2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers, led by second year head coach Teri Moren, play their home games at the Assembly Hall and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which was their first trip since 2002. They defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record21–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coachTeri Moren (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Loyd
  • Todd Starkey
  • Rhet Wierzba
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland†16–2 .889  31–4  .886
No. 9 Ohio State15–3 .833  26–8  .765
No. 16 Michigan State13–5 .722  25–9  .735
Indiana12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Minnesota11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Purdue10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Michigan9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Nebraska9–9 .500  18–13  .581
Iowa8–10 .444  19–14  .576
Rutgers8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Penn State6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Northwestern4–14 .222  18–17  .514
Wisconsin3–15 .167  7–22  .241
Illinois2–16 .111  9–21  .300
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Jess Walter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMidland Midland, MI
G 3 Tyra Buss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMount Carmel Mount Carmel, IL
G 5 Victoria Kemokai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBush
Tyler JC		 Houston, TX
F 11 Kym Royster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNewark Newark, OH
G 21 Karlee McBride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrVilla Maria Erie, PA
G 22 Tia Elbert 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoTartan
Marquette		 Oakdale, MN
G 23 Alexis Gassion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFairborn Fairborn, OH
G 24 Tyshee Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrEast Aurora
Wabash Valley College		 Aurora, IL
G 32 Laken Wairau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrChristchurch Girls' Christchurch, New Zealand
F 33 Amanda Cahill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoClyde Clyde, OH
F 40 Lyndsay Leikem 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFlowing Wells Tucson, AZ
C 43 Jenn Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWestfield Sheridan, IN
C 44 Danielle Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNorth Crowley Fort Worth, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
11/08/2015*
2:00 PM		 Slippery Rock W 98–33 
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:00 PM		 Tennessee State
Preseason WNIT first round		 W 88–56  1–0
 Assembly Hall (1,874)
Bloomington, IN
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 No. 24 Chattanooga
Preseason WNIT Second Round		 W 54–43  2–0
 Assembly Hall (1,960)
Bloomington, IN
11/19/2015*
8:00 PM		 at DePaul
Preseason WNIT Semifinals		 L 69–84  2–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,924)
Chicago, IL
11/24/2015*
7:00 PM		 at IPFW W 79–72  3–1
 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (954)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/27/2015*
3:30 PM		 vs. Ohio
Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 L 56–63  3–2
 Memorial Gymansium (2,447)
Nashville, TN
11/28/2015*
1:00 PM		 vs. Austin Peay
Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game		 W 90–58  4–2
 Memorial Gymansium 
Nashville, TN
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 69–60  5–2
 Assembly Hall (2,222)
Bloomington, IN
12/08/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 53–50  6–2
 Hulman Center (2,340)
Terre Haute, IN
12/11/2015*
7:00 PM		 Samford W 65–56 OT 7–2
 Assembly Hall (3,088)
Bloomington, IN
12/20/2015*
7:15 PM		 vs. No. 23 Miami (FL)
Florida Sunshine Classic		 L 75–89  7–3
 Worden Arena (1,367)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015*
7:15 PM		 vs. West Virginia
Florida Sunshine Classic		 L 65–75  7–4
 Worden Arena (573)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Yale W 76–60  8–4
 Assembly Hall (3,642)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten regular Season
12/31/2015
3:00 PM		 at Wisconsin L 69–73  8–5 (0–1)
 Kohl Center (4,410)
Madison, WI
01/03/2016
12:30 PM, BTN		 Michigan W 77–69 OT 9–5 (1–1)
 Assembly Hall (3,602)
Bloomington, IN
01/07/2016
7:00 PM		 at No. 5 Ohio State L 70–97  9–6 (1–2)
 Value City Arena (4,420)
Columbus, OH
01/10/2016
2:00 PM		 at Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup		 L 53–63  9–7 (1–3)
 Mackey Arena (8,519)
West Lafayette, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Michigan State W 81–65  10–7 (2–3)
 Assembly Hall (2,507)
Bloomington, IN
01/17/2016
3:00 PM		 at Minnesota L 76–78  10–8 (2–4)
 Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN
01/20/2016
7:00 PM		 Illinois W 68–66  11–8 (3–4)
 Assembly Hall (2,202)
Bloomington, IN
01/24/2016
5:00 PM, BTN		 at Northwestern W 91–84  12–8 (4–4)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,642)
Evanston, IL
01/27/2016
7:00 PM		 Rutgers W 64–48  13–8 (5–4)
 Assembly Hall (2,496)
Bloomington, IN
01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 at No. 5 Maryland L 63–86  13–9 (5–5)
 Xfinity Center (6,230)
College Park, MD
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, BTN		 Iowa W 79–74  14–9 (6–5)
 Assembly Hall (2,421)
Bloomington, IN
02/07/2016
2:00 PM		 Nebraska W 59–47  15–9 (7–5)
 Assembly Hall (3,370)
Bloomington, IN
02/10/2016
8:00 PM		 at Illinois W 80–69  16–9 (8–5)
 State Farm Center (1,622)
Champaign, IL
02/14/2016
2:00 PM		 Wisconsin W 67–57  17–9 (9–5)
 Assembly Hall (3,362)
Bloomington, IN
02/18/2016
7:00 PM		 Minnesota W 93–79  18–9 (10–5)
 Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN
02/21/2016
3:00 PM		 at Iowa L 73–76  18–10 (10–6)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,838)
Iowa City, IA
02/24/2016
8:00 PM		 at Nebraska W 79–68  19–10 (11–6)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,376)
Lincoln, NE
02/27/2016
4:00 PM, BTN		 Penn State W 76–55  20–10 (12–6)
 Assembly Hall (5,246)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
2:30 PM, BTN		 (4) vs. (12) Northwestern
Quarterfinals		 L 73–79  20–11
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
9:00 PM, ESPN2		 (9 L) vs. (8 L) Georgia
First Round		 W 62–58  21–11
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310)
South Bend, IN
03/21/2016*
6:30 PM, ESPN2		 (9 L) at (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame
Second Round		 L 70–87  21–12
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,750)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV
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See also

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.iuhoosiers.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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