2015–16 Penn Quakers 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=Penn Quakers
|image=Penn Quakers logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Ivy League
|division=
|short_conf=Ivy
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 24–5
|conf_record= 13–1
|head_coach= Mike McLaughlin
|hc_year = 7th
|asst_coach1=Chris Day
|asst_coach2=Bernadette Laukaitis
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Palestra
|champion= Ivy League Regular Season Champions
|bowl= NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2015–16 Ivy League women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by seventh year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. Penn finished the season 24–5, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost in the first round to Washington.
Previous season
The Quakers finished the 2014-15 season at 21–9, 11–3 to earn an automatic bid to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Temple in the second round.
Current season
The Ivy League championship came down to the final game between Penn and Princeton for the second time in three seasons. Both entered the final game with the same 12–1 record, so the final regular-season game would mean the conference championship and automatic invitation to the NCAA tournament. Penn led much of the game, but Princeton took a one point lead with two minutes left in the game. Penn responded with a three-point shot to take a two point lead. Although Princeton had a chance to tie the game, they failed to do so, and Penn finished with the win, the conference championship, and an invitation to the 2016 NCAA tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2016/03/08/penn-women-beat-princeton-62-60-to-win-ivy-title/81504616/|title=Penn women beat Princeton 62-60 to win Ivy title|website=USA TODAY|access-date=2016-03-15}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brooklyn|last=Juday|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|home=Tipton, Ind.|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kathleen|last=Roche|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|home=River Forest, Ill.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anna|last=Ross|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|home=Syracuse, N.Y.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kasey|last=Chambers|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|home=Belmar, N.J.|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sydney|last=Stipanovich|num=13|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=JR|home=St. Louis, Mo.|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Beth|last=Brzozowski|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|home=Highland Heights, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sade|last=Gibbons|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|home=Springfield Gardens, N.Y.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Whitlatch|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|home=Bloomington, Ind.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Deja|last=Jackson|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|home=Grinnell, Io.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kristen|last=Daley|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|home=Sharon, Ma.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alexis|last=Glasgow|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|home=Arlington Heights, Ill.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashley|last=Russell|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|home=Braintree, Mass.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Keiera|last=Ray|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|home=Aurora, Ill.|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jameira|last=Johnson|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|home=Taneytown, Md.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Michelle|last=Nwokedi|num=43|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SO|home=Missouri City, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Princess|last=Aghayere|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|home=Reston, Va.}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Mike McLaughlin
|asst_coach=
- Chris Day
- Bernadette Laukaitis
|roster_url=http://www.pennathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&SPID=540&SPSID=8650|accessdate=October 21, 2015}}
Schedule
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!colspan=8 style="background:#95001A; color:#01256E;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 13, 2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,587
| tv =
| score = 50–59
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 15, 2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Retriever Activities Center
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 514
| tv =
| score = 81–46
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 413
| tv =
| score = 54–37
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22, 2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 393
| tv =
| score = 67–60
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 393
| tv =
| score = 49–48
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 387
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–43
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 46–50
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 2015
| time = Noon
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Battle of 33rd Street
| attend = 1,407
| tv =
| score = 72–67
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wagner
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 403
| tv =
| score = 78–50
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = BYU–Hawaii
| opprank =
| site_stadium = George Q. Cannon Activities Center
| site_cityst = Laie, Hawaii
| gamename =
| attend = 113
| tv =
| score = 73–41
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 2016
| time = 1:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hawaii
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,810
| tv =
| score = 64–54
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 50–48
| overtime =
| record = 10–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 385
| tv =
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| record = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Liacouras Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,003
| tv =
| score = 60–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 809
| tv =
| score = 46–66
| overtime =
| record = 12–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 497
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–49
| overtime =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 442
| tv =
| score = 66–49
| overtime =
| record = 14–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 831
| tv =
| score = 68–48
| overtime =
| record = 15–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 619
| tv =
| score = 56–41
| overtime =
| record = 16–3
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Columbia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 641
| tv =
| score = 71–51
| overtime =
| record = 17–3
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 625
| tv =
| score = 65–50
| overtime =
| record = 18–3
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 380
| tv =
| score = 69–59
| overtime =
| record = 19–3
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 238
| tv =
| score = 77–59
| overtime =
| record = 20–3
| conference = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 634
| tv =
| score = 46–51
| overtime =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Columbia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 587
| tv = ASN
| score = 60–42
| overtime =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,115
| tv =
| score = 65–50
| overtime =
| record = 22–4
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,180
| tv =
| score = 62–46
| overtime =
| record = 23–4
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2016
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,278
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–60
| overtime =
| record = 24–4
| conference = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style="background:#95001A; color:#01256E;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 10 L
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7 L
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 5,374
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 53–65
| overtime =
| record = 24–5
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|notes=[http://www.pennathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=1700&SPID=540&SPSID=8649 2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball schedule]|region=L |regionname=Lexington Region}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Penn Quakers women's basketball navbox}}
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