2015–16 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth year head coach Austin Parkinson, played their home games at IUPUI Gymnasium (better known as The Jungle). They were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Summit League play, to finish in third place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to Omaha. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing to San Diego in the second round.

2015–16 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	The Summit League
Record	21–11 (11–5 The Summit)
Head coach	Austin Parkinson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Mislan Kristin Drabyn Janese Banks
Home arena	The Jungle
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	15	–	1		.938			32	–	6		.842
South Dakota State †	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
IUPUI	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Western Illinois	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Omaha	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
IPFW	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
Denver	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
North Dakota State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner As of April 2, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Kelsi Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Montgomery Crawfordsville, IN G 4 Ja'Nae Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Martin Luther King Detroit, MI G 10 Nicole Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Western Kokomo, IN G/F 11 Sara Ross 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Montini Catholic Naperville, IL G 12 Caitlyn Tolen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Benton Central Otterbein, IN G 14 Danielle Lawrence 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Butler Louisville, KY G 15 Martha Burse 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bradley Bourbonnais Kankakee, IL C 23 Shawnece Teague 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN G 25 Shaquira Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Loyola Academy Valparaiso Chicago, IL F 30 Akilah Sims 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Snider Fort Wayne, IN F 32 Jenna Gunn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mason Mason, OH C 33 Mikale Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN F 35 Allex Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Perrysburg Perrysburg, OH G 42 Sydney Hall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Heritage Christian Fishers, IN	Head coach Austin Parkinson (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Alex Mislan (Green Bay) Kristin Drabyn (Tulsa) Janese Banks (Oral Roberts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's College	W 70–61		The Jungle  Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 71–77 OT	0–1	Lantz Arena (325) Charleston, IL
11/16/2015* 1:00 pm		at Marquette	W 60–55	1–1	Al McGuire Center (3,727) Milwaukee, WI
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		VCU	W 70–69	2–1	The Jungle (267) Indianapolis, IN
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		Oakland City	W 104–30	3–1	The Jungle (267) Indianapolis, IN
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm		IU Southeast	W 99–50	4–1	The Jungle (325) Indianapolis, IN
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3		Indiana State	W 68–43	5–1	The Jungle (388) Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2015* 6:00 pm		vs. Stephen F. Austin Hospitality Hill Challenge	W 62–55 OT	6–1	The Super Pit  Denton, TX
12/05/2015* 3:30 pm		at North Texas Hospitality Hill Challenge	L 67–68	6–2	The Super Pit (867) Denton, TX
12/11/2015* 8:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	W 85–67	7–2	Vadalabene Center (543) Edwardsville, IL
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at Louisville	L 61–70	7–3	KFC Yum! Center (8,686) Louisville, KY
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Belmont	W 62–59	8–3	The Jungle (435) Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Georgia Tech	L 50–60	8–4	The Jungle (377) Indianapolis, IN
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		at Evansville	W 68–62	9–4	Ford Center (578) Evansville, IN
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016 7:00 pm		at IPFW	W 69–50	10–4 (1–0)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (713) Fort Wayne, IN
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		Oral Roberts	L 47–52	10–5 (1–1)	The Jungle (335) Indianapolis, IN
01/09/2016 5:30 pm		at Western Illinois	W 68–60	11–5 (2–1)	Western Hall (405) Macomb, IL
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		Nebraska–Omaha	W 75–59	12–5 (3–1)	The Jungle (248) Indianapolis, IN
01/16/2016 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 67–44	13–5 (4–1)	The Jungle (422) Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2016 8:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 66–68 2OT	13–6 (4–2)	Frost Arena (1,686) Brookings, SD
01/23/2016 2:30 pm		at South Dakota	L 59–65	13–7 (4–3)	DakotaDome (1,523) Vermillion, SD
01/28/2016 7:00 pm		Denver	W 81–75 2OT	14–7 (5–3)	The Jungle (557) Indianapolis, IN
01/30/2016 3:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 57–54	15–7 (6–3)	Mabee Center (713) Tulsa, OK
02/06/2016 3:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 96–87	16–7 (7–3)	The Jungle (352) Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2016 8:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 64–63	17–7 (8–3)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (559) Fargo, ND
02/14/2016 3:00 pm		at Denver	W 67–54	18–7 (9–3)	Magness Arena (325) Denver, CO
02/18/2016 8:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	L 54–57	18–8 (9–4)	Baxter Arena (475) Omaha, NE
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, HTSN		IPFW	W 64–53	19–8 (10–4)	The Jungle (539) Indianapolis, IN
02/25/2016 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	W 63–60	20–8 (11–4)	The Jungle (361) Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 63–74	20–9 (11–5)	The Jungle (525) Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/06/2016 3:30 pm, MidcoSN		vs. Nebraska–Omaha Quarterfinals	L 51–62	20–10	Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,172) Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
03/17/2016* 6:00 pm		at Central Michigan First Round	W 63–55	21–10	McGuirk Arena (533) Sioux Falls, SD
03/19/2016* 7:00 pm		San Diego Second Round	L 48–59	21–11	The Jungle (308) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.