2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record 20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coach Marlene Stollings (2nd year)
Assistant coach Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Assistant coach Gail Striegler
Assistant coach John Motherwell
Home arena Williams Arena
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Maryland 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
#9 Ohio State 15 3   .833     26 8   .765
#16 Michigan State 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667     21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444     19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222     18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167     7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111     9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northerwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Banham, RachelRachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, MN
F 2 Garven, DanielleDanielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON
G 3 Mullaney, ShayneShayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, MN
C 10 Edwards, JessieJessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Western Australia Leeming, Australia
G 15 Starr, AllinaAllina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeLaSalle HS
Auburn
Minneapolis, MN
G 22 Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, MN
G 23 Bell, KenishaKenisha Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bloomington Kennedy HS
Marquette
Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Bailey, MikaylaMikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Osseo HS Maple Grove, MN
F 25 Johnson, KynadiKynadi Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Garland HS
Butler CC
Garland, TX
C 32 Barnes, KarleyKarley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vincent HS
Tallahassee CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 33 Wagner, CarlieCarlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So NRHEG HS New Richland, MN
C 41 Lamke, AnnaleseAnnalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI
C 52 Buckingham, JosieJosie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So New Richmond HS New Richmond, OH
Head coach

Marlene Stollings (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State)
Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas)
John Motherwell (Michigan)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non conference regular season

November 13, 2015*
5:30 PM
Wofford W 98–54  1–0
Williams Arena (4,327)
Minneapolis, MN

November 20, 2015*
7:00 PM
Maine W 91–64  2–0
Williams Arena (2,761)
Minneapolis, MN

November 24, 2015*
5:30 PM
at Kent State W 85–73  3–0
MAC Center (594)
Kent, OH

November 27, 2015*
3:45 PM
vs. Stetson
San Juan Shootout
W 72–69  4–0
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR

November 28, 2015*
6:00 PM
vs. Auburn
San Juan Shootout
L 79–81 OT 4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (110)
Guaynabo, PR

December 3, 2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at #14 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–84  4–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617)
Durham, NC

December 6, 2015*
7:00 PM
Towson W 105–86  5–2
Williams Arena (2,271)
Minneapolis, MN

December 12, 2015*
2:00 PM
Memphis W 70–60  6–2
Williams Arena (3,226)
Minneapolis, MN

December 16, 2015*
12:00 PM
New Mexico L 53–72  6–3
Williams Arena (4,613)
Minneapolis, MN

December 23, 2015*
3:00 PM
North Dakota W 57–47  7–3
Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN

December 28, 2015*
7:00 PM
NJIT W 83–50  8–3
Williams Arena (2,772)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season

December 31, 2015
12:00 PM
at Rutgers L 55–66  8–4 (0–1)
The RAC (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ

January 3, 2016
2:00 PM
Penn State W 98–85  9–4 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)
Minneapolis, MN

January 7, 2016
8:00 PM, BTN
at Illinois W 106–75  10–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,263)
Champaign, IL

January 10, 2016
2:00 PM
Michigan L 86–93  10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)
Minneapolis, MN

January 14, 2016
6:00 PM
at Purdue L 72–84  10–6 (2–3)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN

January 17, 2016
2:00 PM
Indiana W 78–76  11–6 (3–3)
Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN

January 20, 2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern W 95–92  12–6 (4–3)
Williams Arena (2,549)
Minneapolis, MN

January 23, 2016
11:00 AM, BTN
at Wisconsin W 84–77  13–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center (4,002)
Madison, WI

January 26, 2016
8:00 PM, BTN
Illinois W 82–77  14–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (2,618)
Minneapolis, MN

January 31, 2016
11:30 AM, BTN
at Michigan L 76–92  14–7 (6–4)
Crisler Center (2,778)
Ann Arbor, MI

February 4, 2016
7:00 PM
Rutgers W 85–72  15–7 (7–4)
Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN

February 7, 2016
2:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern W 116–112 2OT 16–7 (8–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223)
Evanston, IL

February 11, 2016
7:00 PM
Nebraska W 110–73  17–7 (9–4)
Williams Arena (3,945)
Minneapolis, MN

February 15, 2016
7:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 78–76  18–7 (10–4)
Williams Arena (6,167)
Minneapolis, MN

February 18, 2016
6:00 PM
at Indiana L 79–93  18–8 (10–5)
Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN

February 21, 2016
12:00 PM, BTN
at #25 Michigan State L 106–114  18–9 (10–6)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI

February 24, 2016
7:00 PM
#5 Ohio State W 90–88 OT 19–9 (11–6)
Williams Arena (6,434)
Minneapolis, MN

February 28, 2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at #6 Maryland L 77–110  19–10 (11–7)
Xfinity Center (11,428)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament

March 3, 2016
1:30 PM, BTN
vs. Northwestern
Second Round
L 74–84  19–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT

March 16, 2016*
7:00 PM
Milwaukee
First Round
W 87–80  20–11
Williams Arena (1,663)
Minneapolis, MN

March 20, 2016*
2:00 PM
South Dakota
Second Round
L 89–101  20–12
Williams Arena (3,224)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

See also

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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