2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big East
Record	17–18 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Fritsche Chevelle Herring Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena

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

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Fenwick River Forest, IL G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mason City Mason City, IA G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Edina Edina, MN G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Andover Andover, KS F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Park Cottage Grove, MN G 20 Tessa Leytem 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Richwoods Peoria, IL G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Dowling Catholic Clive, IA F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central Omaha, NE	Head coach Jim Flanery (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Matt Fritsche (Nebraska–Kearney) Chevelle Herring (Creighton) Linda Sayavongchanh (Drake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:05 pm		Newman	W 79–62		D. J. Sokol Arena (710) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:05 pm, BEDN		Wichita State	W 79–54	1–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,071) Omaha, NE
11/15/2015* 11:05 am		Marist	W 89–46	2–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (535) Omaha, NE
11/24/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 72–81	2–1	Knapp Center (2,462) Des Moines, IA
11/26/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. East Carolina Lone Star Showcase	W 91–66	3–1	Cedar Park Center (787) Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 19 Northwestern Lone Star Showcase	L 52–75	3–2	Cedar Park Center (687) Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015* 5:00 pm		vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase	W 66–60 OT	4–2	Cedar Park Center  Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas	L 54–67	4–3	Allen Fieldhouse (1,753) Lawrence, KS
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 63–65	4–4	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056) Lincoln, NE
12/09/2015* 8:00 pm		at Utah	L 58–74	4–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (805) Salt Lake City, UT
12/12/2015* 7:05 pm		South Dakota State	L 51–53	4–6	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023) Omaha, NE
12/20/2015* 8:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 69–46	5–6	Baxter Arena (1,362) Omaha, NE
12/22/2015* 6:05 pm		Northern Iowa	W 69–61	6–6	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228) Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/29/2015 6:00 pm, FS2		St. John's	L 55–66	6–7 (0–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563) Omaha, NE
12/31/2015 1:05 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 82–86	6–8 (0–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE
01/03/2016 11:00 am, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 57–69	6–9 (0–3)	McDonough Gymnasium (649) Washington, D.C.
01/05/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	W 65–62	7–9 (1–3)	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
01/08/2016 6:00 pm, FS1		Xavier	W 74–47	8–9 (2–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214) Omaha, NE
01/10/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 77–49	9–9 (3–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (651) Omaha, NE
01/17/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 72–48	10–9 (4–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (762) Omaha, NE
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 24 DePaul	L 63–81	10–10 (4–4)	Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,042) Chicago, IL
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 72–79	10–11 (4–5)	Al McGuire Center (1,117) Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, FS1		Villanova	W 53–48	11–11 (5–5)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327) Omaha, NE
01/31/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 44–57	11–12 (5–6)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE
02/05/2016 10:30 am, BEDN		at Butler	W 52–42	12–12 (6–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (697) Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	L 55–57	12–13 (6–7)	Cintas Center (828) Cincinnati, OH
02/14/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	L 59–61	12–14 (6–8)	Alumni Hall (411) Providence, RI
02/19/2016 7:05 pm, BEDN		Marquette	W 83–81	13–14 (7–8)	D. J. Sokol Arena (964) Omaha, NE
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, FS1		No. 21 DePaul	L 52–78	13–15 (7–9)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255) Omaha, NE
02/26/2016 6:05 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 71–77	13–16 (7–10)	Walsh Gymnasium (886) South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, FS2		at St. John's	W 64–57	14–16 (8–10)	Carnesecca Arena (1,242) Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		vs. Providence First Round	W 70–53	15–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
03/06/2016 12:00 pm, FS2		vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	W 57–48	16–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
03/07/2016 3:00 pm, FS1		vs. Seton Hall Semifinals	W 77–56	17–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
03/08/2016 7:00 pm, FS1		vs. St. John's Championship Game	L 37–50	17–17	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620) Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota First Round	L 68–74	17–18	DakotaDome (1,960) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team