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 record1813 (99 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 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .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
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Final
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

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