2014–15 USC Trojans women's basketball team


The 2014–15 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Colorado.

2014–15 USC Trojans women's basketball
SMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record15–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oregon State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 9 Arizona State 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 14 Stanford 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 24 California 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Washington 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
UCLA 8 10   .444 19 18   .514
Washington State 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
USC 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Colorado 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Oregon 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Arizona 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Utah 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2014–15 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 5 McKenzie Calvert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Byron P. Steele HS Schertz, TX
G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Windward School Compton, CA
F 13 Kaneisha Horn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ramsay High School
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
F 21 Alexyz Vaioletama 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mater Dei HS Fountain Valley, CA
G 23 Brianna Barrett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Oaks Christian School Winnetka, CA
F 24 Drew Edelman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Menlo School Sunnydale, CA
F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Whitney Young HS
Virginia Tech
Chicago, IL
G 32 Kiki Alofaituli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mater Dei HS Tustin, CA
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Windward School Gardena, CA
F 42 Amy Okonkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Etiwanda HS Fontana, CA
Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Assistant coach(es)

Beth Burns
Jualeah Woods
Taja Edwards


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 pm
Concordia (California) W 120–56 
Galen Center (7,135)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm
at No. 2 South Carolina L 61–70  0–1
Colonial Life Arena (10,057)
Columbia, SC
11/17/2014*
4:00 pm
at Davidson W 99–64  1–1
John M. Belk Arena (583)
Davidson, NC
11/21/2014*
4:30 pm
at Long Beach State W 90–85 OT 2–1
Walter Pyramid (1,140)
Long Beach, CA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Fresno State W 68–50  3–1
Galen Center (801)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 88–67  4–1
Moody Coliseum (738)
Dallas, TX
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
at SMU
SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 64–57  5–1
Moody Coliseum (641)
Dallas, TX
12/06/2014*
5:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 58–64  5–2
McKeon Pavilion (559)
Moraga, CA
12/09/2014*
6:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 85–74 OT 6–2
Galen Center (399)
Los Angeles, CA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 101–99  7–2
Galen Center (498)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2014*
4:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 96–54  8–2
Galen Center (313)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2014*
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 Oklahoma State L 62–66  8–3
Galen Center (729)
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
UCLA
Rivalry
L 52–59  8–4 (0–1)
Galen Center (1,587)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 70–54  9–4 (1–1)
Galen Center (956)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 66–76  9–5 (1–2)
Galen Center (302)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 81–61  10–5 (2–2)
Coors Events Center (1,701)
Boulder, CO
01/11/2015
11:00 am, P12N
at Utah W 46–43  11–5 (3–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (652)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/18/2015
7:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 60–71  11–6 (3–3)
Pauley Pavilion (4,022)
Los Angeles, CA
01/23/2015
7:00 pm
California L 53–67  11–7 (3–4)
Galen Center (423)
Los Angeles, CA
01/25/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Stanford L 60–71  11–8 (3–5)
Galen Center (1,312)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015
2:30 pm, P12N
at No. 7 Oregon State L 35–68  11–9 (3–6)
Gill Coliseum (4,511)
Corvallis, OR
02/02/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 57–63  11–10 (3–7)
Matthew Knight Arena (1,208)
Eugene, OR
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 73–54  12–10 (4–7)
Galen Center (246)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 66–51  13–10 (5–7)
Galen Center (752)
Los Angeles, CA
02/13/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Stanford L 60–79  13–11 (5–8)
Maples Pavilion (3,403)
Stanford, CA
02/15/2015
6:30 pm, P12N
at California W 65–54  14–11 (6–8)
Haas Pavilion (2,841)
Berkeley, CA
02/20/2015
7:00 pm
Arizona W 77–51  15–11 (7–8)
Galen Center (526)
Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Arizona State L 73–76 2OT 15–12 (7–9)
Galen Center (2,800)
Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 48–60  15–13 (7–10)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 62–68  15–14 (7–11)
Beasley Coliseum (827)
Pullman, WA
2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. Colorado
First Round
L 63–75  15–15
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". www.USCTrojans.com. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.