2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by tenth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 14–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho State. As champs of the Big Sky Conference who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Utah in the first round.

2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record21–10 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tricia Binford (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWorthington Arena
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State14–4 .778  21–10  .677
Idaho †13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Eastern Washington13–5 .722  20–12  .625
North Dakota13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Montana12–6 .667  20–11  .645
Weber State11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Sacramento State10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Idaho State8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Colorado8–10 .444  13–16  .448
Northern Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Southern Utah2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Portland State2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

John Stockton, the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, joined as an assistant coach to replace Kellee Barney.[1] Barney left the program to pursue a career in business, and Stockton had previously coached four of the players on the MSU women's team during Amateur Athletic Union leagues.[1]

Roster
2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Peyton Ferris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrTwin Bridges HS Twin Bridges, Montana
F 3 Annika Lai 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFairview HS Boulder, Colorado
G 10 Margreet Barhoum 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrMeadowdale HS Edmonds, Washington
G 11 Lindsay Stockton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrGonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington
G 12 Delany Junkermier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMead HS Spokane, Washington
F 13 Ashton Siegner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrWest Albany HS Albany, Oregon
G 14 Michelle Seitz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNezperce HS
Walla Walla CC		 Nezperce, Idaho
F 15 Riley Nordgaard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrCanby HS
Augustana College		 Canby, Minnesota
F 22 Alexa Dawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBozeman HS Bozeman, Montana
G 23 Hannah Caudill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington
G 24 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBig Sky HS Missoula, Montana
G 30 Rebekah Hatchard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWindsor Gardens Vocational College
Seward CC		 Adelaide, Australia
F 33 Amy Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBozeman HS Bozeman, Montana
F 34 Jasmine Hommes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLynden Christian Lynden, Washington
C 44 Haley Blodgett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrGolden HS Golden, Colorado
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
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 Montana Tech W 79–51 
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, Montana
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm		 at Seattle W 80–51  1–0
 KeyArena 
Seattle, Washington
11/15/2015*
3:00 pm		 at Nevada W 66–53  2–0
 Lawlor Events Center (897)
Reno, Nevada
11/20/2015*
5:30 pm		 Portland W 86–57  3–0
 Worthington Arena (1,192)
Bozeman, Montana
11/24/2015*
8:00 pm		 San Diego L 49–62  3–1
 Worthington Arena (709)
Bozeman, Montana
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm		 vs. Evansville
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 W 81–55  4–1
 Mott Athletic Center (105)
San Luis Obispo, California
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Cal Poly
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 L 57–66  4–2
 Mott Athletic Center (1,348)
San Luis Obispo, California
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 Cal State Fullerton W 89–66  5–2
 Worthington Arena (1,068)
Bozeman, Montana
12/06/2015*
3:00 pm		 at Gonzaga L 52–65  5–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm		 Montana–Western W 74–36  6–3
 Worthington Arena (984)
Bozeman, Montana
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Wyoming L 69–75 OT 6–4
 Arena-Auditorium (2,521)
Laramie, Wyoming
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 Carroll (MT) W 74–34  7–4
 Worthington Arena (1,352)
Bozeman, Montana
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
2:00 pm		 Southern Utah W 86–59  8–4 (1–0)
 Worthington Arena (1,223)
Bozeman, Montana
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Northern Arizona W 86–77 OT 9–4 (2–0)
 Worthington Arena (1,238)
Bozeman, Montana
01/07/2016
8:00 pm		 at Sacramento State W 80–79  10–4 (3–0)
 Hornets Nest (315)
Sacramento, California
01/09/2016
3:00 pm		 at Portland State W 106–59  11–4 (4–0)
 Peter Stott Center (260)
Portland, Oregon
01/14/2016
7:00 pm		 North Dakota W 69–61  12–4 (5–0)
 Worthington Arena (1,284)
Bozeman, Montana
01/16/2016
2:00 pm		 Northern Colorado W 66–58  13–4 (6–0)
 Worthington Arena (1,493)
Bozeman, Montana
01/21/2016
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 69–81  13–5 (6–1)
 Reese Court (885)
Cheney, Washington
01/23/2016
3:00 pm		 at Idaho W 62–59  14–5 (7–1)
 Cowan Spectrum (874)
Moscow, Idaho
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Montana W 61–52  15–5 (8–1)
 Worthington Arena (3,526)
Bozeman, Montana
02/04/2016
7:00 pm		 Portland State W 74–64  16–5 (9–1)
 Worthington Arena (1,221)
Bozeman, Montana
02/06/2016
2:00 pm		 Sacramento State W 116–99  17–5 (10–1)
 Worthington Arena (1,678)
Bozeman, Montana
02/11/2016
7:00 pm		 at Northern Arizona W 83–72  18–5 (11–1)
 Walkup Skydome (503)
Flagstaff, Arizona
02/13/2015
7:00 pm		 at Southern Utah W 87–66  19–5 (12–1)
 Centrum Arena (1,211)
Cedar City, Utah
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 at Montana L 66–70  19–6 (12–2)
 Dahlberg Arena (4,249)
Missoula, Montana
02/25/2016
8:00 pm		 Weber State W 92–71  20–6 (13–2)
 Worthington Arena (1,452)
Bozeman, Montana
02/27/2016
8:00 pm		 Idaho State W 82–80 OT 21–6 (14–2)
 Worthington Arena (2,139)
Bozeman, Montana
03/02/2016
7:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado L 73–80  21–7 (14–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (890)
Greeley, Colorado
03/04/2016
1:00 pm		 at North Dakota L 76–77  21–8 (14–4)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,671)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
1:05 pm		 vs. Idaho State
Quarterfinals		 L 50–52  21–9
 Reno Events Center (1,104)
Reno, Nevada
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Utah
First Round		 L 61–95  21–10
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,239)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

References
  1. Schulz, Tom. "NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton Joins Montana State Women's Basketball Staff". MSUbobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. http://www.msubobcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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