2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, and Jacqui Kalin served as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach.[1]

2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
Lady Rebel Round-Up Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record23–10 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833  2411  .686
Missouri State144 .778  2410  .706
Drake144 .778  2310  .697
Southern Illinois126 .667  2013  .606
Loyola-Chicago108 .556  1416  .467
Indiana State99 .500  1317  .433
Illinois State612 .333  822  .267
Wichita State513 .278  822  .267
Bradley414 .222  922  .290
Evansville117 .056  328  .097
2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

They played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Sacred Heart before losing to Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 3 Lizzy Wendell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBlue Springs Blue Springs, MO
C 5 Emma Donahue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNaperville Central Naperville, IL
G 15 Paige Greiner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoWilliamsburg Williamsburg, IA
G 20 Maddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJordan Jordan, MN
G 21 Sammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22 Caitlin Ingle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSoutheast Polk Runnells, IA
G 24 Nicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNorth Linn Walker, IA
G 34 Cortni Rush 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMason City
North Iowa Area
Mason City, IA
F/C 35 Becca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoTruman Independence, MO
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrEldon Eldon, MO
Head coach

Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa)
Jacqui Kalin (Northern Iowa)
Dominique Kelley (Nebraska)


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
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Grand View W 96–46 
Knapp Center (1,929)
Des Moines, IA
11/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Simpson W 94–61 
Knapp Center (1,947)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa State W 74–70  1–0
Knapp Center (4,251)
Des Moines, IA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 89–70  2–0
Kohl Center (2,974)
Madison, WI
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota W 73–63  3–0
Knapp Center (2,064)
Des Moines, IA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Creighton W 81–72  4–0
Knapp Center (2,462)
Des Moines, IA
11/28/2015*
4:30 pm
vs. Tulsa
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 91–80  5–0
Cox Pavilion (840)
Paradise, NV
11/29/2015*
4:30 pm
at UNLV
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
W 76–68  6–0
Cox Pavilion (774)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 87–92 OT 6–1
DakotaDome (1,484)
Vermillion, SD
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay L 61–86  6–2
Knapp Center (2,294)
Des Moines, IA
12/11/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
William Penn W 100–61  7–2
Knapp Center (4,711)
Des Moines, IA
12/19/2015*
4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois L 73–87  7–3
Convocation Center (1,290)
DeKalb, IL
12/22/2015*
5:00 pm
at Iowa L 76–89  7–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,430)
Iowa City, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/01/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 67–77  7–5 (0–1)
Knapp Center (2,024)
Des Moines, IA
01/03/2016
4:00 pm, MC22
Evansville W 94–52  8–5 (1–1)
Knapp Center (2,215)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 82–75  9–5 (2–1)
JQH Arena (3,225)
Springfield, MO
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State W 87–56  10–5 (3–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,559)
Wichita, KS
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 80–55  11–5 (4–1)
Knapp Center (2,153)
Des Moines, IA
01/17/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 76–41  12–5 (5–1)
Knapp Center (2,413)
Des Moines, IA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, MC22
Northern Iowa L 73–79  12–6 (5–2)
Knapp Center (2,853)
Des Moines, IA
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 76–64  13–6 (6–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (591)
Peoria, IL
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola-Chicago W 81–65  14–6 (7–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (417)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 81–59  15–6 (8–2)
Knapp Center (2,378)
Des Moines, IA
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 95–72  16–6 (9–2)
Knapp Center (2,465)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 98–58  17–6 (10–2)
Redbird Arena (613)
Normal, IL
02/14/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 53–68  17–7 (10–3)
Hulman Center (1,861)
Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 74–85  17–8 (10–4)
McLeod Center (2,012)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola-Chicago W 91–61  18–8 (11–4)
Knapp Center (2,834)
Des Moines, IA
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 78–45  19–8 (12–4)
Knapp Center (2,433)
Des Moines, IA
03/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 86–66  20–8 (13–4)
Ford Center (394)
Evansville, IL
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 71–64  21–8 (14–4)
SIU Arena (639)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville
Quarterfinals
W 89–53  22–8
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/12/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri State
Semifinals
L 61–65  22–9
iWireless Center (2,241)
Moline, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart
First Round
W 95–59  23–9
Knapp Center (806)
Des Moines, IA
03/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa
Second Round
L 58–64  23–10
McLeod Center (1,140)
Cedar Falls, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR RV NR NR NR 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 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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