2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

The 2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Jonathan Tsipis resumed the responsibility as head coach for a third consecutive season. The Colonials were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center. They finished the season 29–4, 15–1 in A-10 play to win the A-10 regular season title and also won the A-10 Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga in the first round.

2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Champions A-10 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	29–4 (15–1 A-10)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Diane Richardson (3rd season) Bill Ferrara (2nd season) Melissa Dunne^[1] (1st season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	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

George Washington Colonials Sports Network

WRGW carried the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network also carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

2014–15 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Chakecia Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Campbell (GA) San Antonio, TX G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Bogota, Colombia F 3 Caira Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Georgetown Day School Brandywine, MD G 4 Lauren Chase 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Bowie, MD G 5 Aaliyah Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Clear Springs League City, TX G 13 Shannon Cranshaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Father Lopez Ormond Beach, FL F 14 DeLacy Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL G 15 Mia Farmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara Philadelphia, PA G 20 Hannah Schaible 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL G 21 Bria Bourgeois 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Walton Marietta, GA F 22 Jada Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Winslow Township Sicklerville, NJ G 24 Alexis Chandler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cy-Fair Cypress, TX C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Damascus Damascus, MD G 34 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA F 35 Jonquel Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist (MD) Freeport, Bahamas	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Diane Richardson (Frostburg State) Bill Ferrara (Florida) Melissa Dunne (Temple) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-07

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 2:00 pm		Virginia Union	W 99–45	–	Charles E. Smith Center (309) Washington, D.C.
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 75–88	0–1	Alico Arena (1,879) Fort Myers, FL
11/17/2014* 5:00 pm		at American	W 63–52	1–1	Bender Arena (526) Washington, D.C.
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		Bowie State	W 88–45	2–1	Charles E. Smith Center (310) Washington, D.C.
11/22/2014* 3:30 pm, CSN+		No. 9 Maryland	L 65–75	2–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,395) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2014* 12:00 pm		Grambling State	W 89–51	3–2	Charles E. Smith Center (188) Washington, D.C.
11/28/2014* 1:00 pm		vs. NC State Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals	W 74–66	4–2	St. Georges High School (N/A) Grand Bahama Island
11/29/2014* 3:15 pm		vs. Purdue Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division championship	W 79–59	5–2	St. Georges High School (429) Grand Bahama Island
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm		Fresno State	W 73–64	6–2	Charles E. Smith Center (551) Washington, D.C.
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, CSN+		Georgetown	W 72–60	7–2	Charles E. Smith Center (508) Washington, D.C.
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm		Memphis	W 63–44	8–2	Charles E. Smith Center (421) Washington, D.C.
12/21/2014* 12:00 pm		Saint Mary's	W 70–52	9–2	Charles E. Smith Center (452) Washington, D.C.
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 72–49	10–2	Reitz Arena (209) Baltimore, MD
12/31/2014* 1:00 pm		at Towson	W 82–48	11–2	SECU Arena (445) Towson, MD
01/04/2015 3:30 pm, ESPNU		at Dayton	W 69–66	12–2 (1–0)	UD Arena (2,534) Dayton, OH
01/07/2015 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 83–69	13–2 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (522) Washington, D.C.
01/10/2015 2:00 pm		Richmond	W 77–67	14–2 (3–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (530) Washington, D.C.
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 59–49	15–2 (4–0)	Ryan Center (319) Kingston, RI
01/18/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Massachusetts	W 69–54	16–2 (5–0)	Mullins Center (381) Amherst, MA
01/21/2015 7:00 pm		Duquesne	W 83–56	17–2 (6–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (494) Washington, D.C.
01/24/2015 1:00 pm		at La Salle	W 67–48	18–2 (7–0)	Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		at George Mason	W 87–52	19–2 (8–0)	Patriot Center (1,807) Fairfax, VA
02/05/2015 11:00 am, ASN	No. 24	Davidson	W 52–35	20–2 (9–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,120) Washington, D.C.
02/08/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 24	Dayton	W 67–56	21–2 (10–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,703) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2015 8:00 pm	No. 20	at Saint Louis	L 61–79	21–3 (10–1)	Chaifetz Arena (311) St. Louis, MO
02/15/2015 2:00 pm	No. 20	St. Bonaventure	W 70–48	22–3 (11–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (933) Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015 7:00 pm	No. 24	at VCU	W 65–57	23–3 (12–1)	Siegel Center (413) Richmond, VA
02/21/2015 2:00 pm	No. 24	Fordham	W 83–65	24–3 (13–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (876) Washington, D.C.
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	No. 22	at Richmond	W 81–69 ^OT	25–3 (14–1)	Robins Center (421) Richmond, VA
03/01/2015 2:00 pm	No. 22	George Mason	W 80–45	26–3 (15–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,197) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015 11:30 am, ASN	No. 21	vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 77–63	27–3	Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA
03/07/2015 11:00 am, CBSSN	No. 21	vs. Fordham Semifinals	W 72–60	28–3	Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA
03/08/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	vs. Dayton Championship Game	W 75–62	29–3	Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Gonzaga First Round	L 69–82	29–4	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
*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	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	24	22	21	19	19
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	24	23	21	23	21	19	19т	19

Legend

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

See also

• 2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
• George Washington Colonials women's basketball

References

1. "Melissa Dunne Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at GW". Lockerdome. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
2. . Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.