2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They won the MAC women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–14 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Ashley Zuber
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio16–2 .88926–7  .788
Akron11–7 .61119–14  .576
Buffalo †8–10 .44420–14  .588
Bowling Green6–12 .33310–18  .357
Miami (OH)3–15 .1679–21  .300
Kent State3–15 .1676–23  .207
West
Central Michigan14–4 .77822–11  .667
Ball State13–5 .72222–10  .688
Toledo12–6 .66717–13  .567
Eastern Michigan10–8 .55622–12  .647
Western Michigan8–10 .44417–15  .531
Northern Illinois4–14 .22211–19  .367
† 2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

NCAA invitation

Buffalo finished the regular-season tied for seventh in the conference and were assigned the eight seed for the 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament. In the first round game, they beat Bowling Green 64–44, then knocked off the top-seeded Ohio 72–60. After upsetting the fifth seed Akron 88–87 in the semifinals, they face the second-seeded Central Michigan for the tournament championship. This game would be even closer, as it would go to overtime. The game was still tied with 3.4 seconds left in the game. The ball was inbounded to Stephanie Reid who dribbled around a screen and put up a shot that went off the glass, and through the net to win the game 73–71. The win gave Buffalo the first ever championship of the Mid-America Conference and their first ever invitation to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Roster
2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoThe Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Camera Miley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMidwood Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Joanna Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSouthaven Southaven, Mississippi
G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 10 Gabi Bade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPinewood School Milpitas, CA
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHaileybury College Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Tamara Brcina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSecondary School of Economics and Commerce Tuzla Tuzla, Bosnia
F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMaize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHoly Names Catholic Windsor, ON
C 23 Mirte Scheper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHermann Wesselink College Amstelveen, Netherlands
G 24 Karin Moss 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS SrTroy Troy, MI
C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrGrand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSt. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Ashley Zuber
  • Kristen Sharkey
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2016

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 Clarion W 92–62 
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm		 Daemen W 79–56 
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm		 LIU Brooklyn W 55–38  1–0
 Alumni Arena (827)
Amherst, NY
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm		 Canisius W 55–40  2–0
 Alumni Arena (816)
Amherst, NY
11/21/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Massachusetts W 56–48  3–0
 Mullins Center (334)
Amherst, MA
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm		 Cornell W 59–41  4–0
 Alumni Arena (785)
Amherst, NY
11/28/2015*
2:30 pm		 at Central Florida
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 W 66–60  5–0
 CFE Arena (273)
Orlando, FL
11/29/2015*
12:00 pm		 vs. Clemson
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 W 61–51  6–0
 CFE Arena (101)
Orlando, FL
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 36–79  6–1
 Hofstra Arena (157)
Hempstead, NY
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Duquesne L 62–79  6–2
 Alumni Arena (832)
Amherst, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm		 at St. Bonaventure L 32–59  6–3
 Reilly Center (498)
Olean, NY
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCSC		 at Niagara W 57–48  7–3
 Gallagher Center (320)
Lewiston, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Sacred Heart W 66–53  8–3
 William H. Pitt Center (201)
Fairfield, CT
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:30 pm		 at Eastern Michigan L 56–67  8–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan W 67–61  9–4 (1–1)
 Alumni Arena (875)
Amherst, NY
01/09/2016
2:00 pm		 at Kent State W 77–66  10–4 (2–1)
 MAC Center (433)
Kent, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 at Ball State L 63–68  10–5 (2–2)
 John E. Worthen Arena (953)
Muncie, IN
01/16/2016
1:00 pm		 Akron L 61–69  10–6 (2–3)
 Alumni Arena (816)
Amherst, NY
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 Western Michigan L 78–92  10–7 (2–4)
 Alumni Arena (851)
Amherst, NY
01/23/2016
2:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) L 58–69  10–8 (2–5)
 Millett Hall (350)
Oxford, OH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois L 74–76  10–9 (2–6)
 Convocation Center (407)
DeKalb, IL
02/03/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio W 51–43  11–9 (3–6)
 Alumni Arena (350)
Amherst, NY
02/06/2016
1:00 pm		 Ball State L 57–59  11–10 (3–7)
 Alumni Arena (1,618)
Amherst, NY
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Toledo L 60–71  11–11 (3–8)
 Savage Arena (3,476)
Toledo, OH
02/13/2016
4:30 pm		 at Bowling Green W 63–50  12–11 (4–8)
 Stroh Center (2,513)
Bowling Green, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan L 55–70  12–12 (4–9)
 Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY
02/20/2016
2:30 pm		 Miami (OH) W 58–39  13–12 (5–9)
 Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 55–52  14–12 (6–9)
 Alumni Arena (824)
Amherst, NY
02/27/2016
1:00 pm		 at Ohio W 70–58  15–12 (7–9)
 Convocation Center (3,326)
Athens, OH
03/02/2016
8:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		 at Akron L 49–62  15–13 (7–10)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (529)
Akron, OH
03/05/2016
2:00 pm		 Kent State W 63–47  16–13 (8–10)
 Alumni Arena (1,678)
Amherst, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
5:30 pm, ESPN3		 Bowling Green
First Round		 W 60–44  17–13
 Alumni Arena (807)
Amherst, NY
03/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Ohio
Quarterfinals		 W 72–60  18–13
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016
12:00 pm, TWCSOH/BCSN		 vs. Akron
Semifinals		 W 88–87  19–13
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
03/12/2016
1:00 pm, TWCSOH/BCSN		 vs. Central Michigan
Championship Game		 W 73–71 OT 20–13
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,322)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN2		 (14 SF) at (3 SF) No. 9 Ohio State
First Round		 L 69–88  20–14
 St. John Arena (2,626)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References
  1. "Buzzer-Beater Gives Bulls First MAC Championship". Buffalo. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

2015–16 UB Women's Basketball

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