2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
MVC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record24–11 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Adam DeJoode
  • Tiffany Coppage
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833  2411  .686
Missouri State144 .778  2410  .706
Drake144 .778  2310  .697
Southern Illinois126 .667  2013  .606
Loyola-Chicago108 .556  1416  .467
Indiana State99 .500  1317  .433
Illinois State612 .333  822  .267
Wichita State513 .278  822  .267
Bradley414 .222  922  .290
Evansville117 .056  328  .097
2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Mariah Criswell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWinterset Van Meter, IA
G 2 Madison Weekley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBenton Community Atkins, IA
G 4 Lauren Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
F 5 Amber Sorenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrCaledonia Caledonia, MN
G 10 Ellie Herzberg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoManson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
G 11 Angie Davison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMaple Grove Maple Grove, MN
G 13 Sharnae Lamar 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS SrDes Moines East Des Moines, IA
G 14 Stephanie Davison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrMaple Grove Maple Grove, MN
F 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDes Moines East West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Hannah Schonhardt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrHoly Family Catholic Waconia, MN
G 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 24 Mikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrIowa City West Coralville, IA
F 32 Heidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMediapolis Burlington, IA
F 34 Taylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBlooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
F 42 Jen Keitel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrCentral Community DeWitt, IA
F 44 Alyssa Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrEstherville Lincoln Central Estherville, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Sioux Falls W 82–66 
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rockhurst W 58–39  1–0
McLeod Center (1,318)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota W 64–43  2–0
McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa L 65–80  2–1
McLeod Center (2,384)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/26/2015*
8:00 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 61–58  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
8:00 pm
vs. Seton Hall
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 49–57  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa State L 75–84  3–3
McLeod Center (2,095)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at North Dakota L 59–64  3–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012)
Grand Forks, ND
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 86–89 2OT 3–5
Frost Arena (1,547)
Brookings, SD
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Akron W 59–51  4–5
iWireless Center (634)
Moline, IL
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa W 75–59  5–5
McLeod Center (1,341)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2015*
6:05 pm
at Creighton L 61–69  5–6
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228)
Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
01/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 62–51  6–6 (1–0)
McLeod Center (1,107)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 60–65  6–7 (1–1)
McLeod Center (1,282)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State W 55–44  7–7 (2–1)
Charles Koch Arena (2,356)
Wichita, KS
01/10/2016
2:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 65–60  8–7 (3–1)
JQH Arena (2,846)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 65–51  9–7 (4–1)
McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 53–42  10–7 (5–1)
McLeod Center (1,278)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 79–73  11–7 (5–2)
Knapp Center (2,853)
Des Moines, IA
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola-Chicago L 60–64  11–8 (6–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426)
Des Moines, IA
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 55–47  12–8 (7–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (1,015)
Peoria, IL
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 75–78 OT 12–9 (7–3)
McLeod Center (1,370)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 69–48  13–9 (8–3)
McLeod Center (1,226)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2016
6:05 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 61–45  14–9 (9–3)
Hulman Center (1,381)
Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 61–35  15–9 (10–3)
Redbird Arena (362)
Normal, IL
02/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 85–74  16–9 (11–3)
McLeod Center (2,102)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 65–41  17–9 (12–3)
McLeod Center (1,505)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola-Chicago W 63–52  18–9 (13–3)
McLeod Center (1,942)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/03/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 73–64  19–9 (14–3)
SIU Arena (594)
Carbondale, IL
03/05/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 61–48  20–9 (15–3)
Ford Center (451)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/11/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 46–45  21–9
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/12/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 67–43  22–9
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri State
Championship Game
L 58–71  22–10
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Nebraska
First Round
W 64–62  23–10
Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942)
Lincoln, NE
03/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Drake
Second Round
W 64–58  24–10
McLeod Center (1,140)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/24/2016*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota
Third Round
L 50–51  24–11
DakotaDome (2,433)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

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