2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Basketball, First Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record 24–10 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coach Kellie Harper (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jon Harper
Assistant coach Jennifer Sullivan
Assistant coach Jackie Stiles
Home arena JQH Arena
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833     24 11   .686
Missouri State 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
Drake 14 4   .778     23 10   .697
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
Loyola-Chicago 10 8   .556     14 16   .467
Indiana State 9 9   .500     13 17   .433
Illinois State 6 12   .333     8 22   .267
Wichita State 5 13   .278     8 22   .267
Bradley 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Evansville 1 17   .056     3 28   .097
2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by third year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Gitzen, DanielleDanielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Chanhassen High Victoria, MN
G 2 Hughes, LexiLexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Polowy, Lee AnnLee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Williams, KenzieKenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Fruendt, LizaLiza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Batavia High Batavia, IL
F 12 Chvatal, HillaryHillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Holt, AudreyAudrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G 15 Vander Weide, GraceGrace Vander Weide 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Valley High West Des Moines, IA
F 21 Buckley, AubreyAubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Parkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Snow, TyonnaTyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Blue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 25 Rose, RileyRiley Rose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Harding Academy Searcy, AR
F 34 Swartz, RachelRachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Stanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Osemenam, OnyeOnye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
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

11/02/2015*
12:05 PM
Lyon College W 92–45 
JQH Arena (1,774)
Springfield, MO

11/08/2015*
2:05 PM
Quincy W 73–54 
JQH Arena (2,160)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Missouri L 55–71  0–1
JQH Arena (4,878)
Springfield, MO

11/17/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
MidAmerica Nazarene W 88–61  1–1
JQH Arena (2,959)
Springfield, MO

11/19/2015*
6:00 PM
at Ole Miss W 91–78  2–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (743)
Oxford, MS

11/23/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Oklahoma State L 55–74  2–2
JQH Arena (3,206)
Springfield, MO

11/27/2015*
12:30 PM
vs. No. 13 Stanford
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 65–82  2–3
Germain Arena (1,006)
Estero, FL

11/28/2015*
10:00 AM
vs. Maine
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round
L 65–69  2–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

11/29/2015*
10:00 AM
vs. Marist
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game
W 77–45  3–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at Arkansas W 69–54  4–4
Bud Walton Arena (1,551)
Fayetteville, AR

12/05/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Eastern Kentucky W 87–63  5–4
JQH Arena (3,084)
Springfield, MO

12/12/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 72–64  6–4
JQH Arena (3,112)
Springfield, MO

12/17/2015*
11:00 AM, KOZL
at Middle Tennessee L 54–70  6–5
Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/20/2015*
3:00 PM, KOZL
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 64–58  7–5
Jack Stephens Center (3,130)
Little Rock, AR
Missouri Valley regular season

01/01/2016
1:05 PM
at Illinois State W 73–51  8–5 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL

01/03/2016
1:05 PM, KOZL
at Indiana State W 59–51  9–5 (2–0)
Hulman Center (1,675)
Terre Haute, IN

01/08/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake L 75–82  9–6 (2–1)
JQH Arena (3,225)
Springfield, MO

01/10/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 60–65  9–7 (2–2)
JQH Arena (2,846)
Springfield, MO

01/15/2016
7:00 PM, KOZL
at Bradley W 55–44  10–7 (3–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (491)
Peoria, IL

01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Loyola Chicago W 73–62  11–7 (4–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412)
Chicago, IL

01/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Evansville W 77–70  12–7 (5–2)
JQH Arena (3,287)
Springfield, MO

01/24/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 82–77  13–7 (6–2)
JQH Arena (3,184)
Springfield, MO

01/30/2016
2:00 PM, KOZL
at Wichita State W 77–57  14–7 (7–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,552)
Wichita, KS

02/05/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 78–75 OT 15–7 (8–2)
McLeod Center (1,370)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/07/2016
2:00 PM, KOZL
at Drake L 72–95  15–8 (8–3)
Knapp Center (2,465)
Des Moines, IA

02/12/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Loyola Chicago W 91–81  16–8 (9–3)
JQH Arena (3,823)
Springfield, MO

02/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Bradley W 59–56  17–8 (10–3)
JQH Arena (3,427)
Springfield, MO

02/19/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 61–69  17–9 (10–4)
SIU Arena (754)
Carbondale, IL

02/21/2016
1:00 PM, KOZL
at Evansville W 66–47  18–9 (11–4)
Ford Center (472)
Evansville, IN

02/27/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3
Wichita State W 74–45  19–9 (12–4)
JQH Arena (3,539)
Springfield, MO

03/03/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Indiana State W 75–41  20–9 (13–4)
JQH Arena (3,278)
Springfield, MO

03/05/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3
Illinois State W 70–41  21–9 (14–4)
JQH Arena (3,748)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament

03/11/2016
8:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 70–45  22–9
iWireless Center (1,525)
Moline, IL

03/12/2016
4:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Drake
Semifinals
W 65–61  23–9
iWireless Center (2,241)
Moline, IL

03/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Northern Iowa
Championship Game
W 71–58  24–9
iWireless Center (1,842)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
(13 D) at (4 D) No. 18 Texas A&M
First Round
L 65–74  24–10
Reed Arena (4,040)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References

  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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