2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils Duke Athletics logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 16 16 23–11 11–5 Joanne P. McCallie Al Brown Rene Hayneshttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/blogs/osu-womens-basketball/2014/05/duke-hires-columbus-rene-haynes.html Duke hires Columbus native Rene Haynes Columbus Dispatch 2014-05-19 Hernando Planells Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA Women's Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie, entering her 8th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Albany in the first round, and Mississippi State in the second round, before losing to Maryland in the sweet sixteen. Off season Departures 2- Alexis Jones, a sophomore with the 2013-14 team who transferred after suffering a knee injuryhttp://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/college/basketball/women-s-college-basketball-jones-will-leave-duke/article_0ac65b6a-0100-11e4-aea9-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm Jones will leave Duke South Bend Tribune 2014-06-30 3- Kianna Holland, a freshman with the 2013-14 team who transferredhttp://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/12/16/kianna-holland-transfer Kianna Holland to transfer Duke Chronicle 2013-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20131221172359/http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/12/16/kianna-holland-transfer 2013-12-21 dead 4- Chloe Wells, a senior with the 2013-14 team who graduated 5- Katie Heckman, a redshirt freshman with the 2013-14 team who received a medical hardship after suffering a torn ACL and two arthroscopic knee surgerieshttp://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209373296&DB_OEM_ID=4200 Heckman to Receive Medical Hardship Duke Sports Information 2014-01-15 12- Chelsea Gray, a senior with the 2013-14 team who graduated 15- Richa Jackson, a senior with the 2013-14 team who graduated 32- Tricia Liston, a senior with the 2013-14 team who graduated. She was selected in the 2014 WNBA draft with the 12th pick by the Minnesota Lynx.http://msn.foxsports.com/north/story/lynx-pick-up-duke-g-tricia-liston-in-first-round-041414 Lynx pick up Duke G Tricia Liston in first round Fox Sports 2014-04-14 33- Haley Peters, a senior with the 2013-14 team who graduated. She signed a WNBA contract with the Washington Mystics but was later waived.http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2014/04/22/former-duke-womens-basketball-forward-peters-signs-wnbas-mystics Former Duke women's basketball forward Peters signs with WNBA's Mystics Duke Chronicle 2014-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125240/http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2014/04/22/former-duke-womens-basketball-forward-peters-signs-wnbas-mystics 2014-07-14 deadhttp://lovewomensbasketball.com/2014/05/02/washington-mystics-waives-cierra-bravard-kirby-burkholder-and-haley-peters/ Washington Mystics waives Cierra Bravard, Kirby Burkholder and Haley Peters Love Women's Basketball 2014-05-02 https://archive.today/20140707051153/http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2014/05/02/washington-mystics-waives-cierra-bravard-kirby-burkholder-and-haley-peters/ 2014-07-07 dead Incoming signees 4- Sierra Calhoun, rated the #7 point guard in her class, led Sierra Calhoun of Christ the King to one state championship and three straight playoff appearances.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/ck-calhoun-career-top-article-1.1527038 Sierra Calhoun of Christ the King ready for senior season that she hopes ends with CHSAA state basketball championship New York Daily News 2013-11-23 11- Azurá Stevens, former High School McDonald's All-American who averaged 30 points and 20 rebounds per game her senior seasonhttp://www.wncn.com/story/24624970/cary-seniors-unique-skills-on-the-court-carrying-her-to-duke Cary senior's unique skills on the court carrying her to Duke WNCN 2014-03-03 2014-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002347/http://www.wncn.com/story/24624970/cary-seniors-unique-skills-on-the-court-carrying-her-to-duke dead 32- Erin Mathias, WPIL 4A Player of