2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg Big Ten Conference B1G 20–12 10–8 Sharon Versyp 10th Nadine Morgan Kelly Komara Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton Mackey Arena NCAA Women's Tournament first round The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth-year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round. Roster w 2015 Purdue Boilermakers y y w Ashley Morrissette n 1 G 5 9 JR Twinsburg, OH Twinsburg w Abby Abel n 2 G 5 5 FR Carmel, IN Carmel w Tiara Murphy n 3 G 5 7 FR South Bend, IN Washington w Torrie Thornton n 4 G 6 0 SR y Carmel, IN Carmel w Justine Hall n 5 G 5 10 SO Denver, CO Regis Jesuit w Hayden Hamby n 10 G 5 7 SR Trinity, AL West Morgan w Nora Kiesler n 12 C 6 6 FR Louisville, KY Assumption w Bridget Perry n 13 G 6 2 JR Mooresville, IN Roncalli w Dominique McBryde n 20 F 6 2 FR Bedford, IN Bedford North Lawrence w Erica Moore n 21 F 6 2 SO Fortville, IN Mount Vernon w Bree Horrocks n 22 C 6 5 SO Buford, GA Buford w Andreona Keys n 24 G 5 10 SO Atlanta, GA Roswell w April Wilson n 25 G 5 7 JR Louisville, KY Manual Sharon Versyp (Purdue) Nadine Morgan (James Madison) Kelly Komara (Purdue) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue) http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/pur-w-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/08/2015 12:00 pm yes Marian Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,034 78–37 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,594 67–48 1–0 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes UIC Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,572 62–51 2–0 11/21/2015 3:00 pm yes yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 534 ESPN3 70–47 3–0 11/27/2015 7:30 pm yes yes LSU Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 1,257 CST 69–52 4–0 11/28/2015 7:30 pm yes yes Louisville 22 Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals 1,407 62–60 5–0 11/29/2015 7:30 pm yes yes Stanford 13 Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase championship   65–71 OT 5–1 12/03/2015 6:00 pm yes Boston College Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 5,805 BTN 56–58 5–2 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes Dayton Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,830 61–58 6–2 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes Incarnate Word Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,480 95–27 7–2 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes Ball State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,958 73–63 8–2 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Maine Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,803 56–33 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season 12/31/2015 1:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 3,159 65–63 10–2 (1–0) 01/03/2016 2:00 pm Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,374 69–65 11–2 (2–0) 01/07/2016 8:00 pm yes Northwestern 16 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 714 85–71 12–2 (3–0) 01/10/2016 2:00 pm Indiana Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup 8,519 63–53 13–2 (4–0) 01/14/2016 7:00 pm Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,788 84–72 14–2 (5–0) 01/17/2016 2:00 pm yes Ohio State 5 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 7,418 BTN 70–90 14–3 (5–1) 01/20/2016 7:00 pm Nebraska Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,041 61–62 14–4 (5–2) 01/24/2016 3:00 pm Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 7,865 BTN 90–73 15–4 (6–2) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Michigan State 21 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 5,272 56–68 15–5 (6–3) 01/30/2016 2:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 3,769 88–78 2OT 16–5 (7–3) 02/02/2016 6:00 pm Maryland 5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,024 BTN 67–87 16–6 (7–4) 02/08/2016 7:00 pm yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 3,149 57–64 16–7 (7–5) 02/11/2016 7:00 pm yes Maryland 5 Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,646 59–73 16–8 (7–6) 02/14/2016 2:00 pm Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,427 61–68 16–9 (7–7) 02/18/2016 8:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 3,659 55–63 16–10 (7–8) 02/21/2016 3:00 pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 5,671 BTN 68–50 17–10 (8–8) 02/25/2016 6:30 pm Rutgers Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,821 BTN 75–68 OT 18–10 (9–8) 02/28/2016 2:00 pm Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 7,146 68–48 19–10 (10–8) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament 03/03/2016 9:00 pm yes Penn State Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second Round   BTN 70–59 20–10 03/04/2016 9:00 pm yes Michigan State 19 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals   BTN 64–65 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/19/2016 1:30 pm yes yes 11 L Oklahoma 24 6 L Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY First Round   ESPN2 45–61 20–12 AP Poll Eastern Time L Lexington Region Source http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/pur-w-baskbl-sched.html 2015-16 Purdue Women's basketball Schedule Purdue Athletics 2013-07-28 2017-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20171121004732/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/pur-w-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (RV)   Received votes See also 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team References Category:Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball seasons Purdue Purdue Category:2015 in sports in Indiana Category:2016 in sports in Indiana