2014–15 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Michele Savage resumed the responsibility as head coach for a fifth consecutive season. The Wildcats were new members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena.[1] They finished the season 5–25, 1–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to La Salle.

2014–15 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	5–25 (1–15 A-10)
Head coach	Michele Savage (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mary Ciuk (5th season) Jamie Thomatis (5th season) Kira Mowen (5th season)
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 George Washington^†	15	–	1		.938			29	–	4		.879
Dayton	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
Duquesne	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
VCU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Saint Louis	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			15	–	15		.500
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	1	–	15		.063			5	–	25		.167
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 media

Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

Select Wildcats games were broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban hosting and commenting. Most home games were also featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games were televised.

Roster

2014–15 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kayla Seymour 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Panther Creek Raleigh, NC G 2 Saadia Timpton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Myers Park Charlotte, NC G 3 Shannon Eriksson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thomas Jefferson Science Tech Fairfax, VA F 10 Hannah Early 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hopewell Huntersville, NC G 11 Lillan McCabe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rye Rye, NY G 13 Diona Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gates Chili Rochester, NY C 14 Mellissa Giegerich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Tabor Academy Wolfeboro, NH G 22 Alexandra Long 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Flint Hill Great Falls, VA F 23 Dakota Dukes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cary Christian School Raleigh, NC F 24 Rachel Piles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Allen Allen, TX G 32 Melanie Ransom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Marian Catholic Lansing, IL F 42 Jordan Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rancocas Valley Mount Holly, NJ F 44 Mackenzie Latt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Richland Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI	Head coach Michele Savage (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Mary Ciuk (Florida) Jamie Thomatis (Middle Tennessee) Kira Mowen (Youngstown State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-06

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014* 7:00 pm		Catawba	W 83–51	–	John M. Belk Arena (N/A) Davidson, NC
11/08/2014* 5:00 pm		Queens	W 83–50	–	John M. Belk Arena (N/A) Davidson, NC
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm		at Furman	L 60–67	0–1	Timmons Arena (1,116) Greenville, SC
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm		USC	L 64–99	0–2	John M. Belk Arena (583) Davidson, NC
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		at Gardner–Webb	W 68–67	1–2	Paul Porter Arena (290) Boiling Springs, NC
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 67–62	2–2	John M. Belk Arena (502) Davidson, NC
11/25/2014* 2:00 pm		High Point	W 76–57	3–2	John M. Belk Arena (327) Davidson, NC
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm		at No. 21 Rutgers	L 44–100	3–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,513) Piscataway, NJ
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 57–62 ^OT	3–4	John M. Belk Arena (322) Davidson, NC
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 57–73	3–5	John M. Belk Arena (372) Davidson, NC
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm		at Winthrop	L 60–75	3–6	Winthrop Coliseum (346) Rock Hill, SC
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm		at NC State	L 66–82	3–7	Reynolds Coliseum (1,275) Raleigh, NC
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 51–86	3–8	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,089) Charlotte, NC
12/28/2014* 2:30 pm		at Virginia Virginia Holiday Tournament	W 67–57	4–8	John Paul Jones Arena (3,392) Charlottesville, VA
12/29/2014* 4:30 pm		vs. Miami (OH) Virginia Holiday Tournament	L 58–59	4–9	John Paul Jones Arena (N/A) Charlottesville, VA
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		La Salle	L 54–63	4–10 (0–1)	John M. Belk Arena (506) Davidson, NC
01/07/2015 12:00 pm		Dayton	L 51–67	4–11 (0–2)	John M. Belk Arena (783) Davidson, NC
01/11/2015 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	L 62–71	4–12 (0–3)	John M. Belk Arena (427) Davidson, NC
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		at VCU	L 53–62	4–13 (0–4)	Siegel Center (572) Richmond, VA
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 53–50	5–13 (1–4)	Chaifetz Arena (319) St. Louis, MO
01/21/2015 7:00 pm		Richmond	L 48–56	5–14 (1–5)	John M. Belk Arena (464) Davidson, NC
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 47–83	5–15 (1–6)	Palumbo Center (675) Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2015 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 45–66	5–16 (1–7)	John M. Belk Arena (339) Davidson, NC
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 52–57	5–17 (1–8)	John M. Belk Arena (671) Davidson, NC
02/05/2015 11:00 am, ASN		at No. 24 George Washington	L 35–52	5–18 (1–9)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,120) Washington, D.C.
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 60–63	5–19 (1–10)	Patriot Center (1,223) Fairfax, VA
02/14/2015 2:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 59–77	5–20 (1–11)	John M. Belk Arena (753) Davidson, NC
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 49–60	5–21 (1–12)	Mullins Center (358) Amherst, MA
02/21/2015 1:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–72	5–22 (1–13)	Reilly Center (917) Olean, NY
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		VCU	L 63–66	5–23 (1–14)	John M. Belk Arena (413) Davidson, NC
03/01/2015 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 46–54	5–24 (1–15)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (741) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/04/2015 7:00 pm		vs. La Salle First Round	L 63–74	5–25	Richmond Coliseum (765) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
• Davidson Wildcats women's basketball

References

1. "Atlantic 10 adding Davidson". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
2. http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball