2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coachMarlene Stollings (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Gail Striegler
  • John Motherwell
Home arenaWilliams Arena
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrLakeville North HS Lakeville, MN
F 2 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON
G 3 Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, MN
C 10 Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWestern Australia Leeming, Australia
G 15 Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDeLaSalle HS
Auburn
Minneapolis, MN
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMinnetonka HS Minnetonka, MN
G 23 Kenisha Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBloomington Kennedy HS
Marquette
Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrOsseo HS Maple Grove, MN
F 25 Kynadi Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGarland HS
Butler CC
Garland, TX
C 32 Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrVincent HS
Tallahassee CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNRHEG HS New Richland, MN
C 41 Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI
C 52 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoNew Richmond HS New Richmond, OH
Head coach

Marlene Stollings (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State)
Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas)
John Motherwell (Michigan)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
5:30 PM
Wofford W 98–54  1–0
Williams Arena (4,327)
Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2015*
7:00 PM
Maine W 91–64  2–0
Williams Arena (2,761)
Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2015*
5:30 PM
at Kent State W 85–73  3–0
MAC Center (594)
Kent, OH
November 27, 2015*
3:45 PM
vs. Stetson
San Juan Shootout
W 72–69  4–0
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
November 28, 2015*
6:00 PM
vs. Auburn
San Juan Shootout
L 79–81 OT 4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (110)
Guaynabo, PR
December 3, 2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 14 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–84  4–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617)
Durham, NC
December 6, 2015*
7:00 PM
Towson W 105–86  5–2
Williams Arena (2,271)
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2015*
2:00 PM
Memphis W 70–60  6–2
Williams Arena (3,226)
Minneapolis, MN
December 16, 2015*
12:00 PM
New Mexico L 53–72  6–3
Williams Arena (4,613)
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2015*
3:00 PM
North Dakota W 57–47  7–3
Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 2015*
7:00 PM
NJIT W 83–50  8–3
Williams Arena (2,772)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
December 31, 2015
12:00 PM
at Rutgers L 55–66  8–4 (0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ
January 3, 2016
2:00 PM
Penn State W 98–85  9–4 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2016
8:00 PM, BTN
at Illinois W 106–75  10–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,263)
Champaign, IL
January 10, 2016
2:00 PM
Michigan L 86–93  10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)
Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2016
6:00 PM
at Purdue L 72–84  10–6 (2–3)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2016
2:00 PM
Indiana W 78–76  11–6 (3–3)
Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern W 95–92  12–6 (4–3)
Williams Arena (2,549)
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2016
11:00 AM, BTN
at Wisconsin W 84–77  13–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center (4,002)
Madison, WI
January 26, 2016
8:00 PM, BTN
Illinois W 82–77  14–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (2,618)
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2016
11:30 AM, BTN
at Michigan L 76–92  14–7 (6–4)
Crisler Center (2,778)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2016
7:00 PM
Rutgers W 85–72  15–7 (7–4)
Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN
February 7, 2016
2:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern W 116–112 2OT 16–7 (8–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223)
Evanston, IL
February 11, 2016
7:00 PM
Nebraska W 110–73  17–7 (9–4)
Williams Arena (3,945)
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2016
7:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 78–76  18–7 (10–4)
Williams Arena (6,167)
Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2016
6:00 PM
at Indiana L 79–93  18–8 (10–5)
Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2016
12:00 PM, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan State L 106–114  18–9 (10–6)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2016
7:00 PM
No. 5 Ohio State W 90–88 OT 19–9 (11–6)
Williams Arena (6,434)
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 6 Maryland L 77–110  19–10 (11–7)
Xfinity Center (11,428)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2016
1:30 PM, BTN
vs. Northwestern
Second Round
L 74–84  19–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 16, 2016*
7:00 PM
Milwaukee
First Round
W 87–80  20–11
Williams Arena (1,663)
Minneapolis, MN
March 20, 2016*
2:00 PM
South Dakota
Second Round
L 89–101  20–12
Williams Arena (3,224)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

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 NR
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See also

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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