2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head by JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated Southern Illinois in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Summit League
Record	16–16 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach	JD Gravina (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Seth Minter Bailey Harmon Sydney Crafton
Home arena	Western Hall
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 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Ciara Marlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Monmouth-Roseville Aurora Roseville, IL G 10 Mallory Boyle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr North Mahaska New Sharon, IA G 12 Morgan Blumer (I)   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Milton Florida Gulf Coast Milton, WI G 14 Michelle Maher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Maine South Park Ridge, IL G 15 Emily Clemens 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Muscatine Muscatine, IA F 21 Jasmine Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Westside Grossmont College Jacksonville, FL G 22 Michelle Farrow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Waukesha West Waukesha, WI G 23 Taylor McClintock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Illini Bluffs Mercer Glasford, IL G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Germantown Germantown, WI G 25 Liz Skotowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, IA F 32 Paige Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Oswego Oswego, IL F 34 Olivia Braun (I)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Catherine's Toledo Racine, WI F 44 Sophie Reichelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Holy Names Academy Mill Creek, WA	Head coach JD Gravina (William Jewell) Assistant coach(es) Seth Minter (Culver–Stockton) Bailey Harmon (Illinois) Sydney Crafton (Missouri) 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
10/30/2015* 7:00 pm		William Woods	W 80–41		Western Hall  Macomb, IL
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm		Truman State	W 63–41		Western Hall  Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Central Methodist	W 108–46	1–0	Western Hall (925) Macomb, IL
11/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 78–74	2–0	Western Hall (614) Macomb, IL
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Iowa	L 81–96 ^OT	2–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,543) Iowa City, IA
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 88–50	3–1	Western Hall (543) Macomb, IL
11/24/2015* 11:00 am		Southeast Missouri State	L 84–89	3–2	Western Hall (1,246) Macomb, IL
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Towson UNF Thanksgiving Classic	L 77–83	3–3	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. Bethune-Cookman UNF Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–59	4–3	UNF Arena (354) Jacksonville, FL
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 92–69	5–3	Lantz Arena (319) Charleston, IL
12/05/2015* 4:30 pm		Ashford	W 86–58	6–3	Western Hall (471) Macomb, IL
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 67–78	6–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,385) Grand Forks, ND
12/12/2015* 4:30 pm		UIC	L 70–78	6–5	Western Hall (551) Macomb, IL
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 45–84	6–6	Bramlage Coliseum (551) Manhattan, KS
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 79–64	7–6	Redbird Arena (539) Normal, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 72–61	8–6 (1–0)	Western Hall (539) Macomb, IL
01/03/2016 1:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	L 66–79	8–7 (1–1)	Baxter Arena (528) Omaha, NE
01/07/2016 6:00 pm		at IPFW	W 78–74	9–7 (2–1)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (498) Fort Wayne, IN
01/09/2016 5:30 pm		at IUPUI	L 60–68	9–8 (2–2)	Western Hall (405) Macomb, IL
01/15/2016 7:00 pm		Denver	W 63–60	10–8 (3–2)	Western Hall (703) Macomb, IL
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 94–82	11–8 (4–2)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (523) Fargo, ND
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 63–85	11–9 (4–3)	Frost Arena (1,963) Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 77–102	11–10 (4–4)	Western Hall (644) Macomb, IL
01/30/2016 4:30 pm		Nebraska–Omaha	W 74–55	12–10 (5–4)	Western Hall (801) Macomb, IL
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		IPFW	W 88–87	13–10 (6–4)	Western Hall (511) Macomb, IL
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		at IUPUI	L 87–96	13–11 (6–5)	The Jungle (352) Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2016 8:00 pm		at Denver	W 80–69	14–11 (7–5)	Magness Arena (320) Denver, CO
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 50–86	14–12 (7–6)	DakotaDome (1,749) Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 55–79	14–13 (7–7)	Mabee Center (796) Tulsa, OK
02/25/2016 5:30 pm		North Dakota State	W 100–89	15–13 (8–7)	Western Hall (904) Macomb, IL
02/27/2016 4:30 pm		South Dakota State	L 65–66	15–14 (8–8)	Western Hall (1,072) Macomb, IL
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/06/2016 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		vs. Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	L 55–68	15–15	Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,172) Sioux Falls, SD
WBI
03/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern Illinois First Round	W 99–97 ^OT	16–15	Western Hall (694) Macomb, IL
03/19/2016* 6:00 pm		at USC Upstate Quarterfinals	L 78–81	16–16	G. B. Hodge Center (172) Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

References

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

External links