2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
October 16, 2023
The 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was played between March and April 2015, with the Final Four played April 5 & 7. The regional locations, after a one-year experiment allowing tournament teams to host, returned to four neutral sites: Oklahoma City, Spokane, Greensboro and Albany.[1] The subregionals were played 20–23 March, while the regionals were played 27–30 March. This represented a change; in the past, the rounds were played starting on a Saturday and ending on a Tuesday. In 2015, the opening rounds and regionals (but not the Final Four) were played starting on a Friday and ending on a Monday.[2][3][4] The Final Four was played at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.[5] For only the third time in history, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four.
2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 34 consecutive appearances. UConn also continued its record streak of eight consecutive Final Four appearances.
Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2016 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible.[citation needed] The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another).
The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.
The subregionals were played from 20–23 March 2015.[6]
Columbia
Berkeley
Chapel Hill
College Park
Tempe
Durham
Iowa City
Knoxville
Lexington
Tampa
Stanford
Storrs
Notre Dame
Tallahassee
Waco
Corvallis
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2015 NCAA subregionals: Fri/Sun (green),Sat/Mon (blue) (Hover over city to see link to Host)
Oklahoma City
Spokane
Greensboro
Albany
Tampa Bay
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2015 NCAA Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) (Hover over city to see link to arena)
The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.[7] The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2015 tournament:[8]
Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams
Automatic qualifiersEdit
The following teams automatically qualified for the 2015 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).
Most three-point field goals—Connecticut hit 54 three-pointers over the course of the tournament, the most ever recorded in a tournament.[10] Stanford set a new record in 2021 with 59 three point field goals.[11]
Alexis Govan and Chastity Gooch combined for 45 points, as Western Kentucky sunk a school record 12 threes, while putting a scare into Texas; however, Texas managed to escape with two free throws from Brooke McCarty with 20.8 seconds remaining to put Texas ahead for good 66–64.[12]
Rutgers managed to knock out in-state rival, Seton Hall, behind 21 points each from Kahleah Copper and Tyler Scaife. Rutgers managed to keep Seton Hall to 35.9% shooting; however, the game was largely lost when Seton Hall shot just 12–23 from the Free Throw line, as Daisha Simmons fell to her former team in her penultimate season.[13][14]
Kentucky easily defeated Tennessee State 97–52, with six Wildcats scoring in double digits. After each team scored three points, Kentucky scored 16 consecutive to build a lead they would never relinquish.[15]
Dayton pulled out to a seventeen-point lead in the second half. Iowa State cut the lead back to seven points with under three minutes remaining, but could not get any closer, and the Flyers went on to win 78–66. Dayton's Ally Malott scored 18 points and recorded 12 rebounds to help the Flyers win.[16]
California and Wichita State were tied at eight points each, and Wichita State was within two points with under five minutes to go in the first half, but the Golden Bears opened up a ten-point lead at halftime over the Shockers. Wichita State would get as close to within four points, but California then extended the lead and ended with a twelve-point win 78–66. Cal's Reshanda Gray scored 22 points and left the game to a standing ovation.[17][18]
Connecticut's Morgan Tuck did not play in the prior year's NCAA Tournament, but made up for it in the first game of this year's tournament. She had 20 points in the first half, single-handedly outscoring St. Francis. She ended up hitting 12 of her 13 shots. Sarah Benedetti, who grew up in Canton, Connecticut as a UConn fan, was the high scorer for St. Francis with 13 points. The school was playing tin their first ever NCAA Tournament. The Huskies won with a final score of 89–33.[19]
Louisville's Myisha Hines-Allen scored 19 points for the Cardinals. Louisville forced 30 turnovers which lead to 38 points, and the Cardinals beat BYU 86–53.[20]
Normally, the game between South Florida and LSU would have been held on the court of the 3 seed Louisville but the Cardinals had a scheduling conflict so South Florida hosted. Courtney Williams, playing on her home court had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, leading her team to a nine-point victory over LSU 73–64.[21]
Second roundEdit
Kentucky forced 24 turnovers against Dayton, but the Flyers hit 11 three-pointers to help overcome the lost possessions. Kentucky held a three-point lead at halftime, which they opened up to eight points, but Dayton responded. With the score tied at 87 points each with just over a minute to go, Dayton's Kelley Austria hit a three points. Kentucky hit two free throws, then Dayton's Amber Deane hit a three with 30 seconds left in the game. Kentucky was forced to foul but Dayton hit their last six free throw attempts to preserve the upset with a score of 99–94.[22][23]
The 4 and 5 seeds, Texas and California, played on Cal's home court. At the end of the half, the two teams were tied. The Longhorns opened the second half with a 12–0 run, but the Golden Bears closed within 4 points with 90 seconds to go in the game. But Kelsey Lang scored at the other end. Imani McGee-Stafford had a double-double for the Longhorns with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Texas held on to win 73–70, sending the team to their first Sweet Sixteen in eleven years.[24]
When Connecticut and Rutgers took the floor, the two head coaches, Geno Auriemma and C. Vivian Stringer had 1865 combined victories, the most combined victories by any two coaches in an NCAA Tournament game. Playing on Auriemma's birthday, the Scarlet Knights scored the first basket, but that was the last time they would lead in the game. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23, and Moriah Jefferson 19 to lead the Huskies to a 91–55 win.[25]
The 3 seed Louisville faced the 6 seed South Florida. The first half was close most of the way, with the Cardinals holding on to a slim, five point lead at halftime. Louisville extended the lead to nine in the second half, but the Bulls responded, and took a one-point lead just before the final media time-out of the game. Louisville's Jude Schimmel scored eight points in a three-minute stretch to give the lead back to the Cardinals, and help secure the 60–52 win.[26][27]
Sweet SixteenEdit
Connecticut had a seven-point lead midway through the first half, when they scored 13 consecutive points against Texas, which they extended into a 44–9 run to blow the game open. Stewart had 31 points as the Huskies rolled to a 105–54 win over the Longhorns. The victory was a milestone for coach Geno Auriemma, representing his 100th victory in the NCAA tournament. He is one of only two coaches, the other being Pat Summitt, with 100 or more victories in the tournament.[28]
Dayton, the 7 seed, faced Louisville the 3 seed. The Flyers held a slim one point lead at halftime, but outscored the Cardinals by 15 in the second half to win 82–66. Andrea Hoover scored 26 points, including 15 for 15 from the free throw line. It is the first time in regional history that a player with 12 or more attempts was perfect from the line. The Flyers, who had never before made it to a Sweet Sixteen game, moved on to the Elite Eight round.[29]
Elite Eight (Regional Final)Edit
Dayton and Connecticut played close to even for the first 20 minutes, with neither team garnering more than a five-point margin. The Huskies had a five-point lead with three minutes to go in the half, but the Flyers scored the next six points to take a lead at halftime, representing the first time the Huskies had been down at the half in two seasons. The Flyers made their first four three-point attempts and hit seven of their first ten shots. In the second half, the Huskies opened with a 15–3 run to take a double-digit lead. On the next possession Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis hit a three to give her 393 in her career, an NCAA record. The 44 points given up by Connecticut in the first half is the most given up by them in the first half since 2008. Connecticut went on to win 91–70.[30]
Breanna Stewart Most Outstanding Player (Connecticut)
Kaleena Mosquera-Lewis (Connecticut)
Moriah Jefferson (Connecticut)
Andrea Hoover (Dayton)
Ally Malott (Dayton)
Spokane Regional – Spokane, WashingtonEdit
First roundEdit
Undefeated Princeton came into the game as an 8 seed against the 9 seed Green Bay. The Phoenix had a single point lead at the half, with President Barack Obama in the stands to watch his niece Leslie Robinson, a Princeton forward, although she did not play. The Tigers played better in the second half, and kept their winning streak alive with an 80–70 win. Michelle Miller led Princeton with 20 points, including a perfect 4 of 4 from behind the arc. Miller was supported by a cast which saw five Tigers in double figures, that countered a 21-point effort from Mehryn Kraker.[31][32]
#13 Albany fell just short of stunning #4 Duke. Rebecca Greenwell orchestrated the rescue of Duke's season, as she tallied 20 points, including what proved to be a game winning 3-pointer with just 17 seconds left. Azura Stevens sunk one free throw in order to create the final margin, as Albany fell 54–52.[33]
