2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	† 2016 MVC Tournament winner ; As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	13–17 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	(6th season);
Assistant coaches	Janet Eaton; Josh Keister; Sara Riedeman;
Home arena	Hulman Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represents Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach , play their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Missouri State.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Ashley Taia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	St. John Paul Odessa College	Brisbane, Australia
G	2	Freja Christensen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So		Copenhagen, Denmark
G	3	Alexis Newbolt	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Sycamore Moberly Area CC	Cincinnati, OH
G	4	Cierra Ceazer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Shawnee Heights Grambling State	Topeka, KS
G	10	Jessica Mackowiak	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Fenwick	Chicago, IL
G	10	Jennifer Mackowiak	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Fenwick	Chicago, IL
G/F	13	Joyea Marshall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Wichita Heights Texas–Pan American	Wichita, KS
G	14	Tierra Webb	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Rich South	Richton Park, IL
G	18	Alicia Bell	4 ft 11 in (1.5 m)	Fr	XXXX	Terre Haute, IN
G	20	Kalliste Haskins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Warren Central	Indianapolis, IN
G	21	Brooklyn Artis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Caprock Seward County CC	Amarillo, TX
G	23	Kiera Brooks	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	North Lawndale Prep	Chicago, IL
F	30	Regan Wentland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Center Grove	Greenwood, IN
G	33	Marian Sheikh	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So		Copenhagen, Denmark
F	35	Kelsey Dirks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Murray State	Robinson, IL
F	45	Rhagen Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Sullivan	Sullivan, IN

Head coach

(Fresno Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Janet Eaton (Dillard)
Josh Keister (Mount Mercy)
Sara Riedeman (UIndy)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:05 pm	Indianapolis	W 74–44		Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	L 65–85	0–1	McGuirk Arena (1,373) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/15/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at	L 67–73	0–2	BB&T Arena (1,172) Highland Heights, KY
11/19/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		W 60–42	1–2	Hulman Center (1,898) Terre Haute, IN
11/21/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Nebraska–Omaha	L 50–51	1–3	Hulman Center (1,772) Terre Haute, IN
11/25/2015* 6:05 pm, ESPN3	Saint Louis	L 52–62	1–4	Hulman Center (1,493) Terre Haute, IN
11/27/2015* 2:00 pm	at UMKC Plaza Lights Classic	W 77–47	2–4	Swinney Recreation Center (296) Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm	vs. Stephen F. Austin Plaza Lights Classic	L 62–71	2–5	Swinney Recreation Center (164) Kansas City, MO
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at IUPUI	L 43–68	2–6	The Jungle (388) Indianapolis, IN
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	at Tulsa	W 67–63	3–6	Reynolds Center (351) Tulsa, OK
12/08/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Indiana	L 50–53	3–7	Hulman Center (2,340) Terre Haute, IN
12/21/2015* 6:05 pm, ESPN3	Butler	W 70–63 ^OT	4–7	Hulman Center (1,765) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/01/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Wichita State	W 59–33	5–7 (1–0)	Hulman Center (1,621) Terre Haute, IN
01/03/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State	L 51–59	5–8 (1–1)	Hulman Center (1,675) Terre Haute, IN
01/10/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3	Illinois State	W 63–58	6–8 (2–1)	Hulman Center (1,786) Terre Haute, IN
01/15/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	L 55–80	6–9 (2–2)	Knapp Center (2,153) Des Moines, IA
01/17/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	L 42–53	6–10 (2–3)	McLeod Center (1,278) Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Loyola-Chicago	W 62–48	7–10 (3–3)	Hulman Center (1,735) Terre Haute, IN
01/24/2016 12:05 pm, ESPN3	Bradley	W 59–37	8–10 (4–3)	Hulman Center (1,650) Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	L 64–76	8–11 (4–4)	SIU Arena (619) Carbondale, IL
01/31/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	W 59–44	9–11 (5–4)	Ford Center (738) Evansville, IN
02/05/2016 8:05 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois State	L 62–73	9–12 (5–5)	Redbird Arena (1,240) Normal, IL
02/12/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Northern Iowa	L 45–61	9–13 (5–6)	Hulman Center (1,381) Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3	Drake	W 68–53	10–13 (6–6)	Hulman Center (1,861) Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2016 8:05 pm, ESPN3	Bradley	W 68–59	11–13 (7–6)	Renaissance Coliseum (698) Peoria, IL
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Loyola-Chicago	W 74–71	12–13 (8–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (373) Chicago, IL
02/26/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Evansville	W 57–45	13–13 (9–6)	Hulman Center (1,870) Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	L 58–62	13–14 (9–7)	Hulman Center (1,895) Terre Haute, IN
03/03/2016 8:05 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 41–75	13–15 (9–8)	JQH Arena (3,278) Springfield, MO
03/05/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Wichita State	L 53–54	13–16 (9–9)	Charles Koch Arena (1,627) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 45–70	13–17	iWireless Center (1,525) Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "Women's Basketball".

[1] "Women's Basketball".

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2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

See also[]

References[]

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa	15	–	3	.833	24	–	11	.686
Missouri State †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Drake	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Southern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Loyola-Chicago	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Illinois State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Bradley	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Evansville	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll