2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in MAC play by winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Buffalo. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the third round to Temple.

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, 3rd Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record26–7 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
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

Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015. Ohio was unanimously picked to win the MAC East[3]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Ohio (12)
  2. Akron
  3. Bowling Green
  4. Miami
  5. Buffalo
  6. Kent State

West Division
  1. Eastern Michigan (4)
  2. Ball State (8)
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Toledo
  5. Central Michigan
  6. Northern Illinois

Regular Season Champion

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

Tournament champs

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Kiyanna Black G Sr.
Preseason All-MAC East Quiera Lampkins G Jr.

Source[3]

Roster
2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0 Taylor Agler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Westerville, OH
G 1 Mariah Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Springfield, OH
G 2 Katie Barker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cary, IL
G 3 Dominique Doseck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Athens, OH
G 4 Kiyanna Black 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Columbus, OH
G 5 Quiera Lampkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gahanna, OH
G 7 Adyn Bucher
—
 Jr Athens, OH
F 10 Lexie Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hattiesburg, MS
F 11 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Medinah, IL
G 12 Yamonie Jenkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Reynoldsburg, OH
F 13 Olivia Bower 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bowerston, OH
F 15 Jasmine Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Columbus, OH
F 20 Tmisht Stinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hattiesburg, MS
F 22 Hannah Boesinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Chagrin Falls, OH
F 42 Destini Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Reynoldsburg, OH
F 54 Kendall Jessing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sylvania, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2016

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
11:30 am		 Wilmington College W 97–41 
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
3:00 pm		 at Illinois L 53–62  0–1
 Parkland Gymnasium (983)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2015*
1:00 pm		 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Akron Classic		 W 69–57  1–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,556)
Akron, OH
11/20/2015*
12:30 pm		 vs. Winthrop
Akron Classic		 W 75–54  2–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/27/2015*
3:30 pm		 vs. Indiana
Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 63–56  3–1
 Memorial Gymansium (2,447)
Nashville, TN
11/28/2015*
3:30 pm		 vs. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament		 L 59–62  3–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,462)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2015*
11:00 am		 IPFW W 79–52  4–2
 Convocation Center (1,623)
Athens, OH
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 St. Francis (PA) W 91–65  5–2
 Convocation Center (873)
Athens, OH
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Duquesne L 47–64  5–3
 Palumbo Center (599)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/18/2015*
2:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington
Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational		 W 75–59  6–3
 Trask Coliseum (364)
Wilmington, NC
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm		 vs. East Carolina
Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational		 W 64–61  7–3
 Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee W 72–49  8–3
 Convocation Center (921)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Western Michigan W 73–63  9–3
(1–0)		 Convocation Center (881)
Athens, OH
01/06/2016
7:00 pm		 Ball State W 73–48  10–3
(2–0)		 Convocation Center (834)
Athens, OH
01/09/2016
4:00 pm		 at Bowling Green W 72–57  11–3
(3–0)		 Stroh Center (2,097)
Bowling Green, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan W 71–64  12–3
(4–0)		 Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016
2:00 pm		 Central Michigan W 86–84 OT 13–3
(5–0)		 Convocation Center (1,226)
Athens, OH
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 at Kent State W 93–54  14–3
(6–0)		 MAC Center (589)
Kent, OH
01/23/2016
2:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois W 72–47  15–3
(7–0)		 Convocation Center (574)
Dekalb, IL
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		 Akron W 75–55  16–3
(8–0)		 Convocation Center (1,522)
Athens, OH
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State W 68–67  17–3
(9–0)		 John E. Worthen Arena (1,517)
Muncie, IN
02/03/2016
2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 43–51  17–4
(9–1)		 Alumni Arena (818)
Buffalo, NY
02/06/2016
11:30 am		 Northern Illinois W 95–70  18–4
(10–1)		 Convocation Center (3,211)
Athens, OH
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3		 at Toledo W 77–57  19–4
(11–1)		 Savage Arena (4,880)
Toledo, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		 Miami (OH) W 72–44  20–4
(12–1)		 Convocation Center (1,631)
Athens, OH
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3		 at Akron W 101–73  21–4
(13–1)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (752)
Akron, OH
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 Kent State W 86–52  22–4
(14–1)		 Convocation Center (1,126)
Athens, OH
02/27/2016
1:00 pm		 Buffalo L 58–70  22–5
(14–2)		 Convocation Center (3,326)
Athens, OH
03/02/2016
7:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 75–58  23–5
(15–2)		 Convocation Center (1,039)
Athens, OH
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 77–58  24–5
(16–2)		 Millett Hall (591)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (8) Buffalo
Quarterfinals		 L 60–72  24–6
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 Marshall
First round		 W 76–68  25–6
 Convocation Center (1,172)
Athens, OH
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 Virginia Tech
Second round		 W 64–57  26–6
 Convocation Center (1,131)
Athens, OH
03/24/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Temple
Third round		 L 61–75  26–7
 McGonigle Hall (570)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G December 1 [4]
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G December 7 [5]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G December 21 [6]
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G January 4 [7]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G January 18 [8]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G February 15 [9]

All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC 1st team Kiyanna Black G Sr.
All-MAC 2nd team Quiera Lampkins G Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Lexie Baldwin F Sr.
All-MAC Defensive team Quiera Lampkins G Jr.

[10]

See also

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2015-16 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  4. "Black Named MAC East Co-Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  5. "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week".
  6. "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  7. "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week".
  8. "Black Earns MAC East Player of the Week Honor". Ohio Athletics.
  9. "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  10. "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S HOOPS ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.
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