# 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
By edging South Carolina 66–65 in the Final Four the Irish got a rematch of last year's championship game vs. Connecticut. Like last year things didn't go well for the Irish after trailing 31–23 at the half; they were outscored 32–30 in the 2nd half and ended up 63–53 losers.

## Media

All Notre Dame games were aired on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games were streamed online live.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Ferris State | W 92–32 | – | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174) South Bend, IN |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 3 | UMass Lowell | W 105–51 | 1–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | at No. 15 Michigan State | W 71–63 | 2–0 | Breslin Center (8,644) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/21/2014* 5:00 pm | No. 3 | Chattanooga | W 88–53 | 3–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,645) South Bend, IN |
| 11/23/2014* 5:00 pm | No. 3 | Holy Cross Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 104–29 | 4–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,684) South Bend, IN |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 2 | Harvard Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 97–43 | 5–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566) South Bend, IN |
| 11/25/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 2 | Quinnipiac Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 112–52 | 6–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,429) South Bend, IN |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 2 | vs. Kansas Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 89–47 | 7–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (2,347) Uncasville, CT |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 2 | vs. No. 15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 92–72 | 8–0 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/06/2014* 3:15 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | No. 3 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry | L 58–76 | 8–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 12/10/2014* 9:00 pm, FS2 | No. 5 | at No. 25 DePaul | W 94–93 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414) Chicago, IL |
| 12/13/2014* 1:00 pm | No. 5 | Michigan | W 70–50 | 10–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,904) South Bend, IN |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | No. 5 | Saint Joseph's | W 64–50 | 11–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,630) South Bend, IN |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at UCLA | W 82–67 | 12–1 | Pauley Pavilion (3,004) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Florida State | W 74–68 | 13–1 (1–0) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 4 | at No. 21 Syracuse | W 85–74 | 14–1 (2–0) | Carrier Dome (2,158) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | No. 4 | at Miami (FL) | L 63–78 | 14–2 (2–1) | BankUnited Center (1,836) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/11/2015 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Boston College | W 104–58 | 15–2 (3–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 7 | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 89–79 | 16–2 (4–1) | Carmichael Arena (4,358) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 5 Tennessee | W 88–77 | 17–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 6 | Georgia Tech | W 89–76 | 18–2 (5–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865) South Bend, IN |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm | No. 6 | at Clemson | W 74–36 | 19–2 (6–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,214) Clemson, SC |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 74–50 | 20–2 (7–1) | Cassell Coliseum (1,835) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/01/2015 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 92–63 | 21–2 (8–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,741) South Bend, IN |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | Virginia | W 75–54 | 22–2 (9–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,738) South Bend, IN |
| 02/08/2015 1:00 pm | No. 4 | at Boston College | W 89–56 | 23–2 (10–1) | Conte Forum (1,924) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/16/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 10 Duke | W 63–50 | 24–2 (11–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 71–61 | 25–2 (12–1) | McCamish Pavilion (2,303) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 8 Louisville | W 68–52 | 26–2 (13–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911) South Bend, IN |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Pittsburgh | W 87–59 | 27–2 (14–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,810) South Bend, IN |
| 03/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | at NC State | W 67–60 | 28–2 (15–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,649) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 2:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 | vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals | W 77–61 | 29–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,019) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Duke Semifinals | W 55–49 | 30–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 7 Florida State Championship Game | W 71–58 | 31–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,874) Greensboro, NC |
| 2015 NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Montana First Round | W 77–43 | 32–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,198) South Bend, IN |
| 03/22/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | DePaul Second Round | W 79–67 | 33–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658) South Bend, IN |
| 03/27/2015* 10:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 14 Stanford Sweet Sixteen | W 81–60 | 34–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/29/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight | W 77–68 | 35–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 04/05/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Final Four | W 66–65 | 36–2 | Amalie Arena (N/A) Tampa, FL |
| 04/07/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut National Championship | L 53–63 | 36–3 | Amalie Arena (19,810) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |