2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by fourth year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. In November 2015, Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois will host Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball for five games while renovations to the State Farm Center was completed. They finished the season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Penn State.

2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record921 (216 B1G)
Head coachMatt Bollant (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • LaKale Malone
  • Tianna Kirkland
  • Jody Martinez
Home arenaState Farm Center
Parkland College
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .300
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sarah Hartwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrBellarmine Prep
Georgia Tech
Tacoma, WA
F 4 Simone Law 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrLoyola
Loyola–Chicago
South Holland, IL
G 5 Cierra Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGrosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 12 Ashley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrFremd Palatine, IL
G/F 13 Mikaala Shackelford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoHopkins Plymouth, MN
G 15 Kyley Simmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrLewis Central Council Bluffs, IA
G 21 Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMinden Minden, NE
G 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSt. Ignatius of Loyola Oakville, ON
G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
C 32 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoShelby Shelby, NE
F 35 Alex Wittinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDelano Delano, MN
Head coach

Matt Bollant (Winona State)

Assistant coach(es)

LaKale Malone (Indiana)
Tianna Kirkland (Bethel College)
Jody Martinez (Ferris State)


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
11/07/2015*
2:00 PM
Indianapolis W 95–36 
Parkland College 
Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
Chicago State W 67–36  1–0
Parkland College (1,001)
Champaign, IL
11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
Ohio W 62–53  2–0
Parkland College (983)
Champaign, IL
11/21/2015*
2:00 PM
Tennessee–Martin W 94–74  3–0
Parkland College (907)
Champaign, IL
11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
Tennessee State W 98–43  4–0
Parkland College (952)
Champaign, IL
12/02/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Miami (FL)
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–73  4–1
BankUnited Center (910)
Coral Gables, FL
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
Lehigh W 76–67  5–1
State Farm Center (1,800)
Champaign, IL
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM
Southern Illinois W 78–64  6–1
State Farm Center (1,317)
Champaign, IL
12/12/2015*
7:00 PM
Central Michigan W 74–69  7–1
State Farm Center (1,557)
Champaign, IL
12/19/2015*
2:00 PM
at Memphis L 75–81  7–2
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (593)
Memphis, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
South Dakota L 76–85  7–3
State Farm Center (1,573)
Champaign, IL
12/28/2015*
2:00 PM
George Washington L 57–70  7–4
State Farm Center (1,514)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
2:00 PM
No. 6 Maryland L 63–79  7–5 (0–1)
State Farm Center (1,716)
Champaign, IL
01/03/2016
1:00 PM
at Purdue L 65–69  7–6 (0–2)
Mackey Arena (6,374)
West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2016
8:00 PM, BTN
Minnesota L 75–106  7–7 (0–3)
State Farm Center (1,263)
Champaign, IL
01/10/2016
2:00 PM
at Nebraska L 57–73  7–8 (0–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,222)
Lincoln, NE
01/13/2016
6:00 PM
at Rutgers L 54–67  7–9 (0–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,829)
Piscataway, NJ
01/17/2016
2:00 PM
Wisconsin W 71–65  8–9 (1–5)
State Farm Center (1,857)
Champaign, IL
01/20/2016
6:00 PM
at Indiana L 66–68  8–10 (1–6)
Assembly Hall (2,202)
Bloomington, IN
01/23/2016
2:00 PM
Penn State L 56–65  8–11 (1–7)
State Farm Center (3,776)
Champaign, IL
01/26/2016
8:00 PM, BTN
at Minnesota L 77–82  8–12 (1–8)
Williams Arena (2,618)
Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2016
6:00 PM, BTN
No. 7 Ohio State L 70–80  8–13 (1–9)
State Farm Center (1,517)
Champaign, IL
02/04/2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern L 69–79  8–14 (1–10)
State Farm Center (1,331)
Champaign, IL
02/07/2016
1:00 PM
at Michigan L 83–96  8–15 (1–11)
Crisler Center (2,509)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2016
7:00 PM
Indiana L 68–80  8–16 (1–12)
State Farm Center (1,622)
Champaign, IL
02/13/2016
5:00 PM, BTN
Rutgers L 56–63  8–17 (1–13)
State Farm Center (2,450)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2016
7:00 PM
at Wisconsin W 76–56  9–17 (2–13)
Kohl Center (3,448)
Madison, WI
02/21/2016
1:00 PM
at No. 5 Ohio State L 74–117  9–18 (2–14)
Value City Arena (8,247)
Columbus, OH
02/24/2016
7:00 PM
No. 20 Michigan State L 43–71  9–19 (2–15)
State Farm Center (1,395)
Champaign, IL
02/27/2016
5:00 PM, BTN
at Iowa L 56–61  9–20 (2–16)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,610)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
3:00 PM, BTN
vs. Penn State
First Round
L 66–75  9–21
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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