2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport = Women's Basketball
|year = 2015–16
|team = Buffalo Bulls
|image = Buffalo Bulls logo.svg
|image_size = 150px
|conference = Mid-American Conference
|division = East Division
|short_conf = MAC
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 20–14
|conf_record = 8–10
|head_coach = Felisha Legette-Jack
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1 = Cherie Cordoba
|asst_coach2 = Ashley Zuber
|asst_coach3 = Kristen Sharkey
|stadium = Alumni Arena
|champion = MAC Tournament Champions
|tourney = NCAA Women's Tournament
|tourney_result = first round
}}
{{2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They won the MAC women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history, where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.
NCAA invitation
Buffalo finished the regular-season tied for seventh in the conference and were assigned the eight seed for the 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament. In the first round game, they beat Bowling Green 64–44, then knocked off the top-seeded Ohio 72–60. After upsetting the fifth seed Akron 88–87 in the semifinals, they face the second-seeded Central Michigan for the tournament championship. This game would be even closer, as it would go to overtime. The game was still tied with 3.4 seconds left in the game. The ball was inbounded to Stephanie Reid who dribbled around a screen and put up a shot that went off the glass, and through the net to win the game 73–71. The win gave Buffalo the first ever championship of the Mid-America Conference and their first ever invitation to the NCAA tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/releases/20160312qeanuc|title=Buzzer-Beater Gives Bulls First MAC Championship|date=2016-03-12|website=Buffalo|access-date=2016-03-13}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Stephanie|last=Reid|num=1|link=y|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|lbs=|class=so|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=The Peninsula School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Camera|last=Miley|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|lbs=|class=jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY|high_school=Midwood}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Liisa|last=Ups|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=so|rs=|home=Wollongong, Australia|high_school=Smith's Hill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Joanna|last=Smith|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|lbs=|class=jr|rs=|home=Southaven, Mississippi|high_school=Southaven}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Katherine|last=Ups|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=so|rs=|home=Wollongong, Australia|high_school=Smith's Hill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gabi|last=Bade|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|lbs=|class=fr|rs=|home=Milpitas, CA|high_school=Pinewood School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Courtney|last=Wilkins|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=so|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Haileybury College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tamara|last=Brcina|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=fr|rs=|home=Tuzla, Bosnia|high_school=Secondary School of Economics and Commerce Tuzla}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mariah|last=Suchan|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=so|rs=|home=Wichita, KS|high_school=Maize South}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ayoleka|last=Sodade|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=fr|rs=|home=Windsor, ON|high_school=Holy Names Catholic}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mirte|last=Scheper|num=23|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=fr|rs=|home=Amstelveen, Netherlands|high_school=Hermann Wesselink College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Karin|last=Moss|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=4|lbs=|class=sr|rs=y|home=Troy, MI|high_school=Troy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cassie|last=Oursler|num=31|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=jr|rs=|home=Grand Island, NY|high_school=Grand Island}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brittany|last=Morrison|num=32|pos=F|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=fr|rs=|home=North Ridgeville, OH|high_school=St. Joseph Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Cherie Cordoba
- Ashley Zuber
- Kristen Sharkey
|roster_url = http://ubbulls.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/roster
|accessdate = March 5, 2016
}}
Schedule
Source: [http://ubbulls.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/schedule]
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|rank=YES|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clarion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 92–62
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/07/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Daemen
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 79–56
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LIU Brooklyn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 827
| tv =
| score = 55–38
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Canisius
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 816
| tv =
| score = 55–40
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 334
| tv =
| score = 56–48
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 785
| tv =
| score = 59–41
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = UCF Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 273
| tv =
| score = 66–60
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = UCF Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 101
| tv =
| score = 61–51
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 157
| tv =
| score = 36–79
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 832
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–79
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/09/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = Olean, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 498
| tv =
| score = 32–59
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher Center
| site_cityst = Lewiston, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 320
| tv = TWCSC
| score = 57–48
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 201
| tv =
| score = 66–53
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,089
| tv =
| score = 56–67
| overtime =
| record = 8–4 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 875
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–61
| overtime =
| record = 9–4 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MAC Center
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 433
| tv =
| score = 77–66
| overtime =
| record = 10–4 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 953
| tv =
| score = 63–68
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 816
| tv =
| score = 61–69
| overtime =
| record = 10–6 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 851
| tv =
| score = 78–92
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Millett Hall
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 350
| tv =
| score = 58–69
| overtime =
| record = 10–8 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 407
| tv =
| score = 74–76
| overtime =
| record = 10–9 (2–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 350
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 51–43
| overtime =
| record = 11–9 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,618
| tv =
| score = 57–59
| overtime =
| record = 11–10 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Toledo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Savage Arena
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,476
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–11 (3–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stroh Center
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 2,513
| tv =
| score = 63–50
| overtime =
| record = 12–11 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 954
| tv =
| score = 55–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–12 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 58–39
| overtime =
| record = 13–12 (5–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 824
| tv =
| score = 55–52
| overtime =
| record = 14–12 (6–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,326
| tv =
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 15–12 (7–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 529
| tv = ASN/ESPN3
| score = 49–62
| overtime =
| record = 15–13 (7–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,678
| tv =
| score = 63–47
| overtime =
| record = 16–13 (8–10)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2016
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 807
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–44
| overtime =
| record = 17–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend =
| score = 88–87
| overtime =
| record = 19–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 1,322
| tv = TWCSOH/BCSN
| score = 73–71
| overtime = OT
| record = 20–13
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 14 SF
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 9
| oppseed = 3 SF
| site_stadium = St. John Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 2,626
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 69–88
| overtime =
| record = 20–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank = yes
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
| region = SF
| regionname = Sioux Falls Region
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
[http://ubbulls.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/files/teamstat.htm 2015–16 UB Women's Basketball]
{{Buffalo Bulls women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Buffalo Bulls Women's Basketball Team}}