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2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

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2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Oliver
  • Lauren DeFalco
  • Tiffany Jones-Smart
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Seasons
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 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second head coach Anthony Bozella, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in Big East to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to Rutgers in the first round. With 28 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.

Roster

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2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Daisha Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Jersey City, N.J.
F 1 Tabatha Richardson-Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bay City, TX
F 2 Tiffany Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr New York, NY
C 3 Chizoba Ekedigwe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Laurel, MD
G 10 Jordan Mosley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Orlando, FL
G 11 Ka-Deidre Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Newark, NJ
G 13 Samantha Bozzella 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr West Orange, NJ
G 15 Aleesha Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Philadelphia, PA
G/F 21 Kathleen Egan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Aberdeen, NJ
G/F 22 Teresa Kucera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Schwäbisch Hall, GER
G 23 Tara Inman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holmdale, NJ
C 25 Jordan Molyneaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denver, CO
G/F 30 Claire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Andover, Minn.
C 35 Lubirdia Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mount Vernon, NY
F 44 Janee Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Matthews, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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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 RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV
Coaches NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 24 24 RV 25 23 22 24

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
12:00 pm
Philadelphia W 86–64 
Walsh Gymnasium (431)
South Orange, NJ
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
12:00 pm, PSN
Rider
WNIT Preseason First Round
W 66–47  1–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,186)
South Orange, NJ
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 West Virginia
WNIT Preseason Second Round
L 87–89  1–1
WVU Coliseum (1,078)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Penn State
WNIT Preseason Consolation Round
W 75–70  2–1
Bryce Jordan Center (3,114)
University Park, PA
11/26/2014*
12:00 pm, PSN
Kennesaw State W 77–74  3–1
Walsh Gymnasium (361)
South Orange, NJ
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm, PSN
Saint Peter's
Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 75–45  4–1
Walsh Gymnasium (462)
South Orange, NJ
11/30/2014*
2:30 pm, PSN
Saint Joseph's
Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 77–60  5–1
Walsh Gymnasium (502)
South Orange, NJ
12/03/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton W 79–74  6–1 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (789)
Omaha, NE
12/05/2014*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 56–43  7–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (415)
Bronx, NY
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm, PSN
Lafayette W 80–63  8–1
Walsh Gymnasium (491)
South Orange, NJ
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, BEDN
Illinois W 82–72  9–1
Walsh Gymnasium (467)
South Orange, NJ
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm, PSN
Fairfield W 79–47  10–1
Walsh Gymnasium (419)
South Orange, NJ
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, PSN
NJIT W 74–62  11–1
Walsh Gymnasium (402)
South Orange, NJ
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm, BEDN
No. 14 Georgia W 70–51  12–1
Walsh Gymnasium (724)
South Orange, NJ
12/30/2014
7:00 pm, PSN
No. 23 Butler W 70–65  13–1 (2–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (754)
South Orange, NJ
01/02/2015
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 at St. John's L 50–59  13–2 (2–1)
Carnesecca Arena (960)
Queens, NY
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, PSN
Xavier W 78–54  14–2 (3–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
1:00 pm
at Providence W 68–67  15–2 (4–1)
Alumni Hall (339)
Providence, RI
01/16/2015
7:00 pm, PSN
Marquette W 88–58  16–2 (5–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (664)
South Orange, NJ
01/18/2015
2:00 pm, PSN
DePaul W 107–87  17–2 (6–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (683)
South Orange, NJ
01/23/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
at Villanova W 59–56  18–2 (7–1)
The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
01/25/2015
12:00 pm
at Georgetown W 99–85 OT 19–2 (8–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (587)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, PSN
St. John's W 78–73  20–2 (9–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,638)
South Orange, NJ
02/06/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
Providence W 67–40  21–2 (10–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,146)
South Orange, NJ
02/08/2015
2:00 pm, PSN
Creighton L 73–81  21–3 (10–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (760)
South Orange, NJ
02/13/2015
8:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaul W 81–80  22–3 (11–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,825)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2015
3:00 pm
at Marquette L 70–73  22–4 (11–3)
Al McGuire Center (1,538)
Milwaukee, WI
02/20/2015
7:00 pm, PSN
Georgetown W 95–68  23–4 (12–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (727)
South Orange, NJ
02/22/2015
2:00 pm, PSN
Villanova W 64–62  24–4 (13–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,074)
South Orange, NJ
02/27/2015
7:00 pm
at Xavier W 77–60  25–4 (14–3)
Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
1:00 pm
at Butler W 85–76  26–4 (15-3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (452)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/08/2015
1:00 pm, FS2
No. 25 vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 77–51  27–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 24 vs. St. John's
Semifinals
W 72–60  28–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/10/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 24 vs. DePaul
Championship Game
L 68–78  28–5
Allstate Arena (3,226)
Rosemont, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Rutgers
First Round
L 66–79  28–6
Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.