2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record 2012 (108 B1G)
Head coach Sharon Versyp (10th year)
Assistant coach Nadine Morgan
Assistant coach Kelly Komara
Assistant coach Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Home arena Mackey 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 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team will represent Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Morrissette, AshleyAshley Morrissette 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 2 Abel, AbbyAbby Abel 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 3 Murphy, TiaraTiara Murphy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Washington South Bend, IN
G 4 Thornton, TorrieTorrie Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 5 Hall, JustineJustine Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Regis Jesuit Denver, CO
G 10 Hamby, HaydenHayden Hamby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr West Morgan Trinity, AL
C 12 Kiesler, NoraNora Kiesler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Assumption Louisville, KY
G 13 Perry, BridgetBridget Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Roncalli Mooresville, IN
F 20 McBryde, DominiqueDominique McBryde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 21 Moore, EricaErica Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mount Vernon Fortville, IN
C 22 Horrocks, BreeBree Horrocks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Buford Buford, GA
G 24 Keys, AndreonaAndreona Keys 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Roswell Atlanta, GA
G 25 Wilson, AprilApril Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Manual Louisville, KY
Head coach

Sharon Versyp (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Nadine Morgan (James Madison)
Kelly Komara (Purdue)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)


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

Roster

Schedule

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

11/08/2015*
12:00 PM
Marian W 78–37 
Mackey Arena (6,034)
West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
Jacksonville State W 67–48  1–0
Mackey Arena (5,594)
West Lafayette, IN

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
UIC W 62–51  2–0
Mackey Arena (5,572)
West Lafayette, IN

11/21/2015*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at North Florida W 70–47  3–0
UNF Arena (534)
Jacksonville, FL

11/27/2015*
7:30 PM, CST
vs. LSU
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 69–52  4–0
Germain Arena (1,257)
Estero, FL

11/28/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. #22 Louisville
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 62–60  5–0
Germain Arena (1,407)
Estero, FL

11/29/2015*
7:30 PM
vs. #13 Stanford
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
L 65–71 OT 5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

12/03/2015*
6:00 PM, BTN
Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 56–58  5–2
Mackey Arena (5,805)
West Lafayette, IN

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
Dayton W 61–58  6–2
Mackey Arena (5,830)
West Lafayette, IN

12/10/2015*
7:00 PM
Incarnate Word W 95–27  7–2
Mackey Arena (5,480)
West Lafayette, IN

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
Ball State W 73–63  8–2
Mackey Arena (5,958)
West Lafayette, IN

12/21/2015*
7:00 PM
Maine W 56–33  9–2
Mackey Arena (5,803)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season

12/31/2015
1:00 PM
at Michigan W 65–63  10–2 (1–0)
Crisler Center (3,159)
Ann Arbor, MI

01/03/2016
2:00 PM
Illinois W 69–65  11–2 (2–0)
Mackey Arena (6,374)
West Lafayette, IN

01/07/2016
8:00 PM
at #16 Northwestern W 85–71  12–2 (3–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (714)
Evanston, IL

01/10/2016
2:00 PM
Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 63–53  13–2 (4–0)
Mackey Arena (8,519)
West Lafayette, IN

01/14/2016
7:00 PM
Minnesota W 84–72  14–2 (5–0)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN

01/17/2016
2:00 PM, BTN
at #5 Ohio State L 70–90  14–3 (5–1)
Value City Arena (7,418)
Columbus, OH

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Nebraska L 61–62  14–4 (5–2)
Mackey Arena (6,041)
West Lafayette, IN

01/24/2016
3:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 90–73  15–4 (6–2)
Mackey Arena (7,865)
West Lafayette, IN

01/27/2016
7:00 PM
at #21 Michigan State L 56–68  15–5 (6–3)
Breslin Center (5,272)
East Lansing, MI

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at Penn State W 88–78 2OT 16–5 (7–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,769)
University Park, PA

02/02/2016
6:00 PM, BTN
#5 Maryland L 67–87  16–6 (7–4)
Mackey Arena (6,024)
West Lafayette, IN

02/08/2016
7:00 PM
at Wisconsin L 57–64  16–7 (7–5)
Kohl Center (3,149)
Madison, WI

02/11/2016
7:00 PM
at #5 Maryland L 59–73  16–8 (7–6)
Xfinity Center (3,646)
College Park, MD

02/14/2016
2:00 PM
Michigan L 61–68  16–9 (7–7)
Mackey Arena (6,427)
West Lafayette, IN

02/18/2016
8:00 PM
at Iowa L 55–63  16–10 (7–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659)
Iowa City, IA

02/21/2016
3:00 PM, BTN
at Nebraska W 68–50  17–10 (8–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671)
Lincoln, NE

02/25/2016
6:30 PM, BTN
Rutgers W 75–68 OT 18–10 (9–8)
Mackey Arena (5,821)
West Lafayette, IN

02/28/2016
2:00 PM
Wisconsin W 68–48  19–10 (10–8)
Mackey Arena (7,146)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/03/2016
9:00 PM, BTN
vs. Penn State
Second Round
W 70–59  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

03/04/2016
9:00 PM, BTN
vs. #19 Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 64–65  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. #24 Oklahoma
First Round
L 45–61  20–12
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR RV 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

See also

2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

References

  1. "2015-16 Purdue Women's basketball Schedule". Purdue Athletics. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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