2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team will represent Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record2012 (108 B1G)
Head coachSharon Versyp (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nadine Morgan
  • Kelly Komara
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Home arenaMackey 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 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Ashley Morrissette 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTwinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 2 Abby Abel 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrCarmel Carmel, IN
G 3 Tiara Murphy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWashington South Bend, IN
G 4 Torrie Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrCarmel Carmel, IN
G 5 Justine Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRegis Jesuit Denver, CO
G 10 Hayden Hamby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWest Morgan Trinity, AL
C 12 Nora Kiesler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrAssumption Louisville, KY
G 13 Bridget Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRoncalli Mooresville, IN
F 20 Dominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 21 Erica Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMount Vernon Fortville, IN
C 22 Bree Horrocks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoBuford Buford, GA
G 24 Andreona Keys 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRoswell Atlanta, GA
G 25 April Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrManual Louisville, KY
Head coach

Sharon Versyp (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Nadine Morgan (James Madison)
Kelly Komara (Purdue)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)


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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
12:00 PM
Marian W 78–37 
Mackey Arena (6,034)
West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
Jacksonville State W 67–48  1–0
Mackey Arena (5,594)
West Lafayette, IN
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
UIC W 62–51  2–0
Mackey Arena (5,572)
West Lafayette, IN
11/21/2015*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at North Florida W 70–47  3–0
UNF Arena (534)
Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2015*
7:30 PM, CST
vs. LSU
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 69–52  4–0
Germain Arena (1,257)
Estero, FL
11/28/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. No. 22 Louisville
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 62–60  5–0
Germain Arena (1,407)
Estero, FL
11/29/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. No. 13 Stanford
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
L 65–71 OT 5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/03/2015*
6:00 PM, BTN
Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 56–58  5–2
Mackey Arena (5,805)
West Lafayette, IN
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
Dayton W 61–58  6–2
Mackey Arena (5,830)
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2015*
7:00 PM
Incarnate Word W 95–27  7–2
Mackey Arena (5,480)
West Lafayette, IN
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
Ball State W 73–63  8–2
Mackey Arena (5,958)
West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM
Maine W 56–33  9–2
Mackey Arena (5,803)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 PM
at Michigan W 65–63  10–2 (1–0)
Crisler Center (3,159)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/03/2016
2:00 PM
Illinois W 69–65  11–2 (2–0)
Mackey Arena (6,374)
West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2016
8:00 PM
at No. 16 Northwestern W 85–71  12–2 (3–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (714)
Evanston, IL
01/10/2016
2:00 PM
Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 63–53  13–2 (4–0)
Mackey Arena (8,519)
West Lafayette, IN
01/14/2016
7:00 PM
Minnesota W 84–72  14–2 (5–0)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN
01/17/2016
2:00 PM, BTN
at No. 5 Ohio State L 70–90  14–3 (5–1)
Value City Arena (7,418)
Columbus, OH
01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Nebraska L 61–62  14–4 (5–2)
Mackey Arena (6,041)
West Lafayette, IN
01/24/2016
3:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 90–73  15–4 (6–2)
Mackey Arena (7,865)
West Lafayette, IN
01/27/2016
7:00 PM
at No. 21 Michigan State L 56–68  15–5 (6–3)
Breslin Center (5,272)
East Lansing, MI
01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at Penn State W 88–78 2OT 16–5 (7–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,769)
University Park, PA
02/02/2016
6:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 Maryland L 67–87  16–6 (7–4)
Mackey Arena (6,024)
West Lafayette, IN
02/08/2016
7:00 PM
at Wisconsin L 57–64  16–7 (7–5)
Kohl Center (3,149)
Madison, WI
02/11/2016
7:00 PM
at No. 5 Maryland L 59–73  16–8 (7–6)
Xfinity Center (3,646)
College Park, MD
02/14/2016
2:00 PM
Michigan L 61–68  16–9 (7–7)
Mackey Arena (6,427)
West Lafayette, IN
02/18/2016
8:00 PM
at Iowa L 55–63  16–10 (7–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659)
Iowa City, IA
02/21/2016
3:00 PM, BTN
at Nebraska W 68–50  17–10 (8–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671)
Lincoln, NE
02/25/2016
6:30 PM, BTN
Rutgers W 75–68 OT 18–10 (9–8)
Mackey Arena (5,821)
West Lafayette, IN
02/28/2016
2:00 PM
Wisconsin W 68–48  19–10 (10–8)
Mackey Arena (7,146)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
9:00 PM, BTN
vs. Penn State
Second Round
W 70–59  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016
9:00 PM, BTN
vs. No. 19 Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 64–65  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
(11 L) vs. (6 L) No. 24 Oklahoma
First Round
L 45–61  20–12
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

References

  1. "2015-16 Purdue Women's basketball Schedule". Purdue Athletics. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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