# 2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 14th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, Arkansas in the second round and Iowa in the sweet sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the elite eight.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Odyssey Sims | 0 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Irving, TX | Graduated; Entered 2014 WNBA draft; Drafted #2 Overall by the Tulsa Shock |
| Breanna Hayden | 1 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Alabama |
| Mariah Chandler | 11 | F | 6'2" | Graduate | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Makenzie Robertson | 14 | G | 5'9" | Senior | McGregor, TX | Graduated |

### Recruiting

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dekeiya Cohen | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Charleston, SC | High School Graduate |
| Kristy Wallace | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Loganholme, Queensland, Australia | High School Graduate |
| Micayla Buckner | P | 6'3" | Freshman | Garland, TX | High School Graduate |
| Alexis Jones | G | 5'8" | Junior | Irving, TX | Transferred from Duke |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Midwestern State | W 99–56 | – | Ferrell Center (5,745) Waco, TX |
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Tarleton State | W 102–41 | – | Ferrell Center (5,677) Waco, TX |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 8 | Oral Roberts | W 101–60 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (5,807) Waco, TX |
| 11/17/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 13 Kentucky | L 64–74 | 1–1 | Rupp Arena (22,075) Lexington, KY |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Utah State BTI Classic | W 99–43 | 2–1 | Ferrell Center (5,754) Waco, TX |
| 11/29/2014* 12:00 pm | No. 13 | Stetson BTI Classic | W 96–42 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center (5,458) Waco, TX |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 13 | Marist BTI Classic | W 90–60 | 4–1 | Ferrell Center (5,439) Waco, TX |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Texas–Pan American | W 96–42 | 5–1 | Ferrell Center (5,541) Waco, TX |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | at Ole Miss | W 96–57 | 6–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (2,388) Oxford, MS |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | Idaho | W 88–70 | 7–1 | Ferrell Center (5,437) Waco, TX |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 9 | Stephen F. Austin | W 95–57 | 8–1 | Ferrell Center (5,947) Waco, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 9 | vs. No. 19 Syracuse Orlando Sunshine Tournament | W 74–72 | 9–1 | Worden Arena (889) Winter Park, FL |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm | No. 9 | vs. No. 18 Michigan State Orlando Sunshine Tournament | W 84–65 | 10–1 | Worden Arena (755) Winter Park, FL |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Prairie View A&M | W 108–64 | 11–1 | Ferrell Center (5,839) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 11:00 am, FSN | No. 6 | No. 18 Oklahoma State | W 61–45 | 12–1 (1–0) | Ferrell Center (6,403) Waco, TX |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm, FSKC | No. 5 | at Kansas State | W 74–44 | 13–1 (2–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,806) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, RTPT | No. 5 | at West Virginia | W 66–62 | 14–1 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum (3,712) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/13/2013 6:30 pm, FSSW | No. 3 | Iowa State | W 79–47 | 15–1 (4–0) | Ferrell Center (6,095) Waco, TX |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 3 | at Kansas | W 71–63 | 16–1 (5–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,449) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/19/2015 5:30 pm, FS1 | No. 3 | No. 8 Texas | W 75–58 | 17–1 (6–0) | Ferrell Center (8,894) Waco, TX |
| 01/24/2015 11:00 am, FSSW | No. 3 | Kansas State | W 68–46 | 18–1 (7–0) | Ferrell Center (6,481) Waco, TX |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at TCU | W 89–67 | 19–1 (8–0) | Student Recreation Center (1,806) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 02/01/2015 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 3 | Kansas | W 66–58 | 20–1 (9–0) | Ferrell Center (7,048) Waco, TX |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Oklahoma State | W 69–52 | 21–1 (10–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,396) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 20 Texas | W 70–68 | 22–1 (11–0) | Frank Erwin Center (6,602) Austin, TX |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 89–66 | 23–1 (12–0) | Ferrell Center (7,683) Waco, TX |
| 02/15/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | West Virginia | W 79–51 | 24–1 (13–0) | Ferrell Center (6,762) Waco, TX |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Texas Tech | W 67–60 | 25–1 (14–0) | United Spirit Arena (3,571) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | TCU | W 91–75 | 26–1 (15–0) | Ferrell Center (9,521) Waco, TX |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Oklahoma | L 64–68 | 26–2 (15–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,479) Norman, OK |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 3 | at Iowa State | L 71–76 | 26–3 (15–2) | Hilton Coliseum (12,107) Ames, IA |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 75–65 | 27–3 (16–2) | Ferrell Center (7,007) Waco, TX |
| 2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 1:30 pm, FSN | No. 6 | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 82–70 | 28–3 | American Airlines Center (3,914) Dallas, TX |
| 03/08/2015 1:30 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | vs. Oklahoma State Semifinals | W 69–52 | 29–3 | American Airlines Center (N/A) Dallas, TX |
| 03/09/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 5 | vs. Texas Championship Game | W 75–64 | 30–3 | American Airlines Center (4,804) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | Northwestern State First Round | W 77–36 | 31–3 | Ferrell Center (4,775) Waco, TX |
| 03/22/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | Arkansas Second Round | W 73–44 | 32–3 | Ferrell Center (4,593) Waco, TX |
| 03/27/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. No. 18 Iowa Sweet Sixteen | W 81–66 | 33–3 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/29/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Elite Eight | L 68–77 | 33–4 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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