2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals.

2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record27–7 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Katherine Graham
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP16–2 .889  29–5  .853
WKU15–3 .833  27–7  .794
Middle Tennessee †15–3 .833  24–9  .727
Charlotte12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Old Dominion10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Marshall9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  14–16  .467
UAB7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Southern Miss7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Rice7–11 .389  9–22  .290
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  14–16  .467
UTSA6–12 .333  10–19  .345
North Texas5–13 .278  11–19  .367
FIU2–16 .111  5–26  .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBenson HS Omaha, NE
F 1 Kayla Styles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrduPont Manual HS
Spalding		 Louisville, KY
F 2 Taylor Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEastside HS Paterson, NJ
G 3 Sidnee Bopp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMarmaduke HS Marmaduke, AR
G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrGreen County HS Greensburg, KY
F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLowndes HS Lake Park, GA
G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrPerry County Central HS Hazard, KY
G 20 Ima Akpan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrHamilton Christian Academy
Kilgore College		 Calabar, Nigeria
F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLaRue County HS Hodgenville. KY
G 24 Jaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoJackson County HS
Kentucky		 Gainesboro, TN
G/F 32 Kayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrFayette County HS Fayetteville, GA
F 33 Jalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrJefferson HS Jeffersonville, IN
Head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Collins (Louisville)
Melissa Kolbe (Wittenberg)
Katherine Graham (LSU)

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
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 Ouachita Baptist W 108–43  –
 E. A. Diddle Arena (829)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 60–74  0–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (987)
Muncie, IN
11/21/2015*
2:30 pm, FCS/WKYU		 No. 16 Louisville W 71–69  1–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176)
Bowling Green, KY
11/24/2015*
9:00 pm		 vs. George Mason
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals		 W 84–58  2–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,299)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/2015*
9:00 pm		 at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout championship		 W 62–58  3–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,510)
Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Ole Miss L 53–59  3–2
 Tad Smith Coliseum (906)
Oxford, MS
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 Austin Peay W 88–69  4–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (609)
Bowling Green, KY
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Texas–Arlington W 73–64  5–2
 College Park Center (1,024)
Arlington, TX
12/16/2015*
5:30 pm		 Eastern Kentucky
BB&T Classic		 W 76–60  6–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217)
Bowling Green, KY
12/18/2015*
5:30 pm		 at College of Charleston W 78–44  7–2
 TD Arena (125)
Charleston, SC
12/21/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 64–56  8–2
 Allen Arena (215)
Nashville, TN
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 Belmont W 80–65  9–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,477)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Marshall W 81–52  10–2 (1–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,413)
Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 at FIU W 71–69  11–2 (2–0)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL
01/09/2016
2:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic W 81–62  12–2 (3–0)
 FAU Arena (469)
Boca Raton, FL
01/14/2016
7:00 pm		 Rice W 52–49  13–2 (4–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (937)
Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2016
2:00 pm		 North Texas W 65–53  14–2 (5–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,191)
Bowling Green, KY
01/21/2016
11:00 am, FCS/WKYU		 Old Dominion W 68–51  15–2 (6–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,814)
Bowling Green, KY
01/23/2016
2:00 pm		 Charlotte W 77–66  16–2 (7–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (817)
Bowling Green, KY
01/28/2016
7:00 pm		 at UAB W 63–49  17–2 (8–0)
 Bartow Arena (521)
Birmingham, AL
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, FSN		 at Middle Tennessee L 75–83  17–3 (8–1)
 Murphy Center (5,125)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2016
7:00 pm		 UTSA W 72–65  18–3 (9–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,076)
Bowling Green, KY
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 UTEP L 78–85  18–4 (9–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,107)
Bowling Green, KY
02/14/2016
12:00 pm, ASN		 at Marshall W 80–76  19–4 (10–2)
 Cam Henderson Center (472)
Huntington, WV
02/18/2016
6:00 pm		 at Old Dominion W 85–74 OT 20–4 (11–2)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,606)
Norfolk, VA
02/20/2016
6:00 pm		 at Charlotte L 72–81  20–5 (11–3)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,423)
Charlotte, NC
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, FSN		 Middle Tennessee W 62–51  21–5 (12–3)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423)
Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 UAB W 64–55  22–5 (13–3)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,851)
Bowling Green, KY
03/03/2016
6:00 pm		 at Southern Miss W 54–53  23–5 (14–3)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,382)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2016
7:00 pm		 at Louisiana Tech W 69–58  24–5 (15–3)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,905)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
7:30 pm, ASN		 vs. Marshall
Quarterfinals		 L 63–66  24–6
 Bartow Arena (499)
Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 Dayton
First Round		 W 89–72  25–6
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,066)
Bowling Green, KY
03/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 Tennessee–Martin
Second Round		 W 64–57  26–6
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,372)
Bowling Green, KY
03/25/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Saint Louis
Third Round		 W 78–76 OT 27–6
 Chaifetz Arena (1,754)
St. Louis, MO
03/27/2016*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota
Quarterfinals		 L 54–68  27–7
 DakotaDome (2,749)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References
  1. http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html
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