2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fourth year head coach Travis Brewster and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated New Mexico in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Weber State.

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record19–14 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Travis Brewster (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobson
  • Mallory Youngblut
  • Jackie Voigt
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
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

Roster
2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Leah Szabla 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrProvidence Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
F 2 Mia Loyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrDeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, MN
G 3 Katie Klapprodt 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS JrStevens HS Rapid City, SD
G 4 Jill Morton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrEdina HS Edina, MN
F 5 Samantha Roscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNewman College Perth, Western Australia
G 10 Makailah Dyer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrEast HS
Wisconsin		 Madison, WI
G 11 Grace Sawatzke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMonticello HS Monticello, MN
G 12 Kanani Asuncion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCentury HS Rochester, MN
G 15 Kelsey Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrPlatte City HS
Johnson County CC		 Platte City, MO
G 21 Ellie Ripplinger 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SoRed River HS Grand Forks, ND
G 22 Sydney Boike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCrookston HS Crookston, MN
C 23 Emily Evers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrRed River HS Grand Forks, ND
G 24 Bailey Strand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoKennedy Secondary Fergus Falls, MN
C 30 Stephanie Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) JrMountain View HS
Central Wyoming College		 Mountain View, WY
G 32 Kaila Burroughs (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSt. Cloud Tech
Denver		 St. Cloud, MN
F 34 Lexi Klabo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDavies HS Fargo, ND
F 35 Fallyn Freije 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLakota-Edmore HS Edmore, ND
F 45 Jordan Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrAnoka HS Anoka, MN
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
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm		 Mayville State W 80–69 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,519)
Grand Forks, ND
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm		 Minnesota–Crookston W 72–47 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,493)
Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Iowa
Hawkeye Challenge		 L 61–83  0–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,358)
Iowa City, IA
11/14/2015*
3:30 pm		 vs. Tennessee–Martin
Hawkeye Challenge		 L 58–84  0–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (125)
Iowa City, IA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, FSNOR+/FCSC		 Nebraska–Omaha W 67–52  1–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,456)
Grand Forks, ND
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 63–73  1–3
 Knapp Center (2,064)
Des Moines, IA
11/25/2015*
7:30 pm		 at San Francisco L 57–74  1–4
 War Memorial Gymnasium (301)
San Francisco, CA
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm		 at Oregon L 51–77  1–5
 Matthew Knight Arena (1,141)
Eugene, OR
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Northern Iowa W 64–59  2–5
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012)
Grand Forks, ND
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Western Illinois W 78–67  3–5
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,385)
Grand Forks, ND
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC		 North Dakota State W 71–54  4–5
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,564)
Grand Forks, ND
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 South Dakota L 70–73  4–6
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532)
Grand Forks, ND
12/23/2015*
3:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 47–57  4–7
 Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
4:00 pm		 at Idaho L 65–92  4–8
(0–1)		 Cowan Spectrum (346)
Moscow, ID
01/02/2016
4:00 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 57–60  4–9
(0–2)		 Reese Court (186)
Cheney, WA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC		 Weber State L 56–62  4–10
(0–3)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,304)
Grand Forks, ND
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Idaho State W 45–42  5–10
(1–3)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389)
Grand Forks, ND
01/14/2016
8:00 pm		 at Montana State L 61–69  5–11
(1–4)		 Worthington Arena (1,284)
Bozeman, MT
01/16/2016
3:00 pm		 at Montana W 61–59  6–11
(2–4)		 Dahlberg Arena (2,985)
Missoula, MT
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC		 Northern Arizona W 63–58  7–11
(3–4)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,418)
Grand Forks, ND
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Southern Utah W 68–56  8–11
(4–4)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,077)
Grand Forks, ND
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC		 Northern Colorado W 54–51  9–11
(5–4)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,806)
Grand Forks, ND
02/04/2016
8:00 pm		 at Idaho State W 60–57  10–11
(6–4)		 Reed Gym (800)
Pocatello, ID
02/06/2016
3:00 pm		 at Weber State W 85–78 OT 11–11
(7–4)		 Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC		 Eastern Washington W 72–69  12–11
(8–4)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,451)
Grand Forks, ND
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Idaho L 59–65  12–12
(8–5)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,526)
Grand Forks, ND
02/20/2016
3:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado W 59–58  13–12
(9–5)		 Bank of Colorado Arena (740)
Greeley, CO
02/25/2016
9:00 pm		 at Portland State W 75–62  14–12
(10–5)		 Peter Stott Center (268)
Portland, OR
02/27/2016
4:00 pm		 at Sacramento State W 86–79  15–12
(11–5)		 Hornets Nest (429)
Sacramento, CA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC		 Montana W 73–61  16–12
(12–5)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,677)
Grand Forks, ND
03/04/2016
2:00 pm		 Montana State W 77–76  17–12
(13–5)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,671)
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Tournament
03/09/2016
4:35 pm		 vs. Montana
Quarterfinals		 W 65–62  18–12
 Reno Events Center (1,263)
Reno, NV
03/11/2016
2:05 pm		 vs. Idaho State
Semifinals		 L 54–69  18–13
 Reno Events Center (1,080)
Reno, NV
WBI
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 Grand Canyon
First Round		 W 57–51  19–13
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (645)
Grand Forks, ND
03/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 Weber State
Quarterfinals		 L 74–76  19–14
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (862)
Grand Forks, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6389&SPSID=58571
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