the Year in 2012-13 and a two-time member of the 4A All-State Team in Pittsburghhttp://triblive.com/sports/hssports/highschoolrecruiting/5028949-74/mathias-season-duke#axzz36P2yNOwQ Fox Chapel girls basketball star Mathias makes it official, signs with Duke Trib Live 2013-11-14 34- Lyneé Belton, former Full Court Fab 50 All-Star in 2013 with the Bullis Schoolhttps://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/9542740/hoopgurlz-duke-blue-devils-add-no-20-prospect-lynee-belton-star-studded-2014-women-basketball-recruiting-class Duke adds Lynee' Belton to 2014 class ESPN 2013-08-06 2013–14 media All Blue Devils games aired on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC was the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games, with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst. Roster w 2014 Duke Blue Devils y y w Elizabeth Williams basketball y 1 C/F 6 3 Sr Virginia Beach, VA Princess Anne w Sierra Calhoun n 4 G/F 6 0 Fr Brooklyn, NY Christ the King w Azurá Stevens y 11 F/G 6 5 Fr Raleigh, NC Cary w Mercedes Riggs n 12 G 5 7 Jr Lindon, UT Timpanagos w Ka'lia Johnson n 14 G/F 5 10 Sr Chester, VA Thomas Dale w Kendall McCravey-Cooper n 21 F/C 6 4 So Carson, CA St. Anthony w Oderah Chidom y 22 F 6 4 So Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd w Rebecca Greenwell y 23 G 6 1 Fr y Owensboro, KY Owensboro Catholic w Amber Henson n 30 C/F 6 4 So y Tampa, FL Walter L. Sickles w Erin Mathias n 32 F/C 6 4 Fr Pittsburgh, PA Fox Chapel Area w Lyneé Belton n 34 F/C 6 3 Fr Clinton, MD The Bullis School w Jenna Frush n 35 G 5 6 Sr Durham, N.C. Northern Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern) Al Brown (Purdue) Rene Haynes (Michigan State) Hernando Planells (Regis) http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1846&SPSID=22763 2014-07-02 Schedule yes 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#001A57; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/30/2014 6:30 pm yes 7 Limestone Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 100–33 Chidom 19 2 tied 11 Johnson 7 – N/A 11/02/2014 2:00 pm yes 7 Armstrong State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 100–45 Greenwell 31 Williams 18 Johnson 8 – N/A |- !colspan=12 style="background:#001A57; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/16/2014 8:00 pm yes yes 7 Alabama Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, AL SECN 90–40 3 tied 17 Williams (1) 12 Chidom (1) 5 1–0 2,765 11/20/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 7 Old Dominion Constant Center Norfolk, VA 82–66 Williams (2) 22 Johnson (1) 11 Johnson (1) 13 2–0 3,452 11/23/2014 2:00 pm yes 7 Marquette Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 83–51 Greenwell (2) 22 Greenwell (1) 12 Johnson (2) 6 3–0 4,080 11/25/2014 6:30 pm yes 8 Buffalo Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–54 Calhoun (1) 21 Greenwell (2) 13 Cooper (1) 4 4–0 3,794 11/28/2014 6:30 pm yes 8 Stony Brook Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 72–42 2 tied 13 Williams (2) 12 Greenwell (1) 3 5–0 4,421 11/30/2014 1:00 pm yes yes 8 Texas A&M 7 Reed Arena College Station, TX SECN 59–63 Greenwell (3) 23 Henson (1) 8 Henson (1) 3 5–1 6,123 12/03/2014 7:30 pm yes yes 9 Nebraska 12 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge BTN 54–60 Stevens (1) 16 Stevens (1) 9 2 tied 3 5–2 7,571 12/07/2014 1:00 pm yes 9 South Carolina 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 50–51 Greenwell (4) 12 Stevens (2) 12 Chidom (2) 3 5–3 6,004 12/17/2014 6:30 pm yes 13 Oklahoma Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 92–72 Williams (3) 26 Williams (3) 20 4 tied 3 6–3 4,006 12/19/2014 6:30 pm yes 13 UMass Lowell Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 95–48 Calhoun (2) 19 Stevens (3) 11 Johnson (5) 6 7–3 3,804 12/21/2014 3:00 pm yes 13 Kentucky 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 89–68 Stevens (2) 17 Williams (4) 10 Johnson (6) 6 8–3 6,043 12/29/2014 9:00 pm yes yes 10 Connecticut 2 XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 52–83 Stevens (3) 16 Williams (5) 8 Johnson (7) 3 8–4 13,514 01/02/2015 6:30 pm yes 10 North Carolina A&T Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 