# 2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by ninth year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at the Mackey Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 3–15 to finish in tie for thirteenth place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Minnesota.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 2:00 pm | | Findlay | W 84–25 | – | Mackey Arena (5,948) West Lafayette, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 66–60 | 1–0 | Worthen Arena (4,012) Muncie, IN |
| 11/19/2014* 5:30 pm | No. 24 | Green Bay | L 78–81 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Mackey Arena (5,730) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Toledo | W 66–48 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena (5,969) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/28/2014* 3:15 pm | | vs. Texas Tech Junkanoo Jam Quarterfinals | W 69–53 | 3–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (225) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/29/2014* 3:15 pm | | vs. George Washington Junkanoo Jam championship | L 59–79 | 3–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (429) Freeport, BAH |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | Florida State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Mackey Arena (5,725) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 61–63 | 3–4 | University of Dayton Arena (2,106) Dayton, OH |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | Kansas | W 61–48 | 4–4 | Mackey Arena (5,760) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/19/2014* 12:00 pm | | UC Irvine World Vision Classic | W 69–44 | 5–4 | Mackey Arena (7,283) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/20/2014* 2:30 pm | | Denver World Vision Classic | W 65–51 | 6–4 | Mackey Arena (6,009) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/21/2014* 2:30 pm | | Wright State World Vision Classic | W 70–46 | 7–4 | Mackey Arena (5,966) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2014 3:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 62–55 | 8–4 (1–0) | State Farm Center (2,548) Champaign, IL |
| 01/01/2015 2:00 pm | | Minnesota | L 68–81 | 8–5 (1–1) | Mackey Arena (6,361) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | | Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 86–64 | 9–5 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (6,990) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/08/2015 2:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 12 Maryland | L 64–88 | 9–6 (2–2) | Xfinity Center (4,277) College Park, MD |
| 01/11/2015 2:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 17 Iowa | L 59–73 | 9–7 (2–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,359) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | L 56–65 | 9–8 (2–4) | Mackey Arena (5,916) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/19/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 16 Nebraska | L 59–69 | 9–9 (2–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,095) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm | | at No. 21 Minnesota | W 90–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (3–5) | Williams Arena (3,714) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm | | Ohio State | L 71–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (3–6) | Mackey Arena (6,801) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 22 Rutgers | L 49–58 | 10–11 (3–7) | Mackey Arena (5,780) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/02/2015 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 55–72 | 10–12 (3–8) | Assembly Hall (2,468) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | | Penn State | L 50–54 | 10–13 (3–9) | Mackey Arena (6,861) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 65–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (3–10) | Mackey Arena (5,929) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/14/2015 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 18 Rutgers | L 49–78 | 10–15 (3–11) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,713) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 60–92 | 10–16 (3–12) | Value City Arena (4,185) Columbus, OH |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | | Illinois | L 46–47 | 10–17 (3–13) | Mackey Arena (6,348) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 50–81 | 10–18 (3–14) | Crisler Arena (1,534) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | L 56–61 | 10–19 (3–15) | Mackey Arena (7,030) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2015 8:30 pm | | vs. Wisconsin First Round | W 58–56 | 11–19 | Sears Centre (3,471) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 03/05/2015 9:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Minnesota Second Round | L 78–82 | 11–20 | Sears Centre (3,681) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## 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 | 24т | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |