2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Iowa in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	22–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Sallee (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tennille Adams Audrey McDonald-Spencer Ryan Patterson
Home arena	Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 22 Destiny Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 24 Alana Aguirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Justin Wakeland Frisco, TX C 14 Renee Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Muskego Muskego, WI F 15 Lucia Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain G 4 Nathalie Fontaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Stockholm, Sweden G 20 Frannie Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Worthington Columbus, OH G 3 Carmen Grande 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Estudiantes and Rivas Madrid, Spain G 10 Calyn Hosea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lawrence Central Indianapolis, IN F 30 Shelby Merder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jasper Jasper, IN F 33 Moriah Monaco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dover Dover, OH G 5 Jill Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Winchester Winchester, IN G 31 Nakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Logansport Logansport, IN G 00 Brionna Simond 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Riverside University Milwaukee, WI	Head coach Brady Sallee Assistant coach(es) Tennille Adams Audrey McDonald-Spencer Ryan Patterson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 30, 2016

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Urbana	W 151–72		John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at Charlotte	L 66–72	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		WKU	W 74–60	1–1	John E. Worthen Arena (987) Muncie, IN
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Austin Peay	W 72–44	2–1	John E. Worthen Arena (927) Muncie, IN
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. Florida Omni Hotels Classic semifinals	L 78–85	2–2	Coors Events Center (538) Boulder, CO
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		vs. Massachusetts Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game	W 81–54	3–2	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio Valley	W 94–45	4–2	John E. Worthen Arena (713) Muncie, IN
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Butler	W 58–50	5–2	John E. Worthen Arena (1,125) Muncie, IN
12/10/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 72–60	6–2	Allen Arena (150) Nashville, TN
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at Purdue	L 63–73	6–3	Mackey Arena (5,958) West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 73–53	7–3	Ford Center (611) Evanville, IN
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Louis	W 79–70	8–3	John E. Worthen Arena (958) Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	W 75–69	9–3 (1–0)	John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Ohio	L 48–73	9–4 (1–1)	Convocation Center (834) Athens, OH
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 66–41	10–4 (2–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (1,063) Muncie, IN
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	W 68–63	11–4 (3–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (953) Muncie, IN
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 67–56	12–4 (4–1)	Stroh Center (1,561) Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 76–54	13–4 (5–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (844) Muncie, IN
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 77–53	14–4 (6–1)	University Arena (1,092) Kalamazoo, MI
01/30/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	L 67–68	14–5 (6–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 78–71	15–5 (7–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN
02/06/2016 1:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 59–57	16–5 (8–2)	Alumni Arena (1,618) Amherst, NY
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 65–74	16–6 (8–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		at Kent State	L 50–59	16–7 (8–4)	MAC Center (742) Kent, OH
02/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 73–57	17–7 (9–4)	Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 70–64	18–7 (10–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 66–67	18–8 (10–5)	McGuirk Arena (1,242) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan	W 67–63	19–8 (11–5)	Convocation Center (908) Ypsilanti, OH
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 64–60	20–8 (12–5)	John E. Worthen Arena (468) Muncie, IN
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3		at Toledo	W 68–58	21–8 (13–5)	Savage Arena (4,267) Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	L 53–67	21–9	Quicken Loans Arena (2,355) Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016* 8:00 pm		at Iowa	W 77–72	22–9	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039) Iowa City, IA
03/21/2016* 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 57–59	22–10	Chaifetz Arena (1,430) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

References