The 3 seed Oregon State played the 14 seed South Dakota State, knowing that a three seed has never lost a first-round game in the NCAA D1 women's tournament. However, the Jackrabbits led much of the first half, as much as by seven points 28–21 with just over five minutes to go in the first half. The Beavers, still trailing at halftime, tied up the game early in the second half and gradually extended the lead to double digits. Oregon State, with 23 points from Sydney Wiese, went on to win 74–62.[34][35]
The 5 seed Mississippi State had a small, five point lead at halftime, but Tulane came back and took a two-point lead early in the second half. The Bulldogs coach, Vic Schaefer, took a timeout and challenged his team to play their best. The responded and took a double digit lead. The Green Wave cut the lead to nine, but could not get closer, and Mississippi State went on to win 57–47.[36][37]
11th seeded Gonzaga opened with the first seven points of the game over 6th seeded George Washington, and later in the first half, went on a 17–1 run to double up the Colonials 38–19. Late in the second half, George Washington cut the lead to six points, but Gonzaga's Sunny Greinacher hit a three-pointer on the next possession to extend the lead the nine points. Gonzaga held on for the upset win 82–69.[38]
The top seeded team in the region, Maryland took on the 16 seed New Mexico State. The Terrapins center hit seven of her ten shots from the field and eight of nine from the free throw line. She left the game with just under six minutes left with 22 points, only two points off her career high. Maryland won 75–57 to win a school record 25th consecutive game. Their next opponent, Princeton, is undefeated with a 31-game winning streak.[39]
The second seeded Tennessee faced 15 seed Boise State. The Lady Vols had a seven-point lead at halftime which they extended to 13 in the second half but the Broncos cut the lead to five with under three minutes left. Tennessee's Bashaara Graves had a career-high 24 points and the team had a late 8–0 run to preserve the win 72–61.[40][41]
Second roundEdit
Fresh off a first round upset, Gonzaga tried to make it two upsets in a row against Oregon State. The Zags had a three-point lead at the half, which they extended to a dozen in the second half, but the Beavers fought back and tied the game at 64 points each on a Jamie Weisner three with three and a half minutes to go in the game. However, that would be the last score for Oregon State as Gonzaga scored the final 12 points of the game to win 76–64.[42]
Mississippi State, the 5 seed, took on the 4 seed Duke on their home court, but led by four at the half, and extended the lead to six early in the second half. That's when the Blue Devils took over, scoring 12 consecutive points as part of a 26–5 run that put Duke decisively in the lead. Azura Stevens, a freshman for Duke, had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Duke advance with a score of 64–56.[43]
Princeton brought their undefeated record, and best known fan (President Barack Obama) to take on the 1 Seed Maryland. Despite playing the top seed, the Tigers led by 4 points, 28–24, as late as 14 minutes into the first half. Then the second half started, and the Terrapins hit 56% of their field goal attempts including seven of eight from beyond the arc to take over the game. Maryland ended Princeton's win streak 85–70.[44]
Tennessee had an 11–0 run early in the first half to open up an early lead and reached halftime with a 12-point margin. Pittsburgh tried for a comeback and got the margin down to four points 69–65. but that occurred with only 38 seconds left in the game. Tennessee's Ariel Massengale hit six consecutive free throws and had a steal to seal the ten point win 77–67.[45]
Sweet SixteenEdit
Maryland faced Duke, the first time the two team have played since Maryland transferred to the Big Ten. The Terrapins' Laurin Mincy scored all of her 15 points in the first half, while Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half, to help lead Maryland to a ten-point victory, 65–55, over the Blue Devils.[46]
Gonzaga had upsets in their first two games, and were looking to make it a third against Tennessee. The Zags had a lead as large as eight points in the first half, but the Lady Vols tied the game at halftime. In the second half, the Zags again took the lead. Tennessee only managed one basket in the first eight minutes of the half, and built a lead which grew to 17 points. The Lady Vols came back, never led, but tied up the game late at 63 points each to send the game to the tournament's first overtime match. Tennessee would not hit a basket in overtime, but hit ten free throws to win the game 73–69.[47][48]
Elite Eight (Regional Final)Edit
Tennessee took an early lead in their game against Maryland, scoring the first 5 points, and led 9–2 six minutes into the game. The Terrapins came back and the teams traded leads in the first half with Maryland taking a one-point lead into halftime. The Lady Vols led by five points early in the second half, then the teams traded leads again. It wasn't until four and a half minutes left in the game that Lexie Brown hit a three-pointer to put Maryland in the lead for good. Tennessee had a chance at tying the game with under a minute to go, but missed a three-pointer. Maryland then sank seven of eight free throws to close the half and win 58–48.[49][50]
Montana was fourth in the nation in field goal defense, holding their opponents to under 34% on average. However, they were not ready for Notre Dame, who hit 62% of their shots. Jewell Loyd scored 18 points, and the Irish beat the Lady Griz 77–43.[52]
The Baylor team watched their men's counterpart lose in an upset to a 14 seed the day before, which filled them with resolve to ensure it did not happen to them. After an early 7–7 tie, they went on a 14–2 run to open up a large lead against Northwestern State they would never relinquish. The Lady Bears held the Lady Demons to 24% shooting from the field and won easily, 77–36.[53]
Although the 3 seed Iowa started out 8–2 against the 14 seed American on their home court, the Eagles responded and led by as many as five in the first half. The Hawkeyes responded and tied the game up at the half. The second half would remain close, but Iowa took a lead that they never gave up, and ended with an eight-point win 75–67.[54][55]
Arkansas was the 10 seed, playing under first year coach Jimmy Dykes, a former Razorback. Arkansas led 9–2 early but Northwestern tied it up and the team remained close until tied at half-time. Northwestern scored the first six points of the second half, and extended the lead out to 13 just before the midpoint of the half, but the Razorbacks came back. The game was tied at 55 points each when, with 30 seconds left, Jessica Jackson hit one of two free throws. Each team would have additional chances, but no more baskets would be scored, only an additional free throw with two seconds left in the game to give Arkansas the upset 57–55.[56][57]
Third seed Stanford had all they could handle playing the 14 seed Cal State Northridge. Playing on Stanford's home court, Maples Arena, Stanford opened up a ten-point lead in the first half, but then went scoreless for eight minutes. The Matadors held a one-point lead at halftime, and extended the lead to six in the second half. Then the Cardinal scored eight straight points to take a lead they would never give up. Stanford won 73–60.[58]
12 seed Quinnipiac came into their game against Oklahoma on a 21-game winning streak, but had not played a team with the speed and size of the Sooners. Oklahoma had a 17-point lead at halftime. The Bobcats would cut the lead to seven, but the Sooners took over and won 111–84.[59]
Miami was the 11 seed, but they had beaten one of the top seeds, Notre Dame, in the regular season, so they had the talent to play with the best. The Hurricanes Adrienne Motley scored 30 points, while the Washington Huskies best scorers Kelsey Plum and Jazmine Davis were a combined 10 for 30 from the field. The Huskies got to within three points in the second half, but Miami held on to win 86–80.[60]
DePaul took on Minnesota in the 8–9 game. Despite being down by double digits at halftime, The Blue Demons coach, Doug Bruno, thought his team was in a good place; that they had exhausted the Golden Gophers. Minnesota's Amanda Zahui B. recorded 22 rebounds, one off the NCAA record, along with 21 points, but it was not enough, and DePaul came back to win the game 79–72.[61]
Second roundEdit
DePaul opened with a press against the top seed Notre Dame and was initially successful, forcing four turnovers in the first five possessions, but the Irish settled down and opened up a six-point lead in the first half, which they doubled in the second half. Notre Dame's Michaela Mabrey scored 19 points, including five of seven three-point shots to help lead the Irish to the 79–67 win over the Blue Demons.[62][63]
Arkansas played roughly even with Baylor in the beginning of the game, with three ties and ten lead changes and were still holding onto a lead nine minutes into the half. But the Lady Bears ended the half on a 30–7 run to reach a 20-point lead, and expanded the lead by nine more points in the second half. Baylor won the game over the Razorbacks, 73–44.[64][65]
Iowa faced Miami in the second round, knowing they had failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in their last seven tries. However, in many of those games, the Hawkeyes were an 8 or 9 seed, and went on to play the top seed in the region. This year, Iowa was a 3 seed, facing the 11th-seeded Hurricanes. The Hawkeyes hit 2/3 of their shots in the second half, extending a seven-point halftime lead to 17 and won the game 88–70.[66]
Oklahoma led Stanford by four points at the end of the first half, a half in which Stanford's Bonnie Samuelson failed to score. She made up for that in the second half, scoring 19 points. That, along with Amber Orrange's 24 points helped the Cardinal beat the Sooners by ten points, 86–76, sending Stanford to their eighth consecutive Sweet Sixteen.[67]
Sweet SixteenEdit
Baylor's Sune Agbuke had a scoring average of just under six points per game and a career high of 16 points, but she scored 23 points for the Bears. Teammate Nina Davis contributed 20 points, and Iowa fell to Baylor 81–66. Iowa's Samantha Logic had a triple double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists for the Hawkeyes, but it was not enough.[68]
Hall of Fame coaches Tara VanDerveer and Muffet McGraw had never before met in the post-season, and the two teams, Stanford and Notre Dame, had only met twice previously, with Stanford winning in 1990 and 1991. Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen, who averages just under ten points a game, matched her career high of 24 in the first half, and ended with 28 points. Jewell Loyd scored 21, and the Irish ended up with a double-digit lead by halftime, and extended the lead by ten more to win 81–60.[69][70]
Elite Eight (Regional Final)Edit
Notre Dame and Baylor, the one and two seeds in the region, faced off for the opportunity to go to the Final Four. Baylor led early, but as much as nine points 26–17, in the first half but the Irish came back to take a two-point lead at halftime. The Bears retook the lead in the second half, and were still leading at the second media timeout with 12 minutes to go in the game when Jewell Loyd made a layup to give the Irish a lead they would not relinquish. Notre Dame ended with the win 77–68.[71][72]
Greensboro Regional – Greensboro, North CarolinaEdit
First roundEdit
Despite leading by 13 points at the end of the first half, South Carolina's coach Dawn Staley was not happy with the team's performance. Aleighsa Welch urged her teammates to "do something about it" and the team put together a 21–1 run early in the second half to put Savannah State away. The Gamecocks won, 81–48.[74]
Syracuse and Nebraska were the 8th and 9th seeds, meaning the selection committee viewed them as comparable. They lived up to expectations, reaching the end of the first half tied. The go-ahead basket was scored by Syracuse with less than a minute remaining in the game, and the Orange defeated the Cornhuskers, 72–69.[75]
Florida State opened up an 18-point lead over Alabama State by halftime, and continued to extend the lead in the second half. The Seminoles forced 32 turnovers, including 18 steals which led to a 91–49 win, resulting in the first-ever 30-win season by Florida State.[76][77]
Arizona State played a home game in the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade, opening up a 16-point lead by halftime. The Sun Devils' Katie Hempen scored 23 points, a career high, and Sophie Brunner added 14 points, as Arizona State extended the lead in the second half against Ohio. Although the Bobcats were a good three-point shooting team, they converted only 4 of 16 attempts. Arizona State beat Ohio by 19, 74–55.[78]
The 4th seed North Carolina had a lead of 14 points at halftime over the 13th seed Liberty, but the Flames used a 52–35 rebounding advantage to make the game closer in the second half. Liberty cut the lead to six points, but were unable to close the gap, and failed to win their first ever NCAA Tournament game. North Carolina held on to win, 71–65.[79]
The game between Florida Gulf Coast and Oklahoma State was a rematch of a 2014 NCAA Tournament first-round game. In the prior game Oklahoma State prevailed 61–60 in overtime. This year the Eagles would get their revenge, behind 26 points from Kaneisha Atwater and 19 from Whitney Knight, as FGCU won their 26th consecutive game by a score of 75–67, the third-longest active streak in NCAA DI women's basketball.[80]
The 11th seed Arkansas-Little Rock took on the 6th seed Texas A&M. The first half was close, with the Aggies taking a one-point lead into halftime. In a second half fueled by 25 points from Taylor Gault and 22 points from Kiera Clark, they took the lead and extended it to win by nine points, 69–60. The Aggies' Courtney Williams recorded a double-double, with 23 points and eleven rebounds but without teammate Jordan Jones, it was not enough. The win was the 700th for Trojans' coach Joe Foley.[81]
The 5 seed Ohio State took on the 12 seed James Madison. The Buckeyes pushed the lead to double digits several times in the second half, but the Dukes cut the lead back to single digits, and were as close as four points with just over eight minutes to go. Ameryst Alston scored 28 points, Kelsey Mitchell 23 and Alexa Hart 20 for Ohio State. The Buckeyes ended with a ten-point margin, 90–80.[82]
Second roundEdit
South Carolina faced Syracuse in a rematch of a game played earlier in the season. In that game, played in the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, the Orange opened up a double-digit lead in the second half, before The Gamecocks responded and finished with a four-point win. This game proceeded very differently, with South Carolina leading by 28 points at the half. While the second half was roughly even the Gamecocks were too far ahead and won the game, 97–68.[83]
Florida Gulf Coast brought a 26-game winning streak to their match-up with Florida State, but the Seminoles were "...too big, too fast and too deep...". Florida State opened with a 17–2 run, held the Eagles to 31% shooting and a season low 47 points, and won the game, 65–47.[84]
After their upset in the first round, Arkansas-Little Rock took on a higher-ranked opponent in Arizona State, and initially appeared headed to another upset. The Trojans led by 16 points in the second half and by ten with under eight minutes to go. The Sun Devils slowly cut into the lead, and took their first lead since leading 2–0 with under a minute to go, on Sophie Brunner's layup. The teams traded baskets, then with seven seconds remaining in the game Katie Hempen was fouled and sank two free throws to extend the lead to three points. Alexius Dawn missed a three-pointer with a second left in the game, and Arizona State completed the comeback, 57–54.[85][86]
North Carolina took on Ohio State and pulled out to a lead as large as 23 points, before giving up the lead late in the game. OSU's Kelsey Mitchell hit a three-pointer to tie up the game with 44 seconds left, and after the Tar Heels responded with a basket, hit two free throws to tie the game again. North Carolina's Jamie Cherry hit a jumper with one second left on the clock to preserve the 86–84 victory.[87][88]
Sweet SixteenEdit
In the 2014 Tournament, South Carolina, as a 1 seed, faced North Carolina as a 4 seed in a Sweet Sixteen match up. North Carolina upset South Carolina in that game. This year, South Carolina was again a 1 seed and North Carolina a 4 seed, and they faced each other in a Sweet Sixteen match-up. With a minute and a half to go in the game, the Tar Heels had a three-point lead, and with under 20 seconds to go, the game was tied. The Gamecocks Tiffany Mitchell made a layup with five seconds to go in the game to prevent another upset. South Carolina won 67–65.[89]
In the first half, Florida State and Arizona State played even for the first seventeen minutes of the half. With just over three minutes to go in the half, the Sun Devils tied the game at 22 points each, but would not score again in the half, and the Seminoles would reach halftime with a ten-point lead. In the second half, the Sun Devils came back to within a single point when Elisha Davis hit a three-pointer with six seconds left. They would get the ball once more time, but the Seminoles' Maegan Conwright stole the ball on a final drive to the basket. Florida State won, behind a career-high 21 points from Leticia Romero 66–65.[90][91]
Elite Eight (regional final)Edit
The top two seeds in the Greensboro regional, South Carolina and Florida State, met in the regional final. The Gamecocks hit 61% of their field goal attempt, but despite the excellent shooting, did not take a lead until about nine minutes were left in the second half. South Carolina's Tiffany Mitchell put her team ahead for good with two minutes to go, and scored seven points in the final two minutes. South Carolina won 80–74 to advance them to their first ever Final Four.[92][93]
During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region. The committee placed the four No. 1 seeded teams 1 through 4 in each of the four regions, thus determining the Final Four semifinals pairings.
The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (second round), round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
The America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, C-USA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, MVC, NW, NEC, OVC, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, Summit, and WAC each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[95] For the first and second round, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN, ESPNU, or ESPNews. All other games aired regionally on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN. Most of the nation got whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the one that had the closest score. The regional semifinals were split between ESPN and ESPN2, and ESPN aired the regional finals, national semifinals, and championship match. Coverage began with the selection show on Monday, March 12, 2015.[96]
Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, & Holly Rowe – Albany, New York
Dave Pasch, Debbie Antonelli, & Allison Williams – Spokane, Washington
Championship
Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, & Holly Rowe – Tampa, Florida
RadioEdit
Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[97][98] Teams participating in the Regional Finals, Final Four, and championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but they were not allowed to stream those broadcasts online.
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The 2015 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament was played between March and April 2015 with the Final Four played April 5 amp 7 The regional locations after a one year experiment allowing tournament teams to host returned to four neutral sites Oklahoma City Spokane Greensboro and Albany 1 The subregionals were played 20 23 March while the regionals were played 27 30 March This represented a change in the past the rounds were played starting on a Saturday and ending on a Tuesday In 2015 the opening rounds and regionals but not the Final Four were played starting on a Friday and ending on a Monday 2 3 4 The Final Four was played at Amalie Arena in Tampa Florida 5 For only the third time in history all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four 2015 NCAA Division Iwomen s basketball tournamentSeason2014 15Teams64Finals siteAmalie ArenaTampa FloridaChampionsUConn Huskies 10th title 10th title game 16th Final Four Runner upNotre Dame Fighting Irish 5th title game 7th Final Four SemifinalistsMaryland Terrapins 5th Final Four South Carolina Gamecocks 1st Final Four Winning coachGeno Auriemma 10th title MOPBreanna Stewart UConn NCAA Division I women s tournaments 2014 2016 Iowa vs Miami in the second roundTennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women s basketball tournament at 34 consecutive appearances UConn also continued its record streak of eight consecutive Final Four appearances Contents 1 Tournament procedure 2 2015 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues 3 Subregionals tournament amp automatic qualifiers 3 1 Automatic qualifiers 3 2 Tournament seeds 4 Tournament records 5 Bracket 5 1 Albany Regional Albany New York 5 1 1 First round 5 1 2 Second round 5 1 2 1 Sweet Sixteen 5 1 2 2 Elite Eight Regional Final 5 1 3 Bracket 5 1 4 Regional Final summary 5 1 5 Albany Regional all tournament team 5 2 Spokane Regional Spokane Washington 5 2 1 First round 5 2 1 1 Second round 5 2 1 1 1 Sweet Sixteen 5 2 1 1 2 Elite Eight Regional Final 5 2 2 Bracket 5 2 3 Regional Final summary 5 2 4 Spokane Regional all tournament team 5 3 Oklahoma City Regional Oklahoma City 5 3 1 First round 5 3 1 1 Second round 5 3 2 Sweet Sixteen 5 3 2 1 Elite Eight Regional Final 5 3 3 Bracket 5 3 4 Regional Final summary 5 3 5 Oklahoma City Regional all tournament team 5 4 Greensboro Regional Greensboro North Carolina 5 4 1 First round 5 4 1 1 Second round 5 4 1 2 Sweet Sixteen 5 4 1 2 1 Elite Eight regional final 5 4 2 Bracket 5 4 3 Regional Final summary 5 4 4 Greensboro Regional all tournament team 6 Final Four 6 1 Amalie Arena Tampa Florida 6 2 Game summaries 6 2 1 Final four 6 2 2 National Championship 6 2 3 Final Four all tournament team 7 Record by conference 8 All Tournament Team 9 Game Officials 10 Media coverage 10 1 Television 10 1 1 Studio host amp analysts 10 1 2 Broadcast Assignments 10 2 Radio 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksTournament procedure EditFurther information NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament Current tournament format Pending any changes to the format a total of 64 teams will enter the 2016 tournament 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference s tournament The remaining 36 bids are at large with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee The tournament is split into four regional tournaments and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16 with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible citation needed The top seeded team in each region plays the 16 team the 2 team plays the 15 etc meaning where the two seeds add up to 17 that team will be assigned to play another The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002 the top sixteen teams as chosen in the bracket selection process hosted the first two rounds on campus The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64 2015 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues EditThe subregionals were played from 20 23 March 2015 6 nbsp nbsp Columbia nbsp Berkeley nbsp Chapel Hill nbsp College Park nbsp Tempe nbsp Durham nbsp Iowa City nbsp Knoxville nbsp Lexington nbsp Tampa nbsp Stanford nbsp Storrs nbsp Notre Dame nbsp Tallahassee nbsp Waco nbsp Corvallisclass notpageimage 2015 NCAA subregionals Fri Sun green Sat Mon blue Hover over city to see link to Host nbsp nbsp Oklahoma City nbsp Spokane nbsp Greensboro nbsp Albany nbsp Tampa Bayclass notpageimage 2015 NCAA Regionals blue and Final Four red Hover over city to see link to arena The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002 the top sixteen teams as chosen in the bracket selection process hosted the first two rounds on campus 7 The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2015 tournament 8 First and Second Rounds Subregionals 20 and 22 March Haas Pavilion Berkeley California Host California Colonial Life Arena Columbia South Carolina Host South Carolina Gill Coliseum Corvallis Oregon Host Oregon State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham North Carolina Host Duke Carver Hawkeye Arena Iowa City Iowa Host Iowa Memorial Coliseum Lexington Kentucky Host Kentucky Edmund P Joyce Center Notre Dame Indiana Host Notre Dame Ferrell Center Waco Texas Host Baylor 21 and 23 March Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill North Carolina Host North Carolina Xfinity Center College Park Maryland Host Maryland Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville Tennessee Host Tennessee Maples Pavilion Stanford California Host Stanford Harry A Gampel Pavilion Storrs Connecticut Host Connecticut Donald L Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee Florida Host Florida State USF Sun Dome Tampa Florida Host South Florida Wells Fargo Arena Tempe Arizona Host Arizona State Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight 27 and 29 March 4 Oklahoma City Regional Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Host Oklahoma and OKC All Sports Association Greensboro Regional Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina Host ACC 28 and 30 March Spokane Regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Washington Host Washington State Albany Regional Times Union Center Albany New York Host Siena College MAACNational semifinals and championship Final Four and championship 5 and 7 April Amalie Arena Tampa Florida Host South Florida 4 This was the second time that Tampa had hosted a Women s Final Four Basketball tournament the prior time was in 2008 Subregionals tournament amp automatic qualifiers EditFurther information 2015 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament qualifying teams Automatic qualifiers Edit The following teams automatically qualified for the 2015 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference s tournament except for the Ivy League whose regular season champion received the automatic bid Conference Team Appearance Last bidACC Notre Dame 22nd 2014America East Albany 4th 2014American Connecticut 27th 2014Atlantic 10 George Washington 16th 2003Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 3rd 2014Big 12 Baylor 14th 2014Big East DePaul 20th 2014Big Sky Montana 21st 2013Big South Liberty 16th 2013Big Ten Maryland 23rd 2014Big West Cal State Northridge 3rd 2014Colonial James Madison 11th 2014C USA Western Kentucky 18th 2014Horizon Green Bay 15th 2013Ivy League Princeton 5th 2013MAAC Quinnipiac 2nd 2013MAC Ohio 3rd 1995MEAC Savannah State 1st NeverMissouri Valley Wichita State 3rd 2014Mountain West Boise State 3rd 2007Northeast St Francis Brooklyn 1st NeverOhio Valley Tennessee State 3rd 1995Pac 12 Stanford 29th 2014Patriot American 1st NeverSEC South Carolina 12th 2014Southern Chattanooga 13th 2014Southland Northwestern State 4th 2014SWAC Alabama State 2nd 2003Summit South Dakota State 6th 2013Sun Belt Arkansas Little Rock 4th 2012West Coast BYU 11th 2014WAC New Mexico State 3rd 1988Tournament seeds Edit Albany Regional Times Union Center Albany Seed School Conference Record RPI 9 Berth type1 UConn American 32 1 5 Automatic2 Kentucky SEC 23 9 8 At large3 Louisville ACC 25 6 7 At large4 California Pac 12 23 9 24 At large5 Texas Big 12 22 10 21 At large6 South Florida American 26 7 26 At large7 Dayton Atlantic 10 25 6 13 At large8 Rutgers Big Ten 22 9 43 At large9 Seton Hall Big East 28 5 39 At large10 Iowa State Big 12 18 12 57 At large11 LSU SEC 17 13 58 At large12 Western Kentucky Conference USA 30 4 28 Automatic13 Wichita State Missouri Valley 29 4 37 Automatic14 BYU West Coast 23 9 51 Automatic15 Tennessee State Ohio Valley 18 12 157 Automatic16 St Francis Brooklyn Northeast 15 18 244 Automatic Spokane Regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 Maryland Big Ten 30 2 6 Automatic2 Tennessee SEC 27 5 2 At large3 Oregon State Pac 12 26 4 19 At large4 Duke ACC 21 10 15 At large5 Mississippi State SEC 26 6 31 At large6 George Washington Atlantic 10 29 3 11 Automatic7 Chattanooga Southern 29 3 20 Automatic8 Princeton Ivy League 30 0 12 Automatic9 Green Bay Horizon 28 4 22 Automatic10 Pittsburgh ACC 19 11 41 At large11 Gonzaga West Coast 24 7 40 At large12 Tulane American 22 10 52 At large13 Albany America East 24 8 77 Automatic14 South Dakota State Summit 24 8 47 Automatic15 Boise State Mountain West 22 10 112 Automatic16 New Mexico State WAC 22 7 97 AutomaticOklahoma City Regional Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 Notre Dame ACC 31 2 1 Automatic2 Baylor Big 12 30 3 4 Automatic3 Iowa Big Ten 24 7 9 At large4 Stanford Pac 12 24 9 18 Automatic5 Oklahoma Big 12 20 11 23 At large6 Washington Pac 12 23 9 33 At large7 Northwestern Big Ten 23 8 34 At large8 Minnesota Big Ten 23 9 44 At large9 DePaul Big East 26 7 38 Automatic10 Arkansas SEC 17 13 42 At large11 Miami FL ACC 19 12 65 At large12 Quinnipiac MAAC 31 3 25 Automatic13 Cal State Northridge Big West 23 9 70 Automatic14 American Patriot 24 8 49 Automatic15 Northwestern State Southland 19 14 191 Automatic16 Montana Big Sky 24 8 88 Automatic Greensboro Regional Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 South Carolina SEC 30 2 3 Automatic2 Florida State ACC 29 4 10 At large3 Arizona State Pac 12 27 5 17 At large4 North Carolina ACC 24 8 16 At large5 Ohio State Big Ten 23 10 30 At large6 Texas A amp M SEC 23 9 32 At large7 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30 2 14 Automatic8 Syracuse ACC 21 9 35 At large9 Nebraska Big Ten 21 10 36 At large10 Oklahoma State Big 12 20 11 46 At large11 Arkansas Little Rock Sun Belt 28 4 29 Automatic12 James Madison Colonial 29 3 27 Automatic13 Liberty Big South 26 6 63 Automatic14 Ohio MAC 27 4 50 Automatic15 Alabama State SWAC 17 14 250 Automatic16 Savannah State MEAC 21 10 138 AutomaticTournament records EditMost three point field goals Connecticut hit 54 three pointers over the course of the tournament the most ever recorded in a tournament 10 Stanford set a new record in 2021 with 59 three point field goals 11 Bracket Edit Denotes overtime periodUnless otherwise noted all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 04 Albany Regional Albany New York Edit First round Edit Alexis Govan and Chastity Gooch combined for 45 points as Western Kentucky sunk a school record 12 threes while putting a scare into Texas however Texas managed to escape with two free throws from Brooke McCarty with 20 8 seconds remaining to put Texas ahead for good 66 64 12 Rutgers managed to knock out in state rival Seton Hall behind 21 points each from Kahleah Copper and Tyler Scaife Rutgers managed to keep Seton Hall to 35 9 shooting however the game was largely lost when Seton Hall shot just 12 23 from the Free Throw line as Daisha Simmons fell to her former team in her penultimate season 13 14 Kentucky easily defeated Tennessee State 97 52 with six Wildcats scoring in double digits After each team scored three points Kentucky scored 16 consecutive to build a lead they would never relinquish 15 Dayton pulled out to a seventeen point lead in the second half Iowa State cut the lead back to seven points with under three minutes remaining but could not get any closer and the Flyers went on to win 78 66 Dayton s Ally Malott scored 18 points and recorded 12 rebounds to help the Flyers win 16 California and Wichita State were tied at eight points each and Wichita State was within two points with under five minutes to go in the first half but the Golden Bears opened up a ten point lead at halftime over the Shockers Wichita State would get as close to within four points but California then extended the lead and ended with a twelve point win 78 66 Cal s Reshanda Gray scored 22 points and left the game to a standing ovation 17 18 Connecticut s Morgan Tuck did not play in the prior year s NCAA Tournament but made up for it in the first game of this year s tournament She had 20 points in the first half single handedly outscoring St Francis She ended up hitting 12 of her 13 shots Sarah Benedetti who grew up in Canton Connecticut as a UConn fan was the high scorer for St Francis with 13 points The school was playing tin their first ever NCAA Tournament The Huskies won with a final score of 89 33 19 Louisville s Myisha Hines Allen scored 19 points for the Cardinals Louisville forced 30 turnovers which lead to 38 points and the Cardinals beat BYU 86 53 20 Normally the game between South Florida and LSU would have been held on the court of the 3 seed Louisville but the Cardinals had a scheduling conflict so South Florida hosted Courtney Williams playing on her home court had a double double with 17 points and 11 rebounds leading her team to a nine point victory over LSU 73 64 21 Second round Edit Kentucky forced 24 turnovers against Dayton but the Flyers hit 11 three pointers to help overcome the lost possessions Kentucky held a three point lead at halftime which they opened up to eight points but Dayton responded With the score tied at 87 points each with just over a minute to go Dayton s Kelley Austria hit a three points Kentucky hit two free throws then Dayton s Amber Deane hit a three with 30 seconds left in the game Kentucky was forced to foul but Dayton hit their last six free throw attempts to preserve the upset with a score of 99 94 22 23 The 4 and 5 seeds Texas and California played on Cal s home court At the end of the half the two teams were tied The Longhorns opened the second half with a 12 0 run but the Golden Bears closed within 4 points with 90 seconds to go in the game But Kelsey Lang scored at the other end Imani McGee Stafford had a double double for the Longhorns with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Texas held on to win 73 70 sending the team to their first Sweet Sixteen in eleven years 24 When Connecticut and Rutgers took the floor the two head coaches Geno Auriemma and C Vivian Stringer had 1865 combined victories the most combined victories by any two coaches in an NCAA Tournament game Playing on Auriemma s birthday the Scarlet Knights scored the first basket but that was the last time they would lead in the game Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis scored 23 and Moriah Jefferson 19 to lead the Huskies to a 91 55 win 25 The 3 seed Louisville faced the 6 seed South Florida The first half was close most of the way with the Cardinals holding on to a slim five point lead at halftime Louisville extended the lead to nine in the second half but the Bulls responded and took a one point lead just before the final media time out of the game Louisville s Jude Schimmel scored eight points in a three minute stretch to give the lead back to the Cardinals and help secure the 60 52 win 26 27 Sweet Sixteen Edit Connecticut had a seven point lead midway through the first half when they scored 13 consecutive points against Texas which they extended into a 44 9 run to blow the game open Stewart had 31 points as the Huskies rolled to a 105 54 win over the Longhorns The victory was a milestone for coach Geno Auriemma representing his 100th victory in the NCAA tournament He is one of only two coaches the other being Pat Summitt with 100 or more victories in the tournament 28 Dayton the 7 seed faced Louisville the 3 seed The Flyers held a slim one point lead at halftime but outscored the Cardinals by 15 in the second half to win 82 66 Andrea Hoover scored 26 points including 15 for 15 from the free throw line It is the first time in regional history that a player with 12 or more attempts was perfect from the line The Flyers who had never before made it to a Sweet Sixteen game moved on to the Elite Eight round 29 Elite Eight Regional Final Edit Dayton and Connecticut played close to even for the first 20 minutes with neither team garnering more than a five point margin The Huskies had a five point lead with three minutes to go in the half but the Flyers scored the next six points to take a lead at halftime representing the first time the Huskies had been down at the half in two seasons The Flyers made their first four three point attempts and hit seven of their first ten shots In the second half the Huskies opened with a 15 3 run to take a double digit lead On the next possession Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis hit a three to give her 393 in her career an NCAA record The 44 points given up by Connecticut in the first half is the most given up by them in the first half since 2008 Connecticut went on to win 91 70 30 Bracket Edit First roundRound of 64March 20 21Second roundRound of 32March 22 23Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 28Regional finalsElite 8March 30 1UConn8916St Francis Brooklyn331UConn91Storrs Connecticut Sat Mon8Rutgers558Rutgers799Seton Hall661UConn1055Texas545Texas6612Western Kentucky645Texas73Berkeley California Fri Sun4California704California7813Wichita State661UConn917Dayton706South Florida7311LSU646South Florida52Tampa Florida Sat Mon3Louisville603Louisville8614BYU533Louisville667Dayton827Dayton7810Iowa State667Dayton99Lexington Kentucky Fri Sun2Kentucky942Kentucky9715Tennessee State52Regional Final summary Edit ESPNMarch 30 20157 00 pm EDTSummary 7 Dayton Flyers 70 1 Connecticut Huskies 91Times Union Center Albany New York Albany Regional all tournament team Edit Breanna Stewart Most Outstanding Player Connecticut Kaleena Mosquera Lewis Connecticut Moriah Jefferson Connecticut Andrea Hoover Dayton Ally Malott Dayton Spokane Regional Spokane Washington Edit First round Edit Undefeated Princeton came into the game as an 8 seed against the 9 seed Green Bay The Phoenix had a single point lead at the half with President Barack Obama in the stands to watch his niece Leslie Robinson a Princeton forward although she did not play The Tigers played better in the second half and kept their winning streak alive with an 80 70 win Michelle Miller led Princeton with 20 points including a perfect 4 of 4 from behind the arc Miller was supported by a cast which saw five Tigers in double figures that countered a 21 point effort from Mehryn Kraker 31 32 13 Albany fell just short of stunning 4 Duke Rebecca Greenwell orchestrated the rescue of Duke s season as she tallied 20 points including what proved to be a game winning 3 pointer with just 17 seconds left Azura Stevens sunk one free throw in order to create the final margin as Albany fell 54 52 33 The 3 seed Oregon State played the 14 seed South Dakota State knowing that a three seed has never lost a first round game in the NCAA D1 women s tournament However the Jackrabbits led much of the first half as much as by seven points 28 21 with just over five minutes to go in the first half The Beavers still trailing at halftime tied up the game early in the second half and gradually extended the lead to double digits Oregon State with 23 points from Sydney Wiese went on to win 74 62 34 35 The 5 seed Mississippi State had a small five point lead at halftime but Tulane came back and took a two point lead early in the second half The Bulldogs coach Vic Schaefer took a timeout and challenged his team to play their best The responded and took a double digit lead The Green Wave cut the lead to nine but could not get closer and Mississippi State went on to win 57 47 36 37 11th seeded Gonzaga opened with the first seven points of the game over 6th seeded George Washington and later in the first half went on a 17 1 run to double up the Colonials 38 19 Late in the second half George Washington cut the lead to six points but Gonzaga s Sunny Greinacher hit a three pointer on the next possession to extend the lead the nine points Gonzaga held on for the upset win 82 69 38 The top seeded team in the region Maryland took on the 16 seed New Mexico State The Terrapins center hit seven of her ten shots from the field and eight of nine from the free throw line She left the game with just under six minutes left with 22 points only two points off her career high Maryland won 75 57 to win a school record 25th consecutive game Their next opponent Princeton is undefeated with a 31 game winning streak 39 The second seeded Tennessee faced 15 seed Boise State The Lady Vols had a seven point lead at halftime which they extended to 13 in the second half but the Broncos cut the lead to five with under three minutes left Tennessee s Bashaara Graves had a career high 24 points and the team had a late 8 0 run to preserve the win 72 61 40 41 Second round Edit Fresh off a first round upset Gonzaga tried to make it two upsets in a row against Oregon State The Zags had a three point lead at the half which they extended to a dozen in the second half but the Beavers fought back and tied the game at 64 points each on a Jamie Weisner three with three and a half minutes to go in the game However that would be the last score for Oregon State as Gonzaga scored the final 12 points of the game to win 76 64 42 Mississippi State the 5 seed took on the 4 seed Duke on their home court but led by four at the half and extended the lead to six early in the second half That s when the Blue Devils took over scoring 12 consecutive points as part of a 26 5 run that put Duke decisively in the lead Azura Stevens a freshman for Duke had a double double with 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Duke advance with a score of 64 56 43 Princeton brought their undefeated record and best known fan President Barack Obama to take on the 1 Seed Maryland Despite playing the top seed the Tigers led by 4 points 28 24 as late as 14 minutes into the first half Then the second half started and the Terrapins hit 56 of their field goal attempts including seven of eight from beyond the arc to take over the game Maryland ended Princeton s win streak 85 70 44 Tennessee had an 11 0 run early in the first half to open up an early lead and reached halftime with a 12 point margin Pittsburgh tried for a comeback and got the margin down to four points 69 65 but that occurred with only 38 seconds left in the game Tennessee s Ariel Massengale hit six consecutive free throws and had a steal to seal the ten point win 77 67 45 Sweet Sixteen Edit Maryland faced Duke the first time the two team have played since Maryland transferred to the Big Ten The Terrapins Laurin Mincy scored all of her 15 points in the first half while Shatori Walker Kimbrough scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half to help lead Maryland to a ten point victory 65 55 over the Blue Devils 46 Gonzaga had upsets in their first two games and were looking to make it a third against Tennessee The Zags had a lead as large as eight points in the first half but the Lady Vols tied the game at halftime In the second half the Zags again took the lead Tennessee only managed one basket in the first eight minutes of the half and built a lead which grew to 17 points The Lady Vols came back never led but tied up the game late at 63 points each to send the game to the tournament s first overtime match Tennessee would not hit a basket in overtime but hit ten free throws to win the game 73 69 47 48 Elite Eight Regional Final Edit Tennessee took an early lead in their game against Maryland scoring the first 5 points and led 9 2 six minutes into the game The Terrapins came back and the teams traded leads in the first half with Maryland taking a one point lead into halftime The Lady Vols led by five points early in the second half then the teams traded leads again It wasn t until four and a half minutes left in the game that Lexie Brown hit a three pointer to put Maryland in the lead for good Tennessee had a chance at tying the game with under a minute to go but missed a three pointer Maryland then sank seven of eight free throws to close the half and win 58 48 49 50 Bracket Edit First roundRound of 64March 20 21Second roundRound of 32March 22 23Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 28Regional finalsElite 8March 30 1Maryland7516New Mexico State571Maryland85College Park Maryland Sat Mon8Princeton708Princeton809Green Bay701Maryland654Duke555Mississippi State5712Tulane475Mississippi St 56Durham North Carolina Fri Sun4Duke644Duke5413Albany521Maryland582Tennessee486George Washington6911Gonzaga8211Gonzaga76Corvallis Oregon Fri Sun3Oregon State643Oregon State7414South Dakota State6211Gonzaga692Tennessee73 7Chattanooga4010Pittsburgh5110Pittsburgh67Knoxville Tennessee Sat Mon2Tennessee772Tennessee7215Boise State61Regional Final summary Edit ESPNMarch 30 20156 00 pm PDTSummary 2 Tennessee Lady Volunteers 48 1 Maryland Terrapins 58Pts Massengale 16Rebs Graves Reynolds 7Asts Burdick 6 Pts Brown 15Rebs Jones 9Asts Mincy 5Spokane Arena Spokane WashingtonAttendance 5 032Referees Lisa Mattingly Roy Gulbeyan Kyle Bacon Spokane Regional all tournament team Edit Shatori Walker Kimbrough Maryland Most Outstanding Player Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga Brionna Jones Maryland Ariel Massengale Tennessee Cierra Burdick Tennessee 51 Oklahoma City Regional Oklahoma City Edit First round Edit Montana was fourth in the nation in field goal defense holding their opponents to under 34 on average However they were not ready for Notre Dame who hit 62 of their shots Jewell Loyd scored 18 points and the Irish beat the Lady Griz 77 43 52 The Baylor team watched their men s counterpart lose in an upset to a 14 seed the day before which filled them with resolve to ensure it did not happen to them After an early 7 7 tie they went on a 14 2 run to open up a large lead against Northwestern State they would never relinquish The Lady Bears held the Lady Demons to 24 shooting from the field and won easily 77 36 53 Although the 3 seed Iowa started out 8 2 against the 14 seed American on their home court the Eagles responded and led by as many as five in the first half The Hawkeyes responded and tied the game up at the half The second half would remain close but Iowa took a lead that they never gave up and ended with an eight point win 75 67 54 55 Arkansas was the 10 seed playing under first year coach Jimmy Dykes a former Razorback Arkansas led 9 2 early but Northwestern tied it up and the team remained close until tied at half time Northwestern scored the first six points of the second half and extended the lead out to 13 just before the midpoint of the half but the Razorbacks came back The game was tied at 55 points each when with 30 