2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears Missouri State Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Missouri Valley Conference The Valley 24–10 14–4 Kellie Harper 3rd Jon Harper Jennifer Sullivan Jackie Stiles JQH Arena Missouri Valley Tournament champions NCAA Women's Basketball first round 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 w 2015 Missouri State Bears y yes w Danielle Gitzen 1 G 5 10 FR Victoria, MN Chanhassen High w Lexi Hughes 2 G 5 7 JR Kansas City, KS Bishop Miege High w Lee Ann Polowy 3 G 5 7 SO Jefferson City, MO Blair Oaks High w Kenzie Williams 4 G 5 10 SR y Mount Vernon, MO Mount Vernon High w Liza Fruendt 5 G 5 9 SO Batavia, IL Batavia High w Hillary Chvatal 12 F 6 2 SR Atwood, KS Rawlins County High w Audrey Holt 13 F 6 1 SO Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High w Grace Vander Weide 15 G 5 11 FR West Des Moines, IA Valley High w Aubrey Buckley 21 F 6 1 SO Springfield, MO Parkview High w Tyonna Snow 22 G 5 10 SR Blue Springs, MO Blue Springs High w Riley Rose 25 G 5 8 FR Searcy, AR Harding Academy w Rachel Swartz 34 F 6 3 JR Stanwood, WA Stanwood High w Onye Osemenam 40 F 6 2 JR Brooklyn Park, MN Maranatha Christian Academy Kellie Harper (Tennessee) Jon Harper (Auburn) Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis) Jackie Stiles (Missouri State) http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mosu-w-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/mosu-w-baskbl-sched.html Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball Missouristatebears.com 2015-03-27 April 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401061930/http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/mosu-w-baskbl-sched.html dead yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- ! colspan="9" style="background:maroon; color:#fff;"| Exhibition 11/02/2015 12:05 pm yes Lyon College JQH Arena Springfield, MO 1,774 92–45 11/08/2015 2:05 pm yes Quincy JQH Arena Springfield, MO 2,160 73–54 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:maroon; color:#fff;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:05 pm yes Missouri JQH Arena Springfield, MO 4,878 ESPN3 55–71 0–1 11/17/2015 7:05 pm yes MidAmerica Nazarene JQH Arena Springfield, MO 2,959 ESPN3 88–61 1–1 11/19/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 743 91–78 2–1 11/23/2015 7:05 pm yes Oklahoma State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,206 ESPN3 55–74 2–2 11/27/2015 12:30 pm yes yes Stanford 13 Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 1,006 65–82 2–3 11/28/2015 10:00 am yes yes Maine Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round   65–69 2–4 11/29/2015 10:00 am yes yes Marist Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game   77–45 3–4 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 1,551 69–54 4–4 12/05/2015 7:05 pm yes Eastern Kentucky JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,084 ESPN3 87–63 5–4 12/12/2015 7:05 pm yes Oral Roberts JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,112 ESPN3 72–64 6–4 12/17/2015 11:00 am yes yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 11,411 KOZL 54–70 6–5 12/20/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 3,130 KOZL 64–58 7–5 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:maroon; color:#fff;"| Missouri Valley regular season 01/01/2016 1:05 pm yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 537 73–51 8–5 (1–0) 01/03/2016 1:05 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 1,675 KOZL 59–51 9–5 (2–0) 01/08/2016 7:00 pm Drake JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,225 ESPN3 75–82 9–6 (2–1) 01/10/2016 2:05 pm Northern Iowa JQH Arena Springfield, MO 2,846 ESPN3 60–65 9–7 (2–2) 01/15/2016 7:00 pm yes Bradley Renaissance Coliseum Peoria, IL 491 KOZL 55–44 10–7 (3–2) 01/17/2016 2:00 pm yes Loyola Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 412 ESPN3 73–62 11–7 (4–2) 01/22/2016 7:00 pm Evansville JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,287 ESPN3 77–70 12–7 (5–2) 01/24/2016 7:05 pm Southern Illinois JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,184 ESPN3 82–77 13–7 (6–2) 01/30/2016 2:00 pm yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 1,552 KOZL 77–57 14–7 (7–2) 02/05/2016 7:00 pm yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,370 ESPN3 78–75 OT 15–7 (8–2) 02/07/2016 2:00 pm yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,465 KOZL 72–95 15–8 (8–3) 02/12/2016 7:05 pm Loyola Chicago JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,823 ESPN3 91–81 16–8 (9–3) 02/14/2016 7:00 pm Bradley JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,427 ESPN3 59–56 17–8 (10–3) 02/19/2016 6:00 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 754 ESPN3 61–69 17–9 (10–4) 02/21/2016 1:00 pm yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 472 KOZL 66–47 18–9 (11–4) 02/27/2016 2:05 pm Wichita State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,539 ESPN3 74–45 19–9 (12–4) 03/03/2016 7:05 pm Indiana State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,278 ESPN3 75–41 20–9 (13–4) 03/05/2016 2:05 pm Illinois State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,748 ESPN3 70–41 21–9 (14–4) |- ! colspan="9" style="background:maroon; color:#fff;"| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament 03/11/2016 8:30 pm yes Indiana State iWireless Center Moline, IL Quarterfinals 1,525 ESPN3 70–45 22–9 03/12/2016 4:30 pm yes Drake iWireless Center Moline, IL Semifinals 2,241 ESPN3 65–61 23–9 03/13/2016 2:00 pm yes Northern Iowa iWireless Center Moline, IL Championship Game 1,842 ESPN3 71–58 24–9 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:maroon; color:#fff;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/19/2016 3:00 pm yes yes 13 D Texas A&M 18 4 D Reed Arena College Station, TX First Round 4,040 ESPN2 65–74 24–10 AP Poll Central Time D Dallas Region See also 2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team References Category:Missouri State Lady Bears basketball seasons Missouri State Missouri State Category:2015 in sports in Missouri Category:2016 in sports in Missouri