2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
  • Brian Neal (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Achter
  • Mark Ehlen
  • Carla D. Morrow
Home arenaCintas Center
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 DePaul*16–2 .88927–9  .750
Seton Hall12–6 .66723–9  .719
Villanova12–6 .66720–12  .625
St. John's †11–7 .61123–10  .697
Georgetown9–9 .50016–14  .533
Marquette9–9 .50014–16  .467
Xavier8–10 .44417–13  .567
Creighton8–10 .44417–18  .486
Butler4–14 .22210–21  .323
Providence1–17 .0565–24  .172
† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoHoover HS North Canton, OH
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCanterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoSt. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, ON
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRedan HS Lithonia GA
F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMason Mason, OH
G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrReynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, OH
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLincoln HS Gahanna, OH
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoMarietta HS Marietta, OH
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHighlands HS Alexandria, KY
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoSolon HS Solon, OH
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrFairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH
F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRyle HS Union, KY
F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWinton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
Head coach

Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Kate Achter (Bowling Green)
Mark Ehlen (Ohio State)
Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
1:00 pm, FSOH		 Evansville
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic		 W 65–57  1–0
 Cintas Center (3,122)
Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Michigan L 54–92  1–1
 Crisler Arena (2,613)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm		 Maryland Eastern Shore W 61–56  2–1
 Cintas Center (811)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 67–27  3–1
 Cintas Center (652)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm		 Binghamton W 64–55  4–1
 Cintas Center (610)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2015*
12:00 pm		 Tennessee Tech W 64–47  5–1
 Cintas Center (3,216)
Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee L 53–62  5–2
 Cintas Center (962)
Cincinnati, OH
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm		 Radford W 63–56  6–2
 Cintas Center (713)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm		 Cincinnati W 65–56  7–2
 Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm		 Howard W 70–47  8–2
 Cintas Center (1,008)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2015*
1:00 pm		 Kennesaw State W 62–59  9–2
 Cintas Center (654)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Georgetown W 59–54  10–2 (1–0)
 Cintas Center (911)
Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2015
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Villanova W 74–67 OT 11–2 (2–0)
 Cintas Center (918)
Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Butler W 73–63  12–2 (3–0)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (387)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, FS1		 at Creighton L 47–74  12–3 (3–1)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Providence W 62–54  13–3 (4–1)
 Alumni Hall (261)
Providence, RI
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Marquette W 71–66  14–3 (5–1)
 Cintas Center (1,015)
Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN		 DePaul L 53–70  14–4 (5–2)
 Cintas Center (1,384)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Seton Hall L 66–82  14–5 (5–3)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,145)
South Orange, NJ
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 41–57  14–6 (5–4)
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Butler W 55–47  15–6 (6–4)
 Cintas Center (1,165)
Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2016
8:00 pm, FS1		 Providence W 72–47  16–6 (7–4)
 Cintas Center (1,641)
Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton W 57–55  17–6 (8–4)
 Cintas Center (828)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at No. 23 DePaul L 52–82  17–7 (8–5)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352)
Chicago, IL
02/14/2016
2:30 pm, FS2		 at Marquette L 69–74  17–8 (8–6)
 Al McGuire Center (1,769)
Milwaukee, WI
02/19/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN		 St. John's L 56–69  17–9 (8–7)
 Cintas Center (1,694)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall L 67–72  17–10 (8–8)
 Cintas Center (1,812)
Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, FS1		 at Villanova L 55–58  17–11 (8–9)
 The Pavilion (541)
Villanova, PA
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 51–63  17–12 (8–10)
 McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
5:30 pm, BEDN		 vs. Butler
First Round		 L 47–48  17–13
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,741)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com.
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