2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play, and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 22 Destiny Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 24 Alana Aguirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Justin Wakeland Frisco, TX
C 14 Renee Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Muskego Muskego, WI
F 15 Lucia Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain
G 4 Nathalie Fontaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Frannie Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Worthington Columbus, OH
G 3 Carmen Grande 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Estudiantes and Rivas Madrid, Spain
G 10 Calyn Hosea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lawrence Central Indianapolis, IN
F 30 Shelby Merder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jasper Jasper, IN
F 33 Moriah Monaco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dover Dover, OH
G 5 Jill Morrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Winchester Winchester, IN
G 31 Nakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Logansport Logansport, IN
G 00 Brionna Simond 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Riverside University Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 27, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		Urbana W 151–72 
John E. Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
5:30 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 66–72  0–1
 Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390)
Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		WKU W 74–60  1–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (987)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Austin Peay W 72–44  2–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (927)
Muncie, IN
November 27, 2015*
7:30 p.m. 		vs. Florida
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals 		L 78–85  2–2
 Coors Events Center (538)
Boulder, CO
November 28, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Massachusetts
Omni Hotels Classic 3rd-place game 		W 81–54  3–2
 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
December 3, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ohio Valley W 94–45  4–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (713)
Muncie, IN
December 6, 2015*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Butler W 58–50  5–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (1,125)
Muncie, IN
December 10, 2015*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Lipscomb W 72–60  6–2
 Allen Arena (150)
Nashville, TN
December 13, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		at Purdue L 63–73  6–3
 Mackey Arena (5,958)
West Lafayette, IN
December 21, 2015*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Evansville W 73–53  7–3
 Ford Center (611)
Evansville, IN
December 28, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Saint Louis W 79–70  8–3
 John E. Worthen Arena (958)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 2, 2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Toledo W 75–69  9–3 (1–0)
 John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN
January 6, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Ohio L 48–73  9–4 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (834)
Athens, OH
January 9, 2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 66–41  10–4 (2–1)
 John E. Worthen Arena (1,063)
Muncie, IN
January 13, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Buffalo W 68–63  11–4 (3–1)
 John E. Worthen Arena (953)
Muncie, IN
January 16, 2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 67–56  12–4 (4–1)
 Stroh Center (1,561)
Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 76–54  13–4 (5–1)
 John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN
January 23, 2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 77–53  14–4 (6–1)
 University Arena (1,092)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2016
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ohio L 67–68  14–5 (6–2)
 John E. Worthen Arena (907)
Muncie, IN
February 3, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Akron W 78–71  15–5 (7–2)
 John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN
February 6, 2016
1:00 p.m. 		at Buffalo W 59–57  16–5 (8–2)
 Alumni Arena (1,618)
Amherst, NY
February 10, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 65–74  16–6 (8–3)
 John E. Worthen Arena (742)
Muncie, IN
February 13, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at Kent State L 50–59  16–7 (8–4)
 MAC Center (742)
Kent, OH
February 17, 2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 73–57  17–7 (9–4)
 Convocation Center (468)
DeKalb, IL
February 20, 2016
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 70–64  18–7 (10–4)
 John E. Worthen Arena (1,068)
Muncie, IN
February 24, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 66–67  18–8 (10–5)
 McGuirk Arena (1,242)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 27, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Michigan W 67–63  19–8 (11–5)
 Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, OH
March 2, 2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 64–60  20–8 (12–5)
 John E. Worthen Arena (468)
Muncie, IN
March 5, 2016
2:00 p.m., BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3 		at Toledo W 68–58  21–8 (13–5)
 Savage Arena (4,267)
Toledo, OH
MAC women's tournament
March 9, 2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals 		L 53–67  21–9
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
March 17, 2016*
8:00 p.m. 		at Iowa W 77–72  22–9
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039)
Iowa City, IA
March 21, 2016*
8:00 p.m. 		at Saint Louis L 57–59  22–10
 Chaifetz Arena (1,430)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2024.