2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record 2112 (126 Big Ten)
Head coach Teri Moren (2nd year)
Assistant coach Curtis Loyd
Assistant coach Todd Starkey
Assistant coach Rhet Wierzba
Home arena Assembly Hall
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Maryland 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
#9 Ohio State 15 3   .833     26 8   .765
#16 Michigan State 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667     21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444     19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222     18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167     7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111     9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team will represent Indiana University Bloomington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers, led by second year head coach Teri Moren, play their home games at the Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which was their first trip since 2002. They defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Walter, JessJess Walter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Midland Midland, MI
G 3 Buss, TyraTyra Buss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mount Carmel Mount Carmel, IL
G 5 Kemokai, VictoriaVictoria Kemokai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bush
Tyler JC
Houston, TX
F 11 Royster, KymKym Royster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Newark Newark, OH
G 21 McBride, KarleeKarlee McBride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Villa Maria Erie, PA
G 22 Elbert, TiaTia Elbert 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tartan
Marquette
Oakdale, MN
G 23 Gassion, AlexisAlexis Gassion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fairborn Fairborn, OH
G 24 Towner, TysheeTyshee Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr East Aurora
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
G 32 Wairau, LakenLaken Wairau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Christchurch Girls' Christchurch, New Zealand
F 33 Cahill, AmandaAmanda Cahill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Clyde Clyde, OH
F 40 Leikem, LyndsayLyndsay Leikem 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Flowing Wells Tucson, AZ
C 43 Anderson, JennJenn Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Westfield Sheridan, IN
C 44 Williams, DanielleDanielle Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr North Crowley Fort Worth, TX
Head coach
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
Exhibition

11/08/2015*
2:00 PM
Slippery Rock W 98–33 
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
12:00 PM
Tennessee State
Preseason WNIT first round
W 88–56  1–0
Assembly Hall (1,874)
Bloomington, IN

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 24 Chattanooga
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 54–43  2–0
Assembly Hall (1,960)
Bloomington, IN

11/19/2015*
8:00 PM
at DePaul
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 69–84  2–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,924)
Chicago, IL

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
at IPFW W 79–72  3–1
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (954)
Fort Wayne, IN

11/27/2015*
3:30 PM
vs. Ohio
Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
L 56–63  3–2
Memorial Gymansium (2,447)
Nashville, TN

11/28/2015*
1:00 PM
vs. Austin Peay
Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
W 90–58  4–2
Memorial Gymansium 
Nashville, TN

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 69–60  5–2
Assembly Hall (2,222)
Bloomington, IN

12/08/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 53–50  6–2
Hulman Center (2,340)
Terre Haute, IN

12/11/2015*
7:00 PM
Samford W 65–56 OT 7–2
Assembly Hall (3,088)
Bloomington, IN

12/20/2015*
7:15 PM
vs. No. 23 Miami (FL)
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 75–89  7–3
Worden Arena (1,367)
Winter Haven, FL

12/21/2015*
7:15 PM
vs. West Virginia
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 65–75  7–4
Worden Arena (573)
Winter Haven, FL

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
Yale W 76–60  8–4
Assembly Hall (3,642)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten regular Season

12/31/2015
3:00 PM
at Wisconsin L 69–73  8–5 (0–1)
Kohl Center (4,410)
Madison, WI

01/03/2016
12:30 PM, BTN
Michigan W 77–69 OT 9–5 (1–1)
Assembly Hall (3,602)
Bloomington, IN

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at No. 5 Ohio State L 70–97  9–6 (1–2)
Value City Arena (4,420)
Columbus, OH

01/10/2016
2:00 PM
at Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 53–63  9–7 (1–3)
Mackey Arena (8,519)
West Lafayette, IN

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
No. 18 Michigan State W 81–65  10–7 (2–3)
Assembly Hall (2,507)
Bloomington, IN

01/17/2016
3:00 PM
at Minnesota L 76–78  10–8 (2–4)
Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Illinois W 68–66  11–8 (3–4)
Assembly Hall (2,202)
Bloomington, IN

01/24/2016
5:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern W 91–84  12–8 (4–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,642)
Evanston, IL

01/27/2016
7:00 PM
Rutgers W 64–48  13–8 (5–4)
Assembly Hall (2,496)
Bloomington, IN

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at No. 5 Maryland L 63–86  13–9 (5–5)
Xfinity Center (6,230)
College Park, MD

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 79–74  14–9 (6–5)
Assembly Hall (2,421)
Bloomington, IN

02/07/2016
2:00 PM
Nebraska W 59–47  15–9 (7–5)
Assembly Hall (3,370)
Bloomington, IN

02/10/2016
8:00 PM
at Illinois W 80–69  16–9 (8–5)
State Farm Center (1,622)
Champaign, IL

02/14/2016
2:00 PM
Wisconsin W 67–57  17–9 (9–5)
Assembly Hall (3,362)
Bloomington, IN

02/18/2016
7:00 PM
Minnesota W 93–79  18–9 (10–5)
Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN

02/21/2016
3:00 PM
at Iowa L 73–76  18–10 (10–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,838)
Iowa City, IA

02/24/2016
8:00 PM
at Nebraska W 79–68  19–10 (11–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,376)
Lincoln, NE

02/27/2016
4:00 PM, BTN
Penn State W 76–55  20–10 (12–6)
Assembly Hall (5,246)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
2:30 PM, BTN
vs. Northwestern
Quarterfinals
L 73–79  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
(9 L) vs. (8 L) Georgia
First Round
W 62–58  21–11
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310)
South Bend, IN

03/21/2016*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
(9 L) at (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 70–87  21–12
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,750)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV

See also

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References

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