# 2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Nikki Fargas. They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to LSU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 93–71 | – | Maravich Center (875) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 9, 2014* 1:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | W 96–35 | – | Maravich Center (675) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2014* 11:30 a.m. | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 54–70 | 0–1 | Maravich Center (4,914) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 15, 2014* 3:30 p.m. | Sam Houston State | W 71–45 | 1–1 | Maravich Center (2,102) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Jackson State | W 52–44 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Maravich Center (2,129) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 19, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | L 45–51 | 2–2 | Maravich Center (2,111) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 22, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Rutgers Sue Gunter Classic | L 57–64 | 2–3 | Maravich Center (2,846) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 25, 2014* 3:30 p.m. | vs. Santa Clara Hardwood Tournament of Hope | L 67–69 | 2–4 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (275) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| Nov 26, 2014* 3:30 p.m. | vs. UTEP Hardwood Tournament of Hope | | | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| Nov 27, 2014* 5:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas State Hardwood Tournament of Hope | | | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| Dec 3, 2014* 6:00 p.m., SECN | Louisiana Tech | W 73–59 | 3–4 | Maravich Center (2,272) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 14, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | W 75–42 | 4–4 | Maravich Center (2,511) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 16, 2014* 9:00 p.m. | at Long Beach State | L 44–59 | 4–5 | Walter Pyramid (690) Long Beach, CA |
| Dec 19, 2014* 9:30 p.m. | at UC Santa Barbara | W 78–45 | 5–5 | The Thunderdome (522) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Dec 28, 2014* 2:30 p.m. | vs. UNC Greensboro Miami Holiday Tournament semifinals | W 82–61 | 6–5 | BankUnited Center (1,123) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 29, 2014* 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Tournament championship | L 71–76 | 6–6 | BankUnited Center (1,134) Coral Gables, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2015 6:00 p.m. | at Florida | W 68–65 | 7–6 (1–0) | O'Connell Center (1,620) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 4, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 51–75 | 7–7 (1–1) | Maravich Center (3,438) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 8, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN | Vanderbilt | W 64–44 | 8–7 (2–1) | Maravich Center (2,131) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 11, 2015 Noon, ESPNU | at No. 9 Texas A&M | L 48–55 | 8–8 (2–2) | Reed Arena (4,763) College Station, TX |
| Jan 15, 2015 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Mississippi State | W 71–69 $^{2OT}$ | 9–8 (3–2) | Humphrey Coliseum (4,727) Starkville, MS |
| Jan 18, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 Kentucky | W 84–79 | 10–8 (4–2) | Maravich Center (3,820) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 22, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 5 Tennessee | L 58–75 | 10–9 (4–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,612) Knoxville, TN |
| Jan 29, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN | Ole Miss | W 70–41 | 11–9 (5–3) | Maravich Center (2,321) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 2, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN | Missouri | W 74–65 | 12–9 (6–3) | Maravich Center (2,483) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 5, 2015 6:00 p.m., FSN | at Auburn | W 60–49 | 13–9 (7–3) | Auburn Arena (1,899) Auburn, AL |
| Feb 8, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN | Alabama | W 51–39 | 14–9 (8–3) | Maravich Center (3,416) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 12, 2015 6:00 p.m., FSN | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 62–86 | 14–10 (8–4) | Colonial Life Arena (12,342) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m. | Georgia | W 64–52 | 15–10 (9–4) | Maravich Center (2,635) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 22, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Arkansas | L 41–63 | 15–11 (9–5) | Bud Walton Arena (2,923) Fayetteville, AR |
| Feb 26, 2015 6:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | L 57–58 | 15–12 (9–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum (1,346) Oxford, MS |
| Mar 1, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 12 Texas A&M | W 80–63 | 16–12 (10–6) | Maravich Center (3,463) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2015 SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2015 2:30 p.m., SECN | vs. No. 18 Texas A&M Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 17–12 | Verizon Arena (4,630) North Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 7, 2015 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Semifinals | L 54–74 | 17–13 | Verizon Arena (N/A) North Little Rock, AR |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2015* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 25 South Florida First Round | L 64–73 | 17–14 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
* The November 26 game vs. UTEP and November 27th vs. Kansas was canceled due to a facility conflict. Those games were not rescheduled.