2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Conference The Valley 24–11 15–3 Tanya Warren 9th Brad Nelson Adam DeJoode Tiffany Coppage McLeod Center MVC Regular Season Champions WNIT Third Round The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round. Roster w 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers y yes w Mariah Criswell 1 G 5 8 FR Van Meter, IA Winterset w Madison Weekley 2 G 5 7 JR Atkins, IA Benton Community w Lauren Parker 4 G 5 9 SO y Flossmoor, IL Homewood Flossmoor w Amber Sorenson 5 F 6 2 SR y Caledonia, MN Caledonia w Ellie Herzberg 10 G 5 9 SO Manson, IA Manson Northwest Webster w Angie Davison 11 G 5 9 JR Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove w Sharnae Lamar 13 G 5 2 SR y Des Moines, IA Des Moines East w Stephanie Davison 14 G 5 10 SR y Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove w Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 15 F 5 10 FR West Des Moines, IA Des Moines East w Hannah Schonhardt 20 F 6 2 JR y Waconia, MN Holy Family Catholic w Rose Simon-Ressler 22 G 5 10 FR Epworth, IA Western Dubuque w Mikaela Morgan 24 G 5 10 FR Coralville, IA Iowa City West w Heidi Hillyard 32 F 6 0 FR Burlington, IA Mediapolis w Taylor Hagen 34 F 6 1 FR Blooming Prairie, MN Blooming Prairie w Jen Keitel 42 F 6 3 SR y DeWitt, IA Central Community w Alyssa Johnson 44 F 6 3 JR y Estherville, IA Estherville Lincoln Central Tanya Warren (Creighton) Brad Nelson (Oregon) Adam DeJoode (Iowa State) Tiffany Coppage (Missouri State) http://unipanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule http://unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition 11/08/2015 2:00 pm yes Sioux Falls McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA   82–66 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Non-conference regular season 11/15/2015 2:00 pm yes Rockhurst McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,318 ESPN3 58–39 1–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes South Dakota McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,207 ESPN3 64–43 2–0 11/22/2015 2:00 pm yes Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 2,384 ESPN3 65–80 2–1 11/26/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Georgia Tech Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 133 61–58 3–1 11/27/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Seton Hall Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 133 49–57 3–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Iowa State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 2,095 ESPN3 75–84 3–3 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 2,012 59–64 3–4 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes yes South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,547 86–89 2OT 3–5 12/13/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Akron iWireless Center Moline, IL 634 ESPN3 59–51 4–5 12/20/2015 2:00 pm yes Tulsa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,341 ESPN3 75–59 5–5 12/22/2015 6:05 pm yes yes Creighton D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE 1,228 61–69 5–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season 01/01/2016 7:00 pm Evansville McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,107 ESPN3 62–51 6–6 (1–0) 01/03/2016 2:00 pm Southern Illinois McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,282 ESPN3 60–65 6–7 (1–1) 01/08/2016 7:00 pm yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 2,356 ESPN3 55–44 7–7 (2–1) 01/10/2016 2:05 pm yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 2,846 ESPN3 65–60 8–7 (3–1) 01/15/2016 7:00 pm Illinois State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,207 ESPN3 65–51 9–7 (4–1) 01/17/2016 2:00 pm Indiana State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,278 ESPN3 53–42 10–7 (5–1) 01/24/2016 2:00 pm yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA Rivalry 2,853 ESPN3 79–73 11–7 (5–2) 01/29/2016 7:00 pm Loyola-Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 426 ESPN3 60–64 11–8 (6–2) 01/31/2016 2:00 pm yes Bradley Renaissance Coliseum Peoria, IL 1,015 ESPN3 55–47 12–8 (7–2) 02/05/2016 7:00 pm yes Missouri State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,370 ESPN3 75–78 OT 12–9 (7–3) 02/07/2016 7:00 pm Wichita State McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,226 ESPN3 69–48 13–9 (8–3) 02/12/2016 6:05 pm yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 1,381 ESPN3 61–45 14–9 (9–3) 02/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 362 ESPN3 61–35 15–9 (10–3) 02/19/2016 7:00 pm Drake McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA Rivalry 2,102 ESPN3 85–74 16–9 (11–3) 02/26/2016 7:00 pm Bradley McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,505 ESPN3 65–41 17–9 (12–3) 02/28/2016 2:00 pm Loyola-Chicago McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,942 ESPN3 63–52 18–9 (13–3) 03/03/2016 6:00 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 594 ESPN3 73–64 19–9 (14–3) 03/05/2016 12:00 pm yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 451 ESPN3 61–48 20–9 (15–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Tournament 03/11/2016 12:00 pm yes Bradley iWireless Center Moline, IL Quarterfinals   ESPN3 46–45 21–9 03/12/2016 1:30 pm yes Southern Illinois iWireless Center Moline, IL Semifinals   ESPN3 67–43 22–9 03/13/2016 2:00 pm yes Missouri State iWireless Center Moline, IL Championship Game   ESPN3 58–71 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE First Round 2,942 64–62 23–10 03/19/2016 7:00 pm yes Drake McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA Second Round 1,140 64–58 24–10 03/24/2016 7:00 pm yes yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Third Round 2,433 50–51 24–11 AP Poll Central Time See also 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team References Category:Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball seasons Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Northern Iowa