2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2016 MAC Tournament winner ; As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2015–16 record	22–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Sallee (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tennille Adams; Audrey McDonald-Spencer; Ryan Patterson;
Home arena	Worthen Arena

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Iowa in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Destiny Washington	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	24	Alana Aguirre	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Justin Wakeland	Frisco, TX
C	14	Renee Bennett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Muskego	Muskego, WI
F	15	Lucia Fernandez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Baloncesto Torrelodones	Madrid, Spain
G	4	Nathalie Fontaine	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr		Stockholm, Sweden
G	20	Frannie Frazier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Worthington	Columbus, OH
G	3	Carmen Grande	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Estudiantes and Rivas	Madrid, Spain
G	10	Calyn Hosea	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lawrence Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	30	Shelby Merder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Jasper	Jasper, IN
F	33	Moriah Monaco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Dover	Dover, OH
G	5	Jill Morrison	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Winchester	Winchester, IN
G	31	Nakeya Penny	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Logansport	Logansport, IN
G	00	Brionna Simond	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Riverside University	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Brady Sallee

Assistant coach(es)

Tennille Adams
Audrey McDonald-Spencer
Ryan Patterson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2016

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Urbana	W 151–72		John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm	at Charlotte	L 66–72	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	WKU	W 74–60	1–1	John E. Worthen Arena (987) Muncie, IN
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Austin Peay	W 72–44	2–1	John E. Worthen Arena (927) Muncie, IN
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm	vs. Florida Omni Hotels Classic semifinals	L 78–85	2–2	Coors Events Center (538) Boulder, CO
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm	vs. Massachusetts Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game	W 81–54	3–2	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Ohio Valley	W 94–45	4–2	John E. Worthen Arena (713) Muncie, IN
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Butler	W 58–50	5–2	John E. Worthen Arena (1,125) Muncie, IN
12/10/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lipscomb	W 72–60	6–2	Allen Arena (150) Nashville, TN
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm	at Purdue	L 63–73	6–3	Mackey Arena (5,958) West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	W 73–53	7–3	Ford Center (611) Evanville, IN
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Saint Louis	W 79–70	8–3	John E. Worthen Arena (958) Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Toledo	W 75–69	9–3 (1–0)	John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	at Ohio	L 48–73	9–4 (1–1)	Convocation Center (834) Athens, OH
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Miami (OH)	W 66–41	10–4 (2–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (1,063) Muncie, IN
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Buffalo	W 68–63	11–4 (3–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (953) Muncie, IN
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	W 67–56	12–4 (4–1)	Stroh Center (1,561) Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan	W 76–54	13–4 (5–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (844) Muncie, IN
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan	W 77–53	14–4 (6–1)	University Arena (1,092) Kalamazoo, MI
01/30/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Ohio	L 67–68	14–5 (6–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron	W 78–71	15–5 (7–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN
02/06/2016 1:00 pm	at Buffalo	W 59–57	16–5 (8–2)	Alumni Arena (1,618) Amherst, NY
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Michigan	L 65–74	16–6 (8–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	at Kent State	L 50–59	16–7 (8–4)	MAC Center (742) Kent, OH
02/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 73–57	17–7 (9–4)	Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Michigan	W 70–64	18–7 (10–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	L 66–67	18–8 (10–5)	McGuirk Arena (1,242) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/27/2016 2:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	W 67–63	19–8 (11–5)	Convocation Center (908) Ypsilanti, OH
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Illinois	W 64–60	20–8 (12–5)	John E. Worthen Arena (468) Muncie, IN
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3	at Toledo	W 68–58	21–8 (13–5)	Savage Arena (4,267) Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	L 53–67	21–9	Quicken Loans Arena (2,355) Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016* 8:00 pm	at Iowa	W 77–72	22–9	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039) Iowa City, IA
03/21/2016* 8:00 pm	at Saint Louis	L 57–59	22–10	Chaifetz Arena (1,430) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

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2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Akron	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Buffalo †	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Bowling Green	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Miami (OH)	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300
Kent State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	23	.207
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4	.778	22	–	11	.667
Ball State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Northern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367


† 2016 MAC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References