2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record	12–19 (6–12 B1G)
Head coach	Coquese Washington (9th year)
Assistant coach	Itoro Coleman
Assistant coach	Kia Damon
Assistant coach	Jocelyn Wyatt
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center

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 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by ninth year head coach Coquese Washington, play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Purdue.

Roster

2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	1	Agee, CandiceCandice Agee	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	4.0 !Sr	Silverado	Victorville, CA
1.5 !G	2	Carter, AmariAmari Carter	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's College	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	3	Banks, BriannaBrianna Banks	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Fayette County Connecticut	Newnan, GA
1.5 !G	5	Moore, SierraSierra Moore	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Delone Catholic Duke	Hanover, PA
1.5 !G	10	Sevillian, KekeKeke Sevillian	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Goodrich	Goodrich, MI
1.5 !G	11	Page, TeniyaTeniya Page	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Marian Catholic	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	12	Spann, LindseyLindsey Spann	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.5 !RS So	Good Counsel	Laurel, MD
3.5 !F	15	Mitchell, KaliyahKaliyah Mitchell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Stephenson	Stone Mountain, GA
3.5 !F	23	Williams, JaylenJaylen Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Williams	Easton, MA
5.0 !C	24	Thomas, AshantiAshanti Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Lafayette	Lexington, KY
2.5 !G/F	25	Whitted, PeytonPeyton Whitted	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	North Gwinnett	Suwanee, GA

Head coach

Coquese Washington (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Itoro Coleman (Clemson)
Kia Damon (Millersville (PA))
Jocelyn Wyatt (Appalachian State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

11/01/2015* 2:00 PM	California (PA)	W 84–58		Bryce Jordan Center (2,687) University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	Holy Cross	W 86–82 ^OT	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (2,941) University Park, PA
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM	Fordham	W 75–59	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center (3,024) University Park, PA
11/18/2015* 8:00 PM, SECN	at #4 Tennessee	L 66–74	2–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,858) Knoxville, TN
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM	Central Connecticut	W 73–47	3–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,856) University Park, PA
11/27/2015* 10:30 PM	at Cal State Northridge Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 73–81	3–2	Matadome (586) Northridge, CA
11/28/2015* 5:00 PM	vs. BYU Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game	L 51–63	3–3	Matadome Northridge, CA
12/03/2015* 8:00 PM, BTN	Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 59–64	3–4	Bryce Jordan Center (2,897) University Park, PA
12/06/2015* 3:00 PM, CBSSN	at #24 South Florida	L 79–101	3–5	USF Sun Dome (1,908) Tampa, FL
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM	Youngstown State	W 68–51	4–5	Bryce Jordan Center (2,627) University Park, PA
12/12/2015* 1:30 PM	at St. Bonaventure	L 60–70	4–6	Reilly Center (884) Olean, NY
12/20/2015* 2:00 PM	Sacred Heart	W 83–46	5–6	Bryce Jordan Center (3,081) University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 2:00 PM	#14 Northwestern	W 79–72	6–6 (1–0)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,956) University Park, PA
01/03/2016 3:00 PM	at Minnesota	L 85–98	6–7 (1–1)	Williams Arena (3,792) Minneapolis, MN
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	#23 Michigan State	L 55–71	6–8 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,885) University Park, PA
01/10/2016 4:00 PM, BTN	at Wisconsin	L 62–82	6–9 (1–3)	Kohl Center (3,470) Madison, WI
01/13/2016 7:00 PM	Nebraska	L 78–83	6–10 (1–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,745) University Park, PA
01/17/2016 2:00 PM	Michigan	L 87–91	6–11 (1–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (9,124) University Park, PA
01/20/2016 8:00 PM	at Iowa	W 82–69	7–11 (2–5)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,873) Iowa City, IA
01/23/2016 3:00 PM	at Illinois	W 65–56	8–11 (3–5)	State Farm Center (3,776) Champaign, IL
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	#5 Maryland	L 53–89	8–12 (3–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,052) University Park, PA
01/30/2016 2:00 PM	Purdue	L 78–88 ^2OT	8–13 (3–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,769) University Park, PA
02/02/2016 8:00 PM, BTN	at Nebraska	L 69–87	8–14 (3–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,486) Lincoln, NE
02/07/2016 2:00 PM	Rutgers	L 62–74	8–15 (3–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,677) University Park, PA
02/11/2016 6:30 PM, BTN	at #17 Michigan State	W 65–61	9–15 (4–9)	Breslin Center (5,588) East Lansing, MI
02/14/2016 2:00 PM, BTN	#7 Ohio State	L 63–77	9–16 (4–10)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
02/17/2016 8:00 PM	at Northwestern	W 73–54	10–16 (5–10)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (796) Evanston, IL
02/20/2016 12:00 PM, BTN	at Michigan	L 73–78	10–17 (5–11)	Crisler Center (2,920) Ann Arbor, MI
02/24/2016 7:00 PM	Iowa	W 81–68	11–17 (6–11)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,812) University Park, PA
02/27/2016 4:00 PM, BTN	at Indiana	L 55–76	11–18 (6–12)	Assembly Hall (5,246) Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 4:00 PM, BTN	vs. Illinois First Round	W 75–66	12–18	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2016 9:00 PM, BTN	vs. Purdue Second Round	L 59–70	12–19	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "2015-16 Penn State Lady Lions women's basketball Schedule". Penn State Atletics.

Penn State Lady Lions basketball

Venues	Rec Hall (1964–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References