2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Patriot League
2015–16 record 293 (171 Patriot)
Head coach Dave Magarity (10th year)
Assistant coach Colleen Mullen
Assistant coach Emily Garner
Assistant coach Jenna McLaughlin
Home arena Christl Arena
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
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 men'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 Home town
G 1 Purnell, GabbyGabby Purnell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mesa Ridge
USMAPS
Colorado Springs, CO
G 2 Ocran, BrigetteBrigette Ocran 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 3 Lewis, JessJess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Denver, CO
F 4 Anne Hubbell, MargaretMargaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 5 Minato, KelseyKelsey Minato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
G 10 Murray, AliyahAliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Delran
USMAPS
Delran, NJ
G 11 Dougherty, EllenEllen Dougherty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Academy of Law and Public Safety
USMAPS
Wall, NJ
G 12 McMahon, IzzyIzzy McMahon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Saddle River Day School
USMAPS
Bardonia, NY
F/C 13 Hicks, Lena'Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Elkton
USMAPS
Charlotte, NC
F 14 Hovren, MadisonMadison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 20 Morris, DestineeDestinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN
G 21 McNeal, JanaeJanae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Courtland
USMAPS
Spotsylvania, VA
G 23 Morris, DaizjahDaizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Centennial Lino Lakes, MN
G/F 24 Parker, JeanJean Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR
F/C 33 Oertner, AimeeAimee Oertner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Northern Lehigh Slatington, PA
F/C 35 Failor, DaniDani Failor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Post Falls Post Falls, ID
G/F 41 Johnson, BriannaBrianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Etiwanda Fontana, CA
F 42 Elzinga, AlexAlex 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

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-
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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

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