2014–15 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team


The 2014–15 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play for a finish in fourth place. They were also champions of the 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament and earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

2014–15 Boise State Broncos women's basketball
Mountain West tournament Champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 MWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Cody Butler
  • Heather Sower
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
New Mexico 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Boise State 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Wyoming 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
UNLV 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
San Diego State 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
San Jose State 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Nevada 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Utah State 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Air Force 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2015 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2014–15 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Deanna Weaver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Oregon
Wilcox HS
Santa Clara, CA
F 2 Shalem Shaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Reno HS Reno, NV
G 3 Tonishia Childress 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 10 Yaiza Rodriguez Ortego 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So XXXX Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
G 11 Hailey Laird 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Southwestern Oregon CC
Parma HS
Parma, ID
F 12 Kenna McDavis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Pinnacle HS Phoenix, AZ
F 14 Julia Dufurrena 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho
Lowry HS
Winnemucca, NV
F 15 Lexie Der 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Thomas More HS Burnaby, BC
G 21 Keiahnna Engel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Dimond HS Anchorage, AK
C 24 Camille Redmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Purdue
Mansfield Timberview HS
Grand Prairie, TX
C 31 Marijke Vanderschaaf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eastlake HS Sammamish, WA
C 32 Miquelle Askew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Skyline HS South Jordan, UT
F 33 Kinzi Poteet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Grandview HS Grandview, WA
G 40 Brittney Pahukoa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA
G/F 42 Kayla Reinhart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Carroll HS Southlake, TX
G 44 Brooke Pahukoa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Cody Butler
  • Heather Sower

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
5:30 pm
Northwest Nazarene W 84–83 
Taco Bell Arena (N/A)
Boise, ID
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Montana State W 75–60  1–0
Taco Bell Arena (865)
Boise, ID
11/18/2014*
5:30 pm
New Mexico State W 70–45  2–0
Taco Bell Arena (N/A)
Boise, ID
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 65–66  2–1
Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/25/2014*
8:00 pm
vs. Long Beach State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 50–68  2–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,640)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/2014*
4:30 pm
vs. Yale
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
W 59–53 OT 3–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,356)
Anchorage, AK
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
Carroll (Montana) W 58–45  4–2
Taco Bell Arena (697)
Boise, ID
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 86–62  5–2
Reed Gym (913)
Pocatello, ID
12/06/2014*
3:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 60–68  5–3
PE Building (240)
Orem, UT
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm
College of Idaho W 91–40  6–3
Taco Bell Arena (556)
Boise, ID
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 90–72  7–3
Taco Bell Arena (N/A)
Boise, ID
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
Portland W 94–58  8–3
Taco Bell Arena (533)
Boise, ID
12/31/2014
11:30 am
Colorado State W 75–65  9–3 (1–0)
Taco Bell Arena (549)
Boise, ID
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
at Utah State W 63–53  10–3 (2–0)
Smith Spectrum (404)
Logan, UT
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
Wyoming L 59–64  10–4 (2–1)
Taco Bell Arena (936)
Boise, ID
01/14/2015
8:00 pm
at UNLV W 78–67  11–4 (3–1)
Cox Pavilion (884)
Paradise, NV
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
New Mexico W 86–65  12–4 (4–1)
Taco Bell Arena (925)
Boise, ID
01/21/2015
8:00 pm
at San Jose State L 78–88  12–5 (4–2)
Event Center Arena (822)
San Jose, CA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
Air Force W 81–54  13–5 (5–2)
Taco Bell Arena (824)
Boise, ID
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Colorado State L 82–83  13–6 (5–3)
Moby Arena (1,191)
Fort Collins, CO
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
Utah State W 94–55  14–6 (6–3)
Taco Bell Arena (694)
Boise, ID
02/07/2015
3:00 pm
at San Diego State L 40–57  14–7 (6–4)
Viejas Arena (1,538)
San Diego, CA
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
at Air Force W 88–69  15–7 (7–4)
Clune Arena (209)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
Fresno State W 75–66 OT 16–7 (8–4)
Taco Bell Arena (1,007)
Boise, ID
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
UNLV L 60–74  16–8 (8–5)
Taco Bell Arena (774)
Boise, ID
02/21/2015
5:00 pm
at Nevada W 51–47  17–8 (9–5)
Lawlor Events Center (1,313)
Reno, NV
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at New Mexico L 50–63  17–9 (9–6)
The Pit (6,591)
Albuquerque, NM
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
San Diego State W 64–58  18–9 (10–6)
Taco Bell Arena (851)
Boise, ID
03/03/2015
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 91–76  19–9 (11–6)
Taco Bell Arena (789)
Boise, ID
03/06/2015
8:00 pm
at Fresno State L 52–55 OT 19–10 (11–7)
Save Mart Center (3,016)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/10/2015
3:30 pm, MWN
vs. UNLV
Quarterfinals
W 64–46  20–10
Thomas & Mack Center (1,457)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, MWN
vs. San Jose State
Semifinals
W 76–67  21–10
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2015
1:00 pm, MWN
vs. New Mexico
Championship Game
W 66–60  22–10
Thomas & Mack Center (5,195)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
11:30 am, ESPN2
at No. 6 Tennessee
First Round
L 61–72  22–11
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,439)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also edit

2014–15 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

References edit

  1. ^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.