2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball

WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Summit League
2015–16 record	16–16 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach	JD Gravina (5th season)
Assistant coach	Seth Minter
Assistant coach	Bailey Harmon
Assistant coach	Sydney Crafton
Home arena	Western Hall

2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota	15	–	1	.938	32	–	6	.842
South Dakota State †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
IUPUI	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
Oral Roberts	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
Western Illinois	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Omaha	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
IPFW	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
Denver	3	–	13	.188	5	–	25	.167
North Dakota State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	22	.241


† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head by JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Women's Tournament to Oral Roberts. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated Southern Illinois in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	4	Marlow, CiaraCiara Marlow	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Monmouth-Roseville Aurora	Roseville, IL
1.5 !G	10	Boyle, MalloryMallory Boyle	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	North Mahaska	New Sharon, IA
1.5 !G	12	Blumer, MorganMorgan Blumer (I)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Milton Florida Gulf Coast	Milton, WI
1.5 !G	14	Maher, MichelleMichelle Maher	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Maine South	Park Ridge, IL
1.5 !G	15	Clemens, EmilyEmily Clemens	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	Muscatine	Muscatine, IA
3.5 !F	21	Patrick, JasmineJasmine Patrick	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Westside Grossmont College	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	22	Farrow, MichelleMichelle Farrow	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.5 !RS So	Waukesha West	Waukesha, WI
1.5 !G	23	McClintock, TaylorTaylor McClintock	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.5 !RS So	Illini Bluffs Mercer	Glasford, IL
1.5 !G	24	Hingginbotham, TaylorTaylor Hingginbotham	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Germantown	Germantown, WI
1.5 !G	25	Skotowski, LizLiz Skotowski	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, IA
3.5 !F	32	Harmon, PaigePaige Harmon	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Oswego	Oswego, IL
3.5 !F	34	Braun, OliviaOlivia Braun (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	St. Catherine's Toledo	Racine, WI
3.5 !F	44	Reichelt, SophieSophie Reichelt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Holy Names Academy	Mill Creek, WA

Head coach

JD Gravina (William Jewell)

Assistant coach(es)

Seth Minter (Culver–Stockton)
Bailey Harmon (Illinois)
Sydney Crafton (Missouri)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015* 7:00 PM	William Woods	W 80–41		Western Hall Macomb, IL
11/05/2015* 7:00 PM	Truman State	W 63–41		Western Hall Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	Central Methodist	W 108–46	1–0	Western Hall (925) Macomb, IL
11/15/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	SIU Edwardsville	W 78–74	2–0	Western Hall (614) Macomb, IL
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	at Iowa	L 81–96 ^OT	2–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,543) Iowa City, IA
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM	Chicago State	W 88–50	3–1	Western Hall (543) Macomb, IL
11/24/2015* 11:00 AM	Southeast Missouri State	L 84–89	3–2	Western Hall (1,246) Macomb, IL
11/27/2015* 12:00 PM	vs. Towson UNF Thanksgiving Classic	L 77–83	3–3	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2015* 1:00 PM	vs. Bethune-Cookman UNF Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–59	4–3	UNF Arena (354) Jacksonville, FL
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois	W 92–69	5–3	Lantz Arena (319) Charleston, IL
12/05/2015* 4:30 PM	Ashford	W 86–58	6–3	Western Hall (471) Macomb, IL
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM	at North Dakota	L 67–78	6–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,385) Grand Forks, ND
12/12/2015* 4:30 PM	UIC	L 70–78	6–5	Western Hall (551) Macomb, IL
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Kansas State	L 45–84	6–6	Bramlage Coliseum (551) Manhattan, KS
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Illinois State	W 79–64	7–6	Redbird Arena (539) Normal, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016 7:00 PM	Oral Roberts	W 72–61	8–6 (1–0)	Western Hall (539) Macomb, IL
01/03/2016 1:00 PM	at Nebraska–Omaha	L 66–79	8–7 (1–1)	Baxter Arena (528) Omaha, NE
01/07/2016 6:00 PM	at IPFW	W 78–74	9–7 (2–1)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (498) Fort Wayne, IN
01/09/2016 5:30 PM	at IUPUI	L 60–68	9–8 (2–2)	Western Hall (405) Macomb, IL
01/15/2016 7:00 PM	Denver	W 63–60	10–8 (3–2)	Western Hall (703) Macomb, IL
01/21/2016 7:00 PM	at North Dakota State	W 94–82	11–8 (4–2)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (523) Fargo, ND
01/23/2016 2:00 PM	at South Dakota State	L 63–85	11–9 (4–3)	Frost Arena (1,963) Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	South Dakota	L 77–102	11–10 (4–4)	Western Hall (644) Macomb, IL
01/30/2016 4:30 PM	Nebraska–Omaha	W 74–55	12–10 (5–4)	Western Hall (801) Macomb, IL
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	IPFW	W 88–87	13–10 (6–4)	Western Hall (511) Macomb, IL
02/06/2016 2:00 PM	at IUPUI	L 87–96	13–11 (6–5)	The Jungle (352) Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2016 8:00 PM	at Denver	W 80–69	14–11 (7–5)	Magness Arena (320) Denver, CO
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	at South Dakota	L 50–86	14–12 (7–6)	DakotaDome (1,749) Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016 2:00 PM	at Oral Roberts	L 55–79	14–13 (7–7)	Mabee Center (796) Tulsa, OK
02/25/2016 5:30 PM	North Dakota State	W 100–89	15–13 (8–7)	Western Hall (904) Macomb, IL
02/27/2016 4:30 PM	South Dakota State	L 65–66	15–14 (8–8)	Western Hall (1,072) Macomb, IL
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/06/2016 12:00 PM, MidcoSN/ESPN3	vs. Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	L 55–68	15–15	Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,172) Sioux Falls, SD
WBI
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Southern Illinois First Round	W 99–97 ^OT	16–15	Western Hall (694) Macomb, IL
03/19/2016* 6:00 PM	at USC Upstate Quarterfinals	L 78–81	16–16	G. B. Hodge Center (172) Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://goleathernecks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
Venues	Western Hall (1971–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

References

See also