# 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-seventh year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Maine in the first round, Old Dominion in the second round, Big East member St. John's in the third round before losing to West Virginia in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Kutztown | W 84–42 | – | The Pavilion (N/A) Villanova, PA |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | vs. Chattanooga Chattanooga Tournament | L 45–49 | 0–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,290) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/15/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. South Florida Chattanooga Tournament | L 56–57 | 0–2 | McKenzie Arena (223) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/21/2014* 10:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 50–43 | 1–2 | Titan Gym (209) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/28/2014* 2:30 pm | vs. Arizona State Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 46–51 | 1–3 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. Georgia Tech Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 63–71 | 1–4 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. College of Charleston Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | W 60–41 | 2–4 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 12/03/2014 12:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | L 49–51 | 2–5 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (1,685) Providence, RI |
| 12/07/2014* 1:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 54–58 | 2–6 | Hagan Arena (1,531) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/14/2014* 7:30 pm | La Salle | W 70–36 | 3–6 | The Pavilion (409) Villanova, PA |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 49–72 | 3–7 | The Pavilion (391) Villanova, PA |
| 12/22/2014* 11:30 am, BEDN | Temple | W 64–59 | 4–7 | The Pavilion (1,319) Villanova, PA |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | NC State | W 74–65 | 5–7 | The Pavilion (609) Villanova, PA |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | No. 25 DePaul | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–1) | The Pavilion (729) Villanova, PA |
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm | Marquette | W 68–48 | 7–7 (2–1) | The Pavilion (609) Villanova, PA |
| 01/09/2015 8:00 pm, BEDN | at Creighton | W 65–61 | 8–7 (3–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,007) Omaha, NE |
| 01/11/2015 5:00 pm, FS1 | Georgetown | W 69–57 | 9–7 (4–1) | The Pavilion (819) Villanova, PA |
| 01/16/2015 7:00 pm | at Butler | L 58–72 | 9–8 (4–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (747) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/18/2015 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Xavier | W 54–34 | 10–8 (5–2) | Cintas Center (1,472) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 70–44 | 11–8 | Palestra (630) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | Seton Hall | L 56–59 | 11–9 (5–3) | The Pavilion (1,009) Villanova, PA |
| 01/25/2015 12:00 pm | St. John's | W 81–69 | 12–9 (6–3) | The Pavilion (841) Villanova, PA |
| 01/30/2015 8:00 pm | at Marquette | W 75–59 | 13–9 (7–3) | Al McGuire Center (1,059) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/01/2015 7:00 pm | at DePaul | L 47–49 | 13–10 (7–4) | Sullivan Athletic Center (1,808) Chicago, IL |
| 02/05/2015 5:00 pm | at Georgetown | W 64–48 | 14–10 (8–4) | McDonough Gymnasium (987) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm | Butler | W 63–52 | 15–10 (9–4) | The Pavilion (809) Villanova, PA |
| 02/15/2015 1:00 pm, BEDN | Xavier | W 64–48 | 16–10 (10–4) | The Pavilion (1,035) Villanova, PA |
| 02/20/2015 7:00 pm, BEDN | at St. John's | L 51–56 | 16–11 (10–5) | Carnesecca Arena (921) Queens, NY |
| 02/22/2015 2:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 62–64 | 16–12 (10–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,074) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/27/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 | Providence | L 62–71 | 17–12 (11–6) | The Pavilion (841) Villanova, PA |
| 03/01/2015 1:00 pm | Creighton | W 61–53 | 18–12 (12–6) | The Pavilion (901) Villanova, PA |
| 2015 Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2015 9:30 pm, FS2 | vs. Butler Quarterfinals | W 70–49 | 19–12 | Allstate Arena (N/A) Rosemont, IL |
| 03/09/2015 9:00 pm, FS2 | vs. DePaul Semifinals | L 55–58 | 19–13 | Allstate Arena (2,302) Rosemont, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 7:00 pm | Maine First Round | W 71–60 | 20–13 | The Pavilion (367) Villanova, PA |
| 03/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Old Dominion Second Round | W 71–66 | 21–13 | The Pavilion (349) Villanova, PA |
| 03/26/2015* 7:00 pm, BEDN | St. John's Third Round | W 63–55 | 22–13 | The Pavilion (409) Villanova, PA |
| 03/29/2015* 7:00 pm | at West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 22–14 | WVU Coliseum (2,509) Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||