2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to San Diego in the first round.

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
Lone Star Showcase Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record1817 (414 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan 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

Roster

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Tessa Haldes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 3 Ashley Deary 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
G 5 Jordan Hankins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Nia Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHopkins Minneapolis, MN
F 11 Lauren Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBriarcrest Christian Collierville, TN
G 12 Lydia Rohde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBrookfield Central Brookfield, WI
G 13 Nof Kedem 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrOstrovski Olesh, Israel
F 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRabun Gap-Nacoochee School Abuja, Nigeria
G 24 Christen Inman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSeven Lakes Katy, TX
G 25 Maggie Lyon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrNew Trier Wilmette, IL
F/C 30 Allie Tuttle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrPanther Creek Cary, NC
F 32 Christen Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrThe Lovett School Powder Springs, GA
C 33 Oceana Hamilton (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSt. Edmund Campion
Alabama
Mississauga, ON
F 34 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 35 Maya Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWhitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
Head coach

Joe McKeown (Mercer)

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Dixon (College of Wooster)
Carrie Banks (Detroit)
Shauna Green (Canisius)


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
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 19 Seton Hill W 103–44 
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
6:00 pm
No. 19 Howard W 89–49  1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (623)
Evanston, IL
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 20 Idaho State W 72–36  2–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (420)
Evanston, IL
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 20 Western Michigan W 86–62  3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (652)
Evanston, IL
11/26/2015*
5:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Eastern Washington
Lone Star Showcase
W 74–70  4–0
Cedar Park Center 
Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm
No. 19 vs. Creighton
Lone Star Showcase
W 75–52  5–0
Cedar Park Center (687)
Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015*
7:30 pm
No. 19 vs. East Carolina
Lone Star Showcase
W 78–75  6–0
Cedar Park Center (379)
Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 at North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 85–72  7–0
Carmichael Auditorium (1,664)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 15 Milwaukee W 69–44  8–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (812)
Evanston, IL
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 12 at Loyola–Chicago W 81–72  9–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (411)
Chicago, IL
12/15/2015*
11:00 am
No. 12 Alcorn State W 91–47  10–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,246)
Evanston, IL
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm
No. 12 No. 16 DePaul L 64–77  10–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,744)
Evanston, IL
12/22/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 15 UMKC W 80–38  11–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (625)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm
No. 14 at Penn State L 72–79  11–2 (0–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,956)
University Park, PA
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Nebraska W 85–62  12–2 (1–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,249)
Evanston, IL
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
No. 16 Purdue L 71–85  12–3 (1–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (714)
Evanston, IL
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at No. 23 Michigan State L 51–74  12–4 (1–3)
Breslin Center (6,272)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 Ohio State W 86–82  13–4 (2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (852)
Evanston, IL
01/17/2016
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 8 Maryland L 62–80  13–5 (2–4)
Xfinity Center (6,037)
College Park, MD
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at Minnesota L 92–95  13–6 (2–5)
Williams Arena (2,549)
Minneapolis, MN
01/24/2016
4:00 pm, BTN
Indiana L 84–91  13–7 (2–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,642)
Evanston, IL
01/28/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Ohio State L 73–76  13–8 (2–7)
Value City Arena (4,606)
Columbus, OH
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
Iowa L 64–79  13–9 (2–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,016)
Evanston, IL
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
Illinois W 69–59  14–9 (3–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,331)
Evanston, IL
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 106–112 2OT 14–10 (3–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223)
Evanston, IL
02/10/2016
6:00 pm
at Rutgers L 59–61  14–11 (3–10)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,177)
Piscataway, NJ
02/14/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Maryland L 70–79  14–12 (3–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,792)
Evanston, IL
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
Penn State L 54–73  14–13 (3–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (796)
Evanston, IL
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 71–53  15–13 (4–12)
Kohl Center (3,942)
Madison, WI
02/23/2016
5:30 pm, BTN
Michigan L 65–70  15–14 (4–13)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,140)
Evanston, IL
02/28/2016
3:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 67–76  15–15 (4–14)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,596)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
12:30 pm, BTN
vs. Wisconsin
First Round
W 76–72 OT 16–15
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2016
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Minnesota
Second Round
W 84–74  17–15
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 79–73  18–15
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
vs. No. 5 Maryland
Semifinals
L 62–83  18–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
San Diego
First Round
L 65–69  18–17
Welsh-Ryan Arena (416)
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 19 20 19 15 12 12 15 14 16 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 24 22 19 16 14 13 15 15 17 24 20 RV 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 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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