2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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The 2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 college basketball season. This was head coach Karen Aston's third season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 24–11, 9–9 in Big 12 play, to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Western Kentucky in the first round, and California in the second round, before losing to Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen.
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record24–11 (9–9 Big 12)
Headcoach
- Karen Aston (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
- Travis Mays
- Jalie Mitchell
- George Washington
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 24–11 (9–9 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Frank Erwin Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Baylor † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rankings
| Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
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| AP | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4т | 8 | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
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| (RV) | Received votes | |
| (NR) | Not ranked |
2014–15 media
Television & radio information
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games were available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games were also carried on the radio via KVET.
Roster
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Schedule
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/09/2014* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 9 | Oklahoma City | W 102–56 | – |
Frank Erwin Center (N/A) Austin, TX | ||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/15/2014* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 9 | UTSA | W 68–48 | 1–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,466) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 10 | at No. 6 Stanford | W 87–81 OT | 2–0 |
Maples Pavilion (3,674) Stanford, CA | ||||||
| 11/23/2014* 3:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 10 | at UCLA | W 75–65 | 3–0 |
Pauley Pavilion (2,583) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 6 | Texas–Pan American | W 72–45 | 4–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,606) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 11/30/2014* 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 6 | No. 4 Tennessee | W 72–57 | 5–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (4,198) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 4 | New Mexico | W 86–37 | 6–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,350) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 12/08/2014* 11:00 a.m., LHN |
No. 3 | Southern | W 80–42 | 7–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (7,042) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 3 | Northwestern State | W 74–34 | 8–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,302) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 3 | McNeese State | W 76–59 | 9–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,408) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 12/21/2014* 12:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 67–65 | 10–0 |
Verizon Arena (2,544) Little Rock, AR | ||||||
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 3 | Rice | W 77–54 | 11–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,009) Austin, TX | ||||||
| Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/03/2015 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 3 | Kansas | W 60–46 | 12–0 (1–0) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,385) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 01/07/2015 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 3 | West Virginia | W 61–55 | 13–0 (2–0) |
Frank Erwin Center (2,614) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 01/10/2015 11:00 a.m., FSN |
No. 3 | at Iowa State | L 57–59 | 13–1 (2–1) |
Hilton Coliseum (7,928) Ames, IA | ||||||
| 01/14/2015 7:00 p.m., SSTV |
No. 4 | at Oklahoma | L 59–70 | 13–2 (2–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,610) Norman, OK | ||||||
| 01/17/2015 12:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 4 | Texas Tech | W 55–44 | 14–2 (3–2) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,638) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 01/19/2015 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 8 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 58–75 | 14–3 (3–3) |
Ferrell Center (8,894) Waco, TX | ||||||
| 01/25/2015 3:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 8 | Iowa State | L 57–58 | 14–4 (3–4) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,234) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 01/29/2015 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 14 | No. 24 Oklahoma | W 84–81 2OT | 15–4 (4–4) |
Frank Erwin Center (2,813) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 02/01/2015 12:00 p.m., FSSW+ |
No. 14 | at TCU | L 59–64 | 15–5 (4–5) |
Student Recreation Center (1,655) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| 02/04/2015 6:00 p.m. |
No. 20 | at Kansas State | L 57–66 | 15–6 (4–6) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,845) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| 02/08/2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 20 | No. 3 Baylor | L 68–70 | 15–7 (4–7) |
Frank Erwin Center (6,602) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 02/11/2015 7:00 p.m. |
at Oklahoma State | L 60–66 | 15–8 (4–8) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,475) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 02/14/2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Kansas | W 74–63 | 16–8 (5–8) |
Allen Fieldhouse (3,201) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 02/18/2015 7:00 p.m., LHN |
Kansas State | W 76–58 | 17–8 (6–8) |
Frank Erwin Center (2,796) Austin, TX | |||||||
| 02/21/2015 3:30 p.m., FSSW |
at Texas Tech | W 62–59 | 18–8 (7–8) |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,834) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| 02/25/2015 7:00 p.m., LHN |
Oklahoma State | W 59–42 | 19–8 (8–8) |
Frank Erwin Center (2,957) Austin, TX | |||||||
| 03/01/2015 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at West Virginia | L 69–76 | 19–9 (8–9) |
WVU Coliseum (4,303) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 p.m., LHN |
TCU | W 79–45 | 20–9 (9–9) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,125) Austin, TX | |||||||
| 2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/07/2015 8:30 p.m., FSN |
vs. TCU Quarterfinals |
W 67–61 | 21–9 |
American Airlines Center (4,224) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| 03/08/2015 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Oklahoma Semifinals |
W 59–46 | 22–9 |
American Airlines Center (4,580) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| 03/09/2015 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
vs. No. 5 Baylor Championship game |
L 64–75 | 22–10 |
American Airlines Center (4,804) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| NCAA women's tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/20/2015* 4:20 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. WKU First round |
W 66–64 | 23–10 |
Haas Pavilion (N/A) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| 03/22/2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at California Second round |
W 73–70 | 24–10 |
Haas Pavilion (2,852) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| 03/28/2015* 11:00 a.m., ESPN |
vs. No. 1 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen |
L 54–105 | 24–11 |
Times Union Center (N/A) Albany, NY | |||||||