2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Dan Burt resumed the responsibility as head coach for a 2nd consecutive season. The Dukes are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center. They finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State in the first round, Richmond in the second round before losing to West Virginia in the third round.

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
Ball State Classic Champions
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–10 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Eddie Benton (2nd season) Matt Schmidt (2nd season) Rachel Wojdowski (2nd season)
Home arena	Palumbo Center

2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 George Washington†	15	–	1		.938			29	–	4		.879
Dayton	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
Duquesne	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
VCU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Saint Louis	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			15	–	15		.500
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	1	–	15		.063			5	–	25		.167
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

2014–15 media

Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

All Duquesne Dukes home games and select road games will be broadcast by Red Zone Media with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey providing the call. Road games not done by Red Zone Media can usually be heard on the home teams radio feed. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Deva'Nyar Workman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rading Reading, Pa. G 3 Tanesha Sutton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ss. Neumann and Goretti Philadelphia, Pa. C 4 Jose-Ann Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Father Michael Goetz Secondary Brampton, Ontario F 5 Kyasia Duling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So New Albany Zanesville, Ohio F 15 Amadea Szamosi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma Pécs, Hungary G 21 Erin Waskowiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Canevin Pittsburgh, Pa. G 22 Olivia Bresnahan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Butler Butler, Pa. G 23 Belma Nurkic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Baldwin Pittsburgh, Pa. G 32 April Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr West Springfield Springfield, Va. F 35 Tyra Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cody Detroit, Mich. F 42 Stasia King 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Harrisburg Harrisburg, Pa. G 45 Emilie Gronas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cowley C.C. Bergen, Norway G 55 Brianna Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Notre Dame Ajax, Ontario	Head coach Dan Burt (West Liberty State) Assistant coach(es) Eddie Benton (Vermont) Matt Schmidt (West Liberty State) Rachel Wojdowski (NYU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		Princeton	L 62–79	0–1	Palumbo Center (1,116) Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		No. 23 Syracuse	L 84–90	0–2	Palumbo Center (732) Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 52–84	0–3	Kress Events Center (1,914) Green Bay, WI
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm		at Howard	W 89–63	1–3	Burr Gymnasium (98) Washington, D.C.
11/29/2014* 12:00 pm		vs. Jackson State Ball State Classic semifinals	W 90–72	2–3	Worthen Arena (N/A) Muncie, IN
11/30/2014* 3:00 pm		at Ball State Ball State Classic championship	W 82–62	3–3	Worthen Arena (528) Muncie, IN
12/03/2014* 11:00 am		Kent State	W 86–60	4–3	Palumbo Center (1,352) Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		Pittsburgh City Game	W 87–77	5–3	Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, RTPT		at No. 23 West Virginia	L 60–79	5–4	WVU Coliseum (1,322) Morgantown, WV
12/14/2014* 1:00 pm		at Robert Morris	W 71–57	6–4	Charles L. Sewall Center (319) Moon Township, PA
12/18/2014* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 92–52	7–4	Palumbo Center (450) Pittsburgh, PA
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm		at Providence	L 56–67	7–5	Alumni Hall (324) Providence, RI
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 82–75	8–5	Stabler Arena (732) Bethlehem, PA
01/03/2015 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 61–62	8–6 (0–1)	Ryan Center (366) Kingston, RI
01/08/2015 7:00 pm		George Mason	W 88–54	9–6 (1–1)	Palumbo Center (319) Pittsburgh, PA
01/11/2015 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 67–78	9–7 (1–2)	UD Arena (1,894) Dayton, OH
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 77–64	10–7 (2–2)	Palumbo Center (519) Pittsburgh, PA
01/18/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 63–54	11–7 (3–2)	Palumbo Center (908) Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2015 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 56–83	11–8 (3–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (494) Washington, D.C.
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 83–47	12–8 (4–3)	Palumbo Center (675) Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2015 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 76–63	13–8 (5–3)	Reilly Center (803) Olean, NY
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		at Fordham	W 56–46	14–8 (6–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (421) Bronx, NY
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		VCU	W 83–47	15–8 (7–3)	Palumbo Center (722) Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2015 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 72–66	16–8 (8–3)	Tom Gola Arena (266) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 69–49	17–8 (9–3)	Mullins Center (714) Amherst, MA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 58–51 OT	18–8 (10–3)	Palumbo Center (852) Pittsburgh, PA
02/22/2015 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 60–50	19–8 (11–3)	Palumbo Center (750) Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–60	19–9 (11–4)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
03/01/2015 2:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 51–43	20–9 (12–4)	Palumbo Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ASN		vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinals	W 66–53	21–9	Richmond Coliseum (1,692) Richmond, VA
03/07/2015 1:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Dayton Semifinals	L 60–74	21–10	Richmond Coliseum (1,588) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Youngstown State First Round	W 72–54	22–10	Beeghly Center (1,797) Youngstown, OH
03/24/2015* 7:00 pm		Richmond Second Round	W 48–47	23–10	Palumbo Center (570) Pittsburgh, PA
03/27/2015* 7:00 pm		at West Virginia Third Round	L 39–60	23–11	WVU Coliseum (1,471) Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
• Duquesne Dukes women's basketball