2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
MVC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Third Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record 24–11 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach Tanya Warren (9th year)
Assistant coach Brad Nelson
Assistant coach Adam DeJoode
Assistant coach Tiffany Coppage
Home arena McLeod Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 – 3   .833     24 – 11   .686
Missouri State † 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
Drake 14 – 4   .778     23 – 10   .697
Southern Illinois 12 – 6   .667     20 – 13   .606
Loyola-Chicago 10 – 8   .556     14 – 16   .467
Indiana State 9 – 9   .500     13 – 17   .433
Illinois State 6 – 12   .333     8 – 22   .267
Wichita State 5 – 13   .278     8 – 22   .267
Bradley 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
Evansville 1 – 17   .056     3 – 28   .097
† 2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Summit League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the The Summit League Women's Tournament where they lost to Missouri. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

Roster

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Criswell, MariahMariah Criswell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Winterset Van Meter, IA
G 2 Weekley, MadisonMadison Weekley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Benton Community Atkins, IA
G 4 Parker, LaurenLauren Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
F 5 Sorenson, AmberAmber Sorenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Caledonia Caledonia, MN
G 10 Herzberg, EllieEllie Herzberg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Manson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
G 11 Davison, AngieAngie Davison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
G 13 Lamar, SharnaeSharnae Lamar 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Sr Des Moines East Des Moines, IA
G 14 Davison, StephanieStephanie Davison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
F 15 Garrison-Nickerson, DariannDariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Des Moines East West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Schonhardt, HannahHannah Schonhardt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Holy Family Catholic Waconia, MN
G 22 Simon-Ressler, RoseRose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Western Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 24 Morgan, MikaelaMikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Iowa City West Coralville, IA
F 32 Hillyard, HeidiHeidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mediapolis Burlington, IA
F 34 Hagen, TaylorTaylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
F 42 Keitel, JenJen Keitel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Central Community DeWitt, IA
F 44 Johnson, AlyssaAlyssa Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Estherville Lincoln Central Estherville, IA
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

11/08/2015*
2:00 PM		 Sioux Falls W 82–66 
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Rockhurst W 58–39  1–0
 McLeod Center (1,318)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 South Dakota W 64–43  2–0
 McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/22/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Iowa L 65–80  2–1
 McLeod Center (2,384)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/26/2015*
8:00 PM		 vs. Georgia Tech
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 61–58  3–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

11/27/2015*
8:00 PM		 vs. Seton Hall
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 L 49–57  3–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Iowa State L 75–84  3–3
 McLeod Center (2,095)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM		 at North Dakota L 59–64  3–4
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012)
Grand Forks, ND

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM		 at South Dakota State L 86–89 2OT 3–5
 Frost Arena (1,547)
Brookings, SD

12/13/2015*
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Akron W 59–51  4–5
 iWireless Center (634)
Moline, IL

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulsa W 75–59  5–5
 McLeod Center (1,341)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/22/2015*
6:05 PM		 at Creighton L 61–69  5–6
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228)
Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season

01/01/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Evansville W 62–51  6–6 (1–0)
 McLeod Center (1,107)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/03/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 60–65  6–7 (1–1)
 McLeod Center (1,282)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/08/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Wichita State W 55–44  7–7 (2–1)
 Charles Koch Arena (2,356)
Wichita, KS

01/10/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State W 65–60  8–7 (3–1)
 JQH Arena (2,846)
Springfield, MO

01/15/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 65–51  9–7 (4–1)
 McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Indiana State W 53–42  10–7 (5–1)
 McLeod Center (1,278)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/24/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Drake W 79–73  11–7 (5–2)
 Knapp Center (2,853)
Des Moines, IA

01/29/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola-Chicago L 60–64  11–8 (6–2)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426)
Des Moines, IA

01/31/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bradley W 55–47  12–8 (7–2)
 Renaissance Coliseum (1,015)
Peoria, IL

02/05/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 75–78 OT 12–9 (7–3)
 McLeod Center (1,370)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Wichita State W 69–48  13–9 (8–3)
 McLeod Center (1,226)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/12/2016
6:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 61–45  14–9 (9–3)
 Hulman Center (1,381)
Terre Haute, IN

02/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Illinois State W 61–35  15–9 (10–3)
 Redbird Arena (362)
Normal, IL

02/19/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drake W 85–74  16–9 (11–3)
 McLeod Center (2,102)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/26/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bradley W 65–41  17–9 (12–3)
 McLeod Center (1,505)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/28/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola-Chicago W 63–52  18–9 (13–3)
 McLeod Center (1,942)
Cedar Falls, IA

03/03/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois W 73–64  19–9 (14–3)
 SIU Arena (594)
Carbondale, IL

03/05/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Evansville W 61–48  20–9 (15–3)
 Ford Center (451)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament

03/11/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Bradley
Quarterfinals		 W 46–45  21–9
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL

03/12/2016
1:30 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Southern Illinois
Semifinals		 W 67–43  22–9
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL

03/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Missouri State
Championship Game		 L 58–71  22–10
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
WNIT

03/17/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Nebraska
First Round		 W 64–62  23–10
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942)
Lincoln, NE

03/19/2016*
7:00 PM		 Drake
Second Round		 W 64–58  24–10
 McLeod Center (1,140)
Cedar Falls, IA

03/24/2016*
7:00 PM		 at South Dakota
Third Round		 L 50–51  24–11
 DakotaDome (2,433)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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