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2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

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2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East
Record17–18 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Fritsche
  • Chevelle Herring
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Villanova 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
St. John's 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Georgetown 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Marquette 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Creighton 8 10   .444 17 18   .486
Butler 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Providence 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

Roster

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2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Fenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mason City Mason City, IA
G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Edina Edina, MN
G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Andover Andover, KS
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN
G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Park Cottage Grove, MN
G 20 Tessa Leytem 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA
G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Richwoods Peoria, IL
G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN
F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Dowling Catholic Clive, IA
F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central Omaha, NE
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
11/05/2015*
7:05 pm
Newman W 79–62 
D. J. Sokol Arena (710)
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:05 pm, BEDN
Wichita State W 79–54  1–0
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,071)
Omaha, NE
11/15/2015*
11:05 am
Marist W 89–46  2–0
D. J. Sokol Arena (535)
Omaha, NE
11/24/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 72–81  2–1
Knapp Center (2,462)
Des Moines, IA
11/26/2015*
7:30 pm
vs. East Carolina
Lone Star Showcase
W 91–66  3–1
Cedar Park Center (787)
Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm
vs. No. 19 Northwestern
Lone Star Showcase
L 52–75  3–2
Cedar Park Center (687)
Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Eastern Washington
Lone Star Showcase
W 66–60 OT 4–2
Cedar Park Center 
Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas L 54–67  4–3
Allen Fieldhouse (1,753)
Lawrence, KS
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
at Nebraska L 63–65  4–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2015*
8:00 pm
at Utah L 58–74  4–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (805)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/12/2015*
7:05 pm
South Dakota State L 51–53  4–6
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023)
Omaha, NE
12/20/2015*
8:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha W 69–46  5–6
Baxter Arena (1,362)
Omaha, NE
12/22/2015*
6:05 pm
Northern Iowa W 69–61  6–6
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228)
Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
6:00 pm, FS2
St. John's L 55–66  6–7 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563)
Omaha, NE
12/31/2015
1:05 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall L 82–86  6–8 (0–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
01/03/2016
11:00 am, BEDN
at Georgetown L 57–69  6–9 (0–3)
McDonough Gymnasium (649)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova W 65–62  7–9 (1–3)
The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
01/08/2016
6:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 74–47  8–9 (2–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2016
1:05 pm, BEDN
Butler W 77–49  9–9 (3–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (651)
Omaha, NE
01/17/2016
1:05 pm, BEDN
Providence W 72–48  10–9 (4–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (762)
Omaha, NE
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 24 DePaul L 63–81  10–10 (4–4)
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,042)
Chicago, IL
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 72–79  10–11 (4–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,117)
Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, FS1
Villanova W 53–48  11–11 (5–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2016
1:05 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 44–57  11–12 (5–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)
Omaha, NE
02/05/2016
10:30 am, BEDN
at Butler W 52–42  12–12 (6–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (697)
Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 55–57  12–13 (6–7)
Cintas Center (828)
Cincinnati, OH
02/14/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence L 59–61  12–14 (6–8)
Alumni Hall (411)
Providence, RI
02/19/2016
7:05 pm, BEDN
Marquette W 83–81  13–14 (7–8)
D. J. Sokol Arena (964)
Omaha, NE
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 DePaul L 52–78  13–15 (7–9)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255)
Omaha, NE
02/26/2016
6:05 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 71–77  13–16 (7–10)
Walsh Gymnasium (886)
South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, FS2
at St. John's W 64–57  14–16 (8–10)
Carnesecca Arena (1,242)
Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
vs. Providence
First Round
W 70–53  15–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
03/06/2016
12:00 pm, FS2
vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 57–48  16–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
03/07/2016
3:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall
Semifinals
W 77–56  17–16
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
03/08/2016
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. St. John's
Championship Game
L 37–50  17–17
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620)
Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota
First Round
L 68–74  17–18
DakotaDome (1,960)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".