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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Gail Striegler
  • John Motherwell
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 16 Michigan State 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222 18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.

Roster

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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, MN
F 2 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON
G 3 Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, MN
C 10 Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Western Australia Leeming, Australia
G 15 Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeLaSalle HS
Auburn
Minneapolis, MN
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, MN
G 23 Kenisha Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bloomington Kennedy HS
Marquette
Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Osseo HS Maple Grove, MN
F 25 Kynadi Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Garland HS
Butler CC
Garland, TX
C 32 Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vincent HS
Tallahassee CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So NRHEG HS New Richland, MN
C 41 Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI
C 52 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So New Richmond HS New Richmond, OH
Head coach

Marlene Stollings (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State)
Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas)
John Motherwell (Michigan)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
5:30 pm
Wofford W 98–54  1–0
Williams Arena (4,327)
Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm
Maine W 91–64  2–0
Williams Arena (2,761)
Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2015*
5:30 pm
at Kent State W 85–73  3–0
MAC Center (594)
Kent, OH
November 27, 2015*
3:45 pm
vs. Stetson
San Juan Shootout
W 72–69  4–0
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
November 28, 2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Auburn
San Juan Shootout
L 79–81 OT 4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (110)
Guaynabo, PR
December 3, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 14 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–84  4–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617)
Durham, NC
December 6, 2015*
7:00 pm
Towson W 105–86  5–2
Williams Arena (2,271)
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2015*
2:00 pm
Memphis W 70–60  6–2
Williams Arena (3,226)
Minneapolis, MN
December 16, 2015*
12:00 pm
New Mexico L 53–72  6–3
Williams Arena (4,613)
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2015*
3:00 pm
North Dakota W 57–47  7–3
Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm
NJIT W 83–50  8–3
Williams Arena (2,772)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
December 31, 2015
12:00 pm
at Rutgers L 55–66  8–4 (0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ
January 3, 2016
2:00 pm
Penn State W 98–85  9–4 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,792)
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 106–75  10–4 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,263)
Champaign, IL
January 10, 2016
2:00 pm
Michigan L 86–93  10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)
Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2016
6:00 pm
at Purdue L 72–84  10–6 (2–3)
Mackey Arena (5,788)
West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2016
2:00 pm
Indiana W 78–76  11–6 (3–3)
Williams Arena (4,337)
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern W 95–92  12–6 (4–3)
Williams Arena (2,549)
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2016
11:00 am, BTN
at Wisconsin W 84–77  13–6 (5–3)
Kohl Center (4,002)
Madison, WI
January 26, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 82–77  14–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (2,618)
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2016
11:30 am, BTN
at Michigan L 76–92  14–7 (6–4)
Crisler Center (2,778)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm
Rutgers W 85–72  15–7 (7–4)
Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN
February 7, 2016
2:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 116–112 2OT 16–7 (8–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223)
Evanston, IL
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm
Nebraska W 110–73  17–7 (9–4)
Williams Arena (3,945)
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 78–76  18–7 (10–4)
Williams Arena (6,167)
Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2016
6:00 pm
at Indiana L 79–93  18–8 (10–5)
Assembly Hall (2,530)
Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2016
12:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan State L 106–114  18–9 (10–6)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2016
7:00 pm
No. 5 Ohio State W 90–88 OT 19–9 (11–6)
Williams Arena (6,434)
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Maryland L 77–110  19–10 (11–7)
Xfinity Center (11,428)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2016
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Northwestern
Second Round
L 74–84  19–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 16, 2016*
7:00 pm
Milwaukee
First Round
W 87–80  20–11
Williams Arena (1,663)
Minneapolis, MN
March 20, 2016*
2:00 pm
South Dakota
Second Round
L 89–101  20–12
Williams Arena (3,224)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

See also

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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.