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2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

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2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Basketball, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–10 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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


The 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by third year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Missouri Valley women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

Roster

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2015–16 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Danielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Chanhassen High Victoria, MN
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Kenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Batavia High Batavia, IL
F 12 Hillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G 15 Grace Vander Weide 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Valley High West Des Moines, IA
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Parkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Tyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Blue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 25 Riley Rose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Harding Academy Searcy, AR
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Stanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
12:05 pm
Lyon College W 92–45 
JQH Arena (1,774)
Springfield, MO
11/08/2015*
2:05 pm
Quincy W 73–54 
JQH Arena (2,160)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Missouri L 55–71  0–1
JQH Arena (4,878)
Springfield, MO
11/17/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
MidAmerica Nazarene W 88–61  1–1
JQH Arena (2,959)
Springfield, MO
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 91–78  2–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (743)
Oxford, MS
11/23/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Oklahoma State L 55–74  2–2
JQH Arena (3,206)
Springfield, MO
11/27/2015*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 13 Stanford
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 65–82  2–3
Germain Arena (1,006)
Estero, FL
11/28/2015*
10:00 am
vs. Maine
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round
L 65–69  2–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/29/2015*
10:00 am
vs. Marist
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game
W 77–45  3–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas W 69–54  4–4
Bud Walton Arena (1,551)
Fayetteville, AR
12/05/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Kentucky W 87–63  5–4
JQH Arena (3,084)
Springfield, MO
12/12/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 72–64  6–4
JQH Arena (3,112)
Springfield, MO
12/17/2015*
11:00 am, KOZL
at Middle Tennessee L 54–70  6–5
Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015*
3:00 pm, KOZL
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 64–58  7–5
Jack Stephens Center (3,130)
Little Rock, AR
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2016
1:05 pm
at Illinois State W 73–51  8–5 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
01/03/2016
1:05 pm, KOZL
at Indiana State W 59–51  9–5 (2–0)
Hulman Center (1,675)
Terre Haute, IN
01/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 75–82  9–6 (2–1)
JQH Arena (3,225)
Springfield, MO
01/10/2016
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 60–65  9–7 (2–2)
JQH Arena (2,846)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, KOZL
at Bradley W 55–44  10–7 (3–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (491)
Peoria, IL
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola Chicago W 73–62  11–7 (4–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412)
Chicago, IL
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 77–70  12–7 (5–2)
JQH Arena (3,287)
Springfield, MO
01/24/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 82–77  13–7 (6–2)
JQH Arena (3,184)
Springfield, MO
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, KOZL
at Wichita State W 77–57  14–7 (7–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,552)
Wichita, KS
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 78–75 OT 15–7 (8–2)
McLeod Center (1,370)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, KOZL
at Drake L 72–95  15–8 (8–3)
Knapp Center (2,465)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Loyola Chicago W 91–81  16–8 (9–3)
JQH Arena (3,823)
Springfield, MO
02/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 59–56  17–8 (10–3)
JQH Arena (3,427)
Springfield, MO
02/19/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 61–69  17–9 (10–4)
SIU Arena (754)
Carbondale, IL
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, KOZL
at Evansville W 66–47  18–9 (11–4)
Ford Center (472)
Evansville, IN
02/27/2016
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 74–45  19–9 (12–4)
JQH Arena (3,539)
Springfield, MO
03/03/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 75–41  20–9 (13–4)
JQH Arena (3,278)
Springfield, MO
03/05/2016
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 70–41  21–9 (14–4)
JQH Arena (3,748)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 70–45  22–9
iWireless Center (1,525)
Moline, IL
03/12/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Drake
Semifinals
W 65–61  23–9
iWireless Center (2,241)
Moline, IL
03/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northern Iowa
Championship Game
W 71–58  24–9
iWireless Center (1,842)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(13 D) at (4 D) No. 18 Texas A&M
First Round
L 65–74  24–10
Reed Arena (4,040)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.