – Stevens (9)   6 – Johnson (15)  John Paul Jones Arena (3,333)
Charlottesville, VA
02/16/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 10 at No. 4 Notre Dame L 50–63  19–7 (10–3)
  18 – Williams (8)   11 – Williams (8)   3 – Johnson (16)  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
South Bend, IN
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 10 at NC State L 59–72  19–8 (10–4)
  19 – Williams (9)   10 – Stevens (10)   3 – 3 tied  Reynolds Coliseum (4,896)
Raleigh, NC
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 16 at Georgia Tech L 62–71  19–9 (10–5)
  16 – 2 tied   14 – Williams (10)   3 – 3 tied  McCamish Pavilion (1,153)
Atlanta, GA
03/01/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 No. 15 North Carolina W 81–80  20–9 (11–5)
  21 – Stevens (8)   12 – Stevens (10)   4 – Greenwell (2)  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
03/06/2015
11:00 am, RSN 		No. 16 vs. Wake Forest
Quarterfinals 		W 77–68  21–9
  21 – Cooper (1)   16 – Williams (11)   5 – Williams (2)  Greensboro Coliseum (11,007)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Semifinals 		L 49–55  21–10
  15 – Williams (10)   8 – Williams (12)   3 – 2 tied  Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 Albany
First Round 		W 54–52  22–10
  20 – Greenwell (10)   12 – Williams (13)   3 – 3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, NC
03/22/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 No. 12 Mississippi State
Second Round 		W 64–56  23–10
  22 – Stevens (9)   10 – Stevens (11)   4 – 2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,293)
Durham, NC
03/28/2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 vs. No. 4 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen 		L 55–65  23–11
  18 – Williams (11)   9 – Williams (14)   2 – 2 tied  Spokane Arena (N/A)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[12]

Rankings[edit]

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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 7 7 8 9 13 13 10т 10 13 16 15 17 15 11 10 16 16 16 16
Coaches 7 7 7 8 12 13 10 12 12 14 13 16 15 11 12 17 16 16 16
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Duke hires Columbus native Rene Haynes". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jones will leave Duke". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kianna Holland to transfer". Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Heckman to Receive Medical Hardship". Duke Sports Information. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Lynx pick up Duke G Tricia Liston in first round". Fox Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Former Duke women's basketball forward Peters signs with WNBA's Mystics". Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "Washington Mystics waives Cierra Bravard, Kirby Burkholder and Haley Peters". Love Women's Basketball. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "Sierra Calhoun of Christ the King ready for senior season that she hopes ends with CHSAA state basketball championship". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "Cary senior's unique skills on the court carrying her to Duke". WNCN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  10. ^ "Fox Chapel girls basketball star Mathias makes it official, signs with Duke". Trib Live. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "Duke adds Lynee' Belton to 2014 class". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "2014-15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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