2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to San Diego in the first round.
2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball | |
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Lone Star Showcase Champions | |
WNIT, First Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2015–16 record | 18–17 (4–14 B1G) |
Head coach | Joe McKeown (8th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Maryland† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Michigan State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
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Sam Dixon (College of Wooster)
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM |
No. 19 | Seton Hill | W 103–44 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2015* 6:00 PM |
No. 19 | Howard | W 89–49 | 1–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (623) Evanston, IL | ||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM |
No. 20 | Idaho State | W 72–36 | 2–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (420) Evanston, IL | ||||||
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM |
No. 20 | Western Michigan | W 86–62 | 3–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (652) Evanston, IL | ||||||
11/26/2015* 5:00 PM |
No. 19 | vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase |
W 74–70 | 4–0 |
Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX | ||||||
11/27/2015* 7:30 PM |
No. 19 | vs. Creighton Lone Star Showcase |
W 75–52 | 5–0 |
Cedar Park Center (687) Cedar Park, TX | ||||||
11/28/2015* 7:30 PM |
No. 19 | vs. East Carolina Lone Star Showcase |
W 78–75 | 6–0 |
Cedar Park Center (379) Cedar Park, TX | ||||||
12/02/2015* 5:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 15 | at North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 85–72 | 7–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium (1,664) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM |
No. 15 | Milwaukee | W 69–44 | 8–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (812) Evanston, IL | ||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM |
No. 12 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 81–72 | 9–0 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (411) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/15/2015* 11:00 AM |
No. 12 | Alcorn State | W 91–47 | 10–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,246) Evanston, IL | ||||||
12/19/2015* 5:00 PM |
No. 12 | No. 16 DePaul | L 64–77 | 10–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,744) Evanston, IL | ||||||
12/22/2015* 1:00 PM |
No. 15 | UMKC | W 80–38 | 11–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (625) Evanston, IL | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2015 1:00 PM |
No. 14 | at Penn State | L 72–79 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Bryce Jordan Center (2,956) University Park, PA | ||||||
01/03/2016 1:00 PM, BTN |
No. 14 | Nebraska | W 85–62 | 12–2 (1–1) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,249) Evanston, IL | ||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 PM |
No. 16 | Purdue | L 71–85 | 12–3 (1–2) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (714) Evanston, IL | ||||||
01/10/2016 1:00 PM, BTN |
No. 16 | at No. 23 Michigan State | L 51–74 | 12–4 (1–3) |
Breslin Center (6,272) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, BTN |
No. 5 Ohio State | W 86–82 | 13–4 (2–3) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (852) Evanston, IL | |||||||
01/17/2016 11:00 AM, BTN |
at No. 8 Maryland | L 62–80 | 13–5 (2–4) |
Xfinity Center (6,037) College Park, MD | |||||||
01/20/2016 7:00 PM |
at Minnesota | L 92–95 | 13–6 (2–5) |
Williams Arena (2,549) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
01/24/2016 4:00 PM, BTN |
Indiana | L 84–91 | 13–7 (2–6) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,642) Evanston, IL | |||||||
01/28/2016 6:00 PM, BTN |
at No. 7 Ohio State | L 73–76 | 13–8 (2–7) |
Value City Arena (4,606) Columbus, OH | |||||||
01/31/2016 2:00 PM |
Iowa | L 64–79 | 13–9 (2–8) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,016) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 PM |
Illinois | W 69–59 | 14–9 (3–8) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,331) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, BTN |
Minnesota | L 106–112 2OT | 14–10 (3–9) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/10/2016 6:00 PM |
at Rutgers | L 59–61 | 14–11 (3–10) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,177) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
02/14/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 5 Maryland | L 70–79 | 14–12 (3–11) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,792) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 PM |
Penn State | L 54–73 | 14–13 (3–12) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (796) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/20/2016 1:00 PM, BTN |
at Wisconsin | W 71–53 | 15–13 (4–12) |
Kohl Center (3,942) Madison, WI | |||||||
02/23/2016 5:30 PM, BTN |
Michigan | L 65–70 | 15–14 (4–13) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,140) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/28/2016 3:00 PM, BTN |
at Nebraska | L 67–76 | 15–15 (4–14) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,596) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2016 12:30 PM, BTN |
vs. Wisconsin First Round |
W 76–72 OT | 16–15 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
03/03/2016 1:30 PM, BTN |
vs. Minnesota Second Round |
W 84–74 | 17–15 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
03/04/2016 1:30 PM, BTN |
vs. Indiana Quarterfinals |
W 79–73 | 18–15 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
03/05/2016 2:00 PM, BTN |
vs. No. 5 Maryland Semifinals |
L 62–83 | 18–16 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM |
San Diego First Round |
L 65–69 | 18–17 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (416) Evanston, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
Coaches | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 20 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
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