2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by fourth year head coach Danielle O'Banion, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division. They were seeded 12th in the 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament and lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.

2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–23 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach	Danielle O'Banion (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Geoff Lanier Kylene Spiegel Keith Gwynn
Home arena	MAC Center
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

On March 15, Kent State and Head Coach Danielle O'Banion mutually agreed to part ways. She finished at Kent State with a 4 year record of 21–98.^[1]

Roster

2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 1 Naddiyah Cross 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Centerville, OH G 2 Taylor Parker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Detroit, MI G 3 Larissa Lurken 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cottage Grove, MN F 10 McKenna Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Uniontown, OH G 11 Keziah Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hobsonville, New Zealand F 21 Savannah Neace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hebron, KY F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Madison, WI G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pittsburgh, PA G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Farmington Hills, MI G 32 Paige Salisbury 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brunswick, OH F 34 Zenobia Bess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Gahanna, OH F 35 Jordan Korinek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cuyahoga Falls, OH F 42 Chelsi Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Monroe, LA G 44 Tyra James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Cincinnati, OH C 55 Lacey Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mentor, OH F 54 Kendall Jessing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sylvania, OH	Head coach Danielle O'Banion Assistant coach(es) Geoff Lanier Kylene Spiegel Keith Gwynn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 6, 2016

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Hiram College	W 73–45		MAC Center  Kent, OH
Non-Conference Games
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 76–71	1–0	MAC Center (521) Kent, OH
11/17/2015* 11:00 am		Wright State	L 68–73	1–1	MAC Center (501) Kent, OH
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at IPFW	L 68–86	1–2	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (539) Fort Wayne, IN
11/24/2015* 6:30 pm		Minnesota	L 73–85	1–3	MAC Center (594) Kent, OH
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm		Malone	W 73–59	2–3	MAC Center (397) Kent, OH
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		Cleveland State	L 49–60	2–4	MAC Center (375) Kent, OH
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 75–54	3–4	MAC Center (451) Kent, OH
12/08/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 60–68	3–5	Renaissance Coliseum (412) Peoria, IL
12/12/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 61–91	3–6	Beeghly Center (1,245) Youngstown, OH
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm		Brown	L 57–62	3–7	MAC Center (527) Kent, OH
Conference Games
01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 61–81	3–8 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,526) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 67–73	3–9 (0–2)	Savage Arena (3,613) Toledo, OH
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 66–77	3–10 (0–3)	MAC Center (433) Kent, OH
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 52–73	3–11 (0–4)	University Arena (519) Kalamazoo, MI
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 51–72	3–12 (0–5)	Convocation Center (1,984) Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	L 54–93	3–13 (0–6)	MAC Center (589) Kent, OH
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		at Bowling Green	L 49–71	3–14 (0–7)	Stroh Center (2,053) Bowling Green, OH
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		Northern Illinois	W 95–85	4–14 (1–7)	MAC Center (361) Kent, OH
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		Western Michigan	L 53–65	4–15 (1–8)	MAC Center (525) Kent, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 52–55	4–16 (1–9)	Millett Hall (582) Oxford, OH
02/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 64–67	4–17 (1–10)	MAC Center (666) Kent, OH
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Ball State	W 59–50	5–17 (2–10)	MAC Center (644) Kent, OH
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		at Akron	L 66–78	5–18 (2–11)	James A. Rhodes Arena (974) Akron, OH
02/20/2016 5:00 pm		Bowling Green	L 55–65	5–19 (2–12)	MAC Center (785) Kent, OH
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 52–86	5–20 (2–13)	Convocation Center (1,126) Athens, OH
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		Akron	L 60–70	5–21 (2–14)	MAC Center  Kent, OH
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 59–53	6–21 (3–14)	MAC Center (470) Kent, OH
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 47–63	6–22 (3–15)	Alumni Arena (1,678) Amherst, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan First Round	L 60–73	6–23	Convocation Center (1,075) Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

References

1. "BREAKING: Kent State and Danielle O'Banion Part Ways". March 11, 2016.

2015–16 Kent State Record Book