2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk , and Jacqui Kalin served as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach.[ 1]
They played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Sacred Heart before losing to Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa in the second round.
Roster
2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
3
Lizzy Wendell
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Blue Springs
Blue Springs, MO
C
5
Emma Donahue
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Naperville Central
Naperville, IL
G
15
Paige Greiner
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So
Williamsburg
Williamsburg, IA
G
20
Maddy Dean
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Jordan
Jordan, MN
G
21
Sammie Bachrodt
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Wichita, KS
G
22
Caitlin Ingle
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Southeast Polk
Runnells, IA
G
24
Nicole Miller
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
North Linn
Walker, IA
G
34
Cortni Rush
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Mason City North Iowa Area
Mason City, IA
F/C
35
Becca Jonas
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Truman
Independence, MO
F
50
Sara Rhine
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Eldon
Eldon, MO
Head coach
Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa )
Assistant coach(es)
Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa ) Jacqui Kalin (Northern Iowa ) Dominique Kelley (Nebraska )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015 *7:00 pm
Grand View
W 96–46
Knapp Center (1,929)Des Moines, IA
11/08/2015 *7:00 pm
Simpson
W 94–61
Knapp Center (1,947)Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa State
W 74–70
1–0
Knapp Center (4,251)Des Moines, IA
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm
at Wisconsin
W 89–70
2–0
Kohl Center (2,974)Madison, WI
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota
W 73–63
3–0
Knapp Center (2,064)Des Moines, IA
11/24/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Creighton
W 81–72
4–0
Knapp Center (2,462)Des Moines, IA
11/28/2015 *4:30 pm
vs. Tulsa Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 91–80
5–0
Cox Pavilion (840)Paradise, NV
11/29/2015 *4:30 pm
at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
W 76–68
6–0
Cox Pavilion (774)Paradise, NV
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm
at South Dakota
L 87–92 OT
6–1
DakotaDome (1,484)Vermillion, SD
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay
L 61–86
6–2
Knapp Center (2,294)Des Moines, IA
12/11/2015 *11:00 am, ESPN3
William Penn
W 100–61
7–2
Knapp Center (4,711)Des Moines, IA
12/19/2015 *4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
L 73–87
7–3
Convocation Center (1,290)DeKalb, IL
12/22/2015 *5:00 pm
at Iowa
L 76–89
7–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,430)Iowa City, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/01/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois
L 67–77
7–5 (0–1)
Knapp Center (2,024)Des Moines, IA
01/03/2016 4:00 pm, MC22
Evansville
W 94–52
8–5 (1–1)
Knapp Center (2,215)Des Moines, IA
01/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
W 82–75
9–5 (2–1)
JQH Arena (3,225)Springfield, MO
01/10/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State
W 87–56
10–5 (3–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,559)Wichita, KS
01/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
W 80–55
11–5 (4–1)
Knapp Center (2,153)Des Moines, IA
01/17/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
W 76–41
12–5 (5–1)
Knapp Center (2,413)Des Moines, IA
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, MC22
Northern Iowa
L 73–79
12–6 (5–2)
Knapp Center (2,853)Des Moines, IA
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
W 76–64
13–6 (6–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (591)Peoria, IL
01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola-Chicago
W 81–65
14–6 (7–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (417)Chicago, IL
02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State
W 81–59
15–6 (8–2)
Knapp Center (2,378)Des Moines, IA
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
W 95–72
16–6 (9–2)
Knapp Center (2,465)Des Moines, IA
02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State
W 98–58
17–6 (10–2)
Redbird Arena (613)Normal, IL
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
L 53–68
17–7 (10–3)
Hulman Center (1,861)Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 74–85
17–8 (10–4)
McLeod Center (2,012)Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola-Chicago
W 91–61
18–8 (11–4)
Knapp Center (2,834)Des Moines, IA
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
W 78–45
19–8 (12–4)
Knapp Center (2,433)Des Moines, IA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
W 86–66
20–8 (13–4)
Ford Center (394)Evansville, IL
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
W 71–64
21–8 (14–4)
SIU Arena (639)Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville Quarterfinals
W 89–53
22–8
iWireless Center Moline, IL
03/12/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri State Semifinals
L 61–65
22–9
iWireless Center (2,241)Moline, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016 *7:00 pm
Sacred Heart First Round
W 95–59
23–9
Knapp Center (806)Des Moines, IA
03/19/2016 *7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa Second Round
L 58–64
23–10
McLeod Center (1,140)Cedar Falls, IA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
AP
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
References