2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery , were members of the Big East Conference . The Bluejays played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena . They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.
Roster
2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So Fenwick
River Forest, IL
G 2
Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Mason City
Mason City, IA
G 3
MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Edina
Edina, MN
G 4
Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So Mount Saint Mary Catholic
Oklahoma City, OK
F 5
Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Andover
Andover, KS
F 11
Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So Forest Lake
Forest Lake, MN
G 12
Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Lincoln Southwest
Lincoln, NE
G 14
Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Park
Cottage Grove, MN
G 20
Tessa Leytem 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Wahlert Catholic
Dubuque, IA
G 21
Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Richwoods
Peoria, IL
G 23
Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Watertown-Mayer
Watertown, MN
F 33
Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Simley
Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40
Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Mahtomedi
Lino Lakes, MN
F 45
Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Dowling Catholic
Clive, IA
F 50
Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Central
Omaha, NE
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2015 *7:05 pm
Newman W 79–62 D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *12:05 pm, BEDN
Wichita State W 79–54 1–0
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,071)Omaha, NE
11/15/2015 *11:05 am
Marist W 89–46 2–0
D. J. Sokol Arena (535)Omaha, NE
11/24/2015 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
L 72–81 2–1
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
11/26/2015 *7:30 pm
vs. East Carolina Lone Star Showcase W 91–66 3–1
Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015 *7:30 pm
vs. No. 19 Northwestern Lone Star Showcase L 52–75 3–2
Cedar Park Center (687)Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015 *5:00 pm
vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase W 66–60 OT
4–2
Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas
L 54–67 4–3
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm
at Nebraska
L 63–65 4–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
12/09/2015 *8:00 pm
at Utah
L 58–74 4–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/12/2015 *7:05 pm
South Dakota State L 51–53 4–6
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023)Omaha, NE
12/20/2015 *8:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha
W 69–46 5–6
Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
12/22/2015 *6:05 pm
Northern Iowa W 69–61 6–6
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228)Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/29/2015 6:00 pm, FS2
St. John's L 55–66 6–7 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563)Omaha, NE
12/31/2015 1:05 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall L 82–86 6–8 (0–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (780)Omaha, NE
01/03/2016 11:00 am, BEDN
at Georgetown
L 57–69 6–9 (0–3)
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
01/05/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova
W 65–62 7–9 (1–3)
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
01/08/2016 6:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 74–47 8–9 (2–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214)Omaha, NE
01/10/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN
Butler W 77–49 9–9 (3–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (651)Omaha, NE
01/17/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN
Providence W 72–48 10–9 (4–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (762)Omaha, NE
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 24 DePaul
L 63–81 10–10 (4–4)
Phillips-McGrath Arena Chicago, IL
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette
L 72–79 10–11 (4–5)
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, FS1
Villanova W 53–48 11–11 (5–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327)Omaha, NE
01/31/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 44–57 11–12 (5–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)Omaha, NE
02/05/2016 10:30 am, BEDN
at Butler
W 52–42 12–12 (6–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier
L 55–57 12–13 (6–7)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
02/14/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence
L 59–61 12–14 (6–8)
Alumni Hall Providence, RI
02/19/2016 7:05 pm, BEDN
Marquette W 83–81 13–14 (7–8)
D. J. Sokol Arena (964)Omaha, NE
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 DePaul
L 52–78 13–15 (7–9)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255)Omaha, NE
02/26/2016 6:05 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall
L 71–77 13–16 (7–10)
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, FS2
at St. John's
W 64–57 14–16 (8–10)
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN
vs. Providence First Round W 70–53 15–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/06/2016 12:00 pm, FS2
vs. Villanova Quarterfinals W 57–48 16–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/07/2016 3:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall Semifinals W 77–56 17–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/08/2016 7:00 pm, FS1
vs. St. John's Championship Game L 37–50 17–17
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620)Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/16/2016 *7:00 pm
at South Dakota First Round L 68–74 17–18
DakotaDome Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
See also
2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
References
