2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{One source|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Bucknell Bison
|image=Bucknell Bison wordmark.png
|image_size=250
|conference=Patriot League
|short_conf=Patriot
|record=25–8
|conf_record=17–1
|head_coach=Aaron Roussell
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Mike Lane
|asst_coach2=Carissa Nord
|asst_coach3=Martina Wood
|stadium=Sojka Pavilion
|champion=Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions
|bowl= WNIT
|bowl_result= Second Round
}}
{{2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Army. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Loyola (MD). As champs of the Patriot League who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated Akron in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Megan|last=McGurk|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=West Chester, PA|high_school=Academy of Notre Dame}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Claire|last=DeBoer|link=n|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Grosse Pointe, MI|high_school=Grosse Point South}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rachael|last=Dumiak|link=n|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Carlsbad, CA|high_school=La Costa Canyon}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kate|last=Walker|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Red Oak, IA|high_school=Red Oak Community}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jacquie|last=Klotz|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=West Windsor, NJ|high_school=The Lawrenceville School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maegan|last=Mikkelsen|link=n|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Woodbridge, VA|high_school=Woodbridge}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Catherine|last=Romaine|link=n|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=|home=Chapel Hill, NC|high_school=Chapel Hill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Carly|last=Richardson|link=n|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Palmyra, PA|high_school=Palmyra}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sheaira|last=Jones|link=n|num=34|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Colerain}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaitlyn|last=Slagus|link=n|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Belle Vernon, PA|high_school=Belle Vernon}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Aaron Roussell ({{college|Iowa}})
|asst_coach=
- Mike Lane ({{college|Notre Dame}})
- Carissa Nord ({{college|South Dakota State}})
- Martina Wood ({{college|North Carolina}})
|roster_url=http://www.bucknellbison.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32100&SPID=137629&SPSID=810394
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF5E17; color:#0041C4;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cleveland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wolstein Center
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 297
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–57
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,948
| tv =
| score = 54–85
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Binghamton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 347
| tv =
| score = 76–46
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Manhattan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Draddy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Riverdale, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 688
| tv =
| score = 61–56
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mount St. Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 389
| tv =
| score = 71–45
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Canisius
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Koessler Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 606
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 56–61
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 421
| tv =
| score = 47–55
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 401
| tv =
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Retriever Activities Center
| site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 612
| tv =
| score = 52–65
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 496
| tv =
| score = 80–51
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morgan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Talmadge L. Hill Field House
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 105
| tv =
| score = 50–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF5E17; color:#0041C4;"| Patriot League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 578
| tv =
| score = 51–41
| overtime =
| record = 7–5 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 507
| tv =
| score = 79–69
| overtime =
| record = 8–5 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend = 165
| tv =
| score = 66–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–5 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,063
| tv =
| score = 58–51
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 527
| tv =
| score = 80–77
| overtime = OT
| record = 11–5 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cotterell Court
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 494
| tv =
| score = 71–51
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 454
| tv =
| score = 71–64
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 415
| tv =
| score = 74–56
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Christl Arena
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,185
| tv =
| score = 63–68
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (8–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 523
| tv =
| score = 60–54
| overtime = OT
| record = 15–6 (9–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 677
| tv =
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (10–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 626
| tv =
| score = 67–54
| overtime =
| record = 17–6 (11–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 596
| tv =
| score = 79–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–6 (12–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 514
| tv =
| score = 64–42
| overtime =
| record = 19–6 (13–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 256
| tv =
| score = 72–59
| overtime =
| record = 20–6 (14–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 314
| tv =
| score = 69–55
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (15–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 716
| tv =
| score = 64–52
| overtime =
| record = 22–6 (16–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kirby Sports Center
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 476
| tv = ASN
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| record = 23–6 (17–1)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF5E17; color:#0041C4;"| Patriot League Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 661
| tv =
| score = 73–65
| overtime =
| record = 24–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 768
| tv =
| score = 53–65
| overtime =
| record = 24–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF5E17; color:#0041C4;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 343
| tv =
| score = 74–70
| overtime =
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 938
| tv =
| score = 72–95
| overtime =
| record = 25–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Bucknell Bison women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team}}
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