# 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's ninth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament to BYU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the first round, Fresno State in the second round and Sacramento State in the third round before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Boston College | L 72–82 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (277) Moraga, CA |
| 11/22/2014* 11:00 am, BigWest.tv | at UC Davis | W 57–55 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (220) Davis, CA |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Sacramento State | W 99–91 | 2–1 | McKeon Pavilion (445) Moraga, CA |
| 11/28/2014* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | Howard Hilton Concord Classic | W 80–55 | 3–1 | McKeon Pavilion (353) Moraga, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | Iowa State Hilton Concord Classic | W 67–63 | 4–1 | McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA |
| 12/04/2014* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal State Northridge | W 73–63 | 5–1 | McKeon Pavilion (299) Moraga, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | USC | W 64–58 | 6–1 | McKeon Pavilion (559) Moraga, CA |
| 12/12/2014* 7:00 pm, MW Network | at Fresno State | L 56–60 | 6–2 | Save Mart Center (2,084) Fresno, CA |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, BigWest.tv | at Cal Poly | W 65–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Mott Gym (307) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/19/2014* 4:00 pm, Cavaliers Live | at Virginia | L 49–62 | 7–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,950) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/21/2014* 9:00 am, A10 Digital | at George Washington | L 52–70 | 7–4 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (452) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/27/2014 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | at Santa Clara | W 62–61 | 8–4 (1–0) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/29/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | W 68–66 | 9–4 (2–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (244) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/01/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | W 73–68 | 10–4 (3–0) | McKeon Pavilion (303) Moraga, CA |
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Loyola Marymount | W 72–71 | 11–4 (4–0) | McKeon Pavilion (439) Moraga, CA |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pacific | L 86–88 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (4–1) | McKeon Pavilion (505) Moraga, CA |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Diego | W 57–56 | 12–5 (5–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (590) San Diego, CA |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | W 61–51 | 13–5 (6–1) | Marriott Center (797) Provo, UT |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Gonzaga | L 42–52 | 13–6 (6–2) | McKeon Pavilion (603) Moraga, CA |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | W 66–53 | 14–6 (7–2) | McKeon Pavilion (393) Moraga, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, LMUSN | at Loyola Marymount | W 56–49 | 15–6 (8–2) | Gersten Pavilion (290) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2015 12:00 pm, WavesCast | at Pepperdine | W 53–49 | 16–6 (9–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (152) Malibu, CA |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | L 48–61 | 16–7 (9–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (797) Stockton, CA |
| 02/12/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | BYU | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (10–3) | McKeon Pavilion (295) Moraga, CA |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego | W 68–66 | 18–7 (11–3) | McKeon Pavilion (469) Moraga, CA |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Gonzaga | L 72–80 | 18–8 (11–4) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719) Spokane, WA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, Portland Portal | at Portland | W 62–58 | 19–8 (12–4) | Chiles Center (491) Portland, OR |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Francisco | L 63–65 | 19–9 (12–5) | McKeon Pavilion (355) Moraga, CA |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | W 74–71 | 20–9 (13–5) | McKeon Pavilion (534) Moraga, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 8:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. BYU Quarterfinals | L 64–65 | 20–10 | Orleans Arena (7,110) Las Vegas, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 6:00 pm | Hawaii First Round | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 | McKeon Pavilion (279) Moraga, CA |
| 03/23/2015* 7:00 pm | Fresno State Second Round | W 83–64 | 22–10 | McKeon Pavilion (380) Moraga, CA |
| 03/26/2015* 7:00 pm | at Sacramento State Third Round | W 77–69 | 23–10 | Colberg Court (626) Sacramento, CA |
| 03/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at UCLA Quarterfinals | L 66–82 | 23–11 | Pauley Pavilion (746) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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