2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2015–16 record 22–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach Brady Sallee (4th year)
Assistant coach Tennille Adams
Assistant coach Audrey McDonald-Spencer
Assistant coach Ryan Patterson
Home arena Worthen Arena
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 16 2   .889     26 7   .788
Akron 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Buffalo 8 10   .444     20 14   .588
Bowling Green 6 12   .333     10 18   .357
Miami (OH) 3 15   .167     9 21   .300
Kent State 3 15   .167     6 23   .207
West
Central Michigan 14 4   .778     22 11   .667
Ball State 13 5   .722     22 10   .688
Toledo 12 6   .667     17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
Western Michigan 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Northern Illinois 4 14   .222     11 19   .367
2016 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Iowa in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 22 Washington, DestinyDestiny Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 24 Aguirre, AlanaAlana Aguirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Justin Wakeland Frisco, TX
C 14 Bennett, ReneeRenee Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Muskego Muskego, WI
F 15 Fernandez, LuciaLucia Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain
G 4 Fontaine, NathalieNathalie Fontaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Frazier, FrannieFrannie Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Worthington Columbus, OH
G 3 Grande, CarmenCarmen Grande 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Estudiantes and Rivas Madrid, Spain
G 10 Hosea, CalynCalyn Hosea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lawrence Central Indianapolis, IN
F 30 Merder, ShelbyShelby Merder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jasper Jasper, IN
F 33 Monaco, MoriahMoriah Monaco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dover Dover, OH
G 5 Morrison, JillJill Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Winchester Winchester, IN
G 31 Penny, NakeyaNakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Logansport Logansport, IN
G 00 Simond, BrionnaBrionna Simond 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Riverside University Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson

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

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2016

Schedule

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exbitition

11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Urbana W 151–72 
John E. Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
5:30 PM
at Charlotte L 66–72  0–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390)
Charlotte, NC

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
WKU W 74–60  1–1
John E. Worthen Arena (987)
Muncie, IN

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Austin Peay W 72–44  2–1
John E. Worthen Arena (927)
Muncie, IN

11/27/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. Florida
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
L 78–85  2–2
Coors Events Center (538)
Boulder, CO

11/28/2015*
7:00 PM
vs. Massachusetts
Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game
W 81–54  3–2
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio Valley W 94–45  4–2
John E. Worthen Arena (713)
Muncie, IN

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Butler W 58–50  5–2
John E. Worthen Arena (1,125)
Muncie, IN

12/10/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 72–60  6–2
Allen Arena (150)
Nashville, TN

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at Purdue L 63–73  6–3
Mackey Arena (5,958)
West Lafayette, IN

12/21/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Evansville W 73–53  7–3
Ford Center (611)
Evanville, IN

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Saint Louis W 79–70  8–3
John E. Worthen Arena (958)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Toledo W 75–69  9–3 (1–0)
John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN

01/06/2016
7:00 PM
at Ohio L 48–73  9–4 (1–1)
Convocation Center (834)
Athens, OH

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 66–41  10–4 (2–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (1,063)
Muncie, IN

01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Buffalo W 68–63  11–4 (3–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (953)
Muncie, IN

01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 67–56  12–4 (4–1)
Stroh Center (1,561)
Bowling Green, OH

01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 76–54  13–4 (5–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 77–53  14–4 (6–1)
University Arena (1,092)
Kalamazoo, MI

01/30/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio L 67–68  14–5 (6–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN

02/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Akron W 78–71  15–5 (7–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN

02/06/2016
1:00 PM
at Buffalo W 59–57  16–5 (8–2)
Alumni Arena (1,618)
Amherst, NY

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 65–74  16–6 (8–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN

02/13/2016
2:00 PM
at Kent State L 50–59  16–7 (8–4)
MAC Center (742)
Kent, OH

02/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 73–57  17–7 (9–4)
Convocation Center (468)
DeKalb, IL

02/20/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 70–64  18–7 (10–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (1,068)
Muncie, IN

02/24/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 66–67  18–8 (10–5)
McGuirk Arena (1,242)
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/27/2016
2:00 PM
at Eastern Michigan W 67–63  19–8 (11–5)
Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, OH

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 64–60  20–8 (12–5)
John E. Worthen Arena (468)
Muncie, IN

03/05/2016
2:00 PM, BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3
at Toledo W 68–58  21–8 (13–5)
Savage Arena (4,267)
Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament

03/09/2016
7:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 53–67  21–9
Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT

03/17/2016*
8:00 PM
at Iowa W 77–72  22–9
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039)
Iowa City, IA

03/21/2016*
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 57–59  22–10
Chaifetz Arena (1,430)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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