2015–16 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Conference USA C-USA 27–7 15–3 Michelle Clark-Heard 3rd Greg Collins Melissa Kolbe Katherine Graham E. A. Diddle Arena Great Alaska Shootout Champions WNIT Quarterfinals The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals. Roster w 2015 WKU Lady Toppers y y w Simone Goods n 00 F 6 2 FR Omaha, NE Benson HS w Kayla Styles n 1 F 6 1 JR Louisville, KY duPont Manual HSSpalding w Taylor Brown n 2 F 6 0 FR Paterson, NJ Eastside HS w Sidnee Bopp n 3 G 5 6 FR Marmaduke, AR Marmaduke HS w Micah Jones n 5 G 5 8 SR Greensburg, KY Green County HS w Tashia Brown n 10 F 6 1 SO Lake Park, GA Lowndes HS w Kendall Noble n 12 G 5 11 JR y Hazard, KY Perry County Central HS w Ima Akpan n 20 G 5 10 JR y Calabar, Nigeria Hamilton Christian AcademyKilgore College w Ivy Brown n 23 F 6 1 SO Hodgenville. KY LaRue County HS w Jaycee Coe n 24 G 5 11 SO Gainesboro, TN Jackson County HSKentucky w Kayla Smith n 32 G/F 5 11 FR Fayetteville, GA Fayette County HS w Jalynn McClain n 33 F 6 0 SR Jeffersonville, IN Jefferson HS Michelle Clark-Heard (WKU) Greg Collins (Louisville) Melissa Kolbe (Wittenberg) Katherine Graham (LSU) http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/wky-w-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site 2016-10-15 2016-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160909004131/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html dead 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/03/2015 7:00 pm yes Ouachita Baptist E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 829 108–43 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/19/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 987 ESPN3 60–74 0–1 11/21/2015 2:30 pm yes Louisville 16 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,176 FCS/WKYU 71–69 1–1 11/24/2015 9:00 pm yes yes George Mason Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 2,299 84–58 2–1 11/25/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Alaska Anchorage Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout championship 2,510 62–58 3–1 12/02/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 906 53–59 3–2 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 609 FCS/WKYU 88–69 4–2 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Texas–Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX 1,024 73–64 5–2 12/16/2015 5:30 pm yes Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY BB&T Classic 2,217 76–60 6–2 12/18/2015 5:30 pm yes yes College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, SC 125 78–44 7–2 12/21/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 215 ESPN3 64–56 8–2 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Belmont E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,477 FCS/WKYU 80–65 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA regular season 01/02/2016 2:00 pm Marshall E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,413 81–52 10–2 (1–0) 01/07/2016 7:00 pm yes FIU FIU Arena Miami, FL 356 71–69 11–2 (2–0) 01/09/2016 2:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 469 81–62 12–2 (3–0) 01/14/2016 7:00 pm Rice E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 937 52–49 13–2 (4–0) 01/16/2016 2:00 pm North Texas E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,191 65–53 14–2 (5–0) 01/21/2016 11:00 am Old Dominion E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 2,814 FCS/WKYU 68–51 15–2 (6–0) 01/23/2016 2:00 pm Charlotte E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 817 77–66 16–2 (7–0) 01/28/2016 7:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 521 63–49 17–2 (8–0) 01/30/2016 5:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,125 FSN 75–83 17–3 (8–1) 02/04/2016 7:00 pm UTSA E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,076 72–65 18–3 (9–1) 02/06/2016 2:00 pm UTEP E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 2,107 FCS/WKYU 78–85 18–4 (9–2) 02/14/2016 12:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 472 ASN 80–76 19–4 (10–2) 02/18/2016 6:00 pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 1,606 85–74 OT 20–4 (11–2) 02/20/2016 6:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 1,423 72–81 20–5 (11–3) 02/25/2016 8:00 pm Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,423 FSN 62–51 21–5 (12–3) 02/27/2016 2:00 pm UAB E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 1,851 FCS/WKYU 64–55 22–5 (13–3) 03/03/2016 6:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,382 54–53 23–5 (14–3) 03/05/2016 7:00 pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 1,905 69–58 24–5 (15–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA Women's Tournament 03/10/2016 7:30 pm yes Marshall Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL Quarterfinals 499 ASN 63–66 24–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Dayton E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY First Round 1,066 89–72 25–6 03/21/2016 7:00 pm yes Tennessee–Martin E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Second Round 1,372 64–57 26–6 03/25/2016 7:00 pm yes yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO Third Round 1,754 78–76 OT 27–6 03/27/2016 7:00 pm yes yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Quarterfinals 2,749 54–68 27–7 AP Poll Central Time 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 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (RV)   Received Votes See also 2015–16 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team References Category:Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky