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
F 00 Goods, SimoneSimone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Benson HS Omaha, NE
F 1 Styles, KaylaKayla Styles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr duPont Manual HS
Spalding		 Louisville, KY
F 2 Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Eastside HS Paterson, NJ
G 3 Bopp, SidneeSidnee Bopp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Marmaduke HS Marmaduke, AR
G 5 Jones, MicahMicah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Green County HS Greensburg, KY
F 10 Brown, TashiaTashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lowndes HS Lake Park, GA
G 12 Noble, KendallKendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Perry County Central HS Hazard, KY
G 20 Akpan, ImaIma Akpan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Hamilton Christian Academy
Kilgore College		 Calabar, Nigeria
F 23 Brown, IvyIvy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So LaRue County HS Hodgenville. KY
G 24 Coe, JayceeJaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Jackson County HS
Kentucky		 Gainesboro, TN
G/F 32 Smith, KaylaKayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fayette County HS Fayetteville, GA
F 33 McClain, JalynnJalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# 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

 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

See also

2015–16 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

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