2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Duke Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record23–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Rene Haynes [1]
  • Hernando Planells
Home arena Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
←  2013–14
2015–16  →
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †15–1 .93836–3  .923
No. 7 Florida State 14–2 .87532–5  .865
No. 8 Louisville 12–4 .75027–7  .794
No. 16 Duke 11–5 .68823–11  .676
Syracuse 11–5 .68822–10  .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10–6 .62526–9  .743
Pittsburgh 9–7 .56320–12  .625
Miami (FL) 8–8 .50020–13  .606
Virginia 7–9 .43817–14  .548
NC State 7–9 .43818–15  .545
Georgia Tech 7–9 .43819–15  .559
Boston College 5–11 .31313–17  .433
Wake Forest 2–14 .12513–20  .394
Virginia Tech 1–15 .06312–20  .375
Clemson 1–15 .0639–21  .300
† 2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

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 at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Albany in the first round, Mississippi State in the second round before losing to Maryland in the sweet sixteen.

Contents

Off season

Departures

Incoming signees

2013–14 media

All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as 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

2014–15 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 1 Elizabeth Williams 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)SrPrincess AnneVirginia Beach, VA
G/F 4Sierra Calhoun6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)FrChrist the KingBrooklyn, NY
G/F 11 Azurá Stevens 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)FrCaryRaleigh, NC
G 12Mercedes Riggs5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)JrTimpanagosLindon, UT
G/F 14Ka'lia Johnson5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)SrThomas DaleChester, VA
F/C 21Kendall McCravey-Cooper6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)SoSt. AnthonyCarson, CA
F 22 Oderah Chidom 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)SoBishop O'DowdOakland, CA
G 23 Rebecca Greenwell 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS FrOwensboro CatholicOwensboro, KY
F/C 30Amber Henson6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)RS SoWalter L. SicklesTampa, FL
F/C 32Erin Mathias6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)FrFox Chapel AreaPittsburgh, PA
F/C 34Lyneé Belton6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)FrThe Bullis SchoolClinton, MD
G 35Jenna Frush5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)SrNorthernDurham, N.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-02

Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014*
6:30 pm		No. 7 Limestone W  100–33  –
 19 – Chidom  11 – 2 tied  7 – Johnson  Cameron Indoor Stadium  (N/A)
Durham, NC
11/02/2014*
2:00 pm		No. 7 Armstrong State W  100–45  –
 31 – Greenwell  18 – Williams  8 – Johnson Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2014*
8:00 pm,  SECN 		No. 7 at  Alabama W  90–40  1–0
 17 – 3 tied  12 – Williams (1)  5 – Chidom (1)  Foster Auditorium  (2,765)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm		No. 7 at  Old Dominion W  82–66  2–0
 22 – Williams (2)  11 – Johnson (1)  13 – Johnson (1)  Constant Center  (3,452)
Norfolk, VA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm		No. 7 Marquette W  83–51  3–0
 22 – Greenwell (2)  12 – Greenwell (1)  6 – Johnson (2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,080)
Durham, NC
11/25/2014*
6:30 pm		No. 8 Buffalo W  88–54  4–0
 21 – Calhoun (1)  13 – Greenwell (2)  4 – Cooper (1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,794)
Durham, NC
11/28/2014*
6:30 pm		No. 8 Stony Brook W  72–42  5–0
 13 – 2 tied  12 – Williams (2)  3 – Greenwell (1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,421)
Durham, NC
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm, SECN		No. 8 at No. 7  Texas A&M L  59–63  5–1
 23 – Greenwell (3)  8 – Henson (1)  3 – Henson (1)  Reed Arena  (6,123)
College Station, TX
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm,  BTN 		No. 9 at No. 12  Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L  54–60  5–2
 16 – Stevens (1)  9 – Stevens (1)  3 – 2 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena  (7,571)
Lincoln, NE
12/07/2014*
1:00 pm,  ESPN2 		No. 9 No. 1  South Carolina L  50–51  5–3
 12 – Greenwell (4)  12 – Stevens (2)  3 – Chidom (2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004)
Durham, NC
12/17/2014*
6:30 pm,  ESPN3 		No. 13 Oklahoma W  92–72  6–3
 26 – Williams (3)  20 – Williams (3)  3 – 4 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,006)
Durham, NC
12/19/2014*
6:30 pm		No. 13 UMass Lowell W  95–48  7–3
 19 – Calhoun (2)  11 – Stevens (3)  6 – Johnson (5) Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,804)
Durham, NC
12/21/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 13 No. 8  Kentucky W  89–68  8–3
 17 – Stevens (2)  10 – Williams (4)  6 – Johnson (6) Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043)
Durham, NC
12/29/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 10 at No. 2  Connecticut L  52–83  8–4
 16 – Stevens (3)  8 – Williams (5)  3 – Johnson (7)  XL Center  (13,514)
Hartford, CT
01/02/2015*
6:30 pm		No. 10 North Carolina A&T W  87–36  9–4
 20 – Greenwell (5)  8 – Stevens (4)  7 – Williams (2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,886)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/04/2015
2:00 pm		No. 10 Wake Forest W  70–63  10–4 (1–0)
 18 – Williams (4)  8 – Williams (6)  5 – Johnson (8) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,207)
Durham, NC
01/08/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3		No. 13 No. 21  Syracuse W  74–72  11–4 (2–0)
 20 – Greenwell (6)  6 – 2 tied  5 – 2 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899)
Durham, NC
01/11/2015
1:00 pm,  RSN 		No. 13 at  Florida State L  58–74  11–5 (2–1)
 19 – Greenwell (7)  5 – Greenwell (4)  3 – Williams (3)  Donald L. Tucker Center  (3,536)
Tallahassee, FL
01/15/2015
6:30 pm		No. 16 Virginia Tech W  65–40  12–5 (3–1)
 21 – Greenwell (8)  13 – Stevens (6)  5 – 2 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,010)
Durham, NC
01/18/2015
1:00 pm, RSN		No. 16 Miami W  68–53  13–5 (4–1)
 24 – Williams (5)  11 – Williams (7)  4 – Johnson (11) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,564)
Durham, NC
01/22/2015
7:00 pm		No. 15 at  Boston College L  56–60  13–6 (4–2)
 24 – Stevens (4)  9 – 2 tied  3 – Johnson (12)  Conte Forum  (1,309)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/25/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 15 at No. 12  North Carolina W  74–67  OT14–6 (5–2)
 33 – Williams (6)  14 – Greenwell (5)  4 – Johnson (13)  Carmichael Arena  (6,822)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/29/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3		No. 17 Pittsburgh W  62–45  15–6 (6–2)
 14 – Stevens (5)  12 – Stevens (7)  4 – 2 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,333)
Durham, NC
02/02/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 15 No. 8  Louisville W  66–58  16–6 (7–2)
 17 – Stevens (6)  9 – 2 tied  3 – 2 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,790)
Durham, NC
02/05/2015
7:00 pm		No. 15 at Wake ForestW  70–53  17–6 (8–2)
 24 – Stevens (7)  6 – Stevens (8)  8 – Johnson (14)  Joel Coliseum  (867)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/08/2015
2:00 pm		No. 15 Clemson W  89–60  18–6 (9–2)
 24 – Williams (7)  12 – Williams (8)  9 – Williams (1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,455)
Durham, NC
02/12/2015
7:00 pm		No. 11 at  Virginia W  71–43  19–6 (10–2)
 22 – Greenwell (9)  14 – Stevens (9)  6 – Johnson (15)  John Paul Jones Arena  (3,333)
Charlottesville, VA
02/16/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 10 at No. 4  Notre Dame L  50–63  19–7 (10–3)
 18 – Williams (8)  11 – Williams (8)  3 – Johnson (16)  Edmund P. Joyce Center  (8,659)
South Bend, IN
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 10 at  NC State L  59–72  19–8 (10–4)
 19 – Williams (9)  10 – Stevens (10)  3 – 3 tied  Reynolds Coliseum  (4,896)
Raleigh, NC
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 16 at  Georgia Tech L  62–71  19–9 (10–5)
 16 – 2 tied  14 – Williams (10)  3 – 3 tied  McCamish Pavilion  (1,153)
Atlanta, GA
03/01/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 No. 15 North CarolinaW  81–80  20–9 (11–5)
 21 – Stevens (8)  12 – Stevens (10)  4 – Greenwell (2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
03/06/2015
11:00 am, RSN		No. 16 vs. Wake Forest
Quarterfinals		W  77–68  21–9
 21 – Cooper (1)  16 – Williams (11)  5 – Williams (2)  Greensboro Coliseum  (11,007)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2015
12:00 pm,  ESPNU 		No. 16 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Semifinals		L  49–55  21–10
 15 – Williams (10)  8 – Williams (12)  3 – 2 tied Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 Albany
First Round		W  54–52  22–10
 20 – Greenwell (10)  12 – Williams (13)  3 – 3 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, NC
03/22/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 No. 12  Mississippi State
Second Round		W  64–56  23–10
 22 – Stevens (9)  10 – Stevens (11)  4 – 2 tied Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,293)
Durham, NC
03/28/2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN		No. 16 vs. No. 4  Maryland
Sweet Sixteen		L  55–65  23–11
 18 – Williams (11)  9 – Williams (14)  2 – 2 tied  Spokane Arena  (N/A)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source [12]

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Legend
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(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

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