2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Bluejays were led by 12th year head coach Jim Flanery and were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays play their home games at the D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East
2014–15 record17–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Fritsche (2nd season)
  • Chevelle Herring (2nd season)
  • Carrie Moore (4th season)
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Seton Hall *15–3 .833  28–6  .824
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Villanova12–6 .667  22–14  .611
St. John's11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Creighton10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Butler10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Xavier8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Marquette4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Providence3–15 .167  6–24  .200
Georgetown2–16 .111  4–27  .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrFenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMason City Mason City, IA
G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEdina Edina, MN
G 5 Sammy Jensen 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrBallard Ames, IA
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrForest Lake Forest Lake, MN
G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoLincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPark Cottage Grove, MN
G 20 Tessa Leytem 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA
G 21 Carli Tritz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bishop Heelan Sioux City, IA
G/F 22 Taylor Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrPlatte County Platte City, MO
G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSimley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 45 Alexis Akin-Otiko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBellevue West Bellevue, NE
F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCentral Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 1 August 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm		 Minnesota State–Mankato W 85–68  –
 D. J. Sokol Arena (663)
Omaha, NE
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wichita State L 56–65  0–1
 Charles Koch Arena (2,156)
Wichita, KS
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota State W 88–81  1–1
 Frost Arena (1,821)
Brookings, SD
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Utah W 64–56  2–1
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,437)
Omaha, NE
11/23/2014*
12:00 pm, SNY		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 60–96  2–2
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,123)
Storrs, CT
11/28/2014*
9:30 pm		 vs. Cincinnati
Cal Classic semifinals		 W 63–52  3–2
 Haas Pavilion (2,309)
Berkeley, CA
11/29/2014*
9:00 pm		 at California
Cal Classic championship		 L 69–94  3–3
 Haas Pavilion (1,455)
Berkeley, CA
12/03/2014
7:00 pm, FS1		 Seton Hall L 74–79  3–4 (0–1)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (789)
Omaha, NE
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Northern Iowa W 58–56  4–4
 McLeod Center (2,172)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/11/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1		 No. 12 Nebraska L 57–60  4–5
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,411)
Omaha, NE
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm		 Drake W 93–71  5–5
 D. J. Sokol Arena (834)
Omaha, NE
12/20/2014*
12:00 pm		 Omaha W 67–50  6–5
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,064)
Omaha, NE
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm		 Kansas W 84–81 OT 7–5
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,248)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2014
7:00 pm		 Georgetown W 76–61  8–5 (1–1)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,372)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2015
6:00 pm		 at Xavier L 65–66  8–6 (1–2)
 Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
12:00 pm, BEDN		 at Butler L 58–63  8–7 (1–3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (385)
Indianapolis, IN
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Villanova L 61–65  8–8 (1–4)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007)
Omaha, NE
01/11/2015
1:00 pm		 St. John's L 38–61  8–9 (1–5)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (881)
Omaha, NE
01/16/2015
6:00 pm, FS1		 at Providence W 65–54  9–9 (2–5)
 Alumni Hall (706)
Providence, RI
01/23/2015
8:00 pm, FS1		 at DePaul L 71–96  9–10 (2–6)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,479)
Chicago, IL
01/25/2015
2:00 pm		 at Marquette W 93–75  10–10 (3–6)
 Al McGuire Center (1,016)
Milwaukee, WI
01/30/2015
7:00 pm		 Xavier W 74–65  11–10 (4–6)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 pm		 Butler W 62–55  12–10 (5–6)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (335)
Omaha, NE
02/06/2015
6:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's W 75–50  13–10 (6–6)
 Carnesecca Arena (881)
Queens, NY
02/08/2015
1:00 pm		 at Seton Hall W 81–73  14–10 (7–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (760)
South Orange, NJ
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN		 Providence W 84–57  15–10 (8–6)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,412)
Omaha, NE
02/20/2015
7:00 pm		 DePaul L 76–78  15–11 (8–7)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,184)
Omaha, NE
02/22/2015
1:00 pm		 Marquette W 82–60  16–11 (9–7)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007)
Omaha, NE
02/27/2015
6:00 pm		 at Georgetown W 71–62  17–11 (10–7)
 McDonough Gymnasium (697)
Washington, D.C.
03/01/2015
12:00 pm		 at Villanova L 53–61  17–12 (10–8)
 The Pavilion (901)
Villanova, PA
2015 Big East Tournament
03/08/2015
2:30 pm, FS2		 vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals		 L 54–57  17–13
 Allstate Arena (1,873)
Rosemont, IL
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota
First Round		 L 58–68  17–14
 DakotaDome (1,127)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References
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