2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball

MVC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	24–11 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach	Tanya Warren (9th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Nelson
Assistant coach	Adam DeJoode
Assistant coach	Tiffany Coppage
Home arena	McLeod Center

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa	15	–	3	.833	24	–	11	.686
Missouri State †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Drake	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Southern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Loyola-Chicago	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Illinois State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Bradley	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Evansville	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

Roster

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Criswell, MariahMariah Criswell	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Winterset	Van Meter, IA
1.5 !G	2	Weekley, MadisonMadison Weekley	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Benton Community	Atkins, IA
1.5 !G	4	Parker, LaurenLauren Parker	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Homewood Flossmoor	Flossmoor, IL
3.5 !F	5	Sorenson, AmberAmber Sorenson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Caledonia	Caledonia, MN
1.5 !G	10	Herzberg, EllieEllie Herzberg	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Manson Northwest Webster	Manson, IA
1.5 !G	11	Davison, AngieAngie Davison	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Maple Grove	Maple Grove, MN
1.5 !G	13	Lamar, SharnaeSharnae Lamar	62 !5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Des Moines East	Des Moines, IA
1.5 !G	14	Davison, StephanieStephanie Davison	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Maple Grove	Maple Grove, MN
3.5 !F	15	Garrison-Nickerson, DariannDariann Garrison-Nickerson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Des Moines East	West Des Moines, IA
3.5 !F	20	Schonhardt, HannahHannah Schonhardt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Holy Family Catholic	Waconia, MN
1.5 !G	22	Simon-Ressler, RoseRose Simon-Ressler	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Western Dubuque	Epworth, IA
1.5 !G	24	Morgan, MikaelaMikaela Morgan	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Iowa City West	Coralville, IA
3.5 !F	32	Hillyard, HeidiHeidi Hillyard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Mediapolis	Burlington, IA
3.5 !F	34	Hagen, TaylorTaylor Hagen	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Blooming Prairie	Blooming Prairie, MN
3.5 !F	42	Keitel, JenJen Keitel	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Central Community	DeWitt, IA
3.5 !F	44	Johnson, AlyssaAlyssa Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Estherville Lincoln Central	Estherville, IA

Head coach

Tanya Warren (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Nelson (Oregon)
Adam DeJoode (Iowa State)
Tiffany Coppage (Missouri State)

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
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM	Sioux Falls	W 82–66		McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Rockhurst	W 58–39	1–0	McLeod Center (1,318) Cedar Falls, IA
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	South Dakota	W 64–43	2–0	McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Iowa	L 65–80	2–1	McLeod Center (2,384) Cedar Falls, IA
11/26/2015* 8:00 PM	vs. Georgia Tech Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 61–58	3–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015* 8:00 PM	vs. Seton Hall Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 49–57	3–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Iowa State	L 75–84	3–3	McLeod Center (2,095) Cedar Falls, IA
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM	at North Dakota	L 59–64	3–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012) Grand Forks, ND
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM	at South Dakota State	L 86–89 ^2OT	3–5	Frost Arena (1,547) Brookings, SD
12/13/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Akron	W 59–51	4–5	iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL
12/20/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Tulsa	W 75–59	5–5	McLeod Center (1,341) Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2015* 6:05 PM	at Creighton	L 61–69	5–6	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228) Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
01/01/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Evansville	W 62–51	6–6 (1–0)	McLeod Center (1,107) Cedar Falls, IA
01/03/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	L 60–65	6–7 (1–1)	McLeod Center (1,282) Cedar Falls, IA
01/08/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Wichita State	W 55–44	7–7 (2–1)	Charles Koch Arena (2,356) Wichita, KS
01/10/2016 2:05 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State	W 65–60	8–7 (3–1)	JQH Arena (2,846) Springfield, MO
01/15/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Illinois State	W 65–51	9–7 (4–1)	McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Indiana State	W 53–42	10–7 (5–1)	McLeod Center (1,278) Cedar Falls, IA
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Drake	W 79–73	11–7 (5–2)	Knapp Center (2,853) Des Moines, IA
01/29/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Loyola-Chicago	L 60–64	11–8 (6–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426) Des Moines, IA
01/31/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bradley	W 55–47	12–8 (7–2)	Renaissance Coliseum (1,015) Peoria, IL
02/05/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 75–78 ^OT	12–9 (7–3)	McLeod Center (1,370) Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Wichita State	W 69–48	13–9 (8–3)	McLeod Center (1,226) Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2016 6:05 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State	W 61–45	14–9 (9–3)	Hulman Center (1,381) Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Illinois State	W 61–35	15–9 (10–3)	Redbird Arena (362) Normal, IL
02/19/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Drake	W 85–74	16–9 (11–3)	McLeod Center (2,102) Cedar Falls, IA
02/26/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bradley	W 65–41	17–9 (12–3)	McLeod Center (1,505) Cedar Falls, IA
02/28/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Loyola-Chicago	W 63–52	18–9 (13–3)	McLeod Center (1,942) Cedar Falls, IA
03/03/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	W 73–64	19–9 (14–3)	SIU Arena (594) Carbondale, IL
03/05/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at Evansville	W 61–48	20–9 (15–3)	Ford Center (451) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/11/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Bradley Quarterfinals	W 46–45	21–9	iWireless Center Moline, IL
03/12/2016 1:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals	W 67–43	22–9	iWireless Center Moline, IL
03/13/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Missouri State Championship Game	L 58–71	22–10	iWireless Center Moline, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	at Nebraska First Round	W 64–62	23–10	Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942) Lincoln, NE
03/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Drake Second Round	W 64–58	24–10	McLeod Center (1,140) Cedar Falls, IA
03/24/2016* 7:00 PM	at South Dakota Third Round	L 50–51	24–11	DakotaDome (2,433) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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

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2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References