2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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 Northwestern. 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.

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coach	Marlene Stollings (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nikita Lowry Dawkins Gail Striegler John Motherwell
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
No. 9 Ohio State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	8		.765
No. 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

Roster

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, MN F 2 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON G 3 Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, MN C 10 Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Western Australia Leeming, Australia G 15 Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeLaSalle HS Auburn Minneapolis, MN G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, MN G 23 Kenisha Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bloomington Kennedy HS Marquette Minneapolis, MN G 24 Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Osseo HS Maple Grove, MN F 25 Kynadi Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Garland HS Butler CC Garland, TX C 32 Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vincent HS Tallahassee CC Milwaukee, WI G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So NRHEG HS New Richland, MN C 41 Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI C 52 Josie 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   Injured   Current redshirt 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 No. 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)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (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 No. 25 Michigan State	L 106–114	18–9 (10–6)	Breslin Center (9,436) East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2016 7:00 pm		No. 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 No. 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

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

1. "2015-16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.