2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by ninth year head coach Coquese Washington, play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Purdue.

2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record12–19 (6–12 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
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 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 1 Candice Agee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrSilverado Victorville, CA
G 2 Amari Carter  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 3 Brianna Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrFayette County
Connecticut
Newnan, GA
G 5 Sierra Moore  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrDelone Catholic
Duke
Hanover, PA
G 10 Keke Sevillian  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGoodrich Goodrich, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMarian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 12 Lindsey Spann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoGood Counsel Laurel, MD
F 15 Kaliyah Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrStephenson Stone Mountain, GA
F 23 Jaylen Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrArchbishop Williams Easton, MA
C 24 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrLafayette Lexington, KY
G/F 25 Peyton Whitted 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNorth Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
Head coach

Coquese Washington (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Itoro Coleman (Clemson)
Kia Damon (Millersville (PA))
Jocelyn Wyatt (Appalachian State)


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
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm
California (PA) W 84–58 
Bryce Jordan Center (2,687)
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 86–82 OT 1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (2,941)
University Park, PA
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Fordham W 75–59  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (3,024)
University Park, PA
11/18/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 4 Tennessee L 66–74  2–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,858)
Knoxville, TN
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 73–47  3–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,856)
University Park, PA
11/27/2015*
10:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
L 73–81  3–2
Matadome (586)
Northridge, CA
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. BYU
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game
L 51–63  3–3
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
12/03/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 59–64  3–4
Bryce Jordan Center (2,897)
University Park, PA
12/06/2015*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 24 South Florida L 79–101  3–5
USF Sun Dome (1,908)
Tampa, FL
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Youngstown State W 68–51  4–5
Bryce Jordan Center (2,627)
University Park, PA
12/12/2015*
1:30 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 60–70  4–6
Reilly Center (884)
Olean, NY
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 83–46  5–6
Bryce Jordan Center (3,081)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
2:00 pm
No. 14 Northwestern W 79–72  6–6 (1–0)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,956)
University Park, PA
01/03/2016
3:00 pm
at Minnesota L 85–98  6–7 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)
Minneapolis, MN
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
No. 23 Michigan State L 55–71  6–8 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,885)
University Park, PA
01/10/2016
4:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 62–82  6–9 (1–3)
Kohl Center (3,470)
Madison, WI
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Nebraska L 78–83  6–10 (1–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,745)
University Park, PA
01/17/2016
2:00 pm
Michigan L 87–91  6–11 (1–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,124)
University Park, PA
01/20/2016
8:00 pm
at Iowa W 82–69  7–11 (2–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,873)
Iowa City, IA
01/23/2016
3:00 pm
at Illinois W 65–56  8–11 (3–5)
State Farm Center (3,776)
Champaign, IL
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
No. 5 Maryland L 53–89  8–12 (3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,052)
University Park, PA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Purdue L 78–88 2OT 8–13 (3–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,769)
University Park, PA
02/02/2016
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 69–87  8–14 (3–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,486)
Lincoln, NE
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
Rutgers L 62–74  8–15 (3–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,677)
University Park, PA
02/11/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
at No. 17 Michigan State W 65–61  9–15 (4–9)
Breslin Center (5,588)
East Lansing, MI
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Ohio State L 63–77  9–16 (4–10)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
02/17/2016
8:00 pm
at Northwestern W 73–54  10–16 (5–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (796)
Evanston, IL
02/20/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 73–78  10–17 (5–11)
Crisler Center (2,920)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
Iowa W 81–68  11–17 (6–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,812)
University Park, PA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 55–76  11–18 (6–12)
Assembly Hall (5,246)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
4:00 pm, BTN
vs. Illinois
First Round
W 75–66  12–18
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2016
9:00 pm, BTN
vs. Purdue
Second Round
L 59–70  12–19
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

References

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