# 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by DePaul in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 109–60 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (3,879) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/19/2014* 12:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 93–76 | 2–0 | Williams Arena (2,447) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 68–62 | 3–0 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (892) Memphis, TN |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 107–62 | 4–0 | Williams Arena (2,235) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/28/2014* 5:00 pm | | vs. Vanderbilt Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 54–71 | 4–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 1:30 pm | | vs. College of Charleston Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | W 74–50 | 5–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 1:30 pm | | vs. Georgia Tech Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | W 72–69 | 6–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| 12/03/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NC State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 60–55 | 7–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,535) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/07/2014* 6:00 pm | | Butler | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | Williams Arena (3,477) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, FSNOR+ | | at North Dakota | W 68–55 | 9–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,734) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/20/2014* 2:30 pm | | Liberty Subway Classic | W 74–68 | 10–1 | Williams Arena (2,858) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/21/2014* 2:30 pm | | Western Michigan Subway Classic | W 67–64 | 11–1 | Williams Arena (2,659) Minneapolis, MN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2014 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 12 Nebraska | W 72–69 | 12–1 (1–0) | Williams Arena (3,300) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm | | at Purdue | W 81–68 | 13–1 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (6,361) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | W 72–60 | 14–1 (3–0) | Kohl Center (3,814) Madison, WI |
| 01/11/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | No. 12 Maryland | L 73–77 | 14–2 (3–1) | Williams Arena (5,468) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm | No. 23 | at Ohio State | W 76–72 | 15–2 (4–1) | Value City Arena (4,509) Columbus, OH |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | Indiana | W 65–61 | 16–2 (5–1) | Williams Arena (5,424) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Purdue | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (5–2) | Williams Arena (3,714) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/25/2015 4:15 pm, BTN | No. 21 | at No. 25 Rutgers | L 61–66 | 16–4 (5–3) | The RAC (2,811) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | Penn State | W 75–64 | 17–4 (6–3) | Williams Arena (2,738) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm | | at Northwestern | L 49–70 | 17–5 (6–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (918) Evanston, IL |
| 02/05/2015 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 69–95 | 17–6 (6–5) | State Farm Center (1,693) Champaign, IL |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | | Michigan State | W 86–79 | 18–6 (7–5) | Williams Arena (6,570) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 93–82 | 19–6 (8–5) | Williams Arena (3,609) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/15/2015 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | W 85–77 | 20–6 (9–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (4,462) University Park, PA |
| 02/17/2015 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Iowa | W 93–80 | 21–6 (10–5) | Williams Arena (3,265) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 91–88 $^{2OT}$ | 22–6 (11–5) | Williams Arena (6,053) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/24/2015 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 50–74 | 22–7 (11–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,290) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/01/2015 2:00 pm | | at No. 17 Iowa | L 76–92 | 22–8 (11–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,726) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 8:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Purdue Second Round | W 82–78 | 23–8 | Sears Centre (3,681) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 03/06/2015 8:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 71–83 | 23–9 | Sears Centre (4,781) Hoffman Estates, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. DePaul First Round | L 72–79 | 23–10 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A) South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR |