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2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 14–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They also won the Big Ten women's tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region (KC), the Spartans defeated Alcorn State, USC, Vanderbilt, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. In the National Semifinal round, the Spartans defeated perennial power Tennessee, 68–64. Michigan State was beaten by Baylor, 84–62, in the National championship game.

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season & tournament champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record33–4 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
← 2003–04
2005–06 →
2004–05 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Michigan State † 14 – 2   .875 33 – 4   .892
No. 8 Ohio State 14 – 2   .875 30 – 5   .857
No. 22 Penn State 13 – 3   .813 19 – 11   .633
No. 12 Minnesota 12 – 4   .750 26 – 8   .765
Purdue 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Iowa 8 – 8   .500 23 – 10   .697
Illinois 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Wisconsin 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Indiana 3 – 13   .188 10 – 18   .357
Northwestern 2 – 14   .125 5 – 25   .167
Michigan 1 – 15   .063 5 – 23   .179
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Kristin Haynie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mason Mason, MI
G 20 Lindsay Bowen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Dansville Dansville, MI
G 24 Rene Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So
C 42 Kelli Roehrig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr
F 52 Liz Shimek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Glen Lake Maple City, MI
Head coach

Joanne Palombo-McCallie

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Feb 23, 2005
 No. 8 Michigan W 77–34  25–3
(14–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 4, 2005*
 (2) No. 8 (7) Illinois
Quarterfinals 		W 61–50 OT 26–3
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 6, 2005*
 (2) No. 8 (2) No. 23 Penn State
Semifinals 		W 83–76  27–3
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 7, 2005*
 (2) No. 7 (4) No. 12 Minnesota
Championship game 		W 55–49  28–3
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2005*
 (1 MW) No. 6 vs. (16 MW) Alcorn State
First round 		W 73–41  29–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 21, 2005*
 (1 KC) No. 6 vs. (8 KC) USC
Second round 		W 61–59  30–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 27, 2005*
 (1 KC) No. 6 vs. (5 KC) No. 18 Vanderbilt
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 76–64  31–3
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 29, 2005*
 (1 KC) No. 6 vs. (2 KC) No. 1 Stanford
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 76–69[3]  32–3
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 3, 2005*
 (1 KC) No. 6 vs. (1 PHI) No. 3 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four 		W 68–64[4]  33–3
 RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 5, 2005*
 (1 KC) No. 6 vs. (2 TMP) No. 5 Baylor
National Championship 		L 62–84[5]  33–4
 RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

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2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Women's Big Ten Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Michigan State Doubles Up". The Washington Post. March 29, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Michigan State Ousts Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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