2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Cyclone Challenge Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big 12 Conference
2014–15 record 1813 (99 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Fennelly (20th year)
Assistant coach Jodi Steyer
Assistant coach Billy Fennelly
Assistant coach Latoja Schaben
Home arena Hilton Coliseum
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Baylor 16 2   .889     33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722     21 12   .636
Texas 9 9   .500     24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500     20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
TCU 9 9   .500     18 14   .563
West Virginia 7 11   .389     23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389     19 13   .594
Kansas 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278     15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 20th season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play for a four way tie to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Oklahoma State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Dayton in the first round.

Radio

All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Bell, NakiahNakiah Bell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO
G 3 Durr, EmilyEmily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Notre Dame Utica, NY
G 4 Moody, NikkiNikki Moody 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Euless Trinity Euless, TX
G 11 Buckley, JaddaJadda Buckley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Mason City Mason City, IA
G 12 Johnson, SeannaSeanna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeLaSalle Brooklyn Park, MN
G 15 Blaskowsky, Nicole "Kidd"Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Austin Sugar Land, TX
G/F 22 Williamson, BrynnBrynn Williamson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Staley Kansas City, MO
G 25 Albrecht, LexiLexi Albrecht 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carroll Kuemper Carroll, IA
G/F 32 Ellis, FallonFallon Ellis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Westbury Christian Missouri City, TX
F/C 34 Baier, MadisonMadison Baier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr South Tama Tama, IA
F 35 Jensen, JordanJordan Jensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mountain View Gilbert, AZ
G 42 Thomas, BlaireBlaire Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Waterloo West Waterloo, IA
C 44 Fernstrom, BryannaBryanna Fernstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Chisago Lakes Center City, MN
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
Exhibition

11/04/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
William Penn W 99–53 
Hilton Coliseum (9,476)
Ames, IA

11/09/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Winona State W 64–29 
Hilton Coliseum (N/A)
Ames, IA
Non-conference Regular Season

11/16/2014*
12:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
USC Upstate W 98–76  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,656)
Ames, IA

11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Drake W 84–67  2–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,873)
Ames, IA

11/23/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Cincinnati W 85–54  3–0
Hilton Coliseum (6,836)
Ames, IA

11/28/2014*
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
vs. Wyoming
St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament
W 84–63  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (151)
Moraga, CA

11/29/2014*
4:30 PM, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's
St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament
L 63–67  4–1
McKeon Pavilion (379)
Moraga, CA

12/07/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Stony Brook W 74–64  5–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,978)
Ames, IA

12/11/2014*
7:00 PM, BTN
at #24 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 67–76  5–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,902)
Iowa City, IA

12/14/2014*
12:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–56  6–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,755)
Ames, IA

12/21/2014*
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Fairfield W 76–63  7–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,761)
Ames, IA

12/29/2014*
7:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
Howard
Cyclone Challenge semifinals
W 90–44  8–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,957)
Ames, IA

12/30/2014*
7:30 PM, Cyclones.tv
UC Riverside
Cyclone Challenge championship
W 71–54  9–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,810)
Ames, IA
Conference Season

01/03/2015
1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Kansas State W 60–55  10–2
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum (7,372)
Ames, IA

01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at TCU L 84–86  10–3
(1–1)
Student Recreation Center (1,350)
Ft. Worth, TX

01/10/2015
11:00 AM, FSN
#3 Texas W 59–57  11–3
(2–1)
Hilton Coliseum (7,928)
Ames, IA

01/13/2015
6:30 PM, FSSW
at #3 Baylor L 47–79  11–4
(2–2)
Ferrell Center (6,095)
Waco, TX

01/17/2015
7:00 PM, FCS Central
at Kansas State W 79–59  12–4
(3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,816)
Manhattan, KS

01/21/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
TCU W 80–62  13–4
(4–2)
Hilton Coliseum (9,684)
Ames, IA

01/25/2015
3:30 PM, FS1
at #8 Texas W 58–57  14–4
(5–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,234)
Austin, TX

01/28/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Kansas L 56–61  14–5
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,206)
Ames, IA

01/31/2015
6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Oklahoma State L 62–63  14–6
(5–4)
Hilton Coliseum (11,320)
Ames, IA

02/04/2015
10:30 AM, SSTV
at Oklahoma L 66–75  14–7
(5–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (6,042)
Norman, OK

02/07/2015
6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
West Virginia W 61–43  15–7
(6–5)
Hilton Coliseum (11,384)
Ames, IA

02/11/2015
7:00 PM
at Texas Tech L 58–71  15–8
(6–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,018)
Lubbock, TX

02/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Oklahoma State L 48–60  15–9
(6–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,934)
Stillwater, OK

02/17/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
Oklahoma W 84–76 OT 16–9
(7–7)
Hilton Coliseum (9,964)
Ames, IA

02/21/2015
11:00 AM, FSN
at West Virginia L 52–54  16–10
(7–8)
WVU Coliseum (2,076)
Morgantown, WV

02/24/2015
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
Texas Tech W 59–47  17–10
(8–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,325)
Ames, IA

02/28/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
#3 Baylor W 76–71  18–10
(9–8)
Hilton Coliseum (12,107)
Ames, IA

03/02/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas L 64–68  18–11
(9–9)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,384)
Lawrence, KS
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament

03/07/2015
1:30 PM, FSN
vs. Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
L 58–67  18–12
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/20/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
vs. Dayton
First Round
L 66–78  18–13
Memorial Coliseum (N/A)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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See also

References

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