2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by first year head coach Jada Pierce, play their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Quinnipiac.
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| 2015–16 record | 8–22 (5–15 MAAC) |
| Head coach | Jada Pierce (1st season) |
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| Home arena | Gallagher Center |
| 2015–16 MAAC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 20, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
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| 3 | Tiffany Corselli | Guard | 5–5 | Junior | Yonkers, New York |
| 10 | Jamie Sherburne | Guard | 5–7 | Sophomore | Hudson, New Hampshire |
| 11 | Kharysma Bryant | Guard | 5–8 | Freshman | Rochester, New York |
| 12 | Taylor McKay | Guard | 5–10 | Senior | Lansing, Michigan |
| 13 | Jayla Nichols | Guard | 5–7 | Freshman | Lansing, Michigan |
| 15 | Taylor Wolf | Forward | 6–0 | Junior | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| 22 | Victoria Rampado | Forward | 6–2 | Junior | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| 25 | Emily Granruth | Guard | 5–11 | Junior | Marshall, Virginia |
| 42 | Sam Lapszynski | Center | 6–4 | Senior | Jefferson, New Jersey |
| 44 | Kaylee Stroemple | Forward | 5–11 | Sophomore | Canton, Ohio |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 12:00 pm |
at Texas Tech | L 45–79 | 0–1 |
United Supermarkets Arena (5,542) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm |
Youngstown State | L 54–71 | 0–2 |
Gallagher Center (371) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm |
Oakland | L 67–77 | 0–3 |
Gallagher Center (291) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 11/27/2015* 1:00 pm |
Cleveland State | W 73–72 | 1–3 |
Gallagher Center (250) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 11/29/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | L 75–80 | 1–4 |
Calihan Hall (177) Detroit, MI | |||||||
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Manhattan | L 62–80 | 1–5 (0–1) |
Draddy Gymnasium (248) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Monmouth | L 60–83 | 1–6 (0–2) |
Multipurpose Activity Center (526) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Dartmouth | L 47–60 | 1–7 |
Leede Arena (516) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| 12/21/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Buffalo | L 48–57 | 1–8 |
Gallagher Center (320) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 12/23/2015* 12:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | L 55–67 | 1–9 |
Reilly Center (512) St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | L 79–80 | 2–9 |
Knott Arena (220) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm, LCTV 20 |
Siena | L 51–59 | 2–10 (0–3) |
Gallagher Center (267) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm |
Fairfield | W 56–55 | 3–10 (1–3) |
Gallagher Center (251) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 01/08/2016 7:00 pm |
at St. Peter's | W 52–48 | 4–10 (2–3) |
Yanitelli Center (132) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| 01/10/2016 2:05 pm |
at Rider | W 67–57 | 5–10 (3–3) |
Alumni Gymnasium (506) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
| 01/15/2016 11:00 am, LCTV 20 |
Quinnipiac | L 54–61 | 5–11 (3–4) |
Gallagher Center (2,000) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, TWCS |
St. Peter's | W 51–46 | 6–11 (4–4) |
Gallagher Center (230) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm |
at Iona | L 46–73 | 6–12 (4–5) |
Hynes Athletic Center (676) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm |
at Marist | L 50–63 | 6–13 (4–6) |
McCann Field House (1,475) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, LCTV 20 |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
L 66–68 OT | 6–14 (4–7) |
Gallagher Center (484) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm |
Iona | L 52–73 | 6–15 (4–8) |
Gallagher Center (310) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm |
at Fairfield | Alumni Hall Bridgeport, CT | |||||||||
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm |
at Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT | |||||||||
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm |
Marist | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm |
Rider | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm |
Monmouth | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm |
Manhattan | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| 02/25/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm |
at Siena | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY | |||||||||
| MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/03/2016– 03/07/2016 |
vs. | Times Union Center Albany, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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