2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fifteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. The Bulls were picked in the preseason to place second in the AAC. They finished second in the conference and advanced all the way to the final of the 2015 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament, however, they fell 84–70 to UConn. South Florida fell to 0–17 all-time to the Huskies. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record27–8 (15–3 The American)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Osterman
Assistant coaches
  • Michele Woods-Baxter
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 0   1.000 38 1   .974
No. 25 South Florida 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Tulsa 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Temple 12 6   .667 20 17   .541
East Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Tulane 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Memphis 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
UCF 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
SMU 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Houston 1 17   .056 6 24   .200
American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

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2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 1 Ivana Vuletic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hagagymnasiet Norrköping, Sweden
G 2 Micah Kroll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Tampa Catholic Tampa, Florida
G 3 Tamara Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Neena Pacholke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Freedom Tampa, Florida
G 5 Tremaine McCullough 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Edgewater Orlando, Florida
G 10 Courtney Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Charlton County Folkston, Georgia
G 11 Ariadna Pujol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So GEM Mataro, Spain
G 12 Bre Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr John Tyler Tyler, Texas
F/C 14 Paige Cashin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Newark Newark, Ohio
G 15 Shavontae Naylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Ocala, Florida
G 20 Laura Ferreira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr None Lisboa, Portugal
G 22 Laia Flores 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Institut Municipal Biada Mataro, Spain
G 23 Shalethia Stringfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Potters House Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida
F 24 Alisia Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Statesboro Statesboro, Georgia
G 31 Laura Marcos Canedo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Colegio Champagnat Salamanca, Spain
G/F 32 Maria Jesperson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr None Hojbjerg, Denmark
F/C 45 Katelyn Weber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hall Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-12

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Villanova
Chattanooga Invitational
W 57–56  1–0
McKenzie Arena (223)
Chattanooga, TN
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
at Chattanooga
Chattanooga Invitational
W 59–57  2–0
McKenzie Arena (1,509)
Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at No. 9 Maryland L 67–85  2–1
Xfinity Center (3,165)
College Park, MD
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 97–53  3–1
USF Sun Dome (1,515)
Tampa, FL
11/27/2014*
8:15 pm
vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam tournament
W 83–68  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,978)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
8:15 pm
vs. Illinois
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 67–61  5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
8:15 pm
vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 57–61  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Stetson W 78–62  6–2
USF Sun Dome (1,475)
Tampa, FL
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
St. John's L 52–55  6–3
USF Sun Dome (1,648)
Tampa, FL
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 67–47  7–3
USF Sun Dome (1,296)
Tampa, FL
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 84–43  8–3
USF Sun Dome (1,275)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
at Penn State W 90–87 OT 9–3
Bryce Jordan Center (3,429)
University Park, PA
AAC regular season
12/28/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina W 69–62  10–3 (1–0)
USF Sun Dome (3,513)
Tampa, FL
12/31/2014
3:00 pm
Memphis W 72–39  11–3 (2–0)
USF Sun Dome (1,350)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2015
5:30 pm, CBSSN
at Tulane W 53–40  12–3 (3–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,587)
New Orleans, LA
01/11/2015
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple W 70–58  13–3 (4–0)
McGonigle Hall (714)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SMU W 82–59  14–3 (5–0)
USF Sun Dome (1,673)
Tampa, FL
01/18/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 2 Connecticut L 50–92  14–4 (5–1)
Gampel Pavilion (9,030)
Storrs, CT
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ADN
at Houston W 71–55  15–4 (6–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
Houston, TX
01/25/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Tulane W 64–45  16–4 (7–1)
USF Sun Dome (1,488)
Tampa, FL
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis W 57–53  17–4 (8–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930)
Memphis, TN
02/03/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
UCF
War on I-4
W 91–68  18–4 (9–1)
USF Sun Dome (2,003)
Tampa, FL
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
Cincinnati W 75–36  19–4 (10–1)
USF Sun Dome (1,628)
Tampa, FL
02/10/2015
8:00 pm, ADN
No. 25 at SMU W 72–51  20–4 (11–1)
Moody Coliseum (494)
Dallas, TX
02/15/2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 at East Carolina L 64–65  20–5 (11–2)
Williams Arena (1,646)
Greenville, NC
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
Tulsa W 79–46  21–5 (12–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,640)
Tampa, FL
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple W 79–53  22–5 (13–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,940)
Tampa, FL
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati W 74–44  23–5 (14–2)
Fifth Third Arena (498)
Cincinnati, OH
02/28/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF
War on I-4
W 99–71  24–5 (15–2)
CFE Arena (1,484)
Orlando, FL
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Connecticut L 65–88  24–6 (15–3)
USF Sun Dome (5,565)
Tampa, FL
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 79–51  25–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2015
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tulane
Semifinals
W 78–69  26–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
Uncasville, CT
03/09/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game
L 70–84  26–7
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,499)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's tournament
03/21/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 LSU
First Round
W 73–64  27–7
USF Sun Dome (5,560)
Tampa, FL
03/23/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 No. 8 Louisville
Second Round
L 52–60  27–8
USF Sun Dome (5,014)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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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 NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25
Coaches RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".