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
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	13–17 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Jodi Steyer Billy Fennelly Latoja Schaben
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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 Bill Fennelly (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Jodi Steyer (Colorado State) Billy Fennelly (Iowa State) Latoja Schaben (Toledo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team