2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers 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=Indiana Hoosiers
|image=Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 21–12
|conf_record= 12–6
|head_coach=Teri Moren
|hc_year= 2nd
|asst_coach1=Curtis Loyd
|asst_coach2=Todd Starkey
|asst_coach3=Rhet Wierzba
|stadium=Assembly Hall
|champion=
|bowl=NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers, led by second year head coach Teri Moren, play their home games at the Assembly Hall and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, which was their first trip since 2002. They defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.
Roster
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Tyler JC}}
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Marquette}}
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Wabash Valley College}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Teri Moren ({{college|Purdue}})
|asst_coach=
- Curtis Loyd ({{college|Southern Utah}})
- Todd Starkey (Montreat College)
- Rhet Wierzba ({{college|Austin Peay}})
|roster_url=http://www.iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Slippery Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 98–33
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Preseason WNIT first round
| attend = 1,874
| tv =
| score = 88–56
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Preseason WNIT Second Round
| attend = 1,960
| tv =
| score = 54–43
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGrath-Phillips Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Preseason WNIT Semifinals
| attend = 1,924
| tv =
| score = 69–84
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IPFW
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilliard Gates Sports Center
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 954
| tv =
| score = 79–72
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymansium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
| attend = 2,447
| tv =
| score = 56–63
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Austin Peay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymansium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 90–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 2,222
| tv =
| score = 69–60
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,340
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–50
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,088
| tv =
| score = 65–56
| overtime = OT
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Worden Arena
| site_cityst = Winter Haven, FL
| gamename = Florida Sunshine Classic
| attend = 1,367
| tv =
| score = 75–89
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Worden Arena
| site_cityst = Winter Haven, FL
| gamename = Florida Sunshine Classic
| attend = 573
| tv =
| score = 65–75
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,642
| tv =
| score = 76–60
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 4,410
| tv =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| record = 8–5 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,602
| tv = BTN
| score = 77–69
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–5 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 4,420
| tv =
| score = 70–97
| overtime =
| record = 9–6 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
| attend = 8,519
| tv =
| score = 53–63
| overtime =
| record = 9–7 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,507
| tv =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 4,337
| tv =
| score = 76–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–8 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,202
| tv =
| score = 68–66
| overtime =
| record = 11–8 (3–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,642
| tv = BTN
| score = 91–84
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,496
| tv =
| score = 64–48
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (5–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 6,230
| tv =
| score = 63–86
| overtime =
| record = 13–9 (5–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,421
| tv = BTN
| score = 79–74
| overtime =
| record = 14–9 (6–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,370
| tv =
| score = 59–47
| overtime =
| record = 15–9 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,622
| tv =
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| record = 16–9 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,362
| tv =
| score = 67–57
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,530
| tv =
| score = 93–79
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,838
| tv =
| score = 73–76
| overtime =
| record = 18–10 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 5,376
| tv =
| score = 79–68
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (11–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,246
| tv = BTN
| score = 76–55
| overtime =
| record = 20–10 (12–6)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| oppseed = 12
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–79
| overtime =
| record = 20–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 L
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8 L
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 6,310
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 9 L
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 2
| oppseed = 1 L
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 5,750
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 70–87
| overtime =
| record = 21–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time |region=L |regionname=Lexington Region}}
Rankings
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See also
References
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