2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Akron Zips Akron Zips logo.svg 250 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 19–14 11–7 Jodi Kest 10th Melissa Jackson Sam Pierce Preston Reid James A. Rhodes Arena WNIT First Round The 2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 10th year head coach Jodi Kest, Akron Zips Coaching Staff http://www.gozips.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/index gozips.com 2016-03-05 played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Bucknell. Roster w 2015 Akron Zips y yes w Alli Ball 1 F 6 1 so Saint Louis, MO Principia w Megan Barilla 2 G 5 10 sr Fairview Park, OH Magnificat w Anita Brown 15 G 5 8 sr Warren, OH Warren Harding w Greta Burry 14 F 6 1 so Lakewood, OH St. Joseph Academy w Kaitlyn Flowers 20 G 5 5 so Lompoc, CA St. Joseph w DiAndra Gibson 23 F 5 11 sr Ravenna, OH Ravenna w Lauren Hung 12 G 5 8 so Waterford, MI Waterford Mott w Lilli Piper 35 G 5 10 fr Norton, OH Walsh Jesuit w Hannah Plybon 22 G 5 9 jr Orrville, OH Orrville w Alex Ricketts 24 G 5 11 jr Mercer, PA Kennedy Catholic w Hannah Scipio 21 G 5 4 jr New Albany, OH New Albany w Megan Sefcik 11 G 5 10 fr y Austintown, OH Austintown Fitch w Sophia Simone 40 F 5 11 jr Silver Lake, OH Walsh Jesuit w Fredniqua Walker 34 F 6 1 fr Cleveland, OH Shaw Jodi Kest Melissa Jackson Sam Pierce Preston Reid http://www.gozips.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/roster March 5, 2016 Schedule and results Source: yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Exhibition 11/08/2015 2:00 pm yes Clarion James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH   79–50 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Non-conference games 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 641 77–91 0–1 11/20/2015 10:30 am yes Winthrop James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH Akron Classic 1,556 76–59 1–1 11/21/2015 3:30 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH Akron Classic 743 57–69 1–2 11/27/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Northern Colorado Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA San Diego Central Classic   65–78 1–3 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA San Diego Central Classic 503 65–86 1–4 12/02/2015 6:00 pm yes Rochester College James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 1,150 103–37 2–4 12/05/2015 1:00 pm yes UCF James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 563 74–54 3–4 12/09/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 330 85–74 4–4 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa iWireless Center Moline, IL 634 ESPN3 51–59 4–5 12/19/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Northern Kentucky BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY 1,117 77–75 OT 5–5 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Youngstown State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 837 74–49 6–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| MAC regular season 01/02/2016 5:00 pm Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 1,386 58–65 6–6 (0–1) 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 574 ESPN3 68–65 OT 7–6 (1–1) 01/09/2016 2:00 pm Central Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 602 77–97 7–7 (1–2) 01/13/2016 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 1,420 71–55 8–7 (2–2) 01/16/2016 1:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 816 69–61 9–7 (3–2) 01/20/2016 7:00 pm Toledo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 816 81–71 10–7 (4–2) 01/23/2016 1:00 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 574 ESPN3 60–81 10–8 (4–3) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 1,522 ASN/ESPN3 55–75 10–9 (4–4) 01/30/2016 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 1,386 75–72 11–9 (5–4) 02/03/2016 7:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 742 ESPN3 71–78 11–10 (5–5) 02/06/2016 2:00 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 642 ESPN3 77–65 12–10 (6–5) 02/13/2016 2:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 1,007 ESPN3 65–69 12–11 (6–6) 02/17/2016 7:00 pm Western Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 974 78–66 13–11 (7–6) 02/20/2016 7:00 pm Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 752 BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3 73–101 13–12 (7–7) 02/24/2016 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 425 ESPN3 65–62 OT 14–12 (8–7) 02/17/2016 2:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH   70–60 15–12 (9–7) 03/02/2016 8:00 pm Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 816 ASN/ESPN3 62–49 16–12 (10–7) 03/05/2016 2:00 pm Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 785 71–61 17–12 (11–7) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| MAC Women's Tournament 03/07/2016 7:00 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH First Round 625 ESPN3 66–54 18–12 03/09/2016 2:30 pm yes Miami (OH) Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals   ESPN3 73–71 19–12 03/11/2016 12:00 pm yes Buffalo Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals   TWCSC/BCSN 87–88 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm Bucknell James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH First Round 343 70–74 19–14 AP Poll Eastern See also 2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team References 2015–16 Akron Zips Statistics Category:Akron Zips women's basketball seasons Akron Akron