2014–15 University of North Dakota women's basketball team

The 2014–15 University of North Dakota women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by third year head coach Travis Brewster and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Northern Colorado. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.

2014–15 University of North Dakota women's basketball
WBI, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2014–15 record	17–15 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis Brewster (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Jacobson Mallory Youngblut Jackie Voigt
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana†	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Sacramento State	13	–	5		.722			18	–	16		.529
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Northern Colorado	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
North Dakota	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Northern Arizona	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Idaho	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Southern Utah	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Weber State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Portland State	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 Big Sky Tournament winner As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Leah Szabla 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Providence Academy Brooklyn Park, MN F 2 Mia Loyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, MN G 3 Katie Klapprodt 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS So Stevens HS Rapid City, SD G 4 Siri Burck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Fargo South HS Fargo, ND F 5 Samantha Roscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Newman College Perth, Western Australia G 10 Makailah Dyer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So East HS Wisconsin Madison, WI G 11 Grace Sawatzke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Monticello HS Monticello, MN G/F 12 Cassie Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Grafton HS Northern State Grafton, ND G 15 Kelsey Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Platte City HS Johnson County CC Platte City, MO G 21 Ellie Ripplinger 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Red River HS Grand Forks, ND F 22 Josie Dillon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Benilde-St. Margaret's Plymouth, MN C 23 Emily Evers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Red River HS Grand Forks, ND G 24 Bailey Strand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kennedy Secondary Fergus Falls, MN G 32 Josie Buckley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rice Lake HS Rice Lake, WI F 34 Megan Lauck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Mounds View HS Shoreview, WI C 40 Ellen Kiser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Juda HS Juda, WI F 45 Jordan Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Anoka HS Anoka, MN C 52 Emily Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Carrington HS Carrington, ND	Head coach Travis Brewster Assistant coach(es) Adam Jacobson Mallory Youngblut Jackie Voigt Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014* 2:00 pm		Memidji State	W 79–42	–	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,509) Grand Forks, ND
11/09/2014* 2:00 pm		Minnesota Crookston	W 70–50	–	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,439) Grand Forks, ND
Regular Season
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm		at Colorado Preseason WNIT First Round	L 59–68	0–1	Coors Events Center (1,875) Boulder, CO
11/18/2014* 8:00 pm, MidcoSN		at Milwaukee	W 83–76	1–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (N/A) Grand Forks, ND
11/21/2014* 3:00 pm		vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	W 70–63	2–1	SECU Arena (100) Towson, MD
11/22/2014* 5:30 pm		at Towson Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	W 54–52	3–1	SECU Arena (290) Towson, MD
11/26/2014* 2:00 pm		at Omaha	W 72–52	4–1	Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (126) Omaha, NE
11/29/2014* 4:30 pm		at Western Illinois	W 85–77	5–1	Western Hall (958) Macomb, IL
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		Dickinson State	W 88–40	6–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,312) Grand Forks, ND
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, NBCND		at North Dakota State	W 90–87 ^OT	7–1	Scheels Arena (1,469) Fargo, ND
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, FSNOR+		Minnesota	L 55–68	7–2	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,469) Grand Forks, ND
12/13/2014* 6:00 pm		at Clemson	L 67–72	7–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (702) Clemson, SC
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm		Mayville State	W 98–54	8–3	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,323) Grand Forks, ND
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 81–86	8–4	DakotaDome (1,473) Vermillion, SD
01/01/2015 7:00 pm		Montana State	W 82–74	9–4 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,509) Grand Forks, ND
01/03/2015 2:00 pm, MidcoSN		Montana	W 59–52	10–4 (2–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,509) Grand Forks, ND
01/08/2015 8:00 pm		at Sacramento State	L 86–93	10–5 (2–1)	Colberg Court (224) Sacramento, CA
01/10/2015 4:00 pm		at Portland State	L 70–73	10–6 (2–2)	Stott Center (208) Portland, OR
01/17/2015 3:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	W 68–58	11–6 (3–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena (478) Greeley, CO
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, MidcoSN		Idaho	W 68–62	12–6 (4–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,769) Grand Forks, ND
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 96–82	13–6 (5–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,859) Grand Forks, ND
01/29/2015 8:00 pm		at Weber State	W 57–54	14–6 (6–2)	Dee Events Center (656) Ogden, UT
01/31/2015 3:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 69–75	14–7 (6–3)	Reed Gym (969) Pocatello, ID
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 67–52	15–7 (7–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,757) Grand Forks, ND
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 78–62	16–7 (8–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,975) Grand Forks, ND
02/12/2015 8:00 pm		at Montana	L 51–66	16–8 (8–4)	Dahlberg Arena (1,509) Missoula, MT
02/14/2015 3:00 pm		at Montana State	L 62–80	16–9 (8–5)	Worthington Arena (960) Bozeman, MT
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		at Portland State	W 76–45	17–9 (9–5)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,609) Grand Forks, ND
02/21/2015 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 62–64	17–10 (9–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,767) Grand Forks, ND
02/26/2015 7:30 pm, FCS Atlantic		at Northern Arizona	L 68–72 ^2OT	17–11 (9–7)	Rolle Activity Center (403) Flagstaff, AZ
02/28/2015 8:00 pm		at Southern Utah	L 66–73	17–12 (9–8)	Centrum Arena (1,166) Cedar City, UT
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, FSNOR		Northern Colorado	L 56–67	17–13 (9–9)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,646) Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Tournament
03/11/2014 2:30 pm		vs. Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	L 64–72	17–14	Dahlberg Arena (269) Missoula, MT
WBI
03/18/2015* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico First Round	L 51–54	17–15	Johnson Gymnasium (1,471) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 University of North Dakota men's basketball team

References

1. http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6389&SPSID=58571