2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 10th year head coach Jodi Kest, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Bucknell.

2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	19–14 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Jodi Kest (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Melissa Jackson Sam Pierce Preston Reid
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Ohio	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Akron	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo †	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Miami (OH)	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
Kent State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	23		.207
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4		.778			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Toledo	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
Western Michigan	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Northern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			11	–	19		.367
† 2016 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Alli Ball 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Principia Saint Louis, MO G 2 Megan Barilla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Magnificat Fairview Park, OH G 15 Anita Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Warren Harding Warren, OH F 14 Greta Burry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Joseph Academy Lakewood, OH G 20 Kaitlyn Flowers 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So St. Joseph Lompoc, CA F 23 DiAndra Gibson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ravenna Ravenna, OH G 12 Lauren Hung 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Waterford Mott Waterford, MI G 35 Lilli Piper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Walsh Jesuit Norton, OH G 22 Hannah Plybon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Orrville Orrville, OH G 24 Alex Ricketts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Kennedy Catholic Mercer, PA G 21 Hannah Scipio 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr New Albany New Albany, OH G 11 Megan Sefcik 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Austintown Fitch Austintown, OH F 40 Sophia Simone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Walsh Jesuit Silver Lake, OH F 34 Fredniqua Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Shaw Cleveland, OH	Head coach Jodi Kest Assistant coach(es) Melissa Jackson Sam Pierce Preston Reid Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 5, 2016

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Clarion	W 79–50		James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
Non-conference games
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	L 77–91	0–1	FAU Arena (641) Boca Raton, FL
11/20/2015* 10:30 am		Winthrop Akron Classic	W 76–59	1–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,556) Akron, OH
11/21/2015* 3:30 pm		Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic	L 57–69	1–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (743) Akron, OH
11/27/2015* 5:00 pm		vs. Northern Colorado San Diego Central Classic	L 65–78	1–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		at San Diego San Diego Central Classic	L 65–86	1–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (503) San Diego, CA
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm		Rochester College	W 103–37	2–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,150) Akron, OH
12/05/2015* 1:00 pm		UCF	W 74–54	3–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (563) Akron, OH
12/09/2015* 8:00 pm		at Valparaiso	W 85–74	4–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (330) Valparaiso, IN
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Northern Iowa	L 51–59	4–5	iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL
12/19/2015* 4:30 pm		at Northern Kentucky	W 77–75 OT	5–5	BB&T Arena (1,117) Highland Heights, KY
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Youngstown State	W 74–49	6–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (837) Akron, OH
MAC regular season
01/02/2016 5:00 pm		Northern Illinois	L 58–65	6–6 (0–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,386) Akron, OH
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 68–65 OT	7–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (574) Ypsilanti, MI
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		Central Michigan	L 77–97	7–7 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (602) Akron, OH
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 71–55	8–7 (2–2)	Stroh Center (1,420) Bowling Green, OH
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 69–61	9–7 (3–2)	Alumni Arena (816) Amherst, NY
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Toledo	W 81–71	10–7 (4–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (816) Akron, OH
01/23/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 60–81	10–8 (4–3)	McGuirk Arena (574) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		at Ohio	L 55–75	10–9 (4–4)	Convocation Center (1,522) Athens, OH
01/30/2016 7:00 pm		Eastern Michigan	W 75–72	11–9 (5–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,386) Akron, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 71–78	11–10 (5–5)	John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 77–65	12–10 (6–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (642) Akron, OH
02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 65–69	12–11 (6–6)	University Arena (1,007) Kalamazoo, MI
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 78–66	13–11 (7–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (974) Akron, OH
02/20/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3		Ohio	L 73–101	13–12 (7–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (752) Akron, OH
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 65–62 OT	14–12 (8–7)	Millett Hall (425) Oxford, OH
02/17/2016 2:00 pm		at Kent State	W 70–60	15–12 (9–7)	MAC Center  Kent, OH
03/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		Buffalo	W 62–49	16–12 (10–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (816) Akron, OH
03/05/2016 2:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 71–61	17–12 (11–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (785) Akron, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH) First Round	W 66–54	18–12	James A. Rhodes Arena (625) Akron, OH
03/09/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Miami (OH) Quarterfinals	W 73–71	19–12	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016 12:00 pm, TWCSC/BCSN		vs. Buffalo Semifinals	L 87–88	19–13	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016 7:00 pm		Bucknell First Round	L 70–74	19–14	James A. Rhodes Arena (343) Akron, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team

References

• 2015–16 Akron Zips Statistics