2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season co-champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	29–3 (17–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Magarity (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Colleen Mullen Emily Garner Jenna McLaughlin
Home arena	Christl Arena

2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Army †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	3		.906
Bucknell	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
Loyola (MD)	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Lehigh	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Holy Cross	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Navy	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
American	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Colgate	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Lafayette	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Boston University	3	–	15		.167			3	–	27		.100
† 2016 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 19, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by tenth year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 29–3, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Gabby Purnell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mesa Ridge USMAPS Colorado Springs, CO G 2 Brigette Ocran 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD G 3 Jess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Denver, CO F 4 Margaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA G 5 Kelsey Minato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA G 10 Aliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Delran USMAPS Delran, NJ G 11 Ellen Dougherty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Academy of Law and Public Safety USMAPS Wall, NJ G 12 Izzy McMahon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Saddle River Day School USMAPS Bardonia, NY F/C 13 Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Elkton USMAPS Charlotte, NC F 14 Madison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Valley Spokane, WA G 20 Destinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN G 21 Janae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Courtland USMAPS Spotsylvania, VA G 23 Daizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN G/F 24 Jean Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR F/C 33 Aimee Oertner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Northern Lehigh Slatington, PA F/C 35 Dani Failor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Post Falls Post Falls, ID G/F 41 Brianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Etiwanda Fontana, CA F 42 Alex Elzinga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Long Grove, IL	Head coach Dave Magarity (Saint Francis (PA)) Assistant coach(es) Colleen Mullen (New Hampshire) Emily Garner (Lafayette) Jenna McLaughlin (Molloy) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 63–53	1–0	Christl Arena (993) West Point, NY
11/15/2015* 4:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 67–57	2–0	Christl Arena (456) West Point, NY
11/19/2015* 5:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 81–52	3–0	Christl Arena (415) West Point, NY
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm		at No. 14 Duke	L 61–72	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147) Durham, NC
11/29/2015* 1:00 pm		Rider	W 57–42	4–1	Christl Arena (513) West Point, NY
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Yale	W 65–51	5–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
12/05/2015* 3:00 pm		Albany	W 65–62	6–1	Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 74–35	7–1	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (200) Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2015* 7:00 pm		at NJIT	W 71–35	8–1	Fleisher Center (423) Newark, NJ
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm		Emerson	W 86–47	9–1	Christl Arena (516) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 63–39	10–1 (1–0)	Christl Arena (906) West Point, NY
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 69–79	10–2 (1–1)	Sojka Pavilion (507) Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 78–45	11–2 (2–1)	Kirby Sports Center (377) Easton, PA
01/09/2016 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 70–37	12–2 (3–1)	Christl Arena (1,198) West Point, NY
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 67–55	13–2 (4–1)	Christl Arena (628) West Point, NY
01/16/2016 2:00 pm		at American	W 52–42	14–2 (5–1)	Bender Arena (607) Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 77–58	15–2 (6–1)	Christl Arena (811) West Point, NY
01/23/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN		vs. Navy	W 75–38	16–2 (7–1)	Madison Square Garden (1,045) New York City, NY
01/30/2016 1:00 pm		Bucknell	W 68–63	17–2 (8–1)	Christl Arena (1,185) West Point, NY
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 84–57	18–2 (9–1)	Christl Arena (648) West Point, NY
02/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 52–44	19–2 (10–1)	Reitz Arena (348) Baltimore, MD
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 78–55	20–2 (11–1)	Cotterell Court (481) Hamilton, NY
02/13/2016 3:00 pm		American	W 87–51	21–2 (12–1)	Christl Arena (937) West Point, NY
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 80–49	22–2 (13–1)	Hart Center (1,456) Worcester, MA
02/20/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Navy	W 49–34	23–2 (14–1)	Alumni Hall (5,510) Annapolis, MD
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 72–38	24–2 (15–1)	Christl Arena (749) West Point, NY
02/27/2016 7:30 pm		at Lehigh	W 69–49	25–2 (16–1)	Stabler Arena (1,198) Bethlehem, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 79–44	26–2 (17–1)	Case Gym (224) Boston, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 7:30 pm		Colgate Quarterfinals	W 89–62	27–2	Christl Arena (641) West Point, NY
03/11/2016 5:00 pm		Lehigh Semifinals	W 76–46	28–2	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
03/12/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Loyola (MD) Championship Game	W 69–51	29–2	Christl Arena (1,121) West Point, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2	(13 SF)	at (4 SF) No. 12 Syracuse First round	L 56–73	29–3	Carrier Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

References

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