2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented 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.

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big East
Record	17–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Fritsche (2nd season) Chevelle Herring (2nd season) Carrie Moore (4th season)
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena

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

Roster

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown 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 Jim Flanery (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Matt Fritsche (Nebraska–Kearney) Chevelle Herring (Creighton) Carrie Moore (Western Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 1 August 2014

Schedule

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 No. 1 Connecticut	L 60–96	2–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,123) Storrs, CT
11/28/2014* 9:30 pm		vs. Cincinnati Cal Classic semifinals	W 63–52	3–2	Haas Pavilion (2,309) Berkeley, CA
11/29/2014* 9:00 pm		at California Cal Classic 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		No. 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.

See also

• 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team