# 2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The cougars, led by eighth year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round against their in-state rival Eastern Washington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Central Methodist | W 71–56 | – | Beasley Coliseum (533) Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 22 Dayton | W 76–60 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (827) Pullman, WA |
| 11/16/2014* 1:00 pm | Idaho State | W 84–34 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (622) Pullman, WA |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 Nebraska | L 61–82 | 2–1 | Beasley Coliseum (853) Pullman, WA |
| 11/21/2014* 8:30 pm | Seattle | W 82–62 | 3–1 | Beasley Coliseum (2,138) Pullman, WA |
| 11/25/2014* 4:00 pm | at Hampton | W 74–60 | 4–1 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,500) Hampton, VA |
| 11/28/2014* 9:00 am | vs. Michigan San Juan Shootout | L 64–76 | 4–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 11/29/2014* 11:30 am | vs. No. 10 Maryland San Juan Shootout | W 70–64 | 5–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 12/04/2014* 4:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | W 81–55 | 6–2 | The Thunderdome (352) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/09/2014* 6:00 pm, SWX | at Gonzaga | W 59–58 | 7–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,363) Spokane, WA |
| 12/20/2014* 1:00 pm | Montana State | W 82–61 | 8–2 | Beasley Coliseum (942) Pullman, WA |
| 12/22/2014* 2:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | W 87–60 | 9–2 | Gersten Pavilion (308) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 11:00 am, P12N | at Arizona | W 81–70 | 10–2 (1–0) | McKale Center (1,160) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 18 Arizona State | L 64–78 | 10–3 (1–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,366) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/09/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | California | L 62–70 | 10–4 (1–2) | Beasley Coliseum (923) Pullman, WA |
| 01/11/2015 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 Stanford | L 76–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (1,098) Pullman, WA |
| 01/16/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | at No. 9 Oregon State | L 70–73 | 10–6 (1–4) | Gill Coliseum (3,087) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/18/2015 1:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon | W 79–76 | 11–6 (2–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (1,888) Eugene, OR |
| 01/23/2015 7:00 pm | Utah | W 63–54 | 12–6 (3–4) | Beasley Coliseum (874) Pullman, WA |
| 01/25/2015 1:00 pm, P12N | Colorado | W 73–68 | 13–6 (4–4) | Beasley Coliseum (887) Pullman, WA |
| 01/31/2015 12:30 pm, P12N | at No. 12 Stanford | L 56–75 | 13–7 (4–5) | Maples Pavilion (3,118) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 54–57 | 13–8 (4–6) | Haas Pavilion (1,026) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/06/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | Oregon | L 69–70 | 13–9 (4–7) | Beasley Coliseum (1,009) Pullman, WA |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm, P12N | Oregon State | L 56–61 | 13–10 (4–8) | Beasley Coliseum (1,102) Pullman, WA |
| 02/13/2015 6:00 pm | at Colorado | L 51–72 | 13–11 (4–9) | Coors Events Center (2,055) Boulder, CO |
| 02/15/2015 11:00 am, P12N | at Utah | W 61–52 | 14–11 (5–9) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (653) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/20/2015 7:30 pm, P12N | at Washington | W 83–72 | 15–11 (6–9) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920) Seattle, WA |
| 02/22/2015 1:00 pm, P12N | Washington | L 43–83 | 15–12 (6–10) | Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | UCLA | L 69–74 | 15–13 (6–11) | Beasley Coliseum (573) Pullman, WA |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, P12N | USC | W 68–62 | 16–13 (7–11) | Beasley Coliseum (827) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 11:30 am, P12N | vs. Oregon First Round | W 66–64 | 17–13 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| 03/06/2015 11:30 am, P12N | vs. No. 9 Arizona State Quarterfinals | L 48–67 | 17–14 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington First Round | L 65–67 | 17–15 | Beasley Coliseum (903) Pullman, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## 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 | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |