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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Achter
  • Mark Ehlen
  • Carla D. Morrow
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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 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.

Roster

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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hoover HS North Canton, OH
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, ON
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Redan HS Lithonia GA
F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mason Mason, OH
G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, OH
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Marietta HS Marietta, OH
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Solon HS Solon, OH
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH
F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY
F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Winton 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

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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

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