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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Gail Striegler
  • John Motherwell
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland†16–2 .88931–4 .886
No. 9 Ohio State15–3 .83326–8 .765
No. 16 Michigan State13–5 .72225–9 .735
Indiana12–6 .66721–12 .636
Minnesota11–7 .61120–12 .625
Purdue10–8 .55620–12 .625
Michigan9–9 .50021–14 .600
Nebraska9–9 .50018–13 .581
Iowa8–10 .44419–14 .576
Rutgers8–10 .44419–15 .559
Penn State6–12 .33312–19 .387
Northwestern4–14 .22218–17 .514
Wisconsin3–15 .1677–22 .241
Illinois2–16 .1119–21 .300
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Rachel Banham5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrLakeville North HSLakeville, MN
F2Danielle Garven6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrSt. John Paul II CatholicScarborough, ON
G3Shayne Mullaney5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrEden Prairie HSEden Prairie, MN
C10Jessie Edwards6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoWestern AustraliaLeeming, Australia
G15Allina Starr5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoDeLaSalle HS
Auburn		Minneapolis, MN
G22Joanna Hedstrom6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMinnetonka HSMinnetonka, MN
G23Kenisha Bell5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoBloomington Kennedy HS
Marquette		Minneapolis, MN
G24Mikayla Bailey5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrOsseo HSMaple Grove, MN
F25Kynadi Johnson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrGarland HS
Butler CC		Garland, TX
C32Karley Barnes6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrVincent HS
Tallahassee CC		Milwaukee, WI
G33Carlie Wagner5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoNRHEG HSNew Richland, MN
C41Annalese Lamke6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HSMilwaukee, WI
C52Josie Buckingham6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SoNew Richmond HSNew Richmond, OH
Head coach

Marlene Stollings (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State)
Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas)
John Motherwell (Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
5:30 pm		 WoffordW 98–54 1–0
Williams Arena (4,327)
Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm		 MaineW 91–64 2–0
Williams Arena (2,761)
Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2015*
5:30 pm		 at Kent StateW 85–73 3–0
MAC Center (594)
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 OT4–1
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 (3,617)
Durham, NC
December 6, 2015*
7:00 pm		 TowsonW 105–86 5–2
Williams Arena (2,271)
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2015*
2:00 pm		 MemphisW 70–60 6–2
Williams Arena (3,226)
Minneapolis, MN
December 16, 2015*
12:00 pm		 New MexicoL 53–72 6–3
Williams Arena (4,613)
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2015*
3:00 pm		 North DakotaW 57–47 7–3
Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm		 NJITW 83–50 8–3
Williams Arena (2,772)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
December 31, 2015
12:00 pm		 at RutgersL 55–66 8–4 (0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ
January 3, 2016
2:00 pm		 Penn StateW 98–85 9–4 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN		 at IllinoisW 106–75 10–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,263)
Champaign, IL
January 10, 2016
2:00 pm		 MichiganL 86–93 10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)
Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2016
6:00 pm		 at PurdueL 72–84 10–6 (2–3)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2016
2:00 pm		 IndianaW 78–76 11–6 (3–3)
Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2016
7:00 pm		 NorthwesternW 95–92 12–6 (4–3)
Williams Arena (2,549)
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2016
11:00 am, BTN		 at WisconsinW 84–77 13–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center (4,002)
Madison, WI
January 26, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN		 IllinoisW 82–77 14–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (2,618)
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2016
11:30 am, BTN		 at MichiganL 76–92 14–7 (6–4)
Crisler Center (2,778)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 RutgersW 85–72 15–7 (7–4)
Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN
February 7, 2016
2:00 pm, BTN		 at NorthwesternW 116–112 2OT16–7 (8–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223)
Evanston, IL
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm		 NebraskaW 110–73 17–7 (9–4)
Williams Arena (3,945)
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN		 IowaW 78–76 18–7 (10–4)
Williams Arena (6,167)
Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2016
6:00 pm		 at IndianaL 79–93 18–8 (10–5)
Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2016
12:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 25 Michigan StateL 106–114 18–9 (10–6)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2016
7:00 pm		 No. 5 Ohio StateW 90–88 OT19–9 (11–6)
Williams Arena (6,434)
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 at No. 6 MarylandL 77–110 19–10 (11–7)
Xfinity Center (11,428)
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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVNRNRNRNRN/A
CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNRNRNR

See also

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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