2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
FIU Turkey Slam Champions
ConferenceBig East
Record14–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 DePaul* 16 – 2   .889 27 – 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Villanova 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
St. John's † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Marquette 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Xavier 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Creighton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 18   .486
Butler 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Providence 1 – 17   .056 5 – 24   .172
† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Carolyn Kieger, are members of the Big East Conference. The Golden Eagles play their home games at the Al McGuire Center. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

Roster

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Danielle King 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bloom Township Chicago, IL
G 3 McKayla Yentz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 5 Natisha Hiedeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI
F 10 Sandra Dahling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr None Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Allazia Blockton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dominican Milwaukee, WI
F 12 Erika Davenport 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Clarkston Clarkston, MI
G 13 Olivia Moskari 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr None Helsinki, Finland
G 15 Amani Wilborn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Riverside University Milwaukee, WI
F 22 Ines Mata 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr None Madrid, Spain
C 31 Shantelle Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Roch Toronto, ON
G 32 Chesley Gibson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Pensacola, FL
Head coach

Carolyn Kieger (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Ginny Boggess (Wingate)
Scott Merritt (Marquette)
Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State)

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
11/08/2015*
3:30 pm 		Southwest Baptist W 70–68 
Al McGuire Center (958)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Green Bay L 55–75  0–1
 Kress Events Center (3,323)
Green Bay, WI
11/16/2015*
12:00 pm 		IUPUI L 55–60  0–2
 Al McGuire Center (3,757)
Milwaukee, WI
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 78–83  0–3
 BB&T Arena (654)
Highland Heights, KY
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota L 69–97  0–4
 DakotaDome (1,537)
Vermillion, SD
11/27/2015*
11:00 am 		at FIU
FIU Turkey Slam semifinals 		W 95–83  1–4
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
11/29/2015*
11:00 am 		vs. Richmond
FIU Turkey Slam championship 		W 98–80  2–4
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm, FS1 		No. 7 Oregon State L 58–65  2–5
 Al McGuire Center (1,208)
Milwaukee, WI
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, TWCSC 		Wisconsin W 77–61  3–5
 Al McGuire Center (2,043)
Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, TWCSC 		Auburn W 70–69 OT 4–5
 Al McGuire Center (1,275)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm 		at No. 21 Arizona State L 80–90  4–6
 Wells Fargo Arena (1,439)
Tempe, AZ
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Milwaukee W 101–81  5–6
 Klotsche Center (1,322)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at No. 25 DePaul L 86–91  5–7 (0–1)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,206)
Chicago, IL
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall L 68–99  5–8 (0–2)
 Walsh Gymnasium (842)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at St. John's L 77–81 OT 5–9 (0–3)
 Carnesecca Arena (448)
Queens, NY
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Villanova L 75–82  5–10 (0–4)
 Al McGuire Center (1,257)
Milwaukee, WI
01/10/2016
12:00 pm, FS2 		Georgetown W 87–72  6–10 (1–4)
 Al McGuire Center (920)
Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier L 66–71  6–11 (1–5)
 Cintas Center (1,015)
Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler W 80–64  7–11 (2–5)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (344)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, FS1 		Providence W 105–75  8–11 (3–5)
 Al McGuire Center (1,135)
Milwaukee, WI
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Creighton W 79–72  9–11 (4–5)
 Al McGuire Center (1,117)
Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's W 67–64  10–11 (5–5)
 Al McGuire Center (1,131)
Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Seton Hall W 89–82  11–11 (6–5)
 Al McGuire Center (1,527)
Milwaukee, WI
02/05/2016
6:05 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown L 72–75  11–12 (6–6)
 McDonough Gymnasium (466)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Villanova L 60–81  11–13 (6–7)
 The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 76–69  12–13 (7–7)
 Al McGuire Center (1,231)
Milwaukee, WI
02/14/2016
1:30 pm, FS2 		Xavier W 74–69  13–13 (8–7)
 Al McGuire Center (1,769)
Milwaukee, WI
02/19/2016
7:05 pm, BEDN 		at Creighton L 81–83  13–14 (8–8)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (964)
Omaha, NE
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence W 92–85  14–14 (9–8)
 Alumni Hall (317)
Providence, RI
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 19 DePaul L 65–98  14–15 (9–9)
 Al McGuire Center (2,039)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
2:30 pm, FS2 		vs. Seton Hall
Quarterfinals 		L 86–93  14–16
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,884)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Marquette Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.