2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kate Achter Mark Ehlen Carla D. Morrow
Home arena	Cintas Center

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

Roster

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hoover HS North Canton, OH G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, ON G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Redan HS Lithonia GA F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mason Mason, OH G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, OH F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Marietta HS Marietta, OH F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Solon HS Solon, OH F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Kate Achter (Bowling Green) Mark Ehlen (Ohio State) Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 1:00 pm, FSOH		Evansville Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	W 65–57	1–0	Cintas Center (3,122) Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Michigan	L 54–92	1–1	Crisler Arena (2,613) Ann Arbor, MI
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 61–56	2–1	Cintas Center (811) Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–27	3–1	Cintas Center (652) Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm		Binghamton	W 64–55	4–1	Cintas Center (610) Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2015* 12:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 64–47	5–1	Cintas Center (3,216) Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 53–62	5–2	Cintas Center (962) Cincinnati, OH
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Radford	W 63–56	6–2	Cintas Center (713) Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015* 5:00 pm		Cincinnati	W 65–56	7–2	Cintas Center (1,863) Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm		Howard	W 70–47	8–2	Cintas Center (1,008) Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2015* 1:00 pm		Kennesaw State	W 62–59	9–2	Cintas Center (654) Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2015 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	W 59–54	10–2 (1–0)	Cintas Center (911) Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2015 2:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	W 74–67 OT	11–2 (2–0)	Cintas Center (918) Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 73–63	12–2 (3–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (387) Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2016 7:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 47–74	12–3 (3–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214) Omaha, NE
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 62–54	13–3 (4–1)	Alumni Hall (261) Providence, RI
01/15/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	W 71–66	14–3 (5–1)	Cintas Center (1,015) Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 53–70	14–4 (5–2)	Cintas Center (1,384) Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 66–82	14–5 (5–3)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,145) South Orange, NJ
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 41–57	14–6 (5–4)	Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 55–47	15–6 (6–4)	Cintas Center (1,165) Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2016 8:00 pm, FS1		Providence	W 72–47	16–6 (7–4)	Cintas Center (1,641) Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	W 57–55	17–6 (8–4)	Cintas Center (828) Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016 8:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 23 DePaul	L 52–82	17–7 (8–5)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352) Chicago, IL
02/14/2016 2:30 pm, FS2		at Marquette	L 69–74	17–8 (8–6)	Al McGuire Center (1,769) Milwaukee, WI
02/19/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 56–69	17–9 (8–7)	Cintas Center (1,694) Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 67–72	17–10 (8–8)	Cintas Center (1,812) Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2016 9:00 pm, FS1		at Villanova	L 55–58	17–11 (8–9)	The Pavilion (541) Villanova, PA
02/28/2015 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 51–63	17–12 (8–10)	McDonough Gymnasium (609) Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 5:30 pm, BEDN		vs. Butler First Round	L 47–48	17–13	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,741) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team