2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 2 2 36–3 15–1 Muffet McGraw 28th Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey Edmund P. Joyce Center ACC tournament champions ACC regular season champions Hall of Fame Challenge champions NCAA tournament Runner-Up The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. By edging South Carolina 66–65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31–23 at the half; they were outscored 32–30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63–53 losers. 2014–15 Roster w 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y y w Lindsay Allen y 15 G 5 7 SO Mitchellville, Md. St. John's College w Madison Cable n 22 G 5 11 SR Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Mt. Lebanon w Whitney Holloway n 3 G 5 4 SR Plainfield, Ill. Montini Catholic w Hannah Huffman n 24 G 5 9 JR Diablo, Calif. Carondelet w Mychal Johnson n 14 G 5 8 FR Huntington, W.Va. Huntington St. Joseph w Jewell Loyd y 32 G 5 10 JR Lincolnwood, Ill. Niles West w Michaela Mabrey n 23 G 5 10 JR Belmar, N.J. Manasquan w Kristina Nelson n 21 F 6 3 y SO Buford, Ga. Buford w Taya Reimer n 12 F 6 3 SO Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern w Diamond Thompson n 35 C 6 4 SO Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton Warrenville South w Brianna Turner y 11 F 6 3 FR Pearland, Texas Manvel w Kathryn Westbeld y 33 F 6 2 FR Kettering, Ohio Kettering Fairmont w Markisha Wright n 34 F 6 2 SR Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines East w n Muffet McGraw Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nd-w-baskbl-mtt.html 2014-09-14 Media All Notre Dame games were aired on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live. Schedule 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2014 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:white;"|Exhibition 11/05/2014 7:00 pm yes 3 Ferris State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 92–32 – 8,174 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:white;"|Regular Season 11/14/2014 6:00 pm yes 3 UMass Lowell Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 105–51 1–0 8,659 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 3 Michigan State 15 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 71–63 2–0 8,644 11/21/2014 5:00 pm yes 3 Chattanooga Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 88–53 3–0 8,645 11/23/2014 5:00 pm yes 3 Holy Cross Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 104–29 4–0 8,684 11/24/2014 6:00 pm yes 2 Harvard Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 97–43 5–0 8,566 11/25/2014 6:00 pm yes 2 Quinnipiac Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 112–52 6–0 8,429 11/30/2014 1:00 pm yes yes 2 Kansas Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Women's Challenge ESPN3 89–47 7–0 2,347 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 2 Maryland 15 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge ESPN3 92–72 8–0 9,189 12/06/2014 3:15 pm yes 2 Connecticut 3 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry ESPN 58–76 8–1 9,149 12/10/2014 9:00 pm yes yes 5 DePaul 25 McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL FS2 94–93 OT 9–1 3,414 12/13/2014 1:00 pm yes 5 Michigan Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 70–50 10–1 8,904 12/21/2014 1:00 pm yes 5 Saint Joseph's Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 64–50 11–1 8,630 12/28/2014 4:00 pm yes yes 4 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA P12N 82–67 12–1 3,004 01/02/2015 7:00 pm 4 Florida State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 74–68 13–1 (1–0) 9,149 01/04/2015 1:00 pm yes 4 Syracuse 21 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY RSN 85–74 14–1 (2–0) 2,158 01/08/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL 63–78 14–2 (2–1) 1,836 01/11/2015 7:00 pm 4 Boston College Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 104–58 15–2 (3–1) 9,149 01/15/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 North Carolina 12 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC RSN 89–79 16–2 (4–1) 4,358 01/19/2015 7:00 pm yes 6 Tennessee 5 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 88–77 17–2 9,149 01/22/2015 7:00 pm 6 Georgia Tech Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 89–76 18–2 (5–1) 8,865 01/24/2015 5:00 pm yes 6 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 74–36 19–2 (6–1) 1,214 01/29/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 74–50 20–2 (7–1) 1,835 02/01/2015 1:00 pm 4 Wake Forest Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN RSN 92–63 21–2 (8–1) 8,741 02/05/2015 7:00 pm 4 Virginia Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 75–54 22–2 (9–1) 8,738 02/08/2015 1:00 pm yes 4 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 89–56 23–2 (10–1) 1,924 02/16/2015 9:00 pm 4 Duke 10 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 63–50 24–2 (11–1) 8,659 02/19/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA RSN 71–61 25–2 (12–1) 2,303 02/23/2015 7:00 pm 4 Louisville 8 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 68–52 26–2 (13–1) 8,911 02/26/2015 7:00 pm 4 Pittsburgh Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 87–59 27–2 (14–1) 8,810 03/01/2015 2:00 pm yes 4 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC ESPN3 67–60 28–2 (15–1) 2,649 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| ACC Women's Tournament 03/06/2015 2:00 pm yes 2 Miami (FL) Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals RSN 77–61 29–2 4,019 03/07/2015 2:00 pm yes 2 Duke 16 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPNU 55–49 30–2 N/A 03/08/2015 1:00 pm yes 2 Florida State 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Championship Game ESPN 71–58 31–2 6,874 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| 2015 NCAA Women's Tournament 03/20/2015 7:30 pm yes 2 Montana Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN First Round ESPN2 77–43 32–2 6,198 03/22/2015 9:00 pm yes 2 DePaul Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Second Round ESPN 79–67 33–2 5,658 03/27/2015 10:00 pm yes yes 2 Stanford 14 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Sweet Sixteen ESPN 81–60 34–2 3,878 03/29/2015 8:30 pm yes yes 2 Baylor 5 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Elite Eight ESPN 77–68 35–2 3,329 04/05/2015 6:30 pm yes yes 2 South Carolina 3 Amalie Arena Tampa, FL Final Four ESPN 66–65 36–2 N/A 04/07/2015 8:30 pm yes yes 2 Connecticut 1 Amalie Arena Tampa, FL National Championship ESPN 53–63 36–3 19,810 AP Poll Eastern Source http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nd-w-baskbl-sched.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111014001727/http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nd-w-baskbl-sched.html dead October 14, 2011 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2014-07-04 Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Final AP 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 Coaches 3 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes (NR)   Not ranked See also 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team References Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball seasons Notre Dame Notre Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish