2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg 150 Summit League The Summit 16–16 8–8 JD Gravina 5th Seth Minter Bailey Harmon Sydney Crafton Western Hall WBI Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head by JD Gravina, played their home games at the Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts. They were invited to the WBI, where they defeated Southern Illinois in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals. Roster w 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks y y w Ciara Marlow n 4 G 5 7 JR y Roseville, IL Monmouth-RosevilleAurora w Mallory Boyle n 10 G 5 11 JR New Sharon, IA North Mahaska w Morgan Blumer n 12 G 5 11 SO Milton, WI MiltonFlorida Gulf Coast yes I w Michelle Maher n 14 G 5 9 SR Park Ridge, IL Maine South w Emily Clemens n 15 G 5 4 SO Muscatine, IA Muscatine w Jasmine Patrick n 21 F 6 0 JR Jacksonville, FL WestsideGrossmont College w Michelle Farrow n 22 G 5 10 SO y Waukesha, WI Waukesha West w Taylor McClintock n 23 G 5 10 SO y Glasford, IL Illini BluffsMercer w Taylor Higginbotham n 24 G 5 10 FR Germantown, WI Germantown w Liz Skotowski n 25 G 5 9 SR Mount Vernon, IA Mount Vernon w Paige Harmon n 32 F 6 0 SR Oswego, IL Oswego w Olivia Braun n 34 F 6 1 JR Racine, WI St. Catherine'sToledo yes I w Sophie Reichelt n 44 F 6 2 SR Mill Creek, WA Holy Names Academy JD Gravina (William Jewell) Seth Minter (Culver–Stockton) Bailey Harmon (Illinois) Sydney Crafton (Missouri) http://goleathernecks.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule http://goleathernecks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition 10/30/2015 7:00 pm yes William Woods Western Hall Macomb, IL   80–41 11/05/2015 7:00 pm yes Truman State Western Hall Macomb, IL   63–41 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Central Methodist Western Hall Macomb, IL 925 108–46 1–0 11/15/2015 7:00 pm yes SIU Edwardsville Western Hall Macomb, IL 614 ESPN3 78–74 2–0 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 3,543 81–96 OT 2–1 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Chicago State Western Hall Macomb, IL 543 88–50 3–1 11/24/2015 11:00 am yes Southeast Missouri State Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,246 84–89 3–2 11/27/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Towson UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL UNF Thanksgiving Classic   77–83 3–3 11/28/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Bethune-Cookman UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL UNF Thanksgiving Classic 354 75–59 4–3 12/02/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 319 92–69 5–3 12/05/2015 4:30 pm yes Ashford Western Hall Macomb, IL 471 86–58 6–3 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,385 67–78 6–4 12/12/2015 4:30 pm yes UIC Western Hall Macomb, IL 551 70–78 6–5 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 551 ESPN3 45–84 6–6 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 539 ESPN3 79–64 7–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| The Summit League regular season 01/01/2016 7:00 pm Oral Roberts Western Hall Macomb, IL 539 72–61 8–6 (1–0) 01/03/2016 1:00 pm yes Nebraska–Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 528 66–79 8–7 (1–1) 01/07/2016 6:00 pm yes IPFW Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN 498 78–74 9–7 (2–1) 01/09/2016 5:30 pm yes IUPUI Western Hall Macomb, IL 405 60–68 9–8 (2–2) 01/15/2016 7:00 pm Denver Western Hall Macomb, IL 703 63–60 10–8 (3–2) 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes North Dakota State Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Fargo, ND 523 94–82 11–8 (4–2) 01/23/2016 2:00 pm yes South Dakota State Frost Arena Vermillion, SD 1,963 63–85 11–9 (4–3) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm South Dakota Western Hall Macomb, IL 644 77–102 11–10 (4–4) 01/30/2016 4:30 pm Nebraska–Omaha Western Hall Macomb, IL 801 74–55 12–10 (5–4) 02/04/2016 7:00 pm IPFW Western Hall Macomb, IL 511 88–87 13–10 (6–4) 02/06/2016 2:00 pm yes IUPUI The Jungle Indianapolis, IN 352 87–96 13–11 (6–5) 02/10/2016 8:00 pm yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 320 80–69 14–11 (7–5) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,749 50–86 14–12 (7–6) 02/20/2016 2:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 796 55–79 14–13 (7–7) 02/25/2016 5:30 pm North Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 904 100–89 15–13 (8–7) 02/27/2016 4:30 pm South Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,072 65–66 15–14 (8–8) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| The Summit League Women's Tournament 03/06/2016 12:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Quarterfinals 3,172 MidcoSN/ESPN3 55–68 15–15 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| WBI 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Southern Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL First Round 694 99–97 OT 16–15 03/19/2016 6:00 pm yes yes USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Quarterfinals 172 78–81 16–16 AP Poll Central Time See also 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team References External links Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball seasons Western Illinois Western Illinois Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball