2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 4–14 in MAC play and finished last place in the West division.

2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–19 (4–14 MAC)
Head coach	Lisa Carlsen (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Kierra McCleary John McGinty Stephanie Smith
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

v t e	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 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Cassidy Glenn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Providence Catholic/Presbyterian New Lenox, IL G/F 4 Courtney Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Margaret's Anglican School Brisbane, Australia G 5 Georgia Breunig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sauk Prairie Sauk Prairie, WI G 10 Shavonné Brewer 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS So Rock Island Rock Island, IL F 13 Amber Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI G 21 Mikayla Voigt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kettle Moraine Lutheran Slinger, WI G 24 Lacia Gorman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Wayne Fort Wayne, IN F 25 Kelly Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Arrowhead Hartland, WI G 31 Ally Lehman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Indian Creek Nineveh, IN F 32 Netecia Augusta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Limestone Peoria, IL F 33 Jazmine Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Heritage Christian West Allis, WI F 34 Ally May 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Arrowhead Hartland, WI F 40 Renee Sladek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Merrill Merrill, WI	Head coach Lisa Carlsen Assistant coach(es) Kierra McCleary John McGinty Stephanie Smith Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 24, 2016

Schedule

Source: Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 1:00 pm		St. Francis (IL)	W 86–54		Convocation Center (314) DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	L 67–93	0–1	Vadalabene Center  Edwardsville, IL
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Wisconsin Lutheran	W 69–42	1–1	Convocation Center (397) DeKalb, IL
11/24/2015* 11:00 am		Eastern Illinois	W 79–63	2–1	Convocation Center (212) DeKalb, IL
11/27/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. Kansas SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 58–66	2–2	Moody Coliseum (718) Dallas, TX
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton SMU Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game	W 72–49	3–2	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
12/03/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 58–73	3–3	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (414) Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Illinois State MVC vs. MAC Basketball Challenge	W 68–59	4–3	iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 62–89	4–4	Kohl Center (3,124) Madison, WI
12/19/2015* 4:30 pm		Drake	W 89–73	5–4	Convocation Center (1,290) DeKalb, IL
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Bradley	W 68–64	6–4	Convocation Center (409) DeKalb, IL
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 68–50	7–4	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (415) Chicago, IL
MAC regular season
01/02/2016 4:00 pm		at Akron	W 65–58	8–4 (1–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,386) Akron, OH
01/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 60–66	8–5 (1–1)	Millett Hall (312) Oxford, OH
01/09/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 80–87 OT	8–6 (1–2)	Convocation Center (1,349) DeKalb, IL
01/13/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 63–95	8–7 (1–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,305) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 59–66	8–8 (1–4)	Savage Arena (4,013) Toledo, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	L 43–58	8–9 (1–5)	Convocation Center (303) DeKalb, IL
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		Ohio	L 47–72	8–10 (1–6)	Convocation Center (574) DeKalb, IL
01/27/2016 6:00 pm		at Kent State	L 85–95	8–11 (1–7)	MAC Center (361) Kent, OH
01/30/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	W 76–74	9–11 (2–7)	Convocation Center (407) DeKalb, IL
02/06/2016 11:30 am		at Ohio	L 70–95	9–12 (2–8)	Convocation Center (3,211) Athens, OH
02/10/2016 11:00 am		Miami (OH)	W 92–73	10–12 (3–8)	Convocation Center (922) DeKalb, IL
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 67–73	10–13 (3–9)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	L 57–73	10–14 (3–10)	Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 60–84	10–15 (3–11)	Convocation Center (2,257) Ypsilanti, MI
02/24/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 80–70	11–15 (4–11)	University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI
02/27/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	L 83–89 OT	11–16 (4–12)	Convocation Center (760) DeKalb, IL
03/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 60–64	11–17 (4–13)	John E. Worthen Arena (468) Muncie, IN
03/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 60–64	11–18 (4–14)	Convocation Center (462) DeKalb, IL
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan First Round	L 52–94	11–19	University Arena (404) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

References

2015–16 Women's Basketball Prospectus Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine