2015–16 Ohio Bobcats 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 = Ohio Bobcats

|image = Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg

|image_size = 150

|conference = Mid-American Conference

|division = East Division

|short_conf = MAC

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 26–7

|conf_record = 16–2

|head_coach = Bob Boldon

|hc_year = 3rd

|asst_coach1 = Kate Bruce

|asst_coach2 = Tavares Jackson

|asst_coach3 = Mary Evans

|asst_coach4 =

|stadium = Convocation Center

|champion = MAC East Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions

|bowl = WNIT

|bowl_result = 3rd Round

}}

{{2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings}}

The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.{{cite web |url=https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center|title=Convocation Center|website=Ohio University|language=en|access-date=2022-09-29}}{{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/roster/coaches/bob-boldon/183|title=Bob Boldon|website=Ohio University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2022-10-14}} They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in MAC play by winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Buffalo. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the third round to Temple.

Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015. Ohio was unanimously picked to win the MAC East{{cite web|title=MAC ANNOUNCES 2015-16 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2015/10/27/WBB_1027152144.aspx|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

=Preseason women's basketball coaches poll=

(First place votes in parentheses)

==East Division==

==West Division==

==Regular Season Champion==

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

==Tournament champs==

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

=Preseason All-MAC=

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|+ style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats}}" | Preseason All-MAC teams

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! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Team

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Player

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Position

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Year

align="center"
Preseason All-MAC East

|Kiyanna Black

|G

|Sr.

Preseason All-MAC East

|Quiera Lampkins

|G

|Jr.

Source

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jasmine|last=Weatherspoon|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Columbus, OH}}

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|asst_coach=

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|accessdate= January 30, 2016

}}

Schedule

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160514174939/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ohio-w-baskbl-sched.html]

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|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}| Exhibition

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| date = 11/07/2015

| time = 11:30 am

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Wilmington College

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| attend =  

| score = 97–41

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/15/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Parkland Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 53–62

| record = 0–1

| attend = 983

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2015

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast

| opprank =

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename = Akron Classic

| tv =

| score = 69–57

| record = 1–1

| attend = 1,556

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2015

| time = 12:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Winthrop

| opprank =

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename = Akron Classic

| tv =

| score = 75–54

| record = 2–1

| attend =  

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2015

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymansium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament

| tv =

| score = 63–56

| record = 3–1

| attend = 2,447

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/28/2015

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament

| tv =

| score = 59–62

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

| attend = 2,462

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2015

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = IPFW

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 79–52

| overtime =

| record = 4–2

| attend = 1,623

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/06/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = St. Francis (PA)

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 91–65

| overtime =

| record = 5–2

| attend = 873

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Duquesne

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Palumbo Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 47–64

| overtime =

| record = 5–3

| attend = 599

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/18/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum

| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC

| gamename = Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational

| tv =

| score = 75–59

| overtime =

| record = 6–3

| attend = 364

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/19/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum

| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC

| gamename = Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational

| tv =

| score = 64–61

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

| attend =  

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–49

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

| attend = 921

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}| MAC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/02/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Western Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 73–63

| overtime =

| attend = 881

| record = 9–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/06/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 73–48

| overtime =

| attend = 834

| record = 10–3

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/09/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stroh Center

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–57

| overtime =

| attend = 2,097

| record = 11–3

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/13/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 71–64

| overtime =

| attend = 631

| record = 12–3

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/16/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Central Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 86–84

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,226

| record = 13–3

| conference = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/20/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 93–54

| overtime =

| attend = 589

| record = 14–3

| conference = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/23/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Dekalb, IL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–47

| overtime =

| attend = 574

| record = 15–3

| conference = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/27/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Akron

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ASN/ESPN3

| score = 75–55

| overtime =

| attend = 1,522

| record = 16–3

| conference = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/30/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 68–67

| overtime =

| attend = 1,517

| record = 17–3

| conference = 9–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/03/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Buffalo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alumni Arena

| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY

| gamename =

| tv = BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3

| score = 43–51

| overtime =

| attend = 818

| record = 17–4

| conference = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/06/2016

| time = 11:30 am

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 95–70

| overtime =

| attend = 3,211

| record = 18–4

| conference = 10–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/13/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Toledo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Savage Arena

| site_cityst = Toledo, OH

| gamename =

| tv = BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3

| score = 77–57

| overtime =

| attend = 4,880

| record = 19–4

| conference = 11–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ASN/ESPN3

| score = 72–44

| overtime =

| attend = 1,631

| record = 20–4

| conference = 12–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Akron

| opprank =

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename =

| tv = BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3

| score = 101–73

| overtime =

| attend = 752

| record = 21–4

| conference = 13–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/24/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 86–52

| overtime =

| attend = 1,126

| record = 22–4

| conference = 14–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Buffalo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 58–70

| overtime =

| attend = 3,326

| record = 22–5

| conference = 14–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/02/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 75–58

| overtime =

| attend = 1,039

| record = 23–5

| conference = 15–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 77–58

| overtime =

| attend = 591

| record = 24–5

| conference = 16–2

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}| MAC Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/09/2016

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 1

| opponent = Buffalo

| opprank =

| oppseed = 8

| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–72

| overtime =

| attend =  

| record = 24–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio Bobcats}}| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename = First round

| tv =

| score = 76–68

| overtime =

| attend = 1,172

| record = 25–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/20/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename = Second round

| tv =

| score = 64–57

| overtime =

| attend = 1,131

| record = 26–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/24/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Temple

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Third round

| tv =

| score = 61–75

| overtime =

| attend = 570

| record = 26–7

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank = yes

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

}}

Awards and honors

=Weekly Awards=

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|+ style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats}}" | Weekly Award Honors

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Ohio Bobcats | Honors| Player| Position| Date Awarded| Source}}
MAC East player of the week

| Kiyanna Black

| G

| December 1

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2015/12/1/12_1_2015_13176.aspx|title=Black Named MAC East Co-Player of the Week|website=Ohio Athletics|language=en}}

MAC East player of the week

| Quiera Lampkins

| G

| December 7

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2015/12/7/12_7_2015_13216.aspx|title=Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week|language=en}}

MAC East player of the week

| Kiyanna Black

| G

| December 21

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2015/12/21/12_21_2015_13298.aspx|title=Black Named MAC East Player of the Week|website=Ohio Athletics|language=en}}

MAC East player of the week

| Quiera Lampkins

| G

| January 4

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2016/1/4/1_4_2016_12338.aspx|title=Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week|language=en}}

MAC East player of the week

| Kiyanna Black

| G

| January 18

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2016/1/18/1_18_2016_12432.aspx|title=Black Earns MAC East Player of the Week Honor|website=Ohio Athletics|language=en}}

MAC East player of the week

| Kiyanna Black

| G

| February 15

| {{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2016/2/15/2_15_2016_12608.aspx|title=Black Named MAC East Player of the Week|website=Ohio Athletics|language=en}}

=All-MAC Awards=

class="wikitable" border="1"

|+ style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats}}" | Postseason All-MAC teams

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! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Team

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Player

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Position

! style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}|Year

align="center"
All-MAC 1st team

|Kiyanna Black

|G

|Sr.

All-MAC 2nd team

|Quiera Lampkins

|G

|Jr.

All-MAC Honorable Mention

|Lexie Baldwin

|F

|Sr.

All-MAC Defensive team

|Quiera Lampkins

|G

|Jr.

{{cite web|title=MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S HOOPS ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/7/WBB_0307165450.aspx|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

See also

References

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  • [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf Ohio History and Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222150428/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |date=2014-12-22 }}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160514174939/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ohio-w-baskbl-sched.html Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule]

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