2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 14th year head coach Connie Yori, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Rutgers. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.

2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record18–13 (9–9 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Britney Brown
  • Ashley Ford
  • Amy Stephens
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland†16–2 .889  31–4  .886
No. 9 Ohio State15–3 .833  26–8  .765
No. 16 Michigan State13–5 .722  25–9  .735
Indiana12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Minnesota11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Purdue10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Michigan9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Nebraska9–9 .500  18–13  .581
Iowa8–10 .444  19–14  .576
Rutgers8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Penn State6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Northwestern4–14 .222  18–17  .514
Wisconsin3–15 .167  7–22  .241
Illinois2–16 .111  9–21  .300
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On April 5, 2016, Connie Yori resigns following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.[1] She finished at Nebraska with a 14-year record of 280–166.

Roster
2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Kyndal Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrDrake
Webb City		 Webb City, MO
G 5 Natalie Romeo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCarondelet Martinez, CA
G 11 Esther Ramacieri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDawson College
Felix Leclerc		 Repentigny, QE, CAN
G 12 Emily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoSalina Central Salina, KS
F 22 Allie Havers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrMattawan Paw Paw, MI
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrPius X Lincoln, NE
F 31 Anya Kalenta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrVincennes/Broward College
General Secondary #21		 Minsk, Belarus
F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrFremont Fremont, NE
G 33 Rachel Theriot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMidpark Middleburg Heights, OH
G 34 Jasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBriarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Rachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLeavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Darrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSkyline Oakland, CA
F 52 Alicia Ostrander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGordon-Rushville Gordon, NE
Head coach

Connie Yori (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Britney Brown (Oklahoma)
Ashley Ford (Nebraska)
Amy Stephens(Nebraska)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
08/04/2015*
5:00 am		 at Frankston Lady Blues L 72–81 
Frankston Basketball Centre 
Frankston, Australia
08/05/2015*
3:30 am		 at Dandenong Rangers L 41–72 
Dandenong Stadium 
Melbourne, Australia
08/06/2015*
4:30 am		 at Cairns Dolphins L 73–79 
Cairns Basketball Stadium 
Cairns, Australia
08/10/2015*
 at Sydney Heat W 76–56 
 
Sydney, Australia
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm		 Nebraska–Kearney W 92–54 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,900)
Lincoln, NE
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm		 Winona State W 96–66 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,926)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
11:30 am		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 96–46  1–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,953)
Lincoln, NE
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm		 North Florida W 91–46  2–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,475)
Lincoln, NE
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm		 North Carolina Central W 88–47  3–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,984)
Lincoln, NE
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southern W 89–38  4–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,748)
Lincoln, NE
11/28/2015*
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 46–88  4–1
 XL Center (10,113)
Hartford, CT
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 NC State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 88–67  5–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,151)
Lincoln, NE
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 Creighton W 65–63  6–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056)
Lincoln, NE
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm		 Evansville W 85–40  7–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,614)
Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 22 California L 80–87 OT 7–2
 Haas Pavilion (4,406)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm		 Northern Arizona W 90–67  8–2
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,775)
Lincoln, NE
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 Arkansas State W 79–71  9–2
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,991)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm		 Iowa L 68–74  9–3 (0–1)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,329)
Lincoln, NE
01/03/2016
1:30 pm, BTN		 at No. 14 Northwestern L 62–85  9–4 (0–2)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,249)
Evanston, IL
01/07/2016
6:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 8 Maryland L 50–89  9–5 (0–3)
 Xfinity Center (4,112)
College Park, MD
01/10/2016
2:00 pm		 Illinois W 73–57  10–5 (1–3)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,222)
Lincoln, NE
01/13/2016
6:00 pm		 at Penn State W 83–78  11–5 (2–3)
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,745)
University Park, PA
01/16/2016
5:30 pm, BTN		 Rutgers W 65–54  12–5 (3–3)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,622)
Lincoln, NE
01/20/2016
6:00 pm		 at Purdue W 62–61  13–5 (4–3)
 Mackey Arena (6,041)
West Lafayette, IN
01/24/2016
1:00 pm		 at Michigan W 93–81  14–5 (5–3)
 Crisler Center (3,082)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 Wisconsin W 75–62  15–5 (6–3)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,349)
Lincoln, NE
01/30/2016
1:00 pm		 at Rutgers L 56–66  15–6 (6–4)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,815)
Piscataway, NJ
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, BTN		 Penn State W 87–69  16–6 (7–4)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,486)
Lincoln, NE
02/07/2016
1:00 pm		 at Indiana L 47–59  16–7 (7–5)
 Assembly Hall (3,370)
Bloomington, IN
02/11/2016
7:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 73–110  16–8 (7–6)
 Williams Arena (3,945)
Minneapolis, MN
02/14/2016
3:00 pm, BTN		 No. 17 Michigan State W 73–66  17–8 (8–6)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,338)
Lincoln, NE
02/18/2016
5:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 5 Ohio State L 70–96  17–9 (8–7)
 Value City Arena (5,243)
Columbus, OH
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, BTN		 Purdue L 50–68  17–10 (8–8)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671)
Lincoln, NE
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 Indiana L 68–79  17–11 (8–9)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,376)
Lincoln, NE
02/28/2016
3:00 pm, BTN		 Northwestern W 76–67  18–11 (9–9)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,596)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
5:30 pm, BTN		 vs. Rutgers
Second Round		 L 63–66  18–12
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 Northern Iowa
First Round		 L 62–64  18–13
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942)
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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AP NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Women's basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players". usnews.com/. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. "2015-16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball Schedule". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics.
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