2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–16 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeanine Wasielewski
  • Mahogany Green
  • Kesha Watson
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 – 3   .833 24 – 11   .686
Missouri State † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Drake 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Southern Illinois 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Loyola-Chicago 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Indiana State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Illinois State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 22   .267
Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
Bradley 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Evansville 1 – 17   .056 3 – 28   .097
† 2016 MVC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third year head coach Sheryl Swoopes, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Southern Illinois.

Roster

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Whisper Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Owings Mills Owings Mills, MD
G 2 Sam Lambringtsen 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Oregon Oregon, IL
G 3 Tashawnya Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Midwest City
Garden City CC 		Midwest City, OK
G/F 4 Dakota Vann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Deek Creek Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 11 Brandi Segars 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mount Zion Christian Academy Queens, NY
G/F 12 Citiana Negatu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Blake Silver Spring, MD
G/F 13 Katie Salmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI
G 15 Grance Goodhart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX
F 21 Ryaen Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bolingbrook Lisle, IL
G 23 Becca Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr South Elgin South Elgin, IL
G 25 Taylor Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Lincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL
F 44 Nieka Wheeler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr William Chrisman
Johnson County CC 		Independence, MO
F 50 Taylor Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Incarnate Word Academy
Purdue 		St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
3:00 pm 		UW–Parkside W 65–54 
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		Lewis W 79–73 OT
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
4:30 pm 		at Georgia Tech L 77–84  0–1
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,156)
Atlanta, GA
11/17/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Eastern Illinois W 86–75 OT 1–1
 Lantz Arena (379)
Charleston, IL
11/21/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (FL) L 50–77  1–2
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221)
Chicago, IL
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 59–68  1–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (204)
Chicago, IL
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lamar W 82–71  2–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 45–68  2–4
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (203)
Chicago, IL
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm 		at No. 19 Michigan State L 47–76  2–5
 Breslin Center (5,706)
East Lansing, MI
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 12 Northwestern L 72–81  2–6
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (411)
Chicago, IL
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 51–65  2–7
 Kress Events Center (1,960)
Green Bay, WI
12/21/2015*
12:00 pm 		at No. 17 DePaul W 88–75  3–7
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153)
Chicago, IL
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Rice W 57–50  4–7
 Tudor Fieldhouse (541)
Houston, TX
Missouri Valley regular season
01/03/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley W 67–54  5–7 (1–0)
 Renaissance Coliseum (572)
Peoria, IL
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville W 63–49  6–7 (2–0)
 Ford Center (480)
Evansville, IN
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois W 69–68 OT 7–7 (3–0)
 SIU Arena (619)
Carbondale, IL
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wichita State W 60–55  8–7 (4–0)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312)
Chicago, IL
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State L 62–73  8–8 (4–1)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412)
Chicago, IL
01/22/2015
6:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State L 48–62  8–9 (4–2)
 Hulman Center (1,735)
Terre Haute, IN
01/24/2015
2:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State W 57–41  9–9 (5–2)
 Redbird Arena (1,313)
Normal, IL
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Iowa W 64–60  10–9 (6–2)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426)
Chicago, IL
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake L 65–81  10–10 (6–3)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (417)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Illinois W 83–59  11–10 (7–3)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (437)
Chicago, IL
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville W 67–54  12–10 (8–3)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (469)
Chicago, IL
02/12/2015
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 81–91 OT 12–11 (8–4)
 JQH Arena (3,823)
Springfield, MO
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wichita State L 62–65  12–12 (8–5)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,634)
Wichita, KS
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois State W 73–61  13–12 (9–5)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (536)
Chicago, IL
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Indiana State L 71–74  13–13 (9–6)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (373)
Chicago, IL
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake L 61–91  13–14 (9–7)
 Knapp Center (2,834)
Chicago, IL
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Iowa L 52–63  13–15 (9–8)
 McLeod Center (1,942)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/05/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bradley W 69–63  14–15 (10–8)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals 		L 64–73  14–16
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2015-2016 Loyola Women's Basketball Schedule". www.LoyolaRamblers.com. Loyola University Chicago. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.