2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Achter
  • Mark Ehlen
  • Carla D. Morrow
Home arenaCintas 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 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

Roster

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hoover HS North Canton, OH
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, ON
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Redan HS Lithonia GA
F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mason Mason, OH
G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, OH
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Marietta HS Marietta, OH
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Solon HS Solon, OH
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH
F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY
F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
Head coach

Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Kate Achter (Bowling Green)
Mark Ehlen (Ohio State)
Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa)

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
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
1:00 pm, FSOH 		Evansville
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic 		W 65–57  1–0
 Cintas Center (3,122)
Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Michigan L 54–92  1–1
 Crisler Arena (2,613)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 61–56  2–1
 Cintas Center (811)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 67–27  3–1
 Cintas Center (652)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm 		Binghamton W 64–55  4–1
 Cintas Center (610)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2015*
12:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 64–47  5–1
 Cintas Center (3,216)
Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 53–62  5–2
 Cintas Center (962)
Cincinnati, OH
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Radford W 63–56  6–2
 Cintas Center (713)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm 		Cincinnati W 65–56  7–2
 Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm 		Howard W 70–47  8–2
 Cintas Center (1,008)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2015*
1:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 62–59  9–2
 Cintas Center (654)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown W 59–54  10–2 (1–0)
 Cintas Center (911)
Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2015
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Villanova W 74–67 OT 11–2 (2–0)
 Cintas Center (918)
Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler W 73–63  12–2 (3–0)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (387)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 47–74  12–3 (3–1)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence W 62–54  13–3 (4–1)
 Alumni Hall (261)
Providence, RI
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Marquette W 71–66  14–3 (5–1)
 Cintas Center (1,015)
Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		DePaul L 53–70  14–4 (5–2)
 Cintas Center (1,384)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall L 66–82  14–5 (5–3)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,145)
South Orange, NJ
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at St. John's L 41–57  14–6 (5–4)
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 55–47  15–6 (6–4)
 Cintas Center (1,165)
Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2016
8:00 pm, FS1 		Providence W 72–47  16–6 (7–4)
 Cintas Center (1,641)
Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Creighton W 57–55  17–6 (8–4)
 Cintas Center (828)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at No. 23 DePaul L 52–82  17–7 (8–5)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352)
Chicago, IL
02/14/2016
2:30 pm, FS2 		at Marquette L 69–74  17–8 (8–6)
 Al McGuire Center (1,769)
Milwaukee, WI
02/19/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's L 56–69  17–9 (8–7)
 Cintas Center (1,694)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Seton Hall L 67–72  17–10 (8–8)
 Cintas Center (1,812)
Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Villanova L 55–58  17–11 (8–9)
 The Pavilion (541)
Villanova, PA
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown L 51–63  17–12 (8–10)
 McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
5:30 pm, BEDN 		vs. Butler
First Round 		L 47–48  17–13
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,741)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com.

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