2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth year head coach Robin Pingeton. They played their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Auburn. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2006. They defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.

2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Saint Mary's Classic champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Robin Pingeton (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jenny Putnam RaeShara Brown
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 15 Mississippi State	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
No. 18 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 12 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			22	–	10		.688
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			22	–	14		.611
Auburn	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
Alabama	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
LSU	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
Ole Miss	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
† 2016 SEC tournament winner As of March 27, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lianna Doty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Kirkwood St. Louis, MO G 2 Morgan Stock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Joseph's Academy Town & Country, MO G 3 Sophie Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO F 4 Bri Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rock Bridge Columbia, MO F 5 Davionna Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So East St. Louis Louisville East St. Louis, IL G 10 Maddie Stock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Joseph's Academy Town & Country, MO G 11 Lindsey Cunningham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO F 12 Michelle Hudyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Eastwood Collegiate Kitchener, ON F 13 Hannah Schuchts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL G 15 Carrie Shephard 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So South Pemiscot Steele, MO F 20 Kayla McDowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mason Cincinnati, OH F 21 Cierra Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO G/F 22 Jordan Fereicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Quincy Notre Dame Quincy, IL G 23 Juanita Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Zion-Benton Johnson County CC Chicago, IL G 24 Sierra Michaelis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Mercer Mercer, MO	Head coach Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose) Assistant coach(es) Jenny Putnam (St. Ambrose) RaeShara Brown (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 7:00 pm		Southwest Baptist	W 96–54		Mizzou Arena (1,094) Columbia, MO
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Quincy	W 97–54		Mizzou Arena (1,103) Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 71–55	1–0	JQH Arena (4,878) Springfield, MO
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 85–34	2–0	Mizzou Arena (1,116) Columbia, MO
11/18/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Wichita State	W 57–37	3–0	Charles Koch Arena (1,479) Wichita, KS
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		Wake Forest	W 94–81	4–0	Mizzou Arena (2,538) Columbia, MO
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 75–46	5–0	Mizzou Arena (2,228) Columbia, MO
11/27/2015* 2:00 pm		vs. Northeastern Saint Mary's Classic	W 69–56	6–0	McKeon Pavilion (175) Moraga, CA
11/28/2015* 4:00 pm		at Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Classic	W 95–78	7–0	McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, CA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 74–32	8–0	Mizzou Arena (2,061) Columbia, MO
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 80–48	9–0	Mizzou Arena (3,832) Columbia, MO
12/12/2015* 2:30 pm, P12N		at Colorado	W 79–75	10–0	Coors Events Center (1,828) Boulder, CO
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Lamar	W 91–57	11–0	Mizzou Arena (3,358) Columbia, MO
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 25	Texas State	W 82–56	12–0	Mizzou Arena (3,844) Columbia, MO
12/29/2015* 5:30 pm	No. 23	Charlotte	W 88–71	13–0	Mizzou Arena (6,154) Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
01/04/2016 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 20	No. 12 Tennessee	L 54–71	13–1 (0–1)	Mizzou Arena (7,989) Columbia, MO
01/06/2016 6:00 pm	No. 20	at Georgia	W 54–48	14–1 (1–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,935) Athens, GA
01/10/2016 11:00 am, SECN	No. 20	at No. 2 South Carolina	L 58–83	14–2 (1–2)	Colonial Life Arena (15,934) Columbia, SC
01/14/2016 7:00 pm	No. 24	No. 7 Mississippi State	W 66–54	15–2 (2–2)	Mizzou Arena (3,461) Columbia, MO
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	at Arkansas	L 52–64	15–3 (2–3)	Bud Walton Arena (4,160) Fayetteville, AR
01/21/2016 7:00 pm	No. 23	at No. 15 Texas A&M	L 77–81	15–4 (2–4)	Reed Arena (3,844) College Station, TX
01/24/2016 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 23	No. 22 Florida	W 79–64	16–4 (3–4)	Mizzou Arena (5,941) Columbia, MO
01/28/2016 7:00 pm	No. 22	LSU	W 52–46	17–4 (4–4)	Mizzou Arena (3,397) Columbia, MO
01/31/2016 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	at Ole Miss	W 60–46	18–4 (5–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,686) Oxford, MS
02/04/2016 7:00 pm	No. 21	Georgia	L 50–65	18–5 (5–5)	Mizzou Arena (4,086) Columbia, MO
02/07/2016 2:00 pm	No. 21	at No. 11 Mississippi State	L 42–52	18–6 (5–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,521) Starkville, MS
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		Alabama	W 63–52	19–6 (6–6)	Mizzou Arena (3,028) Columbia, MO
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		Arkansas	W 69–48	20–6 (7–6)	Mizzou Arena (4,766) Columbia, MO
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		at Auburn	W 69–55	21–6 (8–6)	Auburn Arena (2,522) Auburn, AL
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	at No. 15 Kentucky	L 69–79	21–7 (8–7)	Memorial Coliseum (6,496) Lexington, KY
02/28/2016 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	Vanderbilt	L 52–56	21–8 (8–8)	Mizzou Arena (5,998) Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 11:00 am, SECN		vs. Auburn Second Round	L 45–47	21–9	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena  Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 5:45 pm, ESPN2	(10 B)	vs. (7 B) BYU First Round	W 78–69	22–9	Frank Erwin Center (2,566) Austin, TX
03/21/2016* 8:15 pm, ESPN2	(10 B)	at (2 B) No. 7 Texas Second Round	L 55–73	22–10	Frank Erwin Center (2,345) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	20	24	23	22	21	RV	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	RV	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team