2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 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 = Eastern Michigan Eagles
|image = Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
|image_size = 120
|conference = Mid-American Conference
|division = West Division
|short_conf = MAC
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 22–12
|conf_record = 10–8
|head_coach = Tory Verdi
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1 = Mike Groulx
|asst_coach2 = Candice Finley
|asst_coach3 = Carly Thibault
|asst_coach4 =
|stadium = Convocation Center
|champion =
|tourney = WNIT
|tourney_result = Second Round
}}
{{2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.
On April 9, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass.{{Cite web|url=http://emueagles.com/news/2016/4/8/tory-verdi-leaves-position-as-emu-womens-basketball-coach.aspx?path=wbball|title=Tory Verdi Leaves Position as EMU Women's Basketball Coach|access-date=2016-04-22}} He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sasha|last=Dailey|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Toledo, OH|high_school=Rogers}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tori|last=Easley|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Toledo, OH|high_school=Rogers}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Janay|last=Morton|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Brooklyn Park, MN|high_school=Osseo}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chavon|last=Tiggs|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Inkster, MI|high_school=Dearborn Heights Robichard}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chanise|last=Baldwin|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Pontiac, MI|high_school=Martin Luther King
Providence|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Phillis|last=Webb|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Brooklyn Park, MN|high_school=Osseo}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sheyna|last=Deans|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Mount Clemens, MI|high_school=Mount Clemens
St. Clair County CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sera|last=Ozelci|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=|home=Ankara, Turkey|high_school=TED Ankara College
Odessa College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cha|last=Sweeney|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Toledo, OH|high_school=Rogers}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Micah|last=Robinson|num=42|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Ann Arbor, MI|high_school=Huron}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashley|last=Nickens|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=JR|rs=|home=Sterling Heights, MI|high_school=Henry Ford II
Cincinnati|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rachel|last=Kehoe|num=52|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=SR|rs=|home=St. Clair, MI|high_school=St. Clair
St. Clair County CC}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tory Verdi ({{college|Keene State}})
|asst_coach=
- Mike Groulx ({{college|Siena Heights}})
- Candice Finley ({{college|Eastern Kentucky}})
- Carly Thibault ({{college|Monmouth}})
|roster_url=http://emueagles.com/roster.aspx?roster=238&path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
Source: [http://emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&]
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wayne State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–43
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hillsdale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 535
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 94–77
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas–Rio Grande Valley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 443
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–56
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename =
| attend = 4,988
| tv =
| score = 67–89
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 440
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–69
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2015
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Clune Arena
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| gamename = Air Force Classic
| attend = 96
| tv =
| score = 72–59
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Clune Arena
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| gamename = Air Force Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 59–83
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 408
| tv =
| score = 85–81
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Monmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Multipurpose Activity Center
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 541
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Madonna
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Activities Center
| site_cityst = Livonia, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 177
| tv =
| score = 104–45
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/23/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,757
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–63
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Detroit
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 733
| tv =
| score = 85–68
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Buffalo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,089
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–56
| overtime =
| record = 10–2 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 574
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–68
| overtime = OT
| record = 10–3 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,349
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 87–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 11–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 631
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,984
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–51
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| 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 = 844
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–76
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Toledo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,928
| tv = BCSN/ESPN3
| score = 59–41
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stroh Center
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,771
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| record = 13–6 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 635
| tv =
| score = 72–75
| overtime =
| record = 13–7 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| attend = 1,771
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (4–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| attend = 672
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–66
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 14–8 (5–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Millett Hall
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 586
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–46
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (6–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Buffalo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Arena
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 954
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–55
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (7–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,257
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–60
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Toledo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Savage Arena
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 3,762
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–46
| overtime =
| record = 18–8 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 908
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (9–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = University Arena
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| attend = 808
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–52
| overtime =
| record = 19–9 (10–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGuirk Arena
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| attend = 1,604
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–78
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (10–8)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 1,075
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–60
| overtime =
| record = 20–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,355
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–53
| overtime =
| record = 21–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend =
| tv = TWCSC/BCSN
| score = 71–86
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2016
| time = 10:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 250
| tv =
| score = 74–73
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Schollmaier Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 963
| tv =
| score = 81–85
| overtime =
| record = 22–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
References
[http://emueagles.com/custompages/wbball/2015/2015-16EMUWBBGuide_111615.pdf 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Media Guide]
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See also
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