2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	33–4 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joanne Palombo-McCallie;
Home arena	Breslin Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	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]

The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented 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.

Roster

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

References

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

[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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v t e Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References