2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach	Anthony Bozzella;
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Oliver; Lauren DeFalco; Tiffany Jones-Smart;
Home arena	Walsh Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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.

2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 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

Anthony Bozella (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Stephanie Oliver (Marist)
Lauren DeFalco (Iona)
Tiffany Jones-Smart (Saint Peter's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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.

References

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

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

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2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References