# 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Sharon Dawley assumed the responsibility as head coach for her fifth season. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Richmond.

## 2014–15 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:30 pm | at Western Michigan | L 41–63 | 0–1 | University Arena (782) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11/16/2014* 1:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 70–72 | 0–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,307) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Maine | W 68–60 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (356) Amherst, MA |
| 11/21/2014* 8:00 pm | at North Texas North Texas Tournament | W 56–46 | 2–2 | The Super Pit (827) Denton, TX |
| 11/23/2014* 1:00 pm | vs. Florida State North Texas Tournament | L 47–73 | 2–3 | The Super Pit (573) Denton, TX |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | UCF | W 67–62 | 3–3 | Mullins Center (344) Amherst, MA |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 62–75 | 3–4 | Mullins Center (302) Amherst, MA |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm | American | W 71–61 | 4–4 | Mullins Center (338) Amherst, MA |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 72–61 | 5–4 | Mullins Center (311) Amherst, MA |
| 12/19/2014* 5:00 pm | at Georgia State Georgia State Tournament | L 66–71 | 5–5 | GSU Sports Arena (386) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/20/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. Ohio Georgia State Tournament | L 52–59 | 5–6 | GSU Sports Arena (382) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | at Boston University | W 78–57 | 6–6 | Case Gym (277) Boston, MA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 53–65 | 6–7 (0–1) | Reilly Center (646) Olean, NY |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 67–75 | 6–8 (0–2) | Mullins Center (321) Amherst, MA |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | W 65–47 | 7–8 (1–2) | Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 71–68 | 8–8 (2–2) | Mullins Center (360) Amherst, MA |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | George Washington | L 54–69 | 8–9 (2–3) | Mullins Center (381) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2015 12:00 pm | at Fordham | L 42–65 | 8–10 (2–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236) Bronx, NY |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | at Richmond | L 44–64 | 8–11 (2–5) | Robins Center (520) Richmond, VA |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 57–77 | 8–12 (2–6) | Mullins Center (592) Amherst, MA |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 58–70 | 8–13 (2–7) | Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm | at La Salle | L 69–71 | 8–14 (2–8) | Tom Gola Arena (221) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/11/2015 11:45 am | George Mason | W 85–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (3–8) | Mullins Center (1,398) Amherst, MA |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm | Duquesne | L 49–69 | 9–15 (3–9) | Mullins Center (714) Amherst, MA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | Davidson | W 60–49 | 10–15 (4–9) | Mullins Center (358) Amherst, MA |
| 02/22/2015 1:00 pm | at VCU | L 43–65 | 10–16 (4–10) | Siegel Center (939) Richmond, VA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 60–69 | 10–17 (4–11) | UD Arena (2,061) Dayton, OH |
| 03/01/2015 2:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 78–70 | 11–17 (5–11) | Mullins Center (612) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2015 4:30 pm | vs. St. Bonaventure First Round | W 55–49 | 12–17 | Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA |
| 03/05/2015 2:00 pm | vs. Richmond Second Round | L 63–67 | 12–18 | Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |