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
  • Mike Groulx
  • Candice Finley
  • Carly Thibault
Home arenaConvocation Center
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
F 00 KaBria Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRogers Toledo, OH
G 2 Sasha Dailey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRogers Toledo, OH
F 3 Tori Easley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRogers Toledo, OH
G 13 Janay Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrOsseo Brooklyn Park, MN
F 14 Chavon Tiggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDearborn Heights Robichard Inkster, MI
F 15 Chanise Baldwin (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMartin Luther King
Providence
Pontiac, MI
G 21 Phillis Webb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOsseo Brooklyn Park, MN
G 22 Sheyna Deans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMount Clemens
St. Clair County CC
Mount Clemens, MI
G 23 Sera Ozelci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTED Ankara College
Odessa College
Ankara, Turkey
G 24 Cha Sweeney 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) JrRogers Toledo, OH
G 42 Micah Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHuron Ann Arbor, MI
F 44 Ashley Nickens (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHenry Ford II
Cincinnati
Sterling Heights, MI
C 52 Rachel Kehoe 6 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:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm
Wayne State W 70–43 
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hillsdale W 94–77  1–0
Convocation Center (535)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–56  2–0
Convocation Center (443)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/25/2015*
12:00 pm
at No. 12 Kentucky L 67–89  2–1
Memorial Coliseum (4,988)
Lexington, KY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 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 Harvard W 85–81  5–2
Lavietes Pavilion (408)
Cambridge, MA
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 78–68  6–2
Multipurpose Activity Center (541)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/18/2015*
5:30 pm
at Madonna W 104–45  7–2
Activities Center (177)
Livonia, MI
12/23/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Michigan W 64–63  8–2
Convocation Center (1,757)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at Detroit W 85–68  9–2
Calihan Hall (733)
Detroit, MI
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 67–56  10–2 (1–0)
Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron L 65–68 OT 10–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 87–80 OT 11–3 (2–1)
Convocation Center (1,349)
DeKalb, IL
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 64–71  11–4 (2–2)
Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 72–51  12–4 (3–2)
Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 54–76  12–5 (3–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN
01/23/2016
2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
Toledo W 59–41  13–5 (4–3)
Convocation Center (1,928)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 63–67  13–6 (4–4)
Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, KY
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at Akron L 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 2OT 14–8 (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 Buffalo W 70–55  16–8 (7–6)
Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY
02/20/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 84–60  17–8 (8–6)
Convocation Center (2,257)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo W 58–46  18–8 (9–6)
Savage Arena (3,762)
Toledo, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 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

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