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2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team

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2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–14 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kate DeSorrento[1] (1st season)
  • Rob Norris[1] (1st season)
  • Nerlande Nicolas[2] (1st season)
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
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

The 2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Beth O'Boyle assumes the responsibility as head coach for her first season.[3] The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–14, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.

2014–15 media

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All non-televised Rams home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

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2014–15 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ashley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Meadowbrook Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Monnazjea Finney-Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wilson Portsmouth, Virginia
G 4 Brianna DuBose 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop McNamara Bowie, Maryland
G 5 Chadarryl Clay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Girls Preparatory School Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 10 Shanice Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Cardinal O'Hara Philadelphia
G 13 Brittany Burgess 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Mary's Ryken White Plains, Maryland
G/F 20 Adaeze Alaeze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Roland Park Baltimore
G 21 Ashlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tennessee Bristol, Tennessee
F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Malone Malone, Florida
G 34 Keira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Keenan Columbia, South Carolina
G/F 44 Camille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Archbishop Spalding Bowie, Maryland
G 45 Isis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Reading Reading, Pennsylvania
F/C 55 Melanie Royster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Elizabeth Seton Bowie, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kate DeSorrento
  • Rob Norris
  • Nerlande Nicholas

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-18

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Wagner W 84–75  1–0
Siegel Center (N/A)
Richmond, Virginia
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 55–36  2–0
Siegel Center (N/A)
Richmond, Virginia
11/18/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Liberty L 53–69  2–1
Vines Center (1,083)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–50  3–1
Hytche Athletic Center (513)
Princess Anne, Maryland
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
at Ohio State L 86–96  3–2
Value City Arena (4,201)
Columbus, Ohio
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 48–56  3–3
Kaplan Arena (286)
Williamsburg, Virginia
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 59–53  4–3
Trask Coliseum (466)
Wilmington, North Carolina
12/05/2014*
7:00 pm, COX
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 44–66  4–4
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,141)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/14/2014*
1:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 80–73  5–4
Siegel Center (491)
Richmond, Virginia
12/18/2014*
11:00 am
High Point W 81–59  6–4
Siegel Center (1,758)
Richmond, Virginia
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 64–43  7–4
Siegel Center (556)
Richmond, Virginia
12/28/2014*
1:00 pm
at Coppin State W 63–52  8–4
Physical Education Complex (271)
Baltimore
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 60–51  9–4
Siegel Center (814)
Richmond, Virginia
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 46–63  9–5 (0–1)
Hagan Arena (1,143)
Philadelphia
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 64–48  10–5 (1–1)
Siegel Center (392)
Richmond, Virginia
01/12/2015
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis W 59–54  11–5 (2–1)
Chaifetz Arena (167)
St. Louis, Missouri
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
Davidson W 62–53  12–5 (3–1)
Siegel Center (572)
Richmond, Virginia
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 51–60  12–6 (3–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (358)
Bronx, New York
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 61–51  13–6 (4–2)
Reilly Center (819)
Olean, New York
01/24/2015
1:00 pm
Dayton L 56–75  13–7 (4–3)
Siegel Center (872)
Richmond, Virginia
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
George Mason
Rivalry
W 70–66  14–7 (5–3)
Siegel Center (457)
Richmond, Virginia
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
La Salle L 65–74  14–8 (5–4)
Siegel Center (759)
Richmond, Virginia
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
L 63–67  14–9 (5–5)
Robins Center (521)
Richmond, Virginia
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 47–83  14–10 (5–6)
Palumbo Center (722)
Pittsburgh
02/14/2015
12:00 pm
at George Mason
Rivalry
L 79–86  14–11 (5–7)
Patriot Center (636)
Fairfax, Virginia
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
No. 24 George Washington L 57–65  14–12 (5–8)
Siegel Center (413)
Richmond, Virginia
02/22/2015
1:00 pm
Massachusetts W 65–43  15–12 (6–8)
Siegel Center (939)
Richmond, Virginia
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at Davidson W 66–63  16–12 (7–8)
John M. Belk Arena (413)
Davidson, North Carolina
03/01/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Richmond
Capital City Classic
L 49–55  16–13 (7–9)
Siegel Center (1,800)
Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015
11:30 am
(8) vs. (9) Saint Louis
Second Round
L 58–65  16–14
Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "O'BOYLE ADDS NORRIS, DESORRENTO TO WOMEN'S HOOPS STAFF". VCU athletics. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "O'BOYLE COMPLETES STAFF WITH NICOLAS, WITKO HIRES". VCU athletics. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Beth O'Boyle leaves Stony Brook women's basketball for VCU". Newsday. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014-15 VCU Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine