2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Melanie Balcomb, in her thirteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Kentucky.

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Melanie Balcomb (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Garrick Kim Rosamond Ashley Earley
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*†	15	–	1		.938			34	–	3		.919
No. 6 Tennessee	15	–	1		.938			30	–	6		.833
No. 12 Mississippi State	11	–	5		.688			27	–	7		.794
No. 11 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
No. 21 Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
LSU	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Ole Miss	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Georgia	6	–	10		.375			19	–	12		.613
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	14		.563
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Florida	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Auburn	3	–	13		.188			13	–	18		.419
Alabama	2	–	14		.125			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Braham Area Braham, Minn. G 3 Rachel Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Creek Wood Cumberland Furnace, Tenn. F 10 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr IMG Academy (Fla.) Gatineau, Quebec F 13 Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr IMG Academy (Fla.) Gatineau, Quebec G 15 Jasmine Jenkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr East Hall Gainesville, Ga. F 21 Heather Bowe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Regis Eau Claire, Wis. F 22 Marqu'es Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hoover Hoover, Ala. F 24 Kristen Gaffney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Green Hope Cary, N.C. G 25 Morgan Batey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pace Academy Atlanta, Ga. G 33 Christa Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bay Bay St. Louis, Miss. C 35 Kendall Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Barbers Hill Mont Belvieu, Texas G 41 Paris Kea 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Page Greensboro, N.C. F 44 Rayte'a Long 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chaminade Dayton, Ohio	Head coach Melanie Balcomb Assistant coach(es) Tom Garrick Kim Rosamond Ashley Earley Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2014* Noon		Coker	W 93–31	–	Memorial Gymnasium (3,585) Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		Belmont	W 65–58	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (2,909) Nashville, TN
Nov 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		Green Bay	W 68–64 OT	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium (2,557) Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		at Wisconsin	W 67–58	3–0	Kohl Center (3,168) Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2014* 11:30 a.m.		Saint Louis	W 75–57	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium (6,598) Nashville, TN
Nov 28, 2014* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Minnesota Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	W 71–54	5–0	Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2014* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3		vs. No. 3 Connecticut Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals	L 52–91	5–1	Germain Arena (3,177) Estero, FL
Nov 30, 2014* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Arizona State Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game	L 67–72	5–2	Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL
Dec 3, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 63–37	6–2	Memorial Gymnasium (2,602) Nashville, TN
Dec 14, 2014* 1:00 p.m.		at Elon	W 66–50	7–2	Alumni Gym (838) Elon, NC
Dec 18, 2014* 11:30 a.m.		at Marquette	L 67–80	7–3	Al McGuire Center (3,585) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2014* 2:00 p.m.		Dayton	L 67–71	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium (2,910) Nashville, TN
Dec 29, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		James Madison	W 66–62	8–4	Memorial Gymnasium (2,965) Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 7:00 p.m.		at No. 5 Texas A&M	L 61–75	8–5 (0–1)	Reed Arena (4,513) College Station, TX
Jan 5, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry	L 49–57	8–6 (0–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (7,212) Nashville, TN
Jan 8, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 44–64	8–7 (0–3)	Maravich Center (2,131) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 11, 2015 2:00 p.m.		No. 14 Mississippi State	W 78–62	9–7 (1–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,690) Nashville, TN
Jan 15, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Alabama–Huntsville	W 74–51	10–7	Memorial Gymnasium (2,626) Nashville, TN
Jan 18, 2015 11:00 a.m., FSN		at No. 18 Georgia	L 53–64	10–8 (1–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,401) Athens, GA
Jan 22, 2015 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas	W 55–53	11–8 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,685) Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015 2:00 p.m., FSN		at Alabama	W 55–52	12–8 (3–4)	Foster Auditorium (2,628) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Mississippi State	L 44–69	12–9 (3–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,056) Starkville, MS
Feb 1, 2015 3:00 p.m., FSN		Florida	L 58–67	12–10 (3–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,262) Nashville, TN
Feb 5, 2015 7:00 p.m.		Ole Miss	W 58–54	13–10 (4–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,785) Nashville, TN
Feb 8, 2015 Noon, SECN		No. 11 Kentucky	L 68–82	13–11 (4–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (4,235) Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 2015 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 59–89	13–12 (4–8)	Colonial Life Arena (15,255) Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida	W 76–75 OT	14–12 (5–8)	O'Connell Center (1,134) Gainesville, FL
Feb 22, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri	L 51–54	14–13 (5–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,314) Nashville, TN
Feb 26, 2015 8:00 p.m., FSN		Auburn	L 58–70	14–14 (5–10)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,930) Nashville, TN
Mar 1, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry	L 49–79	14–15 (5–11)	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,027) Knoxville, TN
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 2015 6:30 p.m., SECN		vs. Alabama First Round	W 66–56	15–15	Verizon Arena (1,915) North Little Rock, AR
Mar 5, 2015 7:30 p.m., SECN		vs. No. 12 Kentucky Second Round	L 61–67	15–16	Verizon Arena (1,622) North Little Rock, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

See also

• 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team