2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Idaho Vandals
|image= Idaho Vandals logo.svg
|image_size=100
|conference=Big Sky Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Sky
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=24–10
|conf_record=13–5
|head_coach=Jon Newlee
|hc_year = 8th
|asst_coach1=Christa Stanford
|asst_coach2=Jeri Jacobson
|asst_coach3=Kristi Zeller
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Cowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
|champion=Big Sky tournament Champions
|bowl=NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with a five early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They won the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 1985 when they rejoin the Big Sky Conference since 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ali|last=Forde|link=n|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Woodinville, WA|high_school=Woodinville HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Pierce|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Carlsbad, CA|high_school=La Costa Canyon HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mikayla|last=Ferenz|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Walla Walla, WA|high_school=Walla Walla HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bethany|last=Krause|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Centerville, OH|high_school=Centerville HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Geraldine|last=McCorkell|link=n|num=31|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Penleigh & Essendon Grammar}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Connie|last=Ballestero|link=n|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Orange, CA|high_school=Villa Park HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jon Newlee ({{college|San Diego State}})
|asst_coach=
- Christa Stanford ({{college|Idaho State}})
- Jeri Jacobson ({{college|Upper Iowa}})
- Kristi Zeller ({{college|Toledo}})
|roster_url=http://www.govandals.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=17100&SPID=10366&SPSID=87266
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/06/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lewis–Clark State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 93–58
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 416
| tv =
| score = 64–42
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 222
| tv =
| score = 106–50
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seattle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 281
| tv =
| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2015
| time = 10:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
| attend = 133
| tv =
| score = 68–74
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 8:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
| attend = 133
| tv =
| score = 75–55
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 8:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
| attend = 133
| tv =
| score = 97–65
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwest Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 316
| tv =
| score = 71–48
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 315
| tv =
| score = 61–57
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/09/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = United Supermarkets Arena
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 3,194
| tv =
| score = 62–78
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 2,834
| tv =
| score = 44–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 201
| tv =
| score = 59–71
| overtime = OT
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Carroll (MT)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 243
| tv =
| score = 75–47
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 346
| tv =
| score = 92–65
| overtime =
| record = 9–4 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 401
| tv =
| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| record = 10–4 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 378
| tv =
| score = 66–74
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 309
| tv =
| score = 72–51
| overtime =
| record = 11–5 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Centrum Arena
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 558
| tv =
| score = 62–51
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,021
| tv =
| score = 78–61
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 874
| tv =
| score = 59–62
| overtime =
| record = 13–6 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hornets Nest
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 427
| tv =
| score = 98–88
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Peter Stott Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 283
| tv =
| score = 94–65
| overtime =
| record = 15–6 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 674
| tv =
| score = 93–48
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 622
| tv =
| score = 76–59
| overtime =
| record = 17–6 (9–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 802
| tv =
| score = 68–70
| overtime =
| record = 17–7 (9–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 1,526
| tv =
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| record = 18–7 (10–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 678
| tv =
| score = 84–63
| overtime =
| record = 19–7 (11–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 906
| tv =
| score = 107–60
| overtime =
| record = 20–7 (12–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 890
| tv =
| score = 70–84
| overtime =
| record = 20–8 (12–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Events Center
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 527
| tv =
| score = 77–70
| overtime =
| record = 21–8 (13–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Gym
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,255
| tv =
| score = 68–69
| overtime =
| record = 21–9 (13–5)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 8:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reno Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 1,343
| tv =
| score = 86–83
| overtime = OT
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 2:35 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reno Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 827
| tv =
| score = 86–71
| overtime =
| record = 23–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2016
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reno Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 1,090
| tv =
| score = 67–55
| overtime =
| record = 24–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 16 D
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 4
| oppseed = 1 D
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 4,990
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 59–89
| overtime =
| record = 24–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time |region=D |regionname=Dallas Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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