seconds left Jessica Jackson hit one of two free throws Each team would have additional chances but no more baskets would be scored only an additional free throw with two seconds left in the game to give Arkansas the upset 57 55 56 57 Third seed Stanford had all they could handle playing the 14 seed Cal State Northridge Playing on Stanford s home court Maples Arena Stanford opened up a ten point lead in the first half but then went scoreless for eight minutes The Matadors held a one point lead at halftime and extended the lead to six in the second half Then the Cardinal scored eight straight points to take a lead they would never give up Stanford won 73 60 58 12 seed Quinnipiac came into their game against Oklahoma on a 21 game winning streak but had not played a team with the speed and size of the Sooners Oklahoma had a 17 point lead at halftime The Bobcats would cut the lead to seven but the Sooners took over and won 111 84 59 Miami was the 11 seed but they had beaten one of the top seeds Notre Dame in the regular season so they had the talent to play with the best The Hurricanes Adrienne Motley scored 30 points while the Washington Huskies best scorers Kelsey Plum and Jazmine Davis were a combined 10 for 30 from the field The Huskies got to within three points in the second half but Miami held on to win 86 80 60 DePaul took on Minnesota in the 8 9 game Despite being down by double digits at halftime The Blue Demons coach Doug Bruno thought his team was in a good place that they had exhausted the Golden Gophers Minnesota s Amanda Zahui B recorded 22 rebounds one off the NCAA record along with 21 points but it was not enough and DePaul came back to win the game 79 72 61 Second round Edit DePaul opened with a press against the top seed Notre Dame and was initially successful forcing four turnovers in the first five possessions but the Irish settled down and opened up a six point lead in the first half which they doubled in the second half Notre Dame s Michaela Mabrey scored 19 points including five of seven three point shots to help lead the Irish to the 79 67 win over the Blue Demons 62 63 Arkansas played roughly even with Baylor in the beginning of the game with three ties and ten lead changes and were still holding onto a lead nine minutes into the half But the Lady Bears ended the half on a 30 7 run to reach a 20 point lead and expanded the lead by nine more points in the second half Baylor won the game over the Razorbacks 73 44 64 65 Iowa faced Miami in the second round knowing they had failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in their last seven tries However in many of those games the Hawkeyes were an 8 or 9 seed and went on to play the top seed in the region This year Iowa was a 3 seed facing the 11th seeded Hurricanes The Hawkeyes hit 2 3 of their shots in the second half extending a seven point halftime lead to 17 and won the game 88 70 66 Oklahoma led Stanford by four points at the end of the first half a half in which Stanford s Bonnie Samuelson failed to score She made up for that in the second half scoring 19 points That along with Amber Orrange s 24 points helped the Cardinal beat the Sooners by ten points 86 76 sending Stanford to their eighth consecutive Sweet Sixteen 67 Sweet Sixteen Edit Baylor s Sune Agbuke had a scoring average of just under six points per game and a career high of 16 points but she scored 23 points for the Bears Teammate Nina Davis contributed 20 points and Iowa fell to Baylor 81 66 Iowa s Samantha Logic had a triple double with 13 points 10 rebounds and 14 assists for the Hawkeyes but it was not enough 68 Hall of Fame coaches Tara VanDerveer and Muffet McGraw had never before met in the post season and the two teams Stanford and Notre Dame had only met twice previously with Stanford winning in 1990 and 1991 Notre Dame s Lindsay Allen who averages just under ten points a game matched her career high of 24 in the first half and ended with 28 points Jewell Loyd scored 21 and the Irish ended up with a double digit lead by halftime and extended the lead by ten more to win 81 60 69 70 Elite Eight Regional Final Edit Notre Dame and Baylor the one and two seeds in the region faced off for the opportunity to go to the Final Four Baylor led early but as much as nine points 26 17 in the first half but the Irish came back to take a two point lead at halftime The Bears retook the lead in the second half and were still leading at the second media timeout with 12 minutes to go in the game when Jewell Loyd made a layup to give the Irish a lead they would not relinquish Notre Dame ended with the win 77 68 71 72 Bracket Edit First roundRound of 64March 20 21Second roundRound of 32March 22 23Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 27Regional finalsElite 8March 29 1Notre Dame7716Montana431Notre Dame79Notre Dame Indiana Fri Sun9DePaul678Minnesota729DePaul791Notre Dame814Stanford605Oklahoma11112Quinnipiac845Oklahoma76Stanford California Sat Mon4Stanford864Stanford7313Cal State Northridge601Notre Dame772Baylor686Washington8011Miami FL 8611Miami70Iowa City Iowa Fri Sun3Iowa883Iowa7514American673Iowa662Baylor817Northwestern5510Arkansas5710Arkansas44Waco Texas Fri Sun2Baylor732Baylor7715Northwestern State36Regional Final summary Edit ESPNMarch 29 20157 30 pm CDTSummary 2 Baylor Lady Bears 68 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 77Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Regional all tournament team Edit Lindsay Allen Notre Dame Most Outstanding Player Nina Davis Baylor Jewell Loyd Notre Dame Samantha Logic Iowa Niya Johnson Baylor 73 Greensboro Regional Greensboro North Carolina Edit First round Edit Despite leading by 13 points at the end of the first half South Carolina s coach Dawn Staley was not happy with the team s performance Aleighsa Welch urged her teammates to do something about it and the team put together a 21 1 run early in the second half to put Savannah State away The Gamecocks won 81 48 74 Syracuse and Nebraska were the 8th and 9th seeds meaning the selection committee viewed them as comparable They lived up to expectations reaching the end of the first half tied The go ahead basket was scored by Syracuse with less than a minute remaining in the game and the Orange defeated the Cornhuskers 72 69 75 Florida State opened up an 18 point lead over Alabama State by halftime and continued to extend the lead in the second half The Seminoles forced 32 turnovers including 18 steals which led to a 91 49 win resulting in the first ever 30 win season by Florida State 76 77 Arizona State played a home game in the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade opening up a 16 point lead by halftime The Sun Devils Katie Hempen scored 23 points a career high and Sophie Brunner added 14 points as Arizona State extended the lead in the second half against Ohio Although the Bobcats were a good three point shooting team they converted only 4 of 16 attempts Arizona State beat Ohio by 19 74 55 78 The 4th seed North Carolina had a lead of 14 points at halftime over the 13th seed Liberty but the Flames used a 52 35 rebounding advantage to make the game closer in the second half Liberty cut the lead to six points but were unable to close the gap and failed to win their first ever NCAA Tournament game North Carolina held on to win 71 65 79 The game between Florida Gulf Coast and Oklahoma State was a rematch of a 2014 NCAA Tournament first round game In the prior game Oklahoma State prevailed 61 60 in overtime This year the Eagles would get their revenge behind 26 points from Kaneisha Atwater and 19 from Whitney Knight as FGCU won their 26th consecutive game by a score of 75 67 the third longest active streak in NCAA DI women s basketball 80 The 11th seed Arkansas Little Rock took on the 6th seed Texas A amp M The first half was close with the Aggies taking a one point lead into halftime In a second half fueled by 25 points from Taylor Gault and 22 points from Kiera Clark they took the lead and extended it to win by nine points 69 60 The Aggies Courtney Williams recorded a double double with 23 points and eleven rebounds but without teammate Jordan Jones it was not enough The win was the 700th for Trojans coach Joe Foley 81 The 5 seed Ohio State took on the 12 seed James Madison The Buckeyes pushed the lead to double digits several times in the second half but the Dukes cut the lead back to single digits and were as close as four points with just over eight minutes to go Ameryst Alston scored 28 points Kelsey Mitchell 23 and Alexa Hart 20 for Ohio State The Buckeyes ended with a ten point margin 90 80 82 Second round Edit South Carolina faced Syracuse in a rematch of a game played earlier in the season In that game played in the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas the Orange opened up a double digit lead in the second half before The Gamecocks responded and finished with a four point win This game proceeded very differently with South Carolina leading by 28 points at the half While the second half was roughly even the Gamecocks were too far ahead and won