2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets Emporia State Hornets logo.svg 175px Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 16 28–6 17–5 Jory Collins 6th Kiel Unruh Dayon Hall (GA) William L. White Auditorium MIAA Tournament NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16) L 74–48 The 2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the 42nd Lady Hornets basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by 6th year head coach, Jory Collins.http://esuhornets.com/news/2014/11/1/WBB_1101140859.aspx?path=wbball Emporia State University Athletics - Lady Hornets Open Exhibition Season at Kansas State Emporia State University Athletics 2014-11-01 2015-10-31 The team played its home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974.http://wlwarena.emporia-kansas.gov/index.php/history History 30 October 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009171518/http://wlwarena.emporia-kansas.gov/index.php/history 9 October 2014 Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Preseason outlook The Lady Hornets were chosen as the favorite to win in the D-II Bulletin Preseason National Poll that was released on October 5, 2015.http://esuhornets.com/news/2015/10/5/WBB_1005154536.aspx Emporia State University Athletics - Lady Hornets Ranked #1 in D2 Bulletin Preseason Poll Emporia State University Athletics 2015-10-05 2015-10-31 The only other MIAA member ranked was Fort Hays State at #5.http://fhsuathletics.com/news/2015/10/14/WBB_1014155137.aspx Fort Hays State University Tigers Athletics - Women's Basketball Picked No. 5 in Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25 Fhsuathletics.com 2015-10-14 2015-10-31 On October 22, 2015, the MIAA released its Preseason Coaches Poll, with the Lady Hornets tabbed as the favorite to win.The Emporia Gazette http://www.emporiagazette.com/sports/article_3222a775-e60a-5559-aff8-3881482482b6.html Lady Hornets picked to win MIAA - Emporia Gazette: Sports Emporia Gazette 2015-10-23 2015-10-31 On November 3, 2015, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association released their preseason poll with Emporia State as the top ranked team.http://www.wbca.org/pages/POLLS_d2_2015-16_110315 The Address for Women's Basketball Wbca.org 2015-11-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031138/http://www.wbca.org/pages/POLLS_d2_2015-16_110315 2015-11-17 2015–16 Roster w 2015 Emporia State Hornets y y w Kelly Moten n 2 G 5 9 JR y Gary, Indiana Roosevelt w Maria Moylan n 3 G 5 5 FR St. Marys, Kansas St. Marys HS w Kelsey Barnwell n 4 G 5 7 SR Kansas, Oklahoma Kansas HS/UMKC w Sandra Ngoie n 5 F 6 2 SR Stockholm, Sweden Georgia Tech/George Mason w Brittany Kramer n 13 G 5 9 SO y yes Melvern, Kansas Marais des Cygnes Valley HS w Megan Holloway n 14 G 5 9 JR Salina, Kansas Salina South HS w Tiana Moala n 20 F/C 6 2 FR Paola, Kansas Paola HS w Jacee Kramer n 22 G 5 9 SO Winchester, Kansas Jefferson County North HS w Shelby Baker n 23 F 6 2 FR Spring Hill, Kansas Spring Hill HS w Addie Lackey n 24 G 5 9 SO Hillsboro, Kansas Hillsboro HS w Kathryn Flott n 30 F 6 1 JR y Olpe, Kansas Olpe HS w Tatum Graves n 31 F 6 2 FR Shawnee, Kansas Shawnee Mission Northwest HS w Kyrstie Miller n 33 G/F 5 9 SO Holton, Kansas Holton HS Jory Collins Kiel UnruhDayon Hall (GA) http://esuhornets.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball& 2015-10-30 Media The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.https://www.kvoe.com/sports Sports KVOE 2013-08-27 2015-10-31 Schedule Source: http://esuhornets.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball& Emporia State University Athletics - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule Emporia State University Athletics 2015-10-31 y yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:white;"|Exhibition 11/08/2015 yes 2:00 pm y Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 57–68 – 2,871 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:white;"|Non-Conference regular season 11/13/2015 yes 5:30 pm 1 yes Southwestern Oklahoma State Rankin Williams Fieldhouse Weatherford, OK SWOSU Classic 72–63 1–0 11/14/2015 yes Noon 1 yes Oklahoma Baptist Rankin Williams Fieldhouse Weatherford, OK SWOSU Classic 80–63 2–0 207 11/17/2015 yes 5:30 pm 1 Cameron William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 86–50 3–0 1,287 11/21/2015 yes 4:30 pm 1 Science and Arts William L. White Auditroium Emporia, KS 109–39 4–0 11/26/2015 yes 4:00 pm (CT) 1 y Hawaii Pacific McKinley High School Honolulu, HI Oahu Classic 63–53 5–0 76 11/27/2015 yes 1:00 pm (CT) 1 y Hawaii–Hilo McKinley High School Honolulu, HI Oahu Classic 82–53 6–0 70 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:white;"|MIAA regular season 12/3/2015 5:30 pm 1 y Nebraska–Kearney Health and Sports Center Kearney, NE 73–64 7–0 1–0 1,265 12/5/2015 2:00 pm 1 y 5 Fort Hays State Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS 70–71 7–1 1–1 2,750 12/12/2015 3:30 pm 3 Central Missouri William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 71–55 8–1 2–1 2,023 12/16/2015 5:30 pm 3 y Missouri Southern Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Joplin, MO 58–71 8–2 2–2 1,025 12/19/2015 1:30 pm 3 y Pittsburg State John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS 90–69 9–2 3–2 1,370 1/2/2016 1:30 pm 3 Lincoln (MO) William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 101–76 10–2 4–2 1,973 1/4/2016 5:30 pm 3 Lindenwood William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 87–58 11–2 5–2 1,993 1/7/2016 5:30 pm 8 y Central Oklahoma Hamilton Field House Edmond, OK 74–63 12–2 6–2 301 1/9/2016 1:30 pm 8 y Northeastern State NSU Event Center Tahlequah, OK 87–58 13–2 7–2 782 1/13/2016 5:30 pm 9 Northwest Missouri St. William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 96–54 14–2 8–2 2,225 1/16/2016 1:30 pm 9 10 Missouri Western William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 64–73 14–3 8–3 2,297 1/23/2016 5:00 pm 12 y Washburn Lee Arena Topeka, KS Turnpike Tussle 53–41– 15–3 9–3 2,979 1/28/2016 5:30 pm 11 y Southwest Baptist Myer Wellness & Sports Center Bolivar, MO 78–61 16–3 10–3 479 1/30/2016 1:30 pm 11 y Central Missouri UCM Multipurpose Building Warrensburg, MO 64–69 16–4 10–4 1,800 2/3/2016 5:30 pm 16 Missouri Southern William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 71–61 17–4 11–4 2,276 2/6/2016 3:30 pm 16 Pittsburg State William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 66–74 17–5 11–5 2,864 2/10/2016 5:30 pm 21 Southwest Baptist William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 88–72 18–5 12–5 1,722 2/13/2016 1:30 pm 21 y Lincoln (MO) Jason Gymnasium Jefferson City, MO 99–45 19–5 13–5 480 2/18/2016 5:30 pm 22 Central Oklahoma William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 68–59 20–5 14–5 1,795 2/20/2016 1:30 pm 22 Northeastern State William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS 79–46 21–5 15–5 1,863 2/24/2016 5:30 pm 22 y Northwest Missouri St. Bearcat Arena Maryville, MO 69–63 22–5 16–5 761 2/27/2016 1:30 pm 22 Washburn William L. White Auditorium Emporia, KS Turnpike Tussle 98–61 23–5 17–5 2,754 |- !colspan=6 style="background:#000000; color:white;"|2016 MIAA Tournament 03/03/2016 8:15 pm 20 yes Central Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 65–54 24–5 03/05/2016 2:15 pm 20 yes 7 Missouri Western Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 85–74 25–5 03/06/2016 1:00 pm 20 yes 19 Pittsburg State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO MIAA Tournament Championship Game 80–66 26–5 MIAA Network |- !colspan=6 style="background:#000000; color:white;"|2016 NCAA Tournament 03/11/2015 yes 2:30 pm 18 Northern State John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS Central Regional First Round 74–68 27–5 03/12/2015 yes 5:00 pm 18 7 Winona State John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS Central Regional Second Round 66–62 28–5 03/12/2015 yes 7:00 pm 18 19 Pittsburg State John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS NCAA Sweet 16 74–78 28–6 WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll CST Rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Final Coaches 1 1 3 3 3 8 9 12 11 11 16 21 22 22 22 20 18 16 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes (NR)   Not ranked References 30em Category:Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball seasons Category:2015 in sports in Kansas Category:2016 in sports in Kansas