2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Sky for a tie to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State and South Dakota in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the third round.

2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–13 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Kamie Ethridge (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Shalee Lehning Kelly Moylan Deb Patterson
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena

2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana†	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Sacramento State	13	–	5		.722			18	–	16		.529
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Northern Colorado	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
North Dakota	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Northern Arizona	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Idaho	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Southern Utah	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Weber State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Portland State	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 26, 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shelby Dougherty  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Troy HS Seattle Fullerton, CA G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westmont HS Campbell, CA G 3 D'shara Strange 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fountain-Fort Carson HS Fountain, CO G 5 Jamie Derrieux 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Grand Junction HS Grand Junction, CO G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Fossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO F 14 Kourteney Zadina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Seward HS Seward, NE G 15 Katie Longwell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Chaparral HS Parker, CO G 20 Lindsay Mallon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Highlands Ranch HS Lone Tree, CO F 22 Amber Van Deudekom 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Brea Olinda HS Brea, CA G 24 Kyleigh Hiser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Laramie HS Laramie, WY F/C 31 Rebecca Howell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bishop Machebeuf Catholic HS Denver, CO G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lake Elsinore HS Perris, CA G 41 Stephanie Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Natrona County HS Casper, WY	Head coach Kamie Ethridge Assistant coach(es) Shalee Lehning Kelly Moylan Deb Patterson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014* 2:00 pm		CSU–Pueblo	W 70–44	–	Bank of Colorado Arena (318) Greeley, CO
Regular season
11/14/2014* 5:00 pm		at SMU	W 57–44	1–0	Moody Coliseum (7,000) Dallas, TX
11/17/2014* 10:30 am		at North Texas	W 53–48	2–0	The Super Pit (2,947) Denton, TX
11/24/2014* 5:00 pm		Western State Colorado	W 85–37	3–0	Bank of Colorado Arena (412) Greeley, CO
11/28/2014* 6:00 pm		at Omaha	W 67–58	4–0	Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (184) Omaha, NE
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm		at No. 15 Nebraska	L 56–63	4–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,975) Lincoln, NE
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 76–35	5–1	Bank of Colorado Arena (538) Greeley, CO
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm		South Dakota State	L 48–71	5–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (287) Greeley, CO
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 66–47	6–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (481) Greeley, CO
12/14/2014* 7:00 pm		at Utah State	L 61–65	6–3	Smith Spectrum (341) Logan, UT
12/17/2014* 5:00 pm		at South Florida	L 43–84	6–4	USF Sun Dome (1,275) Tampa, FL
12/19/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 56–69	6–5	Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL
01/01/2015 2:00 pm		Montana	L 58–64	6–6 (0–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (440) Greeley, CO
01/03/2015 2:00 pm		Montana State	W 80–61	7–6 (1–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (315) Greeley, CO
01/08/2015 8:00 pm		at Portland State	W 68–54	8–6 (2–1)	Stott Center (248) Portland, OR
01/10/2015 3:00 pm		at Sacramento State	L 71–76	8–7 (2–2)	Colberg Court (403) Sacramento, CA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm		North Dakota	L 58–68	8–8 (2–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (478) Greeley, CO
01/22/2015 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 64–56	9–8 (3–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (640) Greeley, CO
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		Idaho	W 70–52	10–8 (4–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (799) Greeley, CO
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 61–70	10–9 (4–4)	Reed Gym (984) Pocatello, ID
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		at Weber State	L 52–59	10–10 (4–5)	Dee Events Center (779) Ogden, UT
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	L 49–51	10–11 (4–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (545) Greeley, CO
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 87–58	11–11 (5–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (412) Greeley, CO
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		at Montana State	W 84–63	12–11 (6–6)	Worthington Arena (897) Bozeman, MT
02/14/2015 2:00 pm		at Montana	W 52–51	13–11 (7–6)	Dahlberg Arena (3,220) Missoula, MT
02/19/2015 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 78–76	14–11 (8–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (510) Greeley, CO
02/21/2015 2:00 pm		Portland State	W 90–50	15–11 (9–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (623) Greeley, CO
02/26/2015 7:00 pm		at Southern Utah	W 88–66	16–11 (10–6)	Centrum Arena (789) Cedar City, UT
02/28/2015 8:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 88–67	17–11 (11–6)	Walkup Skydome (455) Flagstaff, AZ
03/07/2015 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 67–56	18–11 (12–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,646) Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/11/2015 1:30 pm		vs. North Dakota Quarterfinals	W 72–64	19–11	Dahlberg Arena (269) Missoula, MT
03/13/2015 11:30 am		vs. Sacramento State Semifinals	W 81–79 OT	20–11	Dahlberg Arena (1,382) Missoula, MT
03/14/2015 2:00 pm		at Montana Championship Game	L 49–60	20–12	Dahlberg Arena (3,811) Missoula, MT
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Colorado State First Round	W 53–48	21–12	Moby Arena (1,367) Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2015* 5:00 pm		South Dakota Second Round	W 59–58	22–12	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,233) Greeley, CO
03/26/2015* 8:00 pm		at UCLA Third Round	L 60–74	22–13	Pauley Pavilion (760) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team