2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team


The 2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented 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 are 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.

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Loyd
  • Todd Starkey
  • Rhet Wierzba
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 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

Roster

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2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jess Walter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Midland Midland, MI
G 3 Tyra Buss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mount Carmel Mount Carmel, IL
G 5 Victoria Kemokai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bush
Tyler JC
Houston, TX
F 11 Kym Royster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Newark Newark, OH
G 21 Karlee McBride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Villa Maria Erie, PA
G 22 Tia Elbert 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tartan
Marquette
Oakdale, MN
G 23 Alexis Gassion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fairborn Fairborn, OH
G 24 Tyshee Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr East Aurora
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
G 32 Laken Wairau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Christchurch Girls' Christchurch, New Zealand
F 33 Amanda Cahill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Clyde Clyde, OH
F 40 Lyndsay Leikem 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Flowing Wells Tucson, AZ
C 43 Jenn Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Westfield Sheridan, IN
C 44 Danielle 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
(4) vs. (12) 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

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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

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2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".