# 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Sky for a tie to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Colorado State and South Dakota in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2014* 2:00 pm | CSU–Pueblo | W 70–44 | – | Bank of Colorado Arena (318) Greeley, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm | at SMU | W 57–44 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (7,000) Dallas, TX |
| 11/17/2014* 10:30 am | at North Texas | W 53–48 | 2–0 | The Super Pit (2,947) Denton, TX |
| 11/24/2014* 5:00 pm | Western State Colorado | W 85–37 | 3–0 | Bank of Colorado Arena (412) Greeley, CO |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm | at Omaha | W 67–58 | 4–0 | Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (184) Omaha, NE |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm | at No. 15 Nebraska | L 56–63 | 4–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,975) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Air Force | W 76–35 | 5–1 | Bank of Colorado Arena (538) Greeley, CO |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | South Dakota State | L 48–71 | 5–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (287) Greeley, CO |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon | W 66–47 | 6–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (481) Greeley, CO |
| 12/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Utah State | L 61–65 | 6–3 | Smith Spectrum (341) Logan, UT |
| 12/17/2014* 5:00 pm | at South Florida | L 43–84 | 6–4 | USF Sun Dome (1,275) Tampa, FL |
| 12/19/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–69 | 6–5 | Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/01/2015 2:00 pm | Montana | L 58–64 | 6–6 (0–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (440) Greeley, CO |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm | Montana State | W 80–61 | 7–6 (1–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (315) Greeley, CO |
| 01/08/2015 8:00 pm | at Portland State | W 68–54 | 8–6 (2–1) | Stott Center (248) Portland, OR |
| 01/10/2015 3:00 pm | at Sacramento State | L 71–76 | 8–7 (2–2) | Colberg Court (403) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | North Dakota | L 58–68 | 8–8 (2–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (478) Greeley, CO |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington | W 64–56 | 9–8 (3–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (640) Greeley, CO |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | Idaho | W 70–52 | 10–8 (4–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (799) Greeley, CO |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | at Idaho State | L 61–70 | 10–9 (4–4) | Reed Gym (984) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm | at Weber State | L 52–59 | 10–10 (4–5) | Dee Events Center (779) Ogden, UT |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona | L 49–51 | 10–11 (4–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (545) Greeley, CO |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 87–58 | 11–11 (5–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (412) Greeley, CO |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | at Montana State | W 84–63 | 12–11 (6–6) | Worthington Arena (897) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm | at Montana | W 52–51 | 13–11 (7–6) | Dahlberg Arena (3,220) Missoula, MT |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | Sacramento State | W 78–76 | 14–11 (8–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (510) Greeley, CO |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | Portland State | W 90–50 | 15–11 (9–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (623) Greeley, CO |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | at Southern Utah | W 88–66 | 16–11 (10–6) | Centrum Arena (789) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/28/2015 8:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | W 88–67 | 17–11 (11–6) | Walkup Skydome (455) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 03/07/2015 1:00 pm | at North Dakota | W 67–56 | 18–11 (12–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,646) Grand Forks, ND |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2015 1:30 pm | vs. North Dakota Quarterfinals | W 72–64 | 19–11 | Dahlberg Arena (269) Missoula, MT |
| 03/13/2015 11:30 am | vs. Sacramento State Semifinals | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | Dahlberg Arena (1,382) Missoula, MT |
| 03/14/2015 2:00 pm | at Montana Championship Game | L 49–60 | 20–12 | Dahlberg Arena (3,811) Missoula, MT |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 7:00 pm | at Colorado State First Round | W 53–48 | 21–12 | Moby Arena (1,367) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/22/2015* 5:00 pm | South Dakota Second Round | W 59–58 | 22–12 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,233) Greeley, CO |
| 03/26/2015* 8:00 pm | at UCLA Third Round | L 60–74 | 22–13 | Pauley Pavilion (760) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||