2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season co-champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record29–3 (17–1 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Dave Magarity (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Colleen Mullen
  • Emily Garner
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Home arenaChristl Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army † 17 – 1   .944 29 – 3   .906
Bucknell 17 – 1   .944 25 – 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Lehigh 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Holy Cross 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433
Navy 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
American 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Colgate 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Lafayette 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Boston University 3 – 15   .167 3 – 27   .100
† 2016 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by tenth year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 29–3, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Gabby Purnell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mesa Ridge
USMAPS 		Colorado Springs, CO
G 2 Brigette Ocran 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 3 Jess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Denver, CO
F 4 Margaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 5 Kelsey Minato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
G 10 Aliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Delran
USMAPS 		Delran, NJ
G 11 Ellen Dougherty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Academy of Law and Public Safety
USMAPS 		Wall, NJ
G 12 Izzy McMahon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Saddle River Day School
USMAPS 		Bardonia, NY
F/C 13 Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Elkton
USMAPS 		Charlotte, NC
F 14 Madison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 20 Destinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN
G 21 Janae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Courtland
USMAPS 		Spotsylvania, VA
G 23 Daizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN
G/F 24 Jean Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR
F/C 33 Aimee Oertner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Northern Lehigh Slatington, PA
F/C 35 Dani Failor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Post Falls Post Falls, ID
G/F 41 Brianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Etiwanda Fontana, CA
F 42 Alex Elzinga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Long Grove, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 63–53  1–0
 Christl Arena (993)
West Point, NY
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm 		Quinnipiac W 67–57  2–0
 Christl Arena (456)
West Point, NY
11/19/2015*
5:00 pm 		Central Connecticut W 81–52  3–0
 Christl Arena (415)
West Point, NY
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm 		at No. 14 Duke L 61–72  3–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147)
Durham, NC
11/29/2015*
1:00 pm 		Rider W 57–42  4–1
 Christl Arena (513)
West Point, NY
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Yale W 65–51  5–1
 John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
12/05/2015*
3:00 pm 		Albany W 65–62  6–1
 Christl Arena (754)
West Point, NY
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 74–35  7–1
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (200)
Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm 		at NJIT W 71–35  8–1
 Fleisher Center (423)
Newark, NJ
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm 		Emerson W 86–47  9–1
 Christl Arena (516)
West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm 		Lehigh W 63–39  10–1 (1–0)
 Christl Arena (906)
West Point, NY
01/02/2016
2:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 69–79  10–2 (1–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (507)
Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 78–45  11–2 (2–1)
 Kirby Sports Center (377)
Easton, PA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 70–37  12–2 (3–1)
 Christl Arena (1,198)
West Point, NY
01/13/2016
7:00 pm 		Colgate W 67–55  13–2 (4–1)
 Christl Arena (628)
West Point, NY
01/16/2016
2:00 pm 		at American W 52–42  14–2 (5–1)
 Bender Arena (607)
Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016
7:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 77–58  15–2 (6–1)
 Christl Arena (811)
West Point, NY
01/23/2016
11:30 am, CBSSN 		vs. Navy W 75–38  16–2 (7–1)
 Madison Square Garden (1,045)
New York City, NY
01/30/2016
1:00 pm 		Bucknell W 68–63  17–2 (8–1)
 Christl Arena (1,185)
West Point, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		Lafayette W 84–57  18–2 (9–1)
 Christl Arena (648)
West Point, NY
02/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) W 52–44  19–2 (10–1)
 Reitz Arena (348)
Baltimore, MD
02/10/2016
7:00 pm 		at Colgate W 78–55  20–2 (11–1)
 Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
02/13/2016
3:00 pm 		American W 87–51  21–2 (12–1)
 Christl Arena (937)
West Point, NY
02/17/2016
7:00 pm 		at Holy Cross W 80–49  22–2 (13–1)
 Hart Center (1,456)
Worcester, MA
02/20/2016
11:00 am, CBSSN 		at Navy W 49–34  23–2 (14–1)
 Alumni Hall (5,510)
Annapolis, MD
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Boston University W 72–38  24–2 (15–1)
 Christl Arena (749)
West Point, NY
02/27/2016
7:30 pm 		at Lehigh W 69–49  25–2 (16–1)
 Stabler Arena (1,198)
Bethlehem, PA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm 		at Boston University W 79–44  26–2 (17–1)
 Case Gym (224)
Boston, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
7:30 pm 		Colgate
Quarterfinals 		W 89–62  27–2
 Christl Arena (641)
West Point, NY
03/11/2016
5:00 pm 		Lehigh
Semifinals 		W 76–46  28–2
 Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
03/12/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Loyola (MD)
Championship Game 		W 69–51  29–2
 Christl Arena (1,121)
West Point, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
11:30 am, ESPN2 		(13 SF) at (4 SF) No. 12 Syracuse
First round 		L 56–73  29–3
 Carrier Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV RV RV N/A
Coaches NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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