2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball represent North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led second year head by Maren Walseth, play their home games at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse with 2 games at Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–22, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League women's tournament.

2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	7–22 (2–14 The Summit)
Head coach	Maren Walseth (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kachine Alexander Keith Dickhudt Patrick Harrison
Home arena	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Scheels Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	15	–	1		.938			32	–	6		.842
South Dakota State †	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
IUPUI	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Western Illinois	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Omaha	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
IPFW	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
Denver	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
North Dakota State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner As of April 2, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Megan Gamble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Central HS Omaha, NE G 5 Brooke Yaggie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lincoln HS Thief River Falls, MN G 11 Taylor Thunstdt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So New London-Spicer HS Spicer, MN F 12 Holly Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Minot HS Minot, ND G 14 Brittany Wiebe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Crocus Plains HS Brandon, MB G 23 Kennedy Childers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Dowling Catholic HS Johnston, IA G 25 Hannah Breske 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central Cass HS Casselton, ND F 30 Emily Spier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Buffalo HS Buffalo, MN G 32 Marena Whittle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Caulfield HS Vermont South, Australia F 34 Brianna Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Warren Central HS Danville Area CC Indianapolis, IN	Head coach Maren Walseth (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Kachine Alexander (Iowa) Keith Dickhudt (North Dakota State) Patrick Harrison (Wichita State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm		Minnesota–Crookston	L 73–76		Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse  Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 69–79	0–1	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (587) Fargo, ND
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		College of Saint Mary	W 88–68	1–1	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (342) Fargo, ND
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Valley City State	W 85–77	2–1	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (465) Fargo, ND
11/22/2015* 12:00 pm		Maine	L 51–82	2–2	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (404) Fargo, ND
11/27/2015* 8:30 pm		at San Diego State SDSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 54–64	2–3	Viejas Arena (255) San Diego, CA
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		vs. Delaware SDSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 50–62	2–4	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
12/05/2015* 6:00 pm		at Kent State	L 54–75	2–5	MAC Center (451) Kent, OH
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	L 67–76	2–6	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (416) Fargo, ND
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSA		at North Dakota	L 54–71	2–7	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,564) Grand Forks, ND
12/18/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Shocker Winter Classic	L 64–72	2–8	Charles Koch Arena (1,237) Wichita, KS
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Prairie View A&M Shocker Winter Classic	W 79–58	3–8	Charles Koch Arena (1,272) Wichita, KS
12/22/2015* 11:00 am		at NJIT	W 64–59	4–8	Fleisher Center (332) Newark, NJ
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	W 79–64	5–8	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (408) Fargo, ND
The Summit League regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	L 52–77	5–9 (0–1)	Baxter Arena (506) Omaha, NE
01/03/2016 4:00 pm, KVLY		South Dakota State	L 69–81	5–10 (0–2)	Scheels Arena (2,422) Fargo, ND
01/07/2016 8:00 pm		at Denver	L 53–64	5–11 (0–3)	Magness Arena (247) Denver, CO
01/09/2016 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts	L 42–52	5–12 (0–4)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (220) Fargo, ND
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 94–96 ^2OT	5–13 (0–5)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (386) Fargo, ND
01/16/2016 6:00 pm		at IUPUI	L 44–67	5–14 (0–6)	The Jungle (422) Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	L 82–94	5–15 (0–7)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (523) Fargo, ND
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		IPFW	W 94–85	6–15 (1–7)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (459) Fargo, ND
01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN		at South Dakota	L 54–80	6–16 (1–8)	DakotaDome (1,645) Vermillion, SD
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 58–59	6–17 (1–9)	Mabee Center (676) Tulsa, OK
02/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN		at South Dakota State	L 47–81	6–18 (1–10)	Frost Arena (3,236) Brookings, SD
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		IUPUI	L 63–64	6–19 (1–11)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (559) Fargo, ND
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		Nebraska–Omaha	W 74–67	7–19 (2–11)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (632) Fargo, ND
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, NBC ND		Denver	L 45–55	7–20 (2–12)	Scheels Arena (1,075) Fargo, ND
02/25/2016 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	L 89–100	7–21 (2–13)	Western Hall (904) Macomb, IL
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		at IPFW	L 69–85	7–22 (2–14)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (683) Fort Wayne, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

See also

2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team