2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–12 (10–8 B1G)
Head coach	Sharon Versyp (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nadine Morgan Kelly Komara Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Home arena	Mackey Arena

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

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ashley Morrissette 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH G 2 Abby Abel 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN G 3 Tiara Murphy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Washington South Bend, IN G 4 Torrie Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Carmel Carmel, IN G 5 Justine Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Regis Jesuit Denver, CO G 10 Hayden Hamby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr West Morgan Trinity, AL C 12 Nora Kiesler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Assumption Louisville, KY G 13 Bridget Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Roncalli Mooresville, IN F 20 Dominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN F 21 Erica Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mount Vernon Fortville, IN C 22 Bree Horrocks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Buford Buford, GA G 24 Andreona Keys 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Roswell Atlanta, GA G 25 April Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Manual Louisville, KY	Head coach Sharon Versyp (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Nadine Morgan (James Madison) Kelly Komara (Purdue) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 12:00 pm		Marian	W 78–37		Mackey Arena (6,034) West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 67–48	1–0	Mackey Arena (5,594) West Lafayette, IN
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		UIC	W 62–51	2–0	Mackey Arena (5,572) West Lafayette, IN
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 70–47	3–0	UNF Arena (534) Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, CST		vs. LSU Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 69–52	4–0	Germain Arena (1,257) Estero, FL
11/28/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 22 Louisville Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 62–60	5–0	Germain Arena (1,407) Estero, FL
11/29/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 13 Stanford Gulf Coast Showcase championship	L 65–71 OT	5–1	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
12/03/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN		Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 56–58	5–2	Mackey Arena (5,805) West Lafayette, IN
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		Dayton	W 61–58	6–2	Mackey Arena (5,830) West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	W 95–27	7–2	Mackey Arena (5,480) West Lafayette, IN
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		Ball State	W 73–63	8–2	Mackey Arena (5,958) West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Maine	W 56–33	9–2	Mackey Arena (5,803) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 1:00 pm		at Michigan	W 65–63	10–2 (1–0)	Crisler Center (3,159) Ann Arbor, MI
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		Illinois	W 69–65	11–2 (2–0)	Mackey Arena (6,374) West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2016 8:00 pm		at No. 16 Northwestern	W 85–71	12–2 (3–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (714) Evanston, IL
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup	W 63–53	13–2 (4–0)	Mackey Arena (8,519) West Lafayette, IN
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		Minnesota	W 84–72	14–2 (5–0)	Mackey Arena (5,788) West Lafayette, IN
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 70–90	14–3 (5–1)	Value City Arena (7,418) Columbus, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Nebraska	L 61–62	14–4 (5–2)	Mackey Arena (6,041) West Lafayette, IN
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, BTN		Iowa	W 90–73	15–4 (6–2)	Mackey Arena (7,865) West Lafayette, IN
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 21 Michigan State	L 56–68	15–5 (6–3)	Breslin Center (5,272) East Lansing, MI
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		at Penn State	W 88–78 2OT	16–5 (7–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,769) University Park, PA
02/02/2016 6:00 pm, BTN		No. 5 Maryland	L 67–87	16–6 (7–4)	Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN
02/08/2016 7:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 57–64	16–7 (7–5)	Kohl Center (3,149) Madison, WI
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 5 Maryland	L 59–73	16–8 (7–6)	Xfinity Center (3,646) College Park, MD
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		Michigan	L 61–68	16–9 (7–7)	Mackey Arena (6,427) West Lafayette, IN
02/18/2016 8:00 pm		at Iowa	L 55–63	16–10 (7–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659) Iowa City, IA
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	W 68–50	17–10 (8–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671) Lincoln, NE
02/25/2016 6:30 pm, BTN		Rutgers	W 75–68 OT	18–10 (9–8)	Mackey Arena (5,821) West Lafayette, IN
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		Wisconsin	W 68–48	19–10 (10–8)	Mackey Arena (7,146) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 9:00 pm, BTN		vs. Penn State Second Round	W 70–59	20–10	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016 9:00 pm, BTN		vs. No. 19 Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 64–65	20–11	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(11 L)	vs. (6 L) No. 24 Oklahoma First Round	L 45–61	20–12	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

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	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team