2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 21st season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Texas Tech.

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–17 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Billy Fennelly
  • Latoja Schaben
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Baylor 17 1   .944 36 2   .947
No. 6 Texas 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 22 West Virginia 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
No. 24 Oklahoma 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Kansas State 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
TCU 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Iowa State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Texas Tech 3 15   .167 13 18   .419
Kansas 0 18   .000 6 25   .194
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Radio

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All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

Roster

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2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Emily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Notre Dame Utica, NY
G 11 Jadda Buckley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Mason City Mason City, IA
G 12 Seanna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr DeLaSalle Brooklyn Park, MN
G 15 Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Austin Sugar Land, TX
G 21 Bridget Carleton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr John McGregor Secondary Chatham, ON
G 22 TeeTee Starks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hopkins Brooklyn Park, MN
G 25 Lexi Albrecht 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Carroll Kuemper Carroll, IA
F 30 Claire Ricketts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr John Paul II Parker, TX
F 32 Meredith Burkhall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Roosevelt Urbandle, IA
F/C 34 Madison Baier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr South Tama Tama, IA
F 35 Jordan Jensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mountain View Gilbert, AZ
C 44 Bryanna Fernstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Chisago Lakes Center City, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Midwestern State W 79–36 
Hilton Coliseum (9,910)
Ames, IA
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Concordia–St. Paul W 77–51 
Hilton Coliseum (9,998)
Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Hampton W 95–59  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (10,057)
Ames, IA
11/15/2015*
2:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 70–74  1–1
Knapp Center (4,251)
Des Moines, IA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
New Orleans Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
11/26/2015*
10:00 am
vs. Texas State
Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 83–61  2–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 15 Duke
Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 48–86  2–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2015*
10:00 am
vs. Idaho
Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 65–97  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 84–75  3–3
McLeod Center (2,095)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Southern W 86–46  4–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,554)
Ames, IA
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 23 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 69–66  5–3
Hilton Coliseum (11,373)
Ames, IA
12/13/2015*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–41  6–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,156)
Ames, IA
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Alcorn State W 91–41  7–3
Hilton Coliseum (6,651)
Ames, IA
12/22/2015*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Northern Arizona W 79–63  8–3
Hilton Coliseum (7,606)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State W 84–79  9–3
(1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,960)
Manhattan, KS
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Oklahoma State W 49–42  10–3
(2–0)
Hilton Coliseum (8,429)
Ames, IA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at No. 4 Texas L 54–75  10–4
(2–1)
Frank Erwin Center (2,836)
Austin, TX
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Kansas W 65–49  11–4
(3–1)
Hilton Coliseum (7,471)
Ames, IA
01/17/2016
2:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 66–69 OT 11–5
(3–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,108)
Lubbock, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 76–79 OT 11–6
(3–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,926)
Stillwater, OK
01/23/2016
12:30 pm, FS1
No. 4 Baylor L 61–77  11–7
(3–4)
Hilton Coliseum (11,587)
Ames, IA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
TCU L 62–72  11–8
(3–5)
Hilton Coliseum (9,983)
Ames, IA
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Oklahoma L 71–77  11–9
(3–6)
Hilton Coliseum (11,249)
Ames, IA
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 63–53  12–9
(4–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,483)
Lawrence, KS
02/06/2016
1:30 pm, FS2
No. 6 Texas L 49–65  12–10
(4–7)
Hilton Coliseum (11,261)
Ames, IA
02/10/2016
6:00 pm
at No. 24 West Virginia L 47–57  12–11
(4–8)
WVU Coliseum (1,317)
Morgantown, WV
02/13/2016
1:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 69–79  12–12
(4–9)
Schollmaier Arena (1,812)
Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Texas Tech W 77–48  13–12
(5–9)
Hilton Coliseum (10,568)
Ames, IA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at No. 4 Baylor L 41–78  13–13
(5–10)
Ferrell Center (7,216)
Waco, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Kansas State L 53–68  13–14
(5–11)
Hilton Coliseum (10,335)
Ames, IA
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
at No. 21 Oklahoma L 54–85  13–15
(5–12)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,192)
Norman, OK
03/01/2016
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 West Virginia L 57–82  13–16
(5–13)
Hilton Coliseum (10,213)
Ames, IA
Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, FCS
vs. Texas Tech
First Round
L 84–89  13–17
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball".