2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

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 #24
2014–15 record 28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach Anthony Bozella
Assistant coach Stephanie Oliver
Assistant coach Lauren DeFalco
Assistant coach Tiffany Jones-Smart
Home arena Walsh Gymnasium
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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

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.

Roster

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G 0 Simmons, DaishaDaisha Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Jersey City, N.J.
F 1 Richardson-Smith, TabathaTabatha Richardson-Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bay City, TX
F 2 Jones, TiffanyTiffany Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr New York, NY
C 3 Ekedigwe, ChizobaChizoba Ekedigwe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Laurel, MD
G 10 Mosley, JordanJordan Mosley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Orlando, FL
G 11 Simmons, Ka-DeidreKa-Deidre Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Newark, NJ
G 13 Bozzella, SamanthaSamantha Bozzella 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr West Orange, NJ
G 15 Powell, AleeshaAleesha Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Philadelphia, PA
G/F 21 Egan, KathleenKathleen Egan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Aberdeen, NJ
G/F 22 Kucera, TeresaTeresa Kucera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Schwäbisch Hall, GER
G 23 Inman, TaraTara Inman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holmdale, NJ
C 25 Molyneaux, JordanJordan Molyneaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denver, CO
G/F 30 Lundberg, ClaireClaire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Andover, Minn.
C 35 Gordon, LubirdiaLubirdia Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mount Vernon, NY
F 44 Johnson, JaneeJanee Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Matthews, NC
Head coach
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

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 #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
#14 Georgia W 70–51  12–1
Walsh Gymnasium (724)
South Orange, NJ

12/30/2014
7:00 PM, PSN
#23 Butler W 70–65  13–1 (2–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (754)
South Orange, NJ

01/02/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
#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
#25 vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 77–51  27–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL

03/09/2015
6:30 PM, FS1
#24 vs. St. John's
Semifinals
W 72–60  28–4
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL

03/10/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
#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.

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