2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

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.

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

Roster

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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

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2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

References

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  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.