2015–16 North Dakota State Bison 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=North Dakota State Bison
|image= North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
|image_size=175
|conference=Summit League
|division=
|short_conf=The Summit
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 7–22
|conf_record= 2–14
|head_coach=Maren Walseth
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Kachine Alexander
|asst_coach2=Keith Dickhudt
|asst_coach3=Patrick Harrison
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
Scheels Arena
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led second year head by Maren Walseth, played their home games at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse with 2 games at Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–22, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League women's tournament.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brooke|last=Yaggie|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Thief River Falls, MN|high_school=Lincoln HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Thunstdt|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Spicer, MN|high_school=New London-Spicer HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Holly|last=Johnson|link=n|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Minot, ND|high_school=Minot HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brittany|last=Wiebe|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=y|home=Brandon, MB|high_school=Crocus Plains HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kennedy|last=Childers|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Johnston, IA|high_school=Dowling Catholic HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hannah|last=Breske|link=n|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Casselton, ND|high_school=Central Cass HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emily|last=Spier|link=n|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Buffalo, MN|high_school=Buffalo HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marena|last=Whittle|link=n|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|rs=|home=Vermont South, Australia|high_school=Caulfield HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brianna|last=Jones|link=n|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Indianapolis, IN|high_school=Warren Central HS
Danville Area CC}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Maren Walseth ({{college|Penn State}})
|asst_coach=
- Kachine Alexander ({{college|Iowa}})
- Keith Dickhudt ({{college|North Dakota State}})
- Patrick Harrison ({{college|Wichita State}})
|roster_url=http://gobison.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball&tab=roster2
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{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:#008000; color:#FFFF00;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/05/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota–Crookston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 73–76
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFFF00;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 587
| tv =
| score = 69–79
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Saint Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 342
| tv =
| score = 88–68
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Valley City State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 465
| tv =
| score = 85–77
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 404
| tv =
| score = 51–82
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Diego State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = SDSU Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 255
| tv =
| score = 54–64
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = SDSU Thanksgiving Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 50–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MAC Center
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 451
| tv =
| score = 54–75
| overtime =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Grand Canyon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 416
| tv =
| score = 67–76
| overtime =
| record = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 2,564
| score = 54–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| gamename = Shocker Winter Classic
| attend = 1,237
| tv =
| score = 64–72
| overtime =
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| gamename = Shocker Winter Classic
| attend = 1,272
| tv =
| score = 79–58
| overtime =
| record = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fleisher Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 332
| tv =
| score = 64–59
| overtime =
| record = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 408
| tv =
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFFF00;"| The Summit League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Baxter Arena
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 506
| tv =
| score = 52–77
| overtime =
| record = 5–9 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Scheels Arena
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 2,422
| tv = KVLY
| score = 69–81
| overtime =
| record = 5–10 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Denver
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 247
| tv =
| score = 53–64
| overtime =
| record = 5–11 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 220
| tv =
| score = 42–52
| overtime =
| record = 5–12 (0–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 386
| tv =
| score = 94–96
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 5–13 (0–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Jungle
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 422
| tv =
| score = 44–67
| overtime =
| record = 5–14 (0–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 523
| tv =
| score = 82–94
| overtime =
| record = 5–15 (0–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IPFW
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 459
| tv =
| score = 94–85
| overtime =
| record = 6–15 (1–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = DakotaDome
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,645
| tv = ESPN3/MidcoSN
| score = 54–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–16 (1–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| gamename =
| attend = 676
| tv =
| score = 58–59
| overtime =
| record = 6–17 (1–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Frost Arena
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| gamename =
| attend = 3,236
| tv = ESPN3/MidcoSN
| score = 47–81
| overtime =
| record = 6–18 (1–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 559
| tv =
| score = 63–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–19 (1–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 632
| tv =
| score = 74–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–19 (2–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Denver
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Scheels Arena
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename =
| attend = 1,075
| tv = NBC ND
| score = 45–55
| overtime =
| record = 7–20 (2–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Western Hall
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 904
| tv =
| score = 89–100
| overtime =
| record = 7–21 (2–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IPFW
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilliard Gates Sports Center
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 683
| tv =
| score = 69–85
| overtime =
| record = 7–22 (2–14)
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
References
{{Reflist}}
See also
2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
{{North Dakota State Bison women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team}}
Category:North Dakota State Bison women's basketball seasons