2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by third year head coach Cleve Wright, play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Akron.

2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
  • Cleve Wright (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Colleen Day
  • Ashley Saia
  • Alioune Ndiaye
Home arenaMillett Hall
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

Roster

2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Morgan Horvath5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrOlentangyLewis Center, OH
F3Tamira Ford5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrPadua FranciscanCleveland, OH
G4Nanci Hunter5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)FrSycamoreCincinnati, OH
F10Kristen Levering6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrOlentangy LibertyPowell, OH
G11Ana Richter6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoTalawandaOxford, OH
F12Hannah McCue6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrRocky RiverRocky River, OH
G15Kayla Brown6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoWestfieldWestfield, IN
G21Leah Purvis5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrThe Buckley SchoolLos Angeles, CA
G22Jazz Smith5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoRogersToledo, OH
G24Baleigh Reid5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoTwinsburgTwinsburg, OH
G/F25Molly McDonagh6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoGlenbrook SouthGlenview, IL
F34Megan Galloway6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoGreenvilleGreenville, OH
G/F40Kendall McCoy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSylvania NorthviewSylvania, OH
F42Jessica Rupright6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrNorwellOssian, IN
Head coach
  • Cleve Wright
Assistant coach(es)
  • Colleen Day
  • Ashley Saia
  • Alioune Ndiaye

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

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2016

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm
West Virginia StateW 70–53 
Millett Hall (160)
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern KentuckyL 57–71 0–1
Millett Hall (1,651)
Oxford, OH
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
EvansvilleW 91–85 2OT1–1
Millett Hall (201)
Oxford, OH
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Austin PeayW 75–60 2–1
Millett Hall (226)
Oxford, OH
11/24/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern KentuckyL 72–77 OT2–2
Millett Hall (980)
Oxford, OH
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead StateW 59–57 3–2
Millett Hall (209)
Oxford, OH
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at ValparaisoW 75–72 4–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (314)
Valparaiso, IN
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
OaklandW 65–54 5–2
Millett Hall (180)
Oxford, OH
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
at Tennessee–MartinL 47–74 5–3
Skyhawk Arena (873)
Martin, TN
12/19/2015*
2:30 pm
at MichiganL 55–97 5–4
Crisler Center (2,396)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/29/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. LIU Brooklyn
FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals
W 68–49 6–4
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2015*
7:15 pm
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Holiday Tournament championship
L 65–68 OT6–5
FAU Arena (526)
Boca Raton, FL
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling GreenL 58–64 6–6 (0–1)
Millett Hall (512)
Oxford, OH
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern IllinoisW 66–60 7–6 (1–1)
Millett Hall (312)
Oxford, OH
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball StateL 41–66 7–7 (1–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (1,063)
Muncie, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
ToledoL 50–55 7–8 (1–3)
Millett Hall (189)
Oxford, OH
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western MichiganL 66–80 7–9 (1–4)
University Arena (795)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central MichiganL 58–72 7–10 (1–5)
Millett Hall (230)
Oxford, OH
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
BuffaloW 69–58 8–10 (2–5)
Millett Hall (350)
Oxford, OH
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central MichiganL 54–77 8–11 (2–6)
McGuirk Arena (1,600)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent StateW 55–52 9–11 (3–6)
Millett Hall (582)
Oxford, OH
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at AkronL 65–77 9–12 (3–7)
James A. Rhodes Arena (642)
Akron, OH
02/10/2016
12:30 pm
at Northern IllinoisL 73–92 9–13 (3–8)
Convocation Center (922)
DeKalb, IL
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern MichiganL 46–70 9–14 (3–9)
Millett Hall (586)
Oxford, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at OhioL 44–72 9–15 (3–10)
Convocation Center (586)
Athens, OH
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at BuffaloL 38–59 9–16 (3–11)
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
AkronL 62–65 OT9–17 (3–12)
Millett Hall (425)
Oxford, OH
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
at Bowling GreenL 56–76 9–18 (3–13)
Stroh Center (2,028)
Bowling Green, OH
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3
at Kent StateL 53–59 9–19 (3–14)
MAC Center (470)
Kent, OH
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
OhioL 58–77 9–20 (3–15)
Millett Hall (591)
Oxford, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm
at Akron
First Round
L 54–66 9–21
James A. Rhodes Arena (625)
Akron, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

References

2015–16 Miami Media Guide Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine