2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2112 (126 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Loyd
  • Todd Starkey
  • Rhet Wierzba
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722259  .735
Indiana126 .6672112  .636
Minnesota117 .6112012  .625
Purdue108 .5562012  .625
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Nebraska99 .5001813  .581
Iowa810 .4441914  .576
Rutgers810 .4441915  .559
Penn State612 .3331219  .387
Northwestern414 .2221817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167722  .241
Illinois216 .111921  .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV

See also

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References

  1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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