# 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Norse were coached by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 8-6 in A-Sun play to finish in third place This was the final year the Norse are ineligible to participate in the A-Sun tournament and cannot make the NCAA Tournament due to their transition from D2 to D1. However, they were eligible to compete in the 2015 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the championship game and lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost in the first round to Marshall.
This was their final season in the Atlantic Sun before moving to the Horizon League.

## Media

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Norse games can be found on the NKU Portal with Andrew Kappes and Steve Moeller on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 3:30 pm | vs. Delaware State Akron Classic | W 76–55 | 1–0 | James A. Rhodes Arena (123) Akron, OH |
| 11/15/2014* 3:30 pm | at Akron Akron Classic | L 49–82 | 1–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (668) Akron, OH |
| 11/19/2014* 8:05 pm | at Illinois State | W 59–48 | 2–1 | Redbird Arena (860) Normal, IL |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 38–45 | 2–2 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (784) Highland Heights, KY |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | L 38–77 | 2–3 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,191) Highland Heights, KY |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm | vs. Grand Canyon Navy Classic | W 52–45 | 3–3 | Alumni Hall (509) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | vs. UNC Greensboro Navy Classic | W 66–58 | 4–3 | Alumni Hall (868) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | at No. 13 Kentucky | L 64–82 | 4–4 | Memorial Coliseum (4,615) Lexington, KY |
| 12/06/2014* 4:30 pm | at IPFW | L 59–65 | 4–5 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,147) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/15/2014* 8:00 pm | at Marquette | W 77–68 | 5–5 | Al McGuire Center (757) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cincinnati | W 66–52 | 6–5 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,253) Highland Heights, KY |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. Delaware | W 63–58 | 7–5 | Fifth Third Arena (164) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 57–43 | 8–5 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,283) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/03/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State | L 60–72 | 8–6 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,014) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/06/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgetown (KY) | W 78–54 | 9–6 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,088) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/10/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 81–70 | 10–6 (1–0) | Allen Arena (420) Nashville, TN |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | L 58–66 | 10–7 (1–1) | KSU Convocation Center (605) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate | W 77–74 | 11–7 (2–1) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,163) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Florida | L 79–81 $^{2OT}$ | 11–8 (2–2) | UNF Arena (388) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 70–59 | 12–8 (3–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (744) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stetson | W 68–62 | 13–8 (4–2) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,130) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Gulf Coast | L 46–67 | 13–9 (4–3) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lipscomb | W 64–57 | 14–9 (5–3) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,269) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 47–75 | 14–10 (5–4) | Alico Arena (2,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stetson | L 75–93 | 14–11 (5–5) | Edmunds Center (591) DeLand, FL |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | L 62–76 | 14–12 (5–6) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,180) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Florida | W 67–29 | 15–12 (6–6) | Regents Hall (643) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kennesaw State | W 68–61 | 16–12 (7–6) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,165) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate | W 83–60 | 17–12 (8–6) | G. B. Hodge Center (325) Spartanburg, SC |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate Quarterfinals | W 64–45 | 18–12 | Regents Hall (475) Highland Heights, KY |
| 03/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stetson Semifinals | W 53–52 | 19–12 | Edumonds Center (487) DeLand, FL |
| 03/15/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast Championship | L 43–60 | 19–13 | Alico Arena (3,011) Fort Myers, FL |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marshall First Round | L 79–81 | 19–14 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (486) Highland Heights, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||