2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Big Sky Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 24–10 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach Jon Newlee (8th year)
Assistant coach Christa Stanford
Assistant coach Jeri Jacobson
Assistant coach Kristi Zeller
Home arena Cowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana State 14 – 4   .778     21 – 10   .677
Idaho † 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722     20 – 12   .625
North Dakota 13 – 5   .722     19 – 14   .576
Montana 12 – 6   .667     20 – 11   .645
Weber State 11 – 7   .611     23 – 12   .657
Sacramento State 10 – 8   .556     14 – 17   .452
Idaho State 8 – 10   .444     18 – 15   .545
Northern Colorado 8 – 10   .444     13 – 16   .448
Northern Arizona 2 – 16   .111     6 – 24   .200
Southern Utah 2 – 16   .111     5 – 25   .167
Portland State 2 – 16   .111     4 – 26   .133
† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with a five early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They won the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 1985 when they rejoin the Big Sky Conference since 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Roster

2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Salvatore, ChristinaChristina Salvatore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Canyon HS Anaheim, CA
G 2 Wilson, KarleeKarlee Wilson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Lewiston HS Lewiston, ID
F 4 Reilly, BrookeBrooke Reilly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mt. Spokane HS Spokane, WA
C 5 O'Neill, BrigitteBrigitte O'Neill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Carey Grammar Melbourne, Australia
F 11 Corrigan, TaylaTayla Corrigan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mineral Area College Adelaide, Australia
C 12 Solo, NejraNejra Solo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So PRVA Gimnazija Zenica Zenica, Bosnia
F 13 Forde, AliAli Forde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Woodinville HS Woodinville, WA
G 14 Pierce, TaylorTaylor Pierce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr La Costa Canyon HS Carlsbad, CA
G 21 Ferenz, MikaylaMikayla Ferenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Walla Walla HS Walla Walla, WA
G 22 Krause, BethanyBethany Krause 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Centerville HS Centerville, OH
G/F 23 Mokrzycki, RanaeRanae Mokrzycki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr North Idaho College Melbourne, Australia
G/F 31 McCorkell, GeraldineGeraldine McCorkell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Penleigh & Essendon Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 32 Trujillo, AguedaAgueda Trujillo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr IES CTEIB Manacor, Spain
G 35 Ballestero, ConnieConnie Ballestero 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Villa Park HS Orange, CA
F 44 Winger, SueSue Winger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mead HS Spokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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

11/06/2015*
5:30 PM		 Lewis–Clark State W 93–58 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM		 UC Santa Barbara W 64–42  1–0
 Memorial Gym (416)
Moscow, ID

11/20/2015*
6:00 PM		 Cal State Northridge W 106–50  2–0
 Memorial Gym (222)
Moscow, ID

11/23/2015*
6:00 PM		 Seattle W 64–60  3–0
 Memorial Gym (281)
Moscow, ID

11/26/2015*
10:30 AM		 vs. No. 15 Duke
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 L 68–74  3–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

11/27/2015*
8:00 AM		 vs. Texas State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 W 75–55  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

11/28/2015*
8:00 AM		 vs. Iowa State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 W 97–65  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

12/02/2015*
5:30 PM		 Northwest Christian W 71–48  6–1
 Memorial Gym (316)
Moscow, ID

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM		 Wyoming W 61–57  7–1
 Cowan Spectrum (315)
Moscow, ID

12/09/2015*
3:30 PM		 at Texas Tech L 62–78  7–2
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,194)
Lubbock, TX

12/12/2015*
2:00 PM		 at No. 7 Oregon State L 44–69  7–3
 Gill Coliseum (2,834)
Corvallis, OR

12/20/2015*
12:00 PM		 Abilene Christian L 59–71 OT 7–4
 Cowan Spectrum (201)
Moscow, ID

12/28/2015*
2:00 PM		 Carroll (MT) W 75–47  8–4
 Cowan Spectrum (243)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky regular season

12/31/2015
2:00 PM		 North Dakota W 92–65  9–4 (1–0)
 Cowan Spectrum (346)
Moscow, ID

01/02/2016
2:00 PM		 Northern Colorado W 66–56  10–4 (2–0)
 Cowan Spectrum (401)
Moscow, ID

01/09/2016
2:00 PM		 Eastern Washington L 66–74  10–5 (2–1)
 Cowan Spectrum (378)
Moscow, ID

01/14/2016
6:00 PM		 at Northern Arizona W 72–51  11–5 (3–1)
 Walkup Skydome (309)
Flagstaff, AZ

01/16/2016
6:00 PM		 at Southern Utah W 62–51  12–5 (4–1)
 Centrum Arena (558)
Cedar City, UT

01/21/2016
6:00 PM		 Montana W 78–61  13–5 (5–1)
 Cowan Spectrum (1,021)
Moscow, ID

01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 Montana State L 59–62  13–6 (5–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (874)
Moscow, ID

01/28/2016
7:00 PM		 at Sacramento State W 98–88  14–6 (6–2)
 Hornets Nest (427)
Sacramento, CA

01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 at Portland State W 94–65  15–6 (7–2)
 Peter Stott Center (283)
Portland, OR

02/04/2016
6:00 PM		 Southern Utah W 93–48  16–6 (8–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (674)
Moscow, ID

02/06/2016
6:00 PM		 Northern Arizona W 76–59  17–6 (9–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (622)
Moscow, ID

02/11/2016
6:00 PM		 at Northern Colorado L 68–70  17–7 (9–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (802)
Greeley, CO

02/13/2016
5:00 PM		 at North Dakota W 65–59  18–7 (10–3)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,526)
Grand Forks, ND

02/18/2016
6:00 PM		 Portland State W 84–63  19–7 (11–3)
 Cowan Spectrum (678)
Moscow, ID

02/20/2016
2:00 PM		 Sacramento State W 107–60  20–7 (12–3)
 Cowan Spectrum (906)
Moscow, ID

02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 at Eastern Washington L 70–84  20–8 (12–4)
 Reese Court (890)
Cheney, WA

03/02/2016
6:00 PM		 at Weber State W 77–70  21–8 (13–4)
 Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT

03/04/2016
6:00 PM		 at Idaho State L 68–69  21–9 (13–5)
 Reed Gym (1,255)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament

03/09/2016
8:05 PM		 vs. Weber State
Quarterfinals		 W 86–83 OT 22–9
 Reno Events Center (1,343)
Reno, NV

03/11/2016
2:35 PM		 vs. Eastern Washington
Semifinals		 W 86–71  23–9
 Reno Events Center (827)
Reno, NV

03/12/2016
1:05 PM		 vs. Idaho State
Championship Game		 W 67–55  24–9
 Reno Events Center (1,090)
Reno, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 (16 D) at (1 D) No. 4 Baylor
First Round		 L 59–89  24–10
 Ferrell Center (4,990)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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 NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.govandals.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17100&SPID=10366&SPSID=87268
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