2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's ninth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament to BYU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the first round, Fresno State in the second round and Sacramento State in the third round before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Hilton Concord Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
San Diego 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Pacific 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
BYU 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
San Francisco 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 7 24   .226
Pepperdine 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
Portland 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Woolooware Sydney, Australia
G 3 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Lewis & Clark
Oregon
Spokane, WA
G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Eltham, Victoria, Australia
G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Modesto Christian Merced, CA
F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA
G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand
F 22 Devon Brookshire   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop Montgomery
Northwestern
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Canyon Santa Clarita, CA
G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So River Ridge Lacey, WA
F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brea Olinda Brea, CA
F 32 Lisa Janko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rhein MB II Essen, Germany
C 33 Sabrina Engelstad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Heritage Brentwood, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
Boston College L 72–82  0–1
McKeon Pavilion (277)
Moraga, CA
11/22/2014*
11:00 am, BigWest.tv
at UC Davis W 57–55  1–1
The Pavilion (220)
Davis, CA
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Sacramento State W 99–91  2–1
McKeon Pavilion (445)
Moraga, CA
11/28/2014*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Howard
Hilton Concord Classic
W 80–55  3–1
McKeon Pavilion (353)
Moraga, CA
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Iowa State
Hilton Concord Classic
W 67–63  4–1
McKeon Pavilion (379)
Moraga, CA
12/04/2014*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Northridge W 73–63  5–1
McKeon Pavilion (299)
Moraga, CA
12/06/2014*
5:00 pm, TheW.tv
USC W 64–58  6–1
McKeon Pavilion (559)
Moraga, CA
12/12/2014*
7:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State L 56–60  6–2
Save Mart Center (2,084)
Fresno, CA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at Cal Poly W 65–64 OT 7–2
Mott Gym (307)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/19/2014*
4:00 pm, Cavaliers Live
at Virginia L 49–62  7–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,950)
Charlottesville, VA
12/21/2014*
9:00 am, A10 Digital
at George Washington L 52–70  7–4
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (452)
Washington, D.C.
12/27/2014
2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
at Santa Clara W 62–61  8–4
(1–0)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Francisco W 68–66  9–4
(2–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (244)
San Francisco, CA
01/01/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pepperdine W 73–68  10–4
(3–0)
McKeon Pavilion (303)
Moraga, CA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
Loyola Marymount W 72–71  11–4
(4–0)
McKeon Pavilion (439)
Moraga, CA
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific L 86–88 OT 11–5
(4–1)
McKeon Pavilion (505)
Moraga, CA
01/15/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Diego W 57–56  12–5
(5–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (590)
San Diego, CA
01/17/2015
1:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU W 61–51  13–5
(6–1)
Marriott Center (797)
Provo, UT
01/22/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Gonzaga L 42–52  13–6
(6–2)
McKeon Pavilion (603)
Moraga, CA
01/24/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland W 66–53  14–6
(7–2)
McKeon Pavilion (393)
Moraga, CA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, LMUSN
at Loyola Marymount W 56–49  15–6
(8–2)
Gersten Pavilion (290)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015
12:00 pm, WavesCast
at Pepperdine W 53–49  16–6
(9–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (152)
Malibu, CA
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 48–61  16–7
(9–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (797)
Stockton, CA
02/12/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
BYU W 76–71 OT 17–7
(10–3)
McKeon Pavilion (295)
Moraga, CA
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego W 68–66  18–7
(11–3)
McKeon Pavilion (469)
Moraga, CA
02/19/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Gonzaga L 72–80  18–8
(11–4)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719)
Spokane, WA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, Portland Portal
at Portland W 62–58  19–8
(12–4)
Chiles Center (491)
Portland, OR
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Francisco L 63–65  19–9
(12–5)
McKeon Pavilion (355)
Moraga, CA
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara W 74–71  20–9
(13–5)
McKeon Pavilion (534)
Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
8:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Quarterfinals
L 64–65  20–10
Orleans Arena (7,110)
Las Vegas, NV
WNIT
03/20/2015*
6:00 pm
Hawaii
First Round
W 92–88 OT 21–10
McKeon Pavilion (279)
Moraga, CA
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Fresno State
Second Round
W 83–64  22–10
McKeon Pavilion (380)
Moraga, CA
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
at Sacramento State
Third Round
W 77–69  23–10
Colberg Court (626)
Sacramento, CA
03/29/2015*
2:00 pm
at UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 66–82  23–11
Pauley Pavilion (746)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2014–15". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "SMC California Athletics - Official Athletics Website".