2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by eighth year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Idaho.

2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record18–15 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Seton Sobolewski (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Trujillo
  • Ryan Johnson
  • Andrea Videbeck
Home arenaReed Gym
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State144 .778  2110  .677
Idaho135 .722  2410  .706
Eastern Washington135 .722  2012  .625
North Dakota135 .722  1914  .576
Montana126 .667  2011  .645
Weber State117 .611  2312  .657
Sacramento State108 .556  1417  .452
Idaho State810 .444  1815  .545
Northern Colorado810 .444  1316  .448
Northern Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Southern Utah216 .111  525  .167
Portland State216 .111  426  .133
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Grace Kenyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoBainbridge HS Bainbridge Island, WA
G 3 Saylair Grandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWestview HS Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Juliet Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 10 Freya Newton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrFreyberg HS
Gillette College
Palmerston North, New Zealand
F 11 Sai Tapasa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCentral HS Monmouth, OR
G 12 Brook Blair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRangitoto College
Northeastern Junior College
Murrays Bay, New Zealand
F 14 Anna Policicchio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSt. Mary's College Sault Ste. Marie, ON
F 20 April Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBoulder HS Boulder, CO
G 21 Isabel Vara de Rey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCiudad de Los Adelantados Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
F 22 Lindsay Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoArlington HS Arlington, WA
G 25 Apiphany Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMarshall HS
State Fair CC
Chicago, IL
F 30 Megan Hochstein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID
F 32 Jenna Morch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrLebanon HS Lebanon, OR
G 33 Stephanie Somers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLynden HS Lynden, WA
F 34/23 Tressa Lyman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrEnterprise HS St. George, UT
G 44 Britanny Kochenderfer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHenley HS Klamath Falls, OR
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
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Western Oregon W 73–56 
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 82–56  1–0
Reed Gym (896)
Pocatello, ID
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at No. 20 Northwestern L 36–72  1–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (420)
Evanston, IL
11/21/2015*
10:00 am
at No. 23 Michigan State L 60–79  1–2
Breslin Center (4,984)
East Lansing, MI
11/24/2015*
5:30 pm
at Texas Tech L 64–79  1–3
United Supermarkets Arena (2,917)
Lubbock, TX
11/27/2015*
4:30 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 65–64  2–3
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
11/28/2015*
7:05 pm
at UTEP
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic championship
L 54–67  2–4
Don Haskins Center (859)
El Paso, TX
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
Seattle W 83–67  3–4
Reed Gym (871)
Pocatello, ID
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Utah State W 81–67  4–4
Reed Gym (924)
Pocatello, ID
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
at Boise State W 80–77  5–4
Taco Bell Arena (498)
Boise, ID
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Montana Tech W 82–55  6–4
Reed Gym (745)
Pocatello, ID
12/29/2015*
3:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 56–47  7–4
UCCU Center (209)
Orem, UT
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Weber State L 46–61  7–5 (0–1)
Reed Gym (1,005)
Pocatello, ID
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 47–48  7–6 (0–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (565)
Greeley, CO
01/09/2016
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 42–45  7–7 (0–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389)
Grand Forks, ND
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 59–68  7–8 (0–4)
Reed Gym (926)
Pocatello, ID
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
Portland State W 71–70  8–8 (1–4)
Reed Gym (941)
Pocatello, ID
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at Weber State W 58–57  9–8 (2–4)
Dee Events Center (948)
Ogden, UT
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 71–67  10–8 (3–4)
Centrum Arena (1,051)
Cedar City, UT
01/30/2016
6:30 pm
at Northern Arizona L 63–65  10–9 (3–5)
Walkup Skydome (421)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
North Dakota L 57–60  10–10 (3–6)
Reed Gym (800)
Pocatello, ID
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 59–61  10–11 (3–7)
Reed Gym (963)
Pocatello, ID
02/11/2016
1:00 pm
at Portland State W 64–42  11–11 (4–7)
Peter Stott Center (928)
Portland, OR
02/13/2016
3:05 pm
at Sacramento State L 62–83  11–12 (4–8)
Hornets Nest (284)
Sacramento, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 71–61  12–12 (5–8)
Reed Gym (826)
Pocatello, ID
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 64–47  13–12 (6–8)
Reed Gym (1,132)
Pocatello, ID
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Montana L 47–62  13–13 (6–9)
Dahlberg Arena (3,708)
Missoula, MT
02/27/2016
8:00 pm
at Montana State L 80–82  13–14 (6–10)
Worthington Arena (2,139)
Bozeman, MT
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 71–62  14–14 (7–10)
Reed Gym (998)
Pocatello, ID
03/04/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho W 69–68  15–14 (8–10)
Reed Gym (1,255)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
1:05 pm
vs. Northern Colorado
First Round
W 54–45  16–14
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
03/09/2016
1:05 pm
vs. Montana State
Quarterfinals
W 52–50  17–14
Reno Events Center (1,104)
Reno, NV
03/11/2016
1:05 pm
vs. North Dakota
Semifinals
W 69–54  18–14
Reno Events Center (1,080)
Reno, NV
03/12/2016
1:05 pm
vs. Idaho
Championship Game
L 55–67  18–15
Reno Events Center (1,090)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

References

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