2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Carolyn Kieger, are members of the Big East Conference. The Golden Eagles play their home games at the Al McGuire Center. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
FIU Turkey Slam Champions
ConferenceBig East
2015–16 record14–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ginny Boggess
  • Scott Merritt
  • Vernette Skeete
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 DePaul*162 .889  279  .750
Seton Hall126 .667  239  .719
Villanova126 .667  2012  .625
St. John's117 .611  2310  .697
Georgetown99 .500  1614  .533
Marquette99 .500  1416  .467
Xavier810 .444  1713  .567
Creighton810 .444  1718  .486
Butler414 .222  1021  .323
Providence117 .056  524  .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Danielle King 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrBloom Township Chicago, IL
G 3 McKayla Yentz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 5 Natisha Hiedeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGreen Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI
F 10 Sandra Dahling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNone Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Allazia Blockton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDominican Milwaukee, WI
F 12 Erika Davenport 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrClarkston Clarkston, MI
G 13 Olivia Moskari 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNone Helsinki, Finland
G 15 Amani Wilborn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRiverside University Milwaukee, WI
F 22 Ines Mata 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNone Madrid, Spain
C 31 Shantelle Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt. Roch Toronto, ON
G 32 Chesley Gibson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGulf Coast State College Pensacola, FL
Head coach

Carolyn Kieger (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Ginny Boggess (Wingate)
Scott Merritt (Marquette)
Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State)


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
11/08/2015*
3:30 pm
Southwest Baptist W 70–68 
Al McGuire Center (958)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 55–75  0–1
Kress Events Center (3,323)
Green Bay, WI
11/16/2015*
12:00 pm
IUPUI L 55–60  0–2
Al McGuire Center (3,757)
Milwaukee, WI
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 78–83  0–3
BB&T Arena (654)
Highland Heights, KY
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 69–97  0–4
DakotaDome (1,537)
Vermillion, SD
11/27/2015*
11:00 am
at FIU
FIU Turkey Slam semifinals
W 95–83  1–4
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
11/29/2015*
11:00 am
vs. Richmond
FIU Turkey Slam championship
W 98–80  2–4
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 Oregon State L 58–65  2–5
Al McGuire Center (1,208)
Milwaukee, WI
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, TWCSC
Wisconsin W 77–61  3–5
Al McGuire Center (2,043)
Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, TWCSC
Auburn W 70–69 OT 4–5
Al McGuire Center (1,275)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
at No. 21 Arizona State L 80–90  4–6
Wells Fargo Arena (1,439)
Tempe, AZ
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 101–81  5–6
Klotsche Center (1,322)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 25 DePaul L 86–91  5–7 (0–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,206)
Chicago, IL
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 68–99  5–8 (0–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (842)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 77–81 OT 5–9 (0–3)
Carnesecca Arena (448)
Queens, NY
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova L 75–82  5–10 (0–4)
Al McGuire Center (1,257)
Milwaukee, WI
01/10/2016
12:00 pm, FS2
Georgetown W 87–72  6–10 (1–4)
Al McGuire Center (920)
Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 66–71  6–11 (1–5)
Cintas Center (1,015)
Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 80–64  7–11 (2–5)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (344)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, FS1
Providence W 105–75  8–11 (3–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,135)
Milwaukee, WI
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton W 79–72  9–11 (4–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,117)
Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's W 67–64  10–11 (5–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,131)
Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 89–82  11–11 (6–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,527)
Milwaukee, WI
02/05/2016
6:05 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 72–75  11–12 (6–6)
McDonough Gymnasium (466)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 60–81  11–13 (6–7)
The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
Butler W 76–69  12–13 (7–7)
Al McGuire Center (1,231)
Milwaukee, WI
02/14/2016
1:30 pm, FS2
Xavier W 74–69  13–13 (8–7)
Al McGuire Center (1,769)
Milwaukee, WI
02/19/2016
7:05 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 81–83  13–14 (8–8)
D. J. Sokol Arena (964)
Omaha, NE
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 92–85  14–14 (9–8)
Alumni Hall (317)
Providence, RI
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, BEDN
No. 19 DePaul L 65–98  14–15 (9–9)
Al McGuire Center (2,039)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
2:30 pm, FS2
vs. Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
L 86–93  14–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,884)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

References

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