2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by tenth year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 29–3, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They won the Patriot League Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
2015–16 record293 (171 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChristl Arena
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Army171 .944  293  .906
Bucknell171 .944  258  .758
Loyola (MD)117 .611  1616  .500
Lehigh108 .556  1813  .581
Holy Cross108 .556  1317  .433
Navy99 .500  1515  .500
American513 .278  823  .258
Colgate414 .222  723  .233
Lafayette414 .222  623  .207
Boston University315 .167  327  .100
2016 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Gabby Purnell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrMesa Ridge
USMAPS
Colorado Springs, CO
G 2 Brigette Ocran 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrPaint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 3 Jess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRegis Jesuit Denver, CO
F 4 Margaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoGermantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 5 Kelsey Minato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrHuntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
G 10 Aliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDelran
USMAPS
Delran, NJ
G 11 Ellen Dougherty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrAcademy of Law and Public Safety
USMAPS
Wall, NJ
G 12 Izzy McMahon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) FrSaddle River Day School
USMAPS
Bardonia, NY
F/C 13 Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoElkton
USMAPS
Charlotte, NC
F 14 Madison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCentral Valley Spokane, WA
G 20 Destinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentennial Lino Lakes, MN
G 21 Janae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCourtland
USMAPS
Spotsylvania, VA
G 23 Daizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentennial Lino Lakes, MN
G/F 24 Jean Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrJesuit Portland, OR
F/C 33 Aimee Oertner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrNorthern Lehigh Slatington, PA
F/C 35 Dani Failor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPost Falls Post Falls, ID
G/F 41 Brianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEtiwanda Fontana, CA
F 42 Alex Elzinga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAdlai E. Stevenson Long Grove, IL
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 63–53  1–0
Christl Arena (993)
West Point, NY
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 67–57  2–0
Christl Arena (456)
West Point, NY
11/19/2015*
5:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 81–52  3–0
Christl Arena (415)
West Point, NY
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
at No. 14 Duke L 61–72  3–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147)
Durham, NC
11/29/2015*
1:00 pm
Rider W 57–42  4–1
Christl Arena (513)
West Point, NY
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Yale W 65–51  5–1
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
12/05/2015*
3:00 pm
Albany W 65–62  6–1
Christl Arena (754)
West Point, NY
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 74–35  7–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (200)
Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
at NJIT W 71–35  8–1
Fleisher Center (423)
Newark, NJ
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm
Emerson W 86–47  9–1
Christl Arena (516)
West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 63–39  10–1 (1–0)
Christl Arena (906)
West Point, NY
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 69–79  10–2 (1–1)
Sojka Pavilion (507)
Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Lafayette W 78–45  11–2 (2–1)
Kirby Sports Center (377)
Easton, PA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 70–37  12–2 (3–1)
Christl Arena (1,198)
West Point, NY
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Colgate W 67–55  13–2 (4–1)
Christl Arena (628)
West Point, NY
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
at American W 52–42  14–2 (5–1)
Bender Arena (607)
Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 77–58  15–2 (6–1)
Christl Arena (811)
West Point, NY
01/23/2016
11:30 am, CBSSN
vs. Navy W 75–38  16–2 (7–1)
Madison Square Garden (1,045)
New York City, NY
01/30/2016
1:00 pm
Bucknell W 68–63  17–2 (8–1)
Christl Arena (1,185)
West Point, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 84–57  18–2 (9–1)
Christl Arena (648)
West Point, NY
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 52–44  19–2 (10–1)
Reitz Arena (348)
Baltimore, MD
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 78–55  20–2 (11–1)
Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
02/13/2016
3:00 pm
American W 87–51  21–2 (12–1)
Christl Arena (937)
West Point, NY
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 80–49  22–2 (13–1)
Hart Center (1,456)
Worcester, MA
02/20/2016
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Navy W 49–34  23–2 (14–1)
Alumni Hall (5,510)
Annapolis, MD
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
Boston University W 72–38  24–2 (15–1)
Christl Arena (749)
West Point, NY
02/27/2016
7:30 pm
at Lehigh W 69–49  25–2 (16–1)
Stabler Arena (1,198)
Bethlehem, PA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 79–44  26–2 (17–1)
Case Gym (224)
Boston, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
7:30 pm
Colgate
Quarterfinals
W 89–62  27–2
Christl Arena (641)
West Point, NY
03/11/2016
5:00 pm
Lehigh
Semifinals
W 76–46  28–2
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
03/12/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola (MD)
Championship Game
W 69–51  29–2
Christl Arena (1,121)
West Point, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
11:30 am, ESPN2
(13 SF) at (4 SF) No. 12 Syracuse
First round
L 56–73  29–3
Carrier Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

References

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