2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 25
AP No. 25
2014–15 record 27–8 (15–3 The American)
Head coach Jose Fernandez (14th year)
Associate head coach Jeff Osterman
Assistant coach Michele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coach Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arena USF Sun Dome
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut 18 0   1.000     38 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
Tulsa 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Temple 12 6   .667     20 17   .541
East Carolina 11 7   .611     22 11   .667
Tulane 11 7   .611     22 11   .667
Memphis 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
UCF 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 14   .222     8 23   .258
SMU 3 15   .167     7 23   .233
Houston 1 17   .056     6 24   .200
American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fourteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. The Bulls were picked in the preseason to place second in the AAC. They finished second in the conference and advanced all the way to the final of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, however, they fell 84–70 to UConn. South Florida fell to 0–17 all-time to the Huskies. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F/C 1 Vuletic, IvanaIvana Vuletic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hagagymnasiet Norrköping, Sweden
G 2 Kroll, MicahMicah Kroll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Tampa Catholic Tampa, Florida
G 3 Taylor, TamaraTamara Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Pacholke, NeenaNeena Pacholke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Freedom Tampa, Florida
G 5 McCullough, TremaineTremaine McCullough 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Edgewater Orlando, Florida
G 10 Williams, CourtneyCourtney Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Charlton County Folkston, Georgia
G 11 Pujol, AriadnaAriadna Pujol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So GEM Mataro, Spain
G 12 Brooks, BreBre Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr John Tyler Tyler, Texas
F/C 14 Cashin, PaigePaige Cashin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Newark Newark, Ohio
G 15 Naylor, ShavontaeShavontae Naylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Ocala, Florida
G 20 Ferreira, LauraLaura Ferreira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr None Lisboa, Portugal
G 22 Flores, LaiaLaia Flores 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Institut Municipal Biada Mataro, Spain
G 23 Stringfield, ShalethiaShalethia Stringfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Potters House Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida
F 24 Jenkins, AlisiaAlisia Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Statesboro Statesboro, Georgia
G 31 Canedo, Laura MarcosLaura Marcos Canedo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Colegio Champagnat Salamanca, Spain
G/F 32 Jesperson, MariaMaria Jesperson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr None Hojbjerg, Denmark
F/C 45 Weber, KatelynKatelyn Weber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hall Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-12

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2014*
4:00 PM
vs. Villanova
Chattanooga Invitational
W 57–56  1–0
McKenzie Arena (223)
Chattanooga, TN

11/16/2014*
2:00 PM
at Chattanooga
Chattanooga Invitational
W 59–57  2–0
McKenzie Arena (1,509)
Chattanooga, TN

11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
at No. 9 Maryland L 67–85  2–1
Xfinity Center (3,165)
College Park, MD

11/22/2014*
2:00 PM
UNC Asheville W 97–53  3–1
USF Sun Dome (1,515)
Tampa, FL

11/27/2014*
8:15 PM
vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 83–68  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,978)
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/28/2014*
8:15 PM
vs. Illinois
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 67–61  5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/29/2014*
8:15 PM
vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 57–61  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
Saint Thomas, USVI

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
Stetson W 78–62  6–2
USF Sun Dome (1,475)
Tampa, FL

12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
St. John's L 52–55  6–3
USF Sun Dome (1,648)
Tampa, FL

12/14/2014*
2:00 PM
College of Charleston W 67–47  7–3
USF Sun Dome (1,296)
Tampa, FL

12/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Northern Colorado W 84–43  8–3
USF Sun Dome (1,275)
Tampa, FL

12/21/2014*
2:00 PM
at Penn State W 90–87 OT 9–3
Bryce Jordan Center (3,429)
University Park, PA
AAC regular season

12/28/2014
12:00 PM, ESPNU
East Carolina W 69–62  10–3 (1–0)
USF Sun Dome (3,513)
Tampa, FL

12/31/2014
3:00 PM
Memphis W 72–39  11–3 (2–0)
USF Sun Dome (1,350)
Tampa, FL

01/04/2015
5:30 PM, CBSSN
at Tulane W 53–40  12–3 (3–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,587)
New Orleans, LA

01/11/2015
12:00 PM, CBSSN
at Temple W 70–58  13–3 (4–0)
McGonigle Hall (714)
Philadelphia, PA

01/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
SMU W 82–59  14–3 (5–0)
USF Sun Dome (1,673)
Tampa, FL

01/18/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 2 Connecticut L 50–92  14–4 (5–1)
Gampel Pavilion (9,030)
Storrs, CT

01/21/2015
8:00 PM, ADN
at Houston W 71–55  15–4 (6–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
Houston, TX

01/25/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
Tulane W 64–45  16–4 (7–1)
USF Sun Dome (1,488)
Tampa, FL

01/31/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at Memphis W 57–53  17–4 (8–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930)
Memphis, TN

02/03/2015
7:00 PM, ADN
UCF W 91–68  18–4 (9–1)
USF Sun Dome (2,003)
Tampa, FL

02/07/2015
7:00 PM, ADN
Cincinnati W 75–36  19–4 (10–1)
USF Sun Dome (1,628)
Tampa, FL

02/10/2015
8:00 PM, ADN
No. 25 at SMU W 72–51  20–4 (11–1)
Moody Coliseum (494)
Dallas, TX

02/15/2015
2:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 25 at East Carolina L 64–65  20–5 (11–2)
Williams Arena (1,646)
Greenville, NC

02/18/2015
7:00 PM, ADN
Tulsa W 79–46  21–5 (12–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,640)
Tampa, FL

02/22/2015
12:00 PM, ESPNU
Temple W 79–53  22–5 (13–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,940)
Tampa, FL

02/24/2015
7:00 PM
at Cincinnati W 74–44  23–5 (14–2)
Fifth Third Arena (498)
Cincinnati, OH

02/28/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at UCF W 99–71  24–5 (15–2)
CFE Arena (1,484)
Orlando, FL

03/02/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 1 Connecticut L 65–88  24–6 (15–3)
USF Sun Dome (5,565)
Tampa, FL
2015 AAC Tournament

03/07/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 79–51  25–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT

03/08/2015
7:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Tulane
Semifinals
W 78–69  26–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
Uncasville, CT

03/09/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game
L 70–84  26–7
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,499)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/21/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 25 LSU
First Round
W 73–64  27–7
USF Sun Dome (5,560)
Tampa, FL

03/23/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 25 No. 8 Louisville
Second Round
L 52–60  27–8
USF Sun Dome (5,014)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

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 RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25
Coaches RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25

See also

Sources

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