2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference , played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota . They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.
Roster
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Sr Lakeville North HS
Lakeville, MN
F 2
Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr St. John Paul II Catholic
Scarborough, ON
G 3
Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Eden Prairie HS
Eden Prairie, MN
C 10
Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Western Australia
Leeming, Australia
G 15
Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So DeLaSalle HS Auburn
Minneapolis, MN
G 22
Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Minnetonka HS
Minnetonka, MN
G 23
Kenisha Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Bloomington Kennedy HS Marquette
Minneapolis, MN
G 24
Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Osseo HS
Maple Grove, MN
F 25
Kynadi Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Garland HS Butler CC
Garland, TX
C 32
Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Vincent HS Tallahassee CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 33
Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So NRHEG HS
New Richland, MN
C 41
Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS
Milwaukee, WI
C 52
Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So New Richmond HS
New Richmond, OH
Head coach Marlene Stollings (Ohio )
Assistant coach(es) Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State ) Central Arkansas ) Michigan )
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non conference regular season
November 13, 2015 *5:30 pm
Wofford W 98–54 1–0
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2015 *7:00 pm
Maine W 91–64 2–0
Williams Arena (2,761)Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2015 *5:30 pm
at Kent State
W 85–73 3–0
MAC Center Kent, OH
November 27, 2015 *3:45 pm
vs. Stetson San Juan Shootout W 72–69 4–0
Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
November 28, 2015 *6:00 pm
vs. Auburn San Juan Shootout L 79–81 OT
4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (110)Guaynabo, PR
December 3, 2015 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 14 Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 64–84 4–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 6, 2015 *7:00 pm
Towson W 105–86 5–2
Williams Arena (2,271)Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2015 *2:00 pm
Memphis W 70–60 6–2
Williams Arena (3,226)Minneapolis, MN
December 16, 2015 *12:00 pm
New Mexico L 53–72 6–3
Williams Arena (4,613)Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2015 *3:00 pm
North Dakota W 57–47 7–3
Williams Arena (2,800)Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 2015 *7:00 pm
NJIT W 83–50 8–3
Williams Arena (2,772)Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
December 31, 2015 12:00 pm
at Rutgers
L 55–66 8–4 (0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 3, 2016 2:00 pm
Penn State W 98–85 9–4 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois
W 106–75 10–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 10, 2016 2:00 pm
Michigan L 86–93 10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2016 6:00 pm
at Purdue
L 72–84 10–6 (2–3)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2016 2:00 pm
Indiana W 78–76 11–6 (3–3)
Williams Arena (4,337)Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2016 7:00 pm
Northwestern W 95–92 12–6 (4–3)
Williams Arena (2,549)Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2016 11:00 am, BTN
at Wisconsin
W 84–77 13–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 26, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 82–77 14–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (2,618)Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2016 11:30 am, BTN
at Michigan
L 76–92 14–7 (6–4)
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2016 7:00 pm
Rutgers W 85–72 15–7 (7–4)
Williams Arena (2,754)Minneapolis, MN
February 7, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern
W 116–112 2OT
16–7 (8–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 11, 2016 7:00 pm
Nebraska W 110–73 17–7 (9–4)
Williams Arena (3,945)Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 78–76 18–7 (10–4)
Williams Arena (6,167)Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2016 6:00 pm
at Indiana
L 79–93 18–8 (10–5)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan State
L 106–114 18–9 (10–6)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2016 7:00 pm
No. 5 Ohio State
W 90–88 OT
19–9 (11–6)
Williams Arena (6,434)Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Maryland
L 77–110 19–10 (11–7)
Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Northwestern Second Round L 74–84 19–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 16, 2016 *7:00 pm
Milwaukee First Round W 87–80 20–11
Williams Arena (1,663)Minneapolis, MN
March 20, 2016 *2:00 pm
South Dakota Second Round L 89–101 20–12
Williams Arena (3,224)Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 1]
Rankings
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Poll
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Final
AP
NR
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RV
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N/A
Coaches
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RV
NR
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See also
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
