2015 NCAA Woman of the Year nominees announced, 82 from women’s basketball programs
NCAA member colleges and universities have nominated 480 female student-athletes – the most ever in the history of the program – for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Of the nominees, 82 are basketball players. Nominees come from all three divisions.
The 25th annual award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
The top nine finalists will be announced in September. The winner and the top honorees will be celebrated at the annual award ceremony Oct. 18 in Indianapolis.
| First Name | Last Name | School | Sport(s) |
| Tiffanie | Adair | Virginia State University | Basketball |
| Abbigale “Kalei” | Adolpho | University of Hawaii, Manoa | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Sune | Agbuke | Baylor University | Basketball |
| Maria | Allocco | Nazareth College | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Nicole | Barringer | Averett University | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Kylie | Beltz | Curry College | Basketball |
| Brooke | Brown | University of Northern Iowa | Basketball |
| Samantha | Brueggeman | Crown College (Minnesota) | Basketball; Volleyball |
| Cierra | Burdick | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Basketball |
| Kelsey | Cahill | Colby-Sawyer College | Basketball |
| Taylor | Calvert | Winthrop University | Basketball |
| Jasmine | Charles | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Basketball |
| Elena | Ciccarelli | Gallaudet University | Soccer; Basketball; Softball |
| Tehresa | Coles | Siena College | Basketball |
| Kylene | Culler | Ferrum College | Basketball; Softball |
| Ta’Rea | Cunnigan | San Jose State University | Basketball |
| Aliah | Curry | Norwich University | Basketball |
| Jasmine | DeBerry | Wingate University | Basketball |
| Megan | Decker | Cabrini College | Basketball; Lacrosse |
| Taylor | Dicus | Cornell College | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Jeane | Drury | Pace University | Basketball; Softball |
| Barbara | Duffy | Rockford University | Cross Country; Indoor and Outdoor Track; Basketball; Soccer |
| Jennifer | Dumiak | American University | Basketball |
| Valerie | Dunlap | Washington and Jefferson College | Basketball |
| Nicole | Elmblad | University of Michigan | Basketball |
| Sara | Farrell | Stockton University | Basketball |
| Averee | Fields | West Virginia University | Basketball |
| Marritta | Gillcrease | Rider University | Basketball |
| Ashlee | Guay | California State University, Northridge | Basketball |
| Jennifer | Hamson | Brigham Young University | Basketball; Volleyball |
| Theresa | Hendrix | Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) | Softball; Field hockey; Basketball |
| Madison | Hess | University of Texas at Dallas | Basketball |
| Artisha | Holston | Albany State University (Georgia) | Basketball |
| Andrea | Hoover | University of Dayton | Basketball |
| Brittany | Hrynko | DePaul University | Basketball |
| Emily | Hubley | Washington College (Maryland) | Lacrosse; Basketball |
| Stephanie | Huffman | University of North Georgia | Basketball |
| Alyssa | Jasper | Worcester State University | Volleyball; Indoor and Outdoor Track; Basketball |
| Lizzy | Jeronimus | Pittsburg State University | Basketball |
| Heather | Johns | Whitman College | Basketball |
| Sarah | Johnson | Rhodes College | Basketball |
| Jamie | Kaplan | Tulane University | Basketball |
| Shanteona | Keys | Georgia College | Basketball |
| Brianna | Kiesel | University of Pittsburgh | Basketball |
| Alyssa | Krajco | University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Basketball |
| Alexis | Kresl | University of Colorado, Boulder | Basketball |
| Kayla | Lawlor | New England College | Basketball |
| Kate | Lehman | Fort Hays State University | Basketball |
| Sally | Linzmeier | University of Wisconsin-Superior | Basketball; Softball |
| Samantha | Logic | University of Iowa | Basketball |
| Kelly | Mannix | Adelphi University | Basketball |
| Ariel | Marsh | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Basketball |
| Hannah | McGinnis | Illinois College | Basketball |
| Kiera | McIvor | Radford University | Basketball |
| Chakecia | Miller | George Washington University | Basketball |
| Tiffany | Minor | Old Dominion University | Basketball |
| Mimi | Mungedi | University of Nevada, Reno | Basketball |
| Suzanna | Ohlsen | Seattle Pacific University | Basketball |
| Marylu | Ortiz | Notre Dame of Maryland University | Volleyball; Basketball; Softball |
| Julianne | Osborne | Campbell University | Basketball |
| Meghan | O’Sullivan | Castleton State College | Basketball |
| Stephanie | Perez | McDaniel College | Basketball |
| Amy | Philamlee | Union University | Basketball |
| Jacquelyne | Pizzuto | Haverford College | Basketball |
| Gabie | Polce | The College of Saint Rose | Basketball |
| Deanna | Purcell | Rivier University | Basketball |
| Sarah | Royals | University at Albany | Basketball |
| Kristen | Schulz | Wisconsin Lutheran College | Basketball |
| Dionna | Scott | Winston-Salem State University | Basketball |
| Jae | Shin | Humboldt State University | Basketball |
| Sierra | Simpson | Anderson University (South Carolina) | Basketball |
| Taylor | Skala | Rockhurst University | Soccer; Basketball |
| Melissa | Spahar | John Carroll University | Basketball |
| Alyssa | Stanek | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Kiah | Stokes | University of Connecticut | Basketball |
| Janelle | Strampe | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | Volleyball; Basketball |
| Melissa | Tobie | Montclair State University | Basketball |
| Lisa | Wawrzynowski | University of St. Joseph (Connecticut) | Tennis; Basketball |
| Chontiquah | White | West Texas A&M University | Basketball |
| Taryn | Wicijowski | University of Utah | Basketball |
| Elizabeth | Williams | Duke University | Basketball |
| Sarah | Wolcott | Rochester Institute of Technology | Basketball; Softball |
