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
ConferenceBig East
Record17–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Fritsche (2nd season)
  • Chevelle Herring (2nd season)
  • Carrie Moore (4th season)
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
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

Roster

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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
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 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

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References

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  1. ^ "(W) Basketball - Schedule - Creighton Bluejays". Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.