2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big East
Record	17–18 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Fritsche; Chevelle Herring; Linda Sayavongchanh;
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 DePaul*	16	–	2	.889	27	–	9	.750
Seton Hall	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Villanova	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
St. John's †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Xavier	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Creighton	8	–	10	.444	17	–	18	.486
Butler	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Providence	1	–	17	.056	5	–	24	.172


† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 26, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jade Owens	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Fenwick	River Forest, IL
G	2	Myah Mellman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Mason City	Mason City, IA
G	3	MC McGrory	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Edina	Edina, MN
G	4	Aimee Rischard	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Mount Saint Mary Catholic	Oklahoma City, OK
F	5	Jaylyn Agnew	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Andover	Andover, KS
F	11	Bailey Norby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Forest Lake	Forest Lake, MN
G	12	Lauren Works	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Lincoln Southwest	Lincoln, NE
G	14	Sydney Lamberty	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Park	Cottage Grove, MN
G	20	Tessa Leytem	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Wahlert Catholic	Dubuque, IA
G	21	Olivia Elger	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Richwoods	Peoria, IL
G	23	Marissa Janning	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Watertown-Mayer	Watertown, MN
F	33	Kylie Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Simley	Inver Grove Heights, MN
F	40	Ali Greene	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mahtomedi	Lino Lakes, MN
F	45	Audrey Faber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Dowling Catholic	Clive, IA
F	50	Brianna Rollerson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Central	Omaha, NE

Head coach

Jim Flanery (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Fritsche (Nebraska–Kearney)
Chevelle Herring (Creighton)
Linda Sayavongchanh (Drake)

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
11/05/2015* 7:05 pm	Newman	W 79–62		D. J. Sokol Arena (710) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:05 pm, BEDN	Wichita State	W 79–54	1–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,071) Omaha, NE
11/15/2015* 11:05 am	Marist	W 89–46	2–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (535) Omaha, NE
11/24/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	L 72–81	2–1	Knapp Center (2,462) Des Moines, IA
11/26/2015* 7:30 pm	vs. East Carolina Lone Star Showcase	W 91–66	3–1	Cedar Park Center (787) Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm	vs. No. 19 Northwestern Lone Star Showcase	L 52–75	3–2	Cedar Park Center (687) Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015* 5:00 pm	vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase	W 66–60 ^OT	4–2	Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kansas	L 54–67	4–3	Allen Fieldhouse (1,753) Lawrence, KS
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	at Nebraska	L 63–65	4–4	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056) Lincoln, NE
12/09/2015* 8:00 pm	at Utah	L 58–74	4–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (805) Salt Lake City, UT
12/12/2015* 7:05 pm	South Dakota State	L 51–53	4–6	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023) Omaha, NE
12/20/2015* 8:00 pm	at Nebraska–Omaha	W 69–46	5–6	Baxter Arena (1,362) Omaha, NE
12/22/2015* 6:05 pm	Northern Iowa	W 69–61	6–6	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228) Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/29/2015 6:00 pm, FS2	St. John's	L 55–66	6–7 (0–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563) Omaha, NE
12/31/2015 1:05 pm, BEDN	Seton Hall	L 82–86	6–8 (0–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE
01/03/2016 11:00 am, BEDN	at Georgetown	L 57–69	6–9 (0–3)	McDonough Gymnasium (649) Washington, D.C.
01/05/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN	at Villanova	W 65–62	7–9 (1–3)	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
01/08/2016 6:00 pm, FS1	Xavier	W 74–47	8–9 (2–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214) Omaha, NE
01/10/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN	Butler	W 77–49	9–9 (3–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (651) Omaha, NE
01/17/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN	Providence	W 72–48	10–9 (4–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (762) Omaha, NE
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN	at No. 24 DePaul	L 63–81	10–10 (4–4)	Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,042) Chicago, IL
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN	at Marquette	L 72–79	10–11 (4–5)	Al McGuire Center (1,117) Milwaukee, WI
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, FS1	Villanova	W 53–48	11–11 (5–5)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327) Omaha, NE
01/31/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN	Georgetown	L 44–57	11–12 (5–6)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE
02/05/2016 10:30 am, BEDN	at Butler	W 52–42	12–12 (6–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (697) Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN	at Xavier	L 55–57	12–13 (6–7)	Cintas Center (828) Cincinnati, OH
02/14/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN	at Providence	L 59–61	12–14 (6–8)	Alumni Hall (411) Providence, RI
02/19/2016 7:05 pm, BEDN	Marquette	W 83–81	13–14 (7–8)	D. J. Sokol Arena (964) Omaha, NE
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 21 DePaul	L 52–78	13–15 (7–9)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255) Omaha, NE
02/26/2016 6:05 pm, BEDN	at Seton Hall	L 71–77	13–16 (7–10)	Walsh Gymnasium (886) South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, FS2	at St. John's	W 64–57	14–16 (8–10)	Carnesecca Arena (1,242) Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN	vs. Providence First Round	W 70–53	15–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/06/2016 12:00 pm, FS2	vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	W 57–48	16–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/07/2016 3:00 pm, FS1	vs. Seton Hall Semifinals	W 77–56	17–16	McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
03/08/2016 7:00 pm, FS1	vs. St. John's Championship Game	L 37–50	17–17	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620) Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm	at South Dakota First Round	L 68–74	17–18	DakotaDome (1,960) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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v t e Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Venues	University Gym (1973–2003) Omaha Civic Auditorium (2003–2009) D. J. Sokol Arena (2009–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule

See also

References