2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head by JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Women's Tournament to Oral Roberts. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated Southern Illinois in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSummit League
2015–16 record16–16 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Seth Minter
  • Bailey Harmon
  • Sydney Crafton
Home arenaWestern Hall
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota151 .938  326  .842
South Dakota State133 .813  277  .794
IUPUI115 .688  2111  .656
Oral Roberts106 .625  1416  .467
Western Illinois88 .500  1616  .500
Omaha79 .438  1515  .500
IPFW313 .188  723  .233
Denver313 .188  525  .167
North Dakota State214 .125  722  .241
2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Ciara Marlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMonmouth-Roseville
Aurora
Roseville, IL
G 10 Mallory Boyle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNorth Mahaska New Sharon, IA
G 12 Morgan Blumer (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMilton
Florida Gulf Coast
Milton, WI
G 14 Michelle Maher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMaine South Park Ridge, IL
G 15 Emily Clemens 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoMuscatine Muscatine, IA
F 21 Jasmine Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWestside
Grossmont College
Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Michelle Farrow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoWaukesha West Waukesha, WI
G 23 Taylor McClintock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoIllini Bluffs
Mercer
Glasford, IL
G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGermantown Germantown, WI
G 25 Liz Skotowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, IA
F 32 Paige Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOswego Oswego, IL
F 34 Olivia Braun (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSt. Catherine's
Toledo
Racine, WI
F 44 Sophie Reichelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHoly Names Academy Mill Creek, WA
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
10/30/2015*
7:00 pm
William Woods W 80–41 
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Truman State W 63–41 
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Central Methodist W 108–46  1–0
Western Hall (925)
Macomb, IL
11/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 78–74  2–0
Western Hall (614)
Macomb, IL
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at Iowa L 81–96 OT 2–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,543)
Iowa City, IA
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 88–50  3–1
Western Hall (543)
Macomb, IL
11/24/2015*
11:00 am
Southeast Missouri State L 84–89  3–2
Western Hall (1,246)
Macomb, IL
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Towson
UNF Thanksgiving Classic
L 77–83  3–3
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Bethune-Cookman
UNF Thanksgiving Classic
W 75–59  4–3
UNF Arena (354)
Jacksonville, FL
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 92–69  5–3
Lantz Arena (319)
Charleston, IL
12/05/2015*
4:30 pm
Ashford W 86–58  6–3
Western Hall (471)
Macomb, IL
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at North Dakota L 67–78  6–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,385)
Grand Forks, ND
12/12/2015*
4:30 pm
UIC L 70–78  6–5
Western Hall (551)
Macomb, IL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State L 45–84  6–6
Bramlage Coliseum (551)
Manhattan, KS
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 79–64  7–6
Redbird Arena (539)
Normal, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 72–61  8–6 (1–0)
Western Hall (539)
Macomb, IL
01/03/2016
1:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha L 66–79  8–7 (1–1)
Baxter Arena (528)
Omaha, NE
01/07/2016
6:00 pm
at IPFW W 78–74  9–7 (2–1)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (498)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/09/2016
5:30 pm
at IUPUI L 60–68  9–8 (2–2)
Western Hall (405)
Macomb, IL
01/15/2016
7:00 pm
Denver W 63–60  10–8 (3–2)
Western Hall (703)
Macomb, IL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at North Dakota State W 94–82  11–8 (4–2)
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (523)
Fargo, ND
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 63–85  11–9 (4–3)
Frost Arena (1,963)
Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 77–102  11–10 (4–4)
Western Hall (644)
Macomb, IL
01/30/2016
4:30 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 74–55  12–10 (5–4)
Western Hall (801)
Macomb, IL
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
IPFW W 88–87  13–10 (6–4)
Western Hall (511)
Macomb, IL
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
at IUPUI L 87–96  13–11 (6–5)
The Jungle (352)
Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2016
8:00 pm
at Denver W 80–69  14–11 (7–5)
Magness Arena (320)
Denver, CO
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 50–86  14–12 (7–6)
DakotaDome (1,749)
Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 55–79  14–13 (7–7)
Mabee Center (796)
Tulsa, OK
02/25/2016
5:30 pm
North Dakota State W 100–89  15–13 (8–7)
Western Hall (904)
Macomb, IL
02/27/2016
4:30 pm
South Dakota State L 65–66  15–14 (8–8)
Western Hall (1,072)
Macomb, IL
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
vs. Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
L 55–68  15–15
Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,172)
Sioux Falls, SD
WBI
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois
First Round
W 99–97 OT 16–15
Western Hall (694)
Macomb, IL
03/19/2016*
6:00 pm
at USC Upstate
Quarterfinals
L 78–81  16–16
G. B. Hodge Center (172)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

See also

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

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