2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball

Great Alaska Shootout Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	27–7 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Michelle Clark-Heard (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Greg Collins
Assistant coach	Melissa Kolbe
Assistant coach	Katherine Graham
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
WKU	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UAB	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Rice	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
FIU	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161


† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Goods, SimoneSimone Goods	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Benson HS	Omaha, NE
3.5 !F	1	Styles, KaylaKayla Styles	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	duPont Manual HS Spalding	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	2	Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Eastside HS	Paterson, NJ
1.5 !G	3	Bopp, SidneeSidnee Bopp	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Marmaduke HS	Marmaduke, AR
1.5 !G	5	Jones, MicahMicah Jones	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Green County HS	Greensburg, KY
3.5 !F	10	Brown, TashiaTashia Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Lowndes HS	Lake Park, GA
1.5 !G	12	Noble, KendallKendall Noble	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Perry County Central HS	Hazard, KY
1.5 !G	20	Akpan, ImaIma Akpan	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Hamilton Christian Academy Kilgore College	Calabar, Nigeria
3.5 !F	23	Brown, IvyIvy Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	LaRue County HS	Hodgenville. KY
1.5 !G	24	Coe, JayceeJaycee Coe	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Jackson County HS Kentucky	Gainesboro, TN
2.5 !G/F	32	Smith, KaylaKayla Smith	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fayette County HS	Fayetteville, GA
3.5 !F	33	McClain, JalynnJalynn McClain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Jefferson HS	Jeffersonville, IN

Head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Collins (Louisville)
Melissa Kolbe (Wittenberg)
Katherine Graham (LSU)

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
11/03/2015* 7:00 PM	Ouachita Baptist	W 108–43	–	E. A. Diddle Arena (829) Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/19/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Ball State	L 60–74	0–1	John E. Worthen Arena (987) Muncie, IN
11/21/2015* 2:30 PM, FCS/WKYU	No. 16 Louisville	W 71–69	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176) Bowling Green, KY
11/24/2015* 9:00 PM	vs. George Mason Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	W 84–58	2–1	Alaska Airlines Center (2,299) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2015* 9:00 PM	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout championship	W 62–58	3–1	Alaska Airlines Center (2,510) Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM	at Ole Miss	L 53–59	3–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (906) Oxford, MS
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU	Austin Peay	W 88–69	4–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (609) Bowling Green, KY
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM	at Texas–Arlington	W 73–64	5–2	College Park Center (1,024) Arlington, TX
12/16/2015* 5:30 PM	Eastern Kentucky BB&T Classic	W 76–60	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217) Bowling Green, KY
12/18/2015* 5:30 PM	at College of Charleston	W 78–44	7–2	TD Arena (125) Charleston, SC
12/21/2015* 6:30 PM, ESPN3	at Lipscomb	W 64–56	8–2	Allen Arena (215) Nashville, TN
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM, FCS/WKYU	Belmont	W 80–65	9–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,477) Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 PM	Marshall	W 81–52	10–2 (1–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,413) Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	at FIU	W 71–69	11–2 (2–0)	FIU Arena (356) Miami, FL
01/09/2016 2:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	W 81–62	12–2 (3–0)	FAU Arena (469) Boca Raton, FL
01/14/2016 7:00 PM	Rice	W 52–49	13–2 (4–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (937) Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2016 2:00 PM	North Texas	W 65–53	14–2 (5–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,191) Bowling Green, KY
01/21/2016 11:00 AM, FCS/WKYU	Old Dominion	W 68–51	15–2 (6–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,814) Bowling Green, KY
01/23/2016 2:00 PM	Charlotte	W 77–66	16–2 (7–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (817) Bowling Green, KY
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	at UAB	W 63–49	17–2 (8–0)	Bartow Arena (521) Birmingham, AL
01/30/2016 5:00 PM, FSN	at Middle Tennessee	L 75–83	17–3 (8–1)	Murphy Center (5,125) Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	UTSA	W 72–65	18–3 (9–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,076) Bowling Green, KY
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU	UTEP	L 78–85	18–4 (9–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,107) Bowling Green, KY
02/14/2016 12:00 PM, ASN	at Marshall	W 80–76	19–4 (10–2)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV
02/18/2016 6:00 PM	at Old Dominion	W 85–74 ^OT	20–4 (11–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,606) Norfolk, VA
02/20/2016 6:00 PM	at Charlotte	L 72–81	20–5 (11–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,423) Charlotte, NC
02/25/2016 8:00 PM, FSN	Middle Tennessee	W 62–51	21–5 (12–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423) Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU	UAB	W 64–55	22–5 (13–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,851) Bowling Green, KY
03/03/2016 6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	W 54–53	23–5 (14–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,382) Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2016 7:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	W 69–58	24–5 (15–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,905) Ruston, LA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 7:30 PM, ASN	vs. Marshall Quarterfinals	L 63–66	24–6	Bartow Arena (499) Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Dayton First Round	W 89–72	25–6	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,066) Bowling Green, KY
03/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin Second Round	W 64–57	26–6	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,372) Bowling Green, KY
03/25/2016* 7:00 PM	at Saint Louis Third Round	W 78–76 ^OT	27–6	Chaifetz Arena (1,754) St. Louis, MO
03/27/2016* 7:00 PM	at South Dakota Quarterfinals	L 54–68	27–7	DakotaDome (2,749) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html

Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball

Venues	E. A. Diddle Arena (1973–present)

Culture & lore	Big Red

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References