the game 97 68 83 Florida Gulf Coast brought a 26 game winning streak to their match up with Florida State but the Seminoles were too big too fast and too deep Florida State opened with a 17 2 run held the Eagles to 31 shooting and a season low 47 points and won the game 65 47 84 After their upset in the first round Arkansas Little Rock took on a higher ranked opponent in Arizona State and initially appeared headed to another upset The Trojans led by 16 points in the second half and by ten with under eight minutes to go The Sun Devils slowly cut into the lead and took their first lead since leading 2 0 with under a minute to go on Sophie Brunner s layup The teams traded baskets then with seven seconds remaining in the game Katie Hempen was fouled and sank two free throws to extend the lead to three points Alexius Dawn missed a three pointer with a second left in the game and Arizona State completed the comeback 57 54 85 86 North Carolina took on Ohio State and pulled out to a lead as large as 23 points before giving up the lead late in the game OSU s Kelsey Mitchell hit a three pointer to tie up the game with 44 seconds left and after the Tar Heels responded with a basket hit two free throws to tie the game again North Carolina s Jamie Cherry hit a jumper with one second left on the clock to preserve the 86 84 victory 87 88 Sweet Sixteen Edit In the 2014 Tournament South Carolina as a 1 seed faced North Carolina as a 4 seed in a Sweet Sixteen match up North Carolina upset South Carolina in that game This year South Carolina was again a 1 seed and North Carolina a 4 seed and they faced each other in a Sweet Sixteen match up With a minute and a half to go in the game the Tar Heels had a three point lead and with under 20 seconds to go the game was tied The Gamecocks Tiffany Mitchell made a layup with five seconds to go in the game to prevent another upset South Carolina won 67 65 89 In the first half Florida State and Arizona State played even for the first seventeen minutes of the half With just over three minutes to go in the half the Sun Devils tied the game at 22 points each but would not score again in the half and the Seminoles would reach halftime with a ten point lead In the second half the Sun Devils came back to within a single point when Elisha Davis hit a three pointer with six seconds left They would get the ball once more time but the Seminoles Maegan Conwright stole the ball on a final drive to the basket Florida State won behind a career high 21 points from Leticia Romero 66 65 90 91 Elite Eight regional final Edit The top two seeds in the Greensboro regional South Carolina and Florida State met in the regional final The Gamecocks hit 61 of their field goal attempt but despite the excellent shooting did not take a lead until about nine minutes were left in the second half South Carolina s Tiffany Mitchell put her team ahead for good with two minutes to go and scored seven points in the final two minutes South Carolina won 80 74 to advance them to their first ever Final Four 92 93 Bracket Edit First roundRound of 64March 20 21Second roundRound of 32March 22 23Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 27Regional finalsElite 8March 29 1South Carolina8116Savannah State481South Carolina97Columbia South Carolina Fri Sun8Syracuse688Syracuse729Nebraska691South Carolina674North Carolina655Ohio State9012James Madison805Ohio State84Chapel Hill North Carolina Sat Mon4North Carolina864North Carolina7113Liberty651South Carolina802Florida State746Texas A amp M6011Arkansas Little Rock6911Arkansas Little Rock54Tempe Arizona Sat Mon3Arizona State573Arizona State7414Ohio553Arizona State652Florida State667Florida Gulf Coast7510Oklahoma State677Florida Gulf Coast47Tallahassee Florida Sat Mon2Florida State652Florida State9115Alabama State49Regional Final summary Edit ESPNMarch 29 201512 00 pm EDTBox Score 2 Florida State Seminoles 74 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 80Pts L Romero 13Rebs I Slaughter Romero 7Asts Slaughter Romero 4 Pts T Mitchell 21Rebs Mitchell 6Asts Mitchell 5Halftime Score Florida State 41 38Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North CarolinaAttendance 6 364Referees Felicia Grinter Penny Davis Brian Enterline Greensboro Regional all tournament team Edit Alaina Coates South Carolina Most Outstanding Player Latifah Coleman North Carolina Adut Bulgak Florida State Leticia Romero Florida State Tiffany Mitchell South Carolina 94 Final Four EditDuring the Final Four round regardless of the seeds of the participating teams the champion of the top overall top seed s region plays against the champion of the fourth ranked top seed s region and the champion of the second overall top seed s region plays against the champion of the third ranked top seed s region The committee placed the four No 1 seeded teams 1 through 4 in each of the four regions thus determining the Final Four semifinals pairings Amalie Arena Tampa Florida Edit National semifinalsApril 5National Championship GameApril 7 ALB1UConn81SPO1Maryland58ALB1UConn63OKC1Notre Dame53OKC1Notre Dame66GRN1South Carolina65Game summaries Edit Final four Edit ESPNSunday April 56 30 PM EDTBox Score 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 65 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 66Pts A Wilson 20Rebs A Welch 14Asts B Cuevas 3 Pts J Loyd 22Rebs B Turner 8Asts M Mabrey 5Halftime Score Notre Dame 32 28Amalie Arena Tampa FloridaAttendance 19 730Referees Brian Brunette Felicia Grinter Lisa Mattingly ESPNSunday April 59 04 PM EDTBox Score 1 Connecticut Huskies 81 1 Maryland Terrapins 58Pts B Stewart 25Rebs M Tuck 9Asts K Mosqueda Lewis 7Halftime Score UConn 44 33 Pts B Jones 14Rebs T Pfirman 5Asts Jones B Moseley 4Amalie Arena Tampa FloridaAttendance 19 730Referees Eric Brewton Maj Forsberg Joseph Vaszily National Championship Edit Main article 2015 NCAA Women s Division I Basketball Championship Game ESPNApril 7 201520 30 EDTBox score 1 Connecticut Huskies 63 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 53Pts M Jefferson K Mosqueda Lewis 15Rebs B Stewart 15Asts M Tuck 7Halftime Score UConn 31 23 Pts B Turner 14Rebs T Reimer 11Asts L Allen 7Amalie Arena Tampa FloridaAttendance 19 810Referees Denise Brooks Dee Kantner Mark Zentz Final Four all tournament team EditRecord by conference EditConference Bids Record Win R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NCAmerican 3 7 2 778 3 2 1 1 1 1 1ACC 8 17 8 680 8 8 5 2 1 1 Big Ten 7 8 7 533 7 4 2 1 1 SEC 7 10 7 588 7 5 2 2 1 Big 12 5 6 5 545 5 3 2 1 Atlantic 10 2 3 2 600 2 1 1 1 Pac 12 5 6 5 545 5 4 2 WCC 2 2 2 500 2 1 1 Sun Belt 1 1 1 500 1 1 Atlantic Sun 1 1 1 500 1 1 Ivy 1 1 1 500 1 1 Big East 2 1 2 333 2 1 The R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 second round round of 32 third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four championship game and national champion respectively The America East Big Sky Big South Big West CAA C USA Horizon MAAC MAC MEAC MVC NW NEC OVC Patriot SoCon Southland SWAC Summit and WAC each had one representative eliminated in the first round with a record of 0 1 All Tournament Team EditBreanna Stewart Connecticut Morgan Tuck Connecticut Moriah Jefferson Connecticut Brianna Turner Notre Dame Jewell Loyd Notre Dame 10 Game Officials EditLisa Mattingly semifinal Felicia Grinter semifinal Bryan Brunette semifinal Joe Vaszily semifinal Eric Brewton semifinal Maj Forsberg semifinal Dee Kanter final Denise Brooks final Mark Zentz final Penny Davis Standby Media coverage EditTelevision Edit ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament 95 For the first and second round ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN ESPNU or ESPNews All other games aired regionally on ESPN ESPN2 or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN Most of the nation got whip a round coverage during this time which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the one that had the closest score The regional semifinals were split between ESPN and ESPN2 and ESPN aired the regional finals national semifinals and championship match Coverage began with the selection show on Monday March 12 2015 96 Studio host amp analysts Edit Kevin Negandhi Host Kara Lawson Analyst Rebecca Lobo Analyst Broadcast Assignments Edit First amp Second Rounds Friday Sunday Tiffany Greene amp LaChina Robinson Durham North Carolina Brenda VanLengen amp Carol Ross Lexington Kentucky Clay Matvick amp Katie Smith Iowa City Iowa Fran Harris amp Nell Fortner Waco Texas Beth Mowins amp Stephanie White Notre Dame Indiana Pam Ward amp Carolyn Peck Columbia South Carolina Cara Capuano amp Steffi Sorensen Corvallis Oregon Melissa Lee amp Mary Murphy Berkeley CaliforniaSweet Sixteen amp Elite Eight Friday Sunday Beth Mowins Stephanie White amp Maria Taylor Greensboro North Carolina Pam Ward Carolyn Peck amp LaChina Robinson Oklahoma City OklahomaFinal Four Dave O Brien Doris Burke amp Holly Rowe Tampa Florida First amp Second Rounds Saturday Monday Paul Sunderland amp Gail Goestenkors 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