2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2015–16 record 22–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach Tory Verdi (4th year)
Assistant coach Mike Groulx
Assistant coach Candice Finley
Assistant coach Carly Thibault
Home arena Convocation Center
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 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

On April 9th, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass.[1] He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F 00 Walker, KaBriaKaBria Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rogers Toledo, OH
G 2 Dailey, SashaSasha Dailey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Rogers Toledo, OH
F 3 Easley, ToriTori Easley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rogers Toledo, OH
G 13 Morton, JanayJanay Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Osseo Brooklyn Park, MN
F 14 Tiggs, ChavonChavon Tiggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dearborn Heights Robichard Inkster, MI
F 15 Baldwin, ChaniseChanise Baldwin (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Martin Luther King
Providence		 Pontiac, MI
G 21 Webb, PhillisPhillis Webb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Osseo Brooklyn Park, MN
G 22 Deans, SheynaSheyna Deans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mount Clemens
St. Clair County CC		 Mount Clemens, MI
G 23 Ozelci, SeraSera Ozelci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr TED Ankara College
Odessa College		 Ankara, Turkey
G 24 Sweeney, ChaCha Sweeney 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Rogers Toledo, OH
G 42 Robinson, MicahMicah Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Huron Ann Arbor, MI
F 44 Nickens, AshleyAshley Nickens (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Henry Ford II
Cincinnati		 Sterling Heights, MI
C 52 Kehoe, RachelRachel Kehoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr St. Clair
St. Clair County CC		 St. Clair, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:

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

11/10/2015*
7:00 PM		 Wayne State W 70–43 
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Hillsdale W 94–77  1–0
 Convocation Center (535)
Ypsilanti, MI

11/21/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–56  2–0
 Convocation Center (443)
Ypsilanti, MI

11/25/2015*
12:00 PM		 at #12 Kentucky L 67–89  2–1
 Memorial Coliseum (4,988)
Lexington, KY

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Oral Roberts W 77–69  3–1
 Convocation Center (440)
Ypsilanti, MI

12/04/2015*
6:30 PM		 at Air Force
Air Force Classic		 W 72–59  4–1
 Clune Arena (96)
Colorado Springs, CO

12/05/2015*
9:00 PM		 vs. Abilene Christian
Air Force Classic		 L 59–83  4–2
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Harvard W 85–81  5–2
 Lavietes Pavilion (408)
Cambridge, MA

12/10/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Monmouth W 78–68  6–2
 Multipurpose Activity Center (541)
West Long Branch, NJ

12/18/2015*
5:30 PM		 at Madonna W 104–45  7–2
 Activities Center (177)
Livonia, MI

12/23/2015*
3:30 PM, ESPN3		 Michigan W 64–63  8–2
 Convocation Center (1,757)
Ypsilanti, MI

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Detroit W 85–68  9–2
 Calihan Hall (733)
Detroit, MI
MAC regular season

01/02/2016
2:30 PM, ESPN3		 Buffalo W 67–56  10–2 (1–0)
 Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Akron L 65–68 OT 10–3 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/09/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois W 87–80 OT 11–3 (2–1)
 Convocation Center (1,349)
DeKalb, IL

01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ohio L 64–71  11–4 (2–2)
 Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/16/2016
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Kent State W 72–51  12–4 (3–2)
 Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 54–76  12–5 (3–3)
 John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN

01/23/2016
2:30 PM, BCSN/ESPN3		 Toledo W 59–41  13–5 (4–3)
 Convocation Center (1,928)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/27/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 63–67  13–6 (4–4)
 Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, KY

01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 at Akron L 72–75  13–7 (4–5)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (635)
Akron, OH

02/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 63–67  13–8 (4–6)
 Convocation Center (1,771)
Ypsilanti, MI

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 70–66 2OT 14–8 (5–6)
 Convocation Center (672)
Ypsilanti, MI

02/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 70–46  15–8 (6–6)
 Millett Hall (586)
Oxford, OH

02/17/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Buffalo W 70–55  16–8 (7–6)
 Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY

02/20/2016
2:30 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 84–60  17–8 (8–6)
 Convocation Center (2,257)
Ypsilanti, MI

02/24/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Toledo W 58–46  18–8 (9–6)
 Savage Arena (3,762)
Toledo, OH

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ball State L 63–67  18–9 (9–7)
 Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, MI

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 63–52  19–9 (10–7)
 University Arena (808)
Kalamazoo, MI

03/05/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 70–78  19–10 (10–8)
 McGuirk Arena (1,604)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament

03/07/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 Kent State
First Round		 W 73–60  20–10
 Convocation Center (1,075)
Ypsilanti, MI

03/09/2016
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Ball State
Quarterfinals		 W 67–53  21–10
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH

03/11/2016
2:30 PM, TWCSC/BCSN		 vs. Central Michigan
Semifinals		 L 71–86  21–11
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT

03/17/2016*
10:00 PM		 at Saint Mary's
First Round		 W 74–73  22–11
 McKeon Pavilion (250)
Moraga, CA

03/19/2016*
8:00 PM		 at TCU
Second Round		 L 81–85  22–12
 Schollmaier Arena (963)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Media Guide

  1. ↑ "Tory Verdi Leaves Position as EMU Women’s Basketball Coach". Retrieved 2016-04-22.

See Also

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