2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2014–15
|team=Ohio State Buckeyes
|image=Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank= 23
|APRank= 23
|record= 24–11
|conf_record= 13–5
|head_coach=Kevin McGuff
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Joy Cheek
|asst_coach2=Patrick Klein
|asst_coach3=Mark Mitchell
|stadium=Value City Arena
|champion=
|bowl=NCAA Women's tournament
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chelsea|last=Mitchell|link=n|num=5|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio |high_school=Princeton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kianna|last=Holland|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Seneca, S.C. |high_school=Seneca}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cait|last=Craft|link=n|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=JR|rs=|home=Findlay, Ohio |high_school=Liberty-Benton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ameryst|last=Alston|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Canton, Ohio |high_school=McKinley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Asia|last=Doss|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Detroit, Mich. |high_school=Country Day School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lisa|last=Blair|link=n|num=21|pos=C|ft=6|in=6|class=SO|rs=y|home=Brooklyn, N.Y. |high_school=Nazareth Regional}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alexa|last=Hart|link=n|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbus, Ohio |high_school=Africentric}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Makayla|last=Waterman|link=n|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Kettering, Ohio |high_school=Fairmont}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shayla|last=Cooper|link=n|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=|home=Norcross, Ga. |high_school=Georgetown}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=Kevin McGuff|asst_coach=Joy Cheek
Patrick Klein
Mark Mitchell |roster_url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/osu-w-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:#999999;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eckerd
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,775
| tv =
| score = 92–73
| overtime =
| record = –
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:#999999;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,358
| tv =
| score = 82–87
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,968
| tv =
| score = 113–97
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,844
| tv =
| score = 59–67
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,201
| tv =
| score = 96–86
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2014
| time = 1:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam tournament
| attend = 207
| tv =
| score = 86–77
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2014
| time = 1:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament
| attend = 238
| tv =
| score = 50–70
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2014
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament
| attend = 421
| tv =
| score = 90–83
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 3,777
| tv =
| score = 74–78
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winthrop
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,384
| tv =
| score = 66–52
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,719
| tv =
| score = 67–52
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,298
| tv =
| score = 82–46
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 5,048
| tv =
| score = 96–54
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:#999999;"| Big Ten Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 5,671
| tv = BTN
| score = 78–87
| overtime =
| record = 8–5 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,557
| tv =
| score = 85–68
| overtime =
| record = 9–5 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 5,402
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,189
| tv =
| score = 103–49
| overtime =
| record = 11–5 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 3,351
| tv =
| score = 94–100
| overtime = OT
| record = 11–6 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,509
| tv =
| score = 72–76
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 6,346
| tv =
| score = 69–60
| overtime =
| record = 12–7 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,801
| tv =
| score = 79–71
| overtime =
| record = 13–7 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,296
| tv = BTN
| score = 85–73
| overtime =
| record = 14–7 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2015
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,234
| tv = BTN
| score = 76–62
| overtime =
| record = 15–7 (7–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,572
| tv =
| score = 65–73
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 7,639
| tv =
| score = 78–70
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (8–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 4,668
| tv =
| score = 77–73
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (9–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,708
| tv = BTN
| score = 55–66
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,185
| tv = BTN
| score = 92–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 6,471
| tv = BTN
| score = 100–82
| overtime =
| record = 19–9 (11–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,529
| tv =
| score = 88–70
| overtime =
| record = 20–9 (12–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 8,418
| tv = BTN
| score = 78–60
| overtime =
| record = 21–9 (13–5)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:#999999;"| 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2015
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sears Centre
| site_cityst = Hoffman Estaes, IL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,781
| tv = BTN
| score = 83–71
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2015
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Sears Centre
| site_cityst = Hoffman Estaes, IL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 5,642
| tv = BTN
| score = 91–85
| overtime = OT
| record = 23–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Sears Centre
| site_cityst = Hoffman Estaes, IL
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 4,131
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–77
| overtime =
| record = 23–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:#999999;"| NCAA Women's tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2015
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 23
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 2,233
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 90–80
| overtime =
| record = 24–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2015
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 2,163
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 84–86
| overtime =
| record = 24–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
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See also
References
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