2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Mid-American Conference
East Division
2015–16 record 20–14 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack (4th year)
Assistant coach Cherie Cordoba
Assistant coach Ashley Zuber
Assistant coach Kristen Sharkey
Home arena Alumni 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 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They won the MAC Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time in school history where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.

NCAA invitation

Buffalo finished the regular-season tied for seventh in the conference and were assigned the eight seed for the 2016 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament. In the first round game, they beat Bowling Green 64–44, then knocked off the top-seeded Ohio 72–60. After upsetting the fifth seed Akron 88–87 in the semifinals, they face the second-seeded Central Michigan for the tournament championship. This game would be even closer, as it would go to overtime. The game was still tied with 3.4 seconds left in the game. The ball was inbounded to Stephanie Reid who dribbled around a screen and put up a shot that went off the glass, and through the net to win the game 73–71. The win gave Buffalo the first ever championship of the Mid-America Conference and their first ever invitation to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Reid, StephaieStephaie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So The Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Miley, CameraCamera Miley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Midwood Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Ups, LiisaLiisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Smith, JoannaJoanna Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Southhaven Southhaven, MS
G 5 Ups, KatherineKatherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 10 Bade, GabiGabi Bade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pinewood School Milpitas, CA
F 12 Wilkins, CourtneyCourtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Brcina, TamaraTamara Brcina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Secondary School of Economics and Commerce Tuzla Tuzla, Bosnia
F 21 Suchan, MariahMariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Maize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Sodade, AyolekaAyoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON
C 23 Scheper, MirteMirte Scheper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hermann Wesselink College Amstelveen, Netherlands
G 24 Moss, KarinKarin Moss 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Troy Troy, MI
C 31 Oursler, CassieCassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Grand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Morrison, BrittanyBrittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Ashley Zuber
  • Kristen Sharkey

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

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2016

Schedule

Source:

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

11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Clarion W 92–62 
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY

11/07/2015*
2:00 PM
Daemen W 79–56 
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
2:00 PM
LIU Brooklyn W 55–38  1–0
Alumni Arena (827)
Amherst, NY

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Canisius W 55–40  2–0
Alumni Arena (816)
Amherst, NY

11/21/2015*
5:00 PM
at Massachusetts W 56–48  3–0
Mullins Center (334)
Amherst, MA

11/25/2015*
2:00 PM
Cornell W 59–41  4–0
Alumni Arena (785)
Amherst, NY

11/28/2015*
2:30 PM
at Central Florida
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 66–60  5–0
CFE Arena (273)
Orlando, FL

11/29/2015*
12:00 PM
vs. Clemson
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–51  6–0
CFE Arena (101)
Orlando, FL

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
at Hofstra L 36–79  6–1
Hofstra Arena (157)
Hempstead, NY

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Duquesne L 62–79  6–2
Alumni Arena (832)
Amherst, NY

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure L 32–59  6–3
Reilly Center (498)
Olean, NY

12/21/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
at Niagara W 57–48  7–3
Gallagher Center (320)
Lewiston, NY

12/29/2015*
7:00 PM
at Sacred Heart W 66–53  8–3
William H. Pitt Center (201)
Fairfield, CT
MAC regular season

01/02/2016
2:30 PM
at Eastern Michigan L 56–67  8–4 (0–1)
Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 67–61  9–4 (1–1)
Alumni Arena (875)
Amherst, NY

01/09/2016
2:00 PM
at Kent State W 77–66  10–4 (2–1)
MAC Center (433)
Kent, OH

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
at Ball State L 63–68  10–5 (2–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (953)
Muncie, IN

01/16/2016
1:00 PM
Akron L 61–69  10–6 (2–3)
Alumni Arena (816)
Amherst, NY

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Western Michigan L 78–92  10–7 (2–4)
Alumni Arena (851)
Amherst, NY

01/23/2016
2:00 PM
at Miami (OH) L 58–69  10–8 (2–5)
Millett Hall (350)
Oxford, OH

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at Northern Illinois L 74–76  10–9 (2–6)
Convocation Center (407)
DeKalb, IL

02/03/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio W 51–43  11–9 (3–6)
Alumni Arena (350)
Amherst, NY

02/06/2016
1:00 PM
Ball State L 57–59  11–10 (3–7)
Alumni Arena (1,618)
Amherst, NY

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Toledo L 60–71  11–11 (3–8)
Savage Arena (3,476)
Toledo, OH

02/13/2016
4:30 PM
at Bowling Green W 63–50  12–11 (4–8)
Stroh Center (2,513)
Bowling Green, OH

02/17/2016
7:00 PM
Eastern Michigan L 55–70  12–12 (4–9)
Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY

02/20/2016
2:30 PM
Miami (OH) W 58–39  13–12 (5–9)
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
Bowling Green W 55–52  14–12 (6–9)
Alumni Arena (824)
Amherst, NY

02/27/2016
1:00 PM
at Ohio W 70–58  15–12 (7–9)
Convocation Center (3,326)
Athens, OH

03/02/2016
8:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3
at Akron L 49–62  15–13 (7–10)
James A. Rhodes Arena (529)
Akron, OH

03/05/2016
2:00 PM
Kent State W 63–47  16–13 (8–10)
Alumni Arena (1,678)
Amherst, NY
MAC Women's Tournament

03/07/2016
5:30 PM, ESPN3
Bowling Green
First Round
W 60–44  17–13
Alumni Arena (807)
Amherst, NY

03/09/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Ohio
Quarterfinals
W 72–60  18–13
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH

03/11/2016
12:00 PM, TWCSOH/BCSN
vs. Akron
Semifinals
W 88–87  19–13
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH

03/12/2016
1:00 PM, TWCSOH/BCSN
vs. Central Michigan
Championship Game
W 73–71 OT 20–13
Quicken Loans Arena (1,322)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2
(14 SF) at (3 SF) #9 Ohio State
First Round
L 69–88  20–14
St. John Arena (2,626)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References

  1. "Buzzer-Beater Gives Bulls First MAC Championship". Buffalo. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

2015–16 UB Women's Basketball

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