2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cornhuskers, led by 14th year head coach Connie Yori , played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.
On April 5, 2016, Connie Yori resigned following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.[ 1] She finished at Nebraska with a 14-year record of 280–166.
Roster
2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
4
Kyndal Clark
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Drake Webb City
Webb City, MO
G
5
Natalie Romeo
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Carondelet
Martinez, CA
G
11
Esther Ramacieri
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Dawson College Felix Leclerc
Repentigny, QE, CAN
G
12
Emily Wood
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So
Salina Central
Salina, KS
F
22
Allie Havers
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Mattawan
Paw Paw, MI
G
24
Maddie Simon
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Pius X
Lincoln, NE
F
31
Anya Kalenta
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Vincennes /Broward College General Secondary #21
Minsk, Belarus
F
32
Jessica Shepard
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Fremont
Fremont, NE
G
33
Rachel Theriot
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Midpark
Middleburg Heights, OH
G
34
Jasmine Cincore
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Briarcrest Christian School
Arlington, TN
F
43
Rachel Blackburn
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Leavenworth
Leavenworth, KS
C
50
Darrien Washington
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Fr
Skyline
Oakland, CA
F
52
Alicia Ostrander
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Gordon-Rushville
Gordon, NE
Head coach
Connie Yori (Creighton )
Assistant coach(es)
Britney Brown (Oklahoma ) Ashley Ford (Nebraska ) Amy Stephens(Nebraska )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
08/04/2015 *5:00 am
at Frankston Lady Blues
L 72–81
Frankston Basketball Centre Frankston, Australia
08/05/2015 *3:30 am
at Dandenong Rangers
L 41–72
Dandenong Stadium Melbourne, Australia
08/06/2015 *4:30 am
at Cairns Dolphins
L 73–79
Cairns Basketball Stadium Cairns, Australia
08/10/2015 *
at Sydney Heat
W 76–56
Sydney, Australia
11/01/2015 *2:00 pm
Nebraska–Kearney
W 92–54
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,900)Lincoln, NE
11/08/2015 *2:00 pm
Winona State
W 96–66
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,926)Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015 *11:30 am
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 96–46
1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,953)Lincoln, NE
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm
North Florida
W 91–46
2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,475)Lincoln, NE
11/21/2015 *2:00 pm
North Carolina Central
W 88–47
3–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,984)Lincoln, NE
11/23/2015 *7:00 pm
Southern
W 89–38
4–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,748)Lincoln, NE
11/28/2015 *12:00 pm, SNY /ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut
L 46–88
4–1
XL Center (10,113)Hartford, CT
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm
NC State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 88–67
5–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,151)Lincoln, NE
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm
Creighton
W 65–63
6–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056)Lincoln, NE
12/08/2015 *7:00 pm
Evansville
W 85–40
7–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,614)Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015 *7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 California
L 80–87 OT
7–2
Haas Pavilion (4,406)Berkeley, CA
12/19/2015 *4:00 pm
Northern Arizona
W 90–67
8–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,775)Lincoln, NE
12/21/2015 *7:00 pm
Arkansas State
W 79–71
9–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,991)Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 1:00 pm
Iowa
L 68–74
9–3 (0–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,329)Lincoln, NE
01/03/2016 1:30 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Northwestern
L 62–85
9–4 (0–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,249)Evanston, IL
01/07/2016 6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 8 Maryland
L 50–89
9–5 (0–3)
Xfinity Center (4,112)College Park, MD
01/10/2016 2:00 pm
Illinois
W 73–57
10–5 (1–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,222)Lincoln, NE
01/13/2016 6:00 pm
at Penn State
W 83–78
11–5 (2–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,745)University Park, PA
01/16/2016 5:30 pm, BTN
Rutgers
W 65–54
12–5 (3–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,622)Lincoln, NE
01/20/2016 6:00 pm
at Purdue
W 62–61
13–5 (4–3)
Mackey Arena (6,041)West Lafayette, IN
01/24/2016 1:00 pm
at Michigan
W 93–81
14–5 (5–3)
Crisler Center (3,082)Ann Arbor, MI
01/27/2016 7:00 pm
Wisconsin
W 75–62
15–5 (6–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,349)Lincoln, NE
01/30/2016 1:00 pm
at Rutgers
L 56–66
15–6 (6–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,815)Piscataway, NJ
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, BTN
Penn State
W 87–69
16–6 (7–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,486)Lincoln, NE
02/07/2016 1:00 pm
at Indiana
L 47–59
16–7 (7–5)
Assembly Hall (3,370)Bloomington, IN
02/11/2016 7:00 pm
at Minnesota
L 73–110
16–8 (7–6)
Williams Arena (3,945)Minneapolis, MN
02/14/2016 3:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 Michigan State
W 73–66
17–8 (8–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,338)Lincoln, NE
02/18/2016 5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 5 Ohio State
L 70–96
17–9 (8–7)
Value City Arena (5,243)Columbus, OH
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, BTN
Purdue
L 50–68
17–10 (8–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671)Lincoln, NE
02/24/2016 7:00 pm
Indiana
L 68–79
17–11 (8–9)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,376)Lincoln, NE
02/28/2016 3:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern
W 76–67
18–11 (9–9)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,596)Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 5:30 pm, BTN
vs. Rutgers Second Round
L 63–66
18–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016 *7:00 pm
Northern Iowa First Round
L 62–64
18–13
Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942)Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 2]
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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
Week 19
Final
AP
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
References