87–36 Greenwell (5) 20 Stevens (4) 8 Williams (2) 7 9–4 4,886 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#001A57; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season 01/04/2015 2:00 pm 10 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 70–63 Williams (4) 18 Williams (6) 8 Johnson (8) 5 10–4 (1–0) 4,207 01/08/2015 6:30 pm 13 Syracuse 21 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 74–72 Greenwell (6) 20 2 tied 6 2 tied 5 11–4 (2–0) 3,899 01/11/2015 1:00 pm yes 13 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN 58–74 Greenwell (7) 19 Greenwell (4) 5 Williams (3) 3 11–5 (2–1) 3,536 01/15/2015 6:30 pm 16 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 65–40 Greenwell (8) 21 Stevens (6) 13 2 tied 5 12–5 (3–1) 4,010 01/18/2015 1:00 pm 16 Miami Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC RSN 68–53 Williams (5) 24 Williams (7) 11 Johnson (11) 4 13–5 (4–1) 4,564 01/22/2015 7:00 pm yes 15 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 56–60 Stevens (4) 24 2 tied 9 Johnson (12) 3 13–6 (4–2) 1,309 01/25/2015 5:00 pm yes 15 North Carolina 12 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 74–67 Williams (6) 33 Greenwell (5) 14 Johnson (13) 4 OT 14–6 (5–2) 6,822 01/29/2015 6:30 pm 17 Pittsburgh Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 62–45 Stevens (5) 14 Stevens (7) 12 2 tied 4 15–6 (6–2) 4,333 02/02/2015 7:00 pm 15 Louisville 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 66–58 Stevens (6) 17 2 tied 9 2 tied 3 16–6 (7–2) 5,790 02/05/2015 7:00 pm yes 15 Wake Forest Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 70–53 Stevens (7) 24 Stevens (8) 6 Johnson (14) 8 17–6 (8–2) 867 02/08/2015 2:00 pm 15 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 89–60 Williams (7) 24 Williams (8) 12 Williams (1) 9 18–6 (9–2) 4,455 02/12/2015 7:00 pm yes 11 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 71–43 Greenwell (9) 22 Stevens (9) 14 Johnson (15) 6 19–6 (10–2) 3,333 02/16/2015 9:00 pm yes 10 Notre Dame 4 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 50–63 Williams (8) 18 Williams (8) 11 Johnson (16) 3 19–7 (10–3) 8,659 02/22/2015 12:00 pm yes 10 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC ESPN2 59–72 Williams (9) 19 Stevens (10) 10 3 tied 3 19–8 (10–4) 4,896 02/26/2015 7:00 pm yes 16 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN3 62–71 2 tied 16 Williams (10) 14 3 tied 3 19–9 (10–5) 1,153 03/01/2015 3:00 pm 16 North Carolina 15 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 81–80 Stevens (8) 21 Stevens (10) 12 Greenwell (2) 4 20–9 (11–5) 9,314 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#001A57;"| ACC Tournament 03/06/2015 11:00 am yes 16 Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals RSN 77–68 Cooper (1) 21 Williams (11) 16 Williams (2) 5 21–9 11,007 03/07/2015 12:00 pm yes 16 Notre Dame 2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPNU 49–55 Williams (10) 15 Williams (12) 8 2 tied 3 21–10 N/A |- !colspan=12 style="background:#001A57; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 12:00 pm yes 16 Albany Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC First Round ESPN2 54–52 Greenwell (10) 20 Williams (13) 12 3 tied 3 22–10 N/A 03/22/2015 12:00 pm yes 16 Mississippi State 12 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Second Round ESPN2 64–56 Stevens (9) 22 Stevens (11) 10 2 tied 4 23–10 2,293 03/28/2015 4:30 pm yes yes 16 Maryland 4 Spokane Arena Spokane, WA Sweet Sixteen ESPN 55–65 Williams (11) 18 Williams (14) 9 2 tied 2 23–11 N/A AP Poll, Eastern Time Source http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1846&SPSID=22762 2014-15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball Schedule Duke Athletics 2014-09-30 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 7 7 8 9 13 13 10т 10 13 16 15 17 15 11 10 16 16 16 16 Coaches 7 7 7 8 12 13 10 12 12 14 13 16 15 11 12 17 16 16 16 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes (NR)   Not ranked References 2 Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils women's basketball seasons Duke Duke Blue Devils women's basketball Duke Blue Devils women's basketball