2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves are led by fourth year head coach Michael Brooks. The Braves are members of the Missouri Valley Conference and play their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record9–22 (4–14 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Michael Brooks (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Schultz
  • Lindsay Weiss
  • Skyler Young
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa15–3 .833  24–11  .686
Missouri State †14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Drake14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Southern Illinois12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Loyola-Chicago10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Indiana State9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Illinois State6–12 .333  8–22  .267
Wichita State5–13 .278  8–22  .267
Bradley4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Evansville1–17 .056  3–28  .097
† 2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 14, Michael Brooks was fired.[1] He finished at Bradley with a four year record 37–84.

Roster
2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Danielle Brewer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHome schooled Coatsville, IN
G 2 Daija Hurks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 3 Briana Gray (I)  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNicolet
Saint Louis		 Milwaukee, WI
G 10 Gabby Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPius XI Milwaukee, WI
F 11 Tamya Sims 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoOak Creek Milwaukee, WI
G 12 Kellee Clay 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMetea Valley Naperville, IL
G 14 Kat Yelle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrGeneva
Ohio		 Geneva, IL
G 15 Emily Eshoo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBenet Academy Naperville, IL
G 20 Shareece Burrell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEast Des Moines, IA
C 21 Haley Van Cleave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoHemptead Dubuque, IA
G 23 Leti Lerma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMuscatine Muscatine, IA
G 24 Sameia Kendall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRaytown
Johnson County		 Kansas City, MO
G 30 Whitney Tinjum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrChisago Lakes
Washington State		 Stacy, MN
G 32 Madison Dellamuth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoPrairie Cedar Rapids, IA
G 33 Anneke Schlueter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMax-Weber-Schule Ulm, Germany
F 44 Vanessa Markert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBrown County Mount Sterling, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm		 McKendree W 52–38 
Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm		 Missouri–Saint Louis W 78–65 
Renaissance Coliseum (512)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Detroit W 75–67  1–0
 Calihan Hall (255)
Detroit, MI
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 53–66  1–1
 Stroh Center (1,506)
Bowling Green, OH
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 17 Oklahoma L 46–79  1–2
 Renaissance Coliseum (778)
Peoria, IL
11/24/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Western Michigan L 59–72  1–3
 Renaissance Coliseum (1,504)
Peoria, IL
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Eureka W 87–47  2–3
 Renaissance Coliseum (609)
Peoria, IL
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Chicago State W 66–60  3–3
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (225)
Chicago, IL
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 UIC L 56–66  3–4
 Renaissance Coliseum (521)
Peoria, IL
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 68–60  4–4
 Renaissance Coliseum (412)
Peoria, IL
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Iowa L 53–60  4–5
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,051)
Iowa City, IA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois L 64–68  4–6
 Convocation Center (409)
DeKalb, IL
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Saint Louis L 58–75  4–7
 Chaifetz Arena (1,513)
St. Louis, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/03/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola-Chicago L 54–67  4–8 (0–1)
 Renaissance Coliseum (572)
Peoria, IL
01/08/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 49–75  4–9 (0–2)
 SIU Arena (593)
Carbondale, IL
01/10/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Evansville L 46–62  4–10 (0–3)
 Ford Center (429)
Evansville, IN
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 44–55  4–11 (0–4)
 Renaissance Coliseum (491)
Peoria, IL
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wichita State W 50–44  5–11 (1–4)
 Renaissance Coliseum (768)
Peoria, IL
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State L 49–54  5–12 (1–5)
 Redbird Arena (1,142)
Normal, IL
01/24/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Indiana State L 37–59  5–13 (1–6)
 Hulman Center (1,650)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Drake L 64–76  5–14 (1–7)
 Renaissance Coliseum (591)
Peoria, IL
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa L 47–55  5–15 (1–8)
 Renaissance Coliseum (1,015)
Peoria, IL
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Evansville W 66–52  6–15 (2–8)
 Renaissance Coliseum (471)
Peoria, IL
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 51–65  6–16 (2–9)
 Renaissance Coliseum (676)
Peoria, IL
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wichita State W 55–50  7–16 (3–9)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,373)
Wichita, KS
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 56–59  7–17 (3–10)
 JQH Arena (3,427)
Springfield, MO
02/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Indiana State L 59–68  7–18 (3–11)
 Renaissance Coliseum (698)
Peoria, IL
02/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 52–38  8–18 (4–11)
 Renaissance Coliseum (717)
Peoria, IL
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 41–65  8–19 (4–12)
 McLeod Center (1,505)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 45–78  8–20 (4–13)
 Knapp Center (2,433)
Des Moines, IA
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola-Chicago L 63–69  8–21 (4–14)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Wichita State
First Round		 W 56–51  9–21
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals		 L 45–46  9–22
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.pjstar.com/article/20160314/SPORTS/160319654
  2. http://www.bradleybraves.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3400&SPID=1499&SPSID=19342
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