2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions 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 State Lady Lions
|image=Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=B1G
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 12–19
|conf_record= 6–12
|head_coach=Coquese Washington
|hc_year= 9th
|asst_coach1=Itoro Coleman
|asst_coach2=Kia Damon
|asst_coach3=Jocelyn Wyatt
|stadium=Bryce Jordan Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by ninth year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Purdue.
Roster
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Connecticut}}
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Duke}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Teniya|last=Page|link=|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Marian Catholic}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaliyah|last=Mitchell|link=|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Stone Mountain, GA|high_school=Stephenson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaylen|last=Williams|link=|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Easton, MA|high_school=Archbishop Williams}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Coquese Washington ({{college|Notre Dame}})
|asst_coach=
- Itoro Coleman ({{college|Clemson}})
- Kia Damon ({{college|Millersville}})
- Jocelyn Wyatt ({{college|Appalachian State}})
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|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}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,687
| tv =
| score = 84–58
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,941
| tv =
| score = 86–82
| overtime = OT
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,024
| tv =
| score = 75–59
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,858
| tv = SECN
| score = 66–74
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,856
| tv =
| score = 73–47
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 10:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matadome
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| gamename = Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
| attend = 586
| tv =
| score = 73–81
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matadome
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| gamename = Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 51–63
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 2,897
| tv = BTN
| score = 59–64
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = USF Sun Dome
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,908
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 79–101
| overtime =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,627
| tv =
| score = 68–51
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = Olean, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 884
| tv =
| score = 60–70
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,081
| tv =
| score = 83–46
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,956
| tv =
| score = 79–72
| overtime =
| record = 6–6 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,792
| tv =
| score = 85–98
| overtime =
| record = 6–7 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,885
| tv =
| score = 55–71
| overtime =
| record = 6–8 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,470
| tv = BTN
| score = 62–82
| overtime =
| record = 6–9 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,745
| tv =
| score = 78–83
| overtime =
| record = 6–10 (1–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,124
| tv =
| score = 87–91
| overtime =
| record = 6–11 (1–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,873
| tv =
| score = 82–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–11 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,776
| tv =
| score = 65–56
| overtime =
| record = 8–11 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,052
| tv =
| score = 53–89
| overtime =
| record = 8–12 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,769
| tv =
| score = 78–88
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 8–13 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 4,486
| tv = BTN
| score = 69–87
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (3–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,677
| tv =
| score = 62–74
| overtime =
| record = 8–15 (3–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 5,588
| tv = BTN
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| record = 9–15 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 63–77
| overtime =
| record = 9–16 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 796
| tv =
| score = 73–54
| overtime =
| record = 10–16 (5–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,920
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–17 (5–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,812
| tv =
| score = 81–68
| overtime =
| record = 11–17 (6–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,246
| tv = BTN
| score = 55–76
| overtime =
| record = 11–18 (6–12)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–66
| overtime =
| record = 12–18
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Second Round
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 59–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–19
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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