2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
← 2014–15
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio162 .889267 .788
Akron117 .6111914 .576
Buffalo810 .4442014 .588
Bowling Green612 .3331018 .357
Miami (OH)315 .167921 .300
Kent State315 .167623 .207
West
Central Michigan144 .7782211 .667
Ball State135 .7222210 .688
Toledo126 .6671713 .567
Eastern Michigan108 .5562212 .647
Western Michigan810 .4441715 .531
Northern Illinois414 .2221119 .367
2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On April 9, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass.[1] He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00KaBria Walker5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrRogersToledo, OH
G2Sasha Dailey5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoRogersToledo, OH
F3Tori Easley6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoRogersToledo, OH
G13Janay Morton5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrOsseoBrooklyn Park, MN
F14Chavon Tiggs6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrDearborn Heights RobichardInkster, MI
F15Chanise Baldwin (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrMartin Luther King
Providence
Pontiac, MI
G21Phillis Webb5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrOsseoBrooklyn Park, MN
G22Sheyna Deans5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrMount Clemens
St. Clair County CC
Mount Clemens, MI
G23Sera Ozelci6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrTED Ankara College
Odessa College
Ankara, Turkey
G24Cha Sweeney5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)JrRogersToledo, OH
G42Micah Robinson5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoHuronAnn Arbor, MI
F44Ashley Nickens (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrHenry Ford II
Cincinnati
Sterling Heights, MI
C52Rachel Kehoe6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SrSt. Clair
St. Clair County CC
St. Clair, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm
Wayne StateW 70–43 
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
HillsdaleW 94–77 1–0
Convocation Center (535)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 78–56 2–0
Convocation Center (443)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/25/2015*
12:00 pm
at No. 12 KentuckyL 67–89 2–1
Memorial Coliseum (4,988)
Lexington, KY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral RobertsW 77–69 3–1
Convocation Center (440)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/04/2015*
6:30 pm
at Air Force
Air Force Classic
W 72–59 4–1
Clune Arena (96)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2015*
9:00 pm
vs. Abilene Christian
Air Force Classic
L 59–83 4–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at HarvardW 85–81 5–2
Lavietes Pavilion (408)
Cambridge, MA
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at MonmouthW 78–68 6–2
Multipurpose Activity Center (541)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/18/2015*
5:30 pm
at MadonnaW 104–45 7–2
Activities Center (177)
Livonia, MI
12/23/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
MichiganW 64–63 8–2
Convocation Center (1,757)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at DetroitW 85–68 9–2
Calihan Hall (733)
Detroit, MI
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
BuffaloW 67–56 10–2 (1–0)
Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
AkronL 65–68 OT10–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern IllinoisW 87–80 OT11–3 (2–1)
Convocation Center (1,349)
DeKalb, IL
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
OhioL 64–71 11–4 (2–2)
Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Kent StateW 72–51 12–4 (3–2)
Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball StateL 54–76 12–5 (3–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN
01/23/2016
2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
ToledoW 59–41 13–5 (4–3)
Convocation Center (1,928)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling GreenL 63–67 13–6 (4–4)
Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, KY
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at AkronL 72–75 13–7 (4–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (635)
Akron, OH
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 63–67 13–8 (4–6)
Convocation Center (1,771)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 70–66 2OT14–8 (5–6)
Convocation Center (672)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)W 70–46 15–8 (6–6)
Millett Hall (586)
Oxford, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at BuffaloW 70–55 16–8 (7–6)
Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY
02/20/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern IllinoisW 84–60 17–8 (8–6)
Convocation Center (2,257)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at ToledoW 58–46 18–8 (9–6)
Savage Arena (3,762)
Toledo, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball StateL 63–67 18–9 (9–7)
Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 63–52 19–9 (10–7)
University Arena (808)
Kalamazoo, MI
03/05/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 70–78 19–10 (10–8)
McGuirk Arena (1,604)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
First Round
W 73–60 20–10
Convocation Center (1,075)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 67–53 21–10
Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016
2:30 pm, TWCSC/BCSN
vs. Central Michigan
Semifinals
L 71–86 21–11
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016*
10:00 pm
at Saint Mary's
First Round
W 74–73 22–11
McKeon Pavilion (250)
Moraga, CA
03/19/2016*
8:00 pm
at TCU
Second Round
L 81–85 22–12
Schollmaier Arena (963)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Media Guide

See also