The 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins' fourteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 22–10, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They Cougars won the WCC Tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Louisville in the first round.
Before the season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Kim Beeston 4 G Heber, Utah Graduated Jennifer Hamson 41 C Lindon, Utah Graduated, selected in 2014 WNBA draft by Los Angeles Sparks with 23rd pick. Stephanie Rovetti 12 G Reno, Nevada Graduated, transferred to Fresno State for senior season.
Recruiting
2013-14 Class The 2013-14 recruiting class information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Future Classes Name Pos. Height Hometown High School Notes MaCayla Hanks P Hyrum, Utah Mountain Crest High School Early commitment that will complete senior year of high school this coming season. Will join the team for the 2015-16 season.
2014–15 media
BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
All Lady Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast while road games will be voiced by Robbie Bullough. Select home games and road games will air on TheW.tv.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2015 WCC Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2015 NCAA Tournament
All BYUtv games were simulcast on BYU Radio with the BYUtv announcers, listed below. Select other games, listed with an x and y, were also broadcast on BYU Radio. y- BYU Radio road broadcasts w/ Robbie Bullough. z- Non-BYUtv BYU Radio broadcast w/ Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler.
Game summaries
Westminster Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani Unga Starting Lineups: Westminster: Shelby Ellsworth, Amy Krommenhoek, Tia Pappas, Amanda Hacking, Alli Winters BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Ft. Lewis Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani Unga Starting Lineups: Ft. Lewis: Simone Ruedin, Kaile Magazzeni, Kate Bayes, Emily McCue, Kylie Santos BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
South Dakota State Series History: BYU leads series 1-0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey South Dakota State: Chynna Stevens, Kerri Young, Macy Miller, Megan Wayatashek, Mariah Clarin
Cal State Northridge Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads 4-0 Starting Lineups: CSUN: Janae Sharp, Camille Mahlknecht, Ashlee Guay, Cinnamon Lister, Randi Friess BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Nevada Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 7-1 Starting Lineups: Nevada: Terilyn Moe, Kelsey Kaelin, Nyasha Lesure, Emily Burns, Mimi Mungedi BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Butler Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Butler: Ijeoma Uchendu, Blaire Langlois, Sydney Buck, Lexus Murry, Laryn Goodwin BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
BYU-Hawaii Broadcaster: Landon Southwick Series History: BYU leads 2-0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey BYU-Hawaii: Celeste Claw, Bry Tatupu-Leopoldo, Marquessa Gilson, Emily Nelson, Whitney Fieldsted
Oregon State Series History: Oregon State leads series 5-4 Starting Lineups: Oregon State: Ali Gibson, Jamie Weisner, Sydney Weise, Deven Hunter, Ruth Hamblin BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
UNLV Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 28-12 Starting Lineups: UNLV: Nikki Wheatley, Aley Rohde, Diamond Major, Alana Cesarz, Danielle Miller BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Colorado State Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Blaine Fowler Series History: BYU leads series 53-22 Starting Lineups: Colorado State: Gritt Ryder, Ellen Nystrom, Emilie Hesseldal, Elin Gustavsson, Keyora Wharry BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Weber State Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 41-9 Starting Lineups: Weber State: Jalen Carpenter, Kailie Quinn, Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin, Brittney Dunbar, Regina Okoye BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Utah Broadcasters: Anne Marie Anderson & Mary Murphy Series History: Utah leads series 62-40 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Utah: Taryn Wicijowski, Paige Crozon, Danielle Rodriguez, Tanaeya Boclair, Joeseta Fatuesi
Utah State Broadcaster: Craig Hislop Series History: BYU leads series 32-3 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Utah State: Elise Nelson, Funda Nakkasoglu, Tilar Clark, Hannah Hutchins, Franny Vaaulu
Gonzaga Broadcasters: Greg Heister & Michelle Clark Series History: Gonzaga leads series 9-6 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Gonzaga: Georgia Stirton, Sunny Greinacher, Keani Albanez, Elle Tinkle, Shleby Cheslek
Portland Broadcaster: Cody Barton & Lindsay Gregg Series History: BYU leads series 14-4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Portland: Cassandra Brown, Kari Luttinen, Cassandra Thompson, Jasmine Wooton, Sara Zaragoza
Santa Clara Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 8-1 Starting Lineups: Santa Clara: Beth Carlson, Nici Gilday, Marie Bertholdt, Raquel Avila, Brooke Galloway BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
San Francisco Broadcaster: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 10-2 Starting Lineups: San Francisco: Zhane Dikes, Taj Winston, Paige Spietz, Rachel Howard, Taylor Proctor BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Derek Georgino Series History: BYU leads series 8-1 Starting Lineups: BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey LMU: Emily Ben-Jumbo, Sophie Taylor, Taylor Anderson, Leslie Lopez-Wood, Makenzie Cast
Pepperdine Broadcaster: Josh Perigo Series History: BYU leads series 8-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Pepperdine: Bria Richardson, Ea Shoushtari, Krista Pettepier, Olivia Ogwumike, Keitra Wallace
Pacific Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy Boyce Series History: BYU leads series 7-2 Starting Lineups: Pacific: Kristina Johnson, Kendall Kenyon, Madison Parrish, Unique Coleman, Hailie Eackles BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Saint Mary's Broadcaster: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy Boyce Series History: BYU leads series 4-3 Starting Lineups: Saint Mary's: Lauren Nicholson, Hayley Hendricksen, Shannon Mauldin, Stella Beck, Carli Rosenthal BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
San Diego Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy Boyce Series History: BYU leads series 7-1 Starting Lineups: San Diego: Malina Hood, Katelyn McDaniel, Sophia Ederaine, Maya Hood, Cori Woodward BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
San Francisco Broadcaster: George Devine Series History: BYU leads series 11-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey San Francisco: Zhane Dikes, Taj Winston, Paige Spietz, Aundrea Gordon, Taylor Proctor
Santa Clara Series History: BYU leads series 9-1 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Santa Clara: Taylor Berry, Nici Gilday, Marie Bertholdt, Courtney Lisowski, Raquel Avila
Pepperdine Broadcaster: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 9-2 Starting Lineups: Pepperdine: Bria Richardson, Ea Shoushtari, Allie Green, Olivia Ogwumike, Keitra Wallace BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani Unga Series History: BYU leads series 9-1 Starting Lineups: LMU: Emily Ben-Jumbo, Sophie Taylor, Olivia Lucero, Leslie Lopez-Wood, Makenzie Cast BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Saint Mary's Broadcaster: Elias Feldman Series History: Series even 4-4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Saint Mary's: Lauren Nicholson, Hayley Hendricksen, Shannon Mauldin, Stella Beck, Carli Rosenthal
Pacific Broadcaster: Don Gubbins Series History: BYU leads series 8-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Pacific: Kristina Johnson, Kendall Kenyon, Madison Parrish, Erin Butler, Hailie Eackles
San Diego Broadcasters: Paula Bott & Susie Erpelding-Barosso Series History: BYU leads series 8-1 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey San Diego: Malina Hood, Katelyn McDaniel, Sophia Ederaine, Maya Hood, Cori Woodward
Portland Broadcaster: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy Boyce Series History: BYU leads series 15-4 Starting Lineups: Portland: Kaylie Van Loo, Cassandra Brown, Kari Luttinen, Cassandra Thompson, Jasmine Wooton BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
Gonzaga Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Gonzaga leads series 10-6 Starting Lineups: Gonzaga: Georgia Stirton, Sunny Greinacher, Keani Albanez, Elle Tinkle, Shelby Cheslek BYU: Ashley Garfield, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
WCC Quarter: Saint Mary's Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 5-4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Saint Mary's: Lauren Nicholson, Hayley Hendricksen, Shannon Mauldin, Stella Beck, Carli Rosenthal
WCC Semi: Gonzaga Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler Series History: Gonzaga leads series 11-6 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Gonzaga: Georgia Stirton, Sunny Greinacher, Keani Albanez, Elle Tinkle, Shelby Cheslek
WCC Championship: San Francisco Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Katie Smith Series History: BYU leads series 12-2 Starting Lineups: San Francisco: Zhane Dikes, Taj Winston, Paige Spietz, Aundrea Gordon, Taylor Proctor BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey
NCAA 64: Louisville Broadcasters: Bob Picozzi & Brooke Weisbrod Series History: Louisville leads series 1-0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Xojian Harry, Kylie Maeda, Lexi Eaton, Makenzi Morrison, Morgan Bailey Louisville: Myisha Hines-Allen, Jude Schimmel, Mariya Moore, Sara Hammond, Sheronne Vails
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See also