2015–16 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Kurt Godlevske, are members of the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to DePaul.

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East
2015–16 record	10–21 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Kurt Godlevske (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Damon Bailey Julie Shelton FahKara Malone
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	9		.750
Seton Hall	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
St. John's †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Marquette	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Xavier	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Creighton	8	–	10		.444			17	–	18		.486
Butler	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
Providence	1	–	17		.056			5	–	24		.172
† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Blaire Langlois 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Carmel Carmel, IN F 3 Brittany Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pike Indianapolis, IN G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Adlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL G/F 10 Nicole Orr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Reynoldsburg Columbus, OH G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Saint Joseph South Bend, IN G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Homestead Fort Wayne, IN G 13 Emmy Schabel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Columbus North Columbus, IN G 22 Alexa Bailey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN F/C 25 Belle Obert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Del Oro Loomis, CA F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mater Dei Evansville, IN	Head coach Kurt Godlevske (Northern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Damon Bailey (Indiana) Julie Shelton (Butler) FahKara Malone (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 PM		Marian	W 63–42		Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
11/08/2015* 6:00 PM		Walsh	L 68–70 ^OT		Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM		Valparaiso	W 72–53	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (426) Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM		at No. 25 Chattanooga	L 49–60	1–1	McKenzie Arena (1,549) Chattanooga, TN
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM		at No. 18 South Florida	L 77–87	1–2	USF Sun Dome (1,772) Tampa, FL
11/28/2015* 12:00 PM		vs. Clemson UCF Tournament	W 54–50	2–2	CFE Arena (206) Orlando, FL
11/29/2015* 2:30 PM		at UCF UCF Tournament	W 71–63	3–2	CFE Arena (309) Orlando, FL
12/01/2015* 7:00 PM, FS2		TCU	W 65–53	4–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (791) Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2015* 5:00 PM		at Wright State	L 53–66	4–3	Nutter Center (1,202) Fairborn, OH
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM		at Ball State	L 50–58	4–4	John E. Worthen Arena (1,125) Muncie, IN
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM		Green Bay	L 46–55	4–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (346) Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM		Arkansas	W 63–57	5–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (634) Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2015* 6:05 PM		at Indiana State	L 63–70 ^OT	5–6	Hulman Center (1,765) Terre Haute, IN
Big East Conference Play
12/29/2015 7:00 PM, BEDN		Villanova	L 45–57	5–7 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (530) Indianapolis, IN
12/31/2015 6:30 PM, BEDN		Georgetown	W 82–76	6–7 (1–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (444) Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2016 6:30 PM, BEDN		Xavier	L 63–73	6–8 (1–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (387) Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2016 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Providence	W 77–67	7–8 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (247) Providence, RI
01/10/2016 2:05 PM, BEDN		at Creighton	L 49–77	7–9 (2–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (651) Omaha, NE
01/15/2016 7:00 PM, FS1		DePaul	L 54–61	7–10 (2–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,320) Indianapolis, IN
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, BEDN		Marquette	L 64–80	7–11 (2–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (344) Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2016 7:00 PM, BEDN		at St. John's	L 41–68	7–12 (2–6)	Carnesecca Arena (805) Queens, NY
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 77–98	7–13 (2–7)	Walsh Gymnasium (809) South Orange, NJ
01/29/2016 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Xavier	L 47–55	7–14 (2–8)	Cintas Center (1,165) Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2016 11:30 AM, BEDN		Creighton	L 42–52	7–15 (2–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (697) Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, BEDN		Providence	W 65–50	8–15 (3–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (463) Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2016 8:00 PM, BEDN		at Marquette	L 69–76	8–16 (3–10)	Al McGuire Center (1,231) Milwaukee, WI
02/14/2016 3:00 PM, BEDN		at No. 23 DePaul	L 63–102	8–17 (3–11)	Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL
02/19/2016 7:00 PM, FS2		Seton Hall	L 67–72	8–18 (3–12)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,079) Indianapolis, IN
02/21/2016 2:00 PM, BEDN		St. John's	W 62–58	9–18 (4–12)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (545) Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2016 11:00 AM, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 35–49	9–19 (4–13)	McDonough Gymnasium (789) Washington, D.C.
02/28/2016 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Villanova	L 46–66	9–20 (4–14)	The Pavilion (901) Villanova, PA
Big East Tournament
03/05/2016 5:30 PM, BEDN		vs. Xavier First Round	W 48–47	10–20	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,741) Chicago, IL
03/06/2016 7:00 PM, FS2		at DePaul Quarterfinals	L 49–76	10–21	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)