2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Iowa in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2015–16 record22–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coachBrady Sallee (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Ohio162 .889  267  .788
Akron117 .611  1914  .576
Buffalo810 .444  2014  .588
Bowling Green612 .333  1018  .357
Miami (OH)315 .167  921  .300
Kent State315 .167  623  .207
West
Central Michigan144 .778  2211  .667
Ball State135 .722  2210  .688
Toledo126 .667  1713  .567
Eastern Michigan108 .556  2212  .647
Western Michigan810 .444  1715  .531
Northern Illinois414 .222  1119  .367
2016 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 22 Destiny Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 24 Alana Aguirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoJustin Wakeland Frisco, TX
C 14 Renee Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrMuskego Muskego, WI
F 15 Lucia Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBaloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain
G 4 Nathalie Fontaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr  Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Frannie Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWorthington Columbus, OH
G 3 Carmen Grande 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrEstudiantes and Rivas Madrid, Spain
G 10 Calyn Hosea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLawrence Central Indianapolis, IN
F 30 Shelby Merder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrJasper Jasper, IN
F 33 Moriah Monaco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDover Dover, OH
G 5 Jill Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrWinchester Winchester, IN
G 31 Nakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLogansport Logansport, IN
G 00 Brionna Simond 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoRiverside University Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2016

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Urbana W 151–72 
John E. Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 PM
at Charlotte L 66–72  0–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390)
Charlotte, NC
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
WKU W 74–60  1–1
John E. Worthen Arena (987)
Muncie, IN
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Austin Peay W 72–44  2–1
John E. Worthen Arena (927)
Muncie, IN
11/27/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. Florida
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
L 78–85  2–2
Coors Events Center (538)
Boulder, CO
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM
vs. Massachusetts
Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game
W 81–54  3–2
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio Valley W 94–45  4–2
John E. Worthen Arena (713)
Muncie, IN
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Butler W 58–50  5–2
John E. Worthen Arena (1,125)
Muncie, IN
12/10/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 72–60  6–2
Allen Arena (150)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at Purdue L 63–73  6–3
Mackey Arena (5,958)
West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Evansville W 73–53  7–3
Ford Center (611)
Evanville, IN
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Saint Louis W 79–70  8–3
John E. Worthen Arena (958)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Toledo W 75–69  9–3 (1–0)
John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN
01/06/2016
7:00 PM
at Ohio L 48–73  9–4 (1–1)
Convocation Center (834)
Athens, OH
01/09/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 66–41  10–4 (2–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (1,063)
Muncie, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Buffalo W 68–63  11–4 (3–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (953)
Muncie, IN
01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 67–56  12–4 (4–1)
Stroh Center (1,561)
Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 76–54  13–4 (5–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN
01/23/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 77–53  14–4 (6–1)
University Arena (1,092)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/30/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio L 67–68  14–5 (6–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN
02/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Akron W 78–71  15–5 (7–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN
02/06/2016
1:00 PM
at Buffalo W 59–57  16–5 (8–2)
Alumni Arena (1,618)
Amherst, NY
02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 65–74  16–6 (8–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN
02/13/2016
2:00 PM
at Kent State L 50–59  16–7 (8–4)
MAC Center (742)
Kent, OH
02/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 73–57  17–7 (9–4)
Convocation Center (468)
DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 70–64  18–7 (10–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (1,068)
Muncie, IN
02/24/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 66–67  18–8 (10–5)
McGuirk Arena (1,242)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/27/2016
2:00 PM
at Eastern Michigan W 67–63  19–8 (11–5)
Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, OH
03/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 64–60  20–8 (12–5)
John E. Worthen Arena (468)
Muncie, IN
03/05/2016
2:00 PM, BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3
at Toledo W 68–58  21–8 (13–5)
Savage Arena (4,267)
Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
7:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 53–67  21–9
Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016*
8:00 PM
at Iowa W 77–72  22–9
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039)
Iowa City, IA
03/21/2016*
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 57–59  22–10
Chaifetz Arena (1,430)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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