2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by third year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Basketball, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record24–10 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coachKellie Harper (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa15–3 .833  24–11  .686
Missouri State †14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Drake14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Southern Illinois12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Loyola-Chicago10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Indiana State9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Illinois State6–12 .333  8–22  .267
Wichita State5–13 .278  8–22  .267
Bradley4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Evansville1–17 .056  3–28  .097
† 2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Danielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrChanhassen High Victoria, MN
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBlair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Kenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrMount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBatavia High Batavia, IL
F 12 Hillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G 15 Grace Vander Weide 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrValley High West Des Moines, IA
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoParkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Tyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBlue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 25 Riley Rose 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHarding Academy Searcy, AR
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrStanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMaranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
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
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
12:05 PM		 Lyon College W 92–45 
JQH Arena (1,774)
Springfield, MO
11/08/2015*
2:05 PM		 Quincy W 73–54 
JQH Arena (2,160)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Missouri L 55–71  0–1
 JQH Arena (4,878)
Springfield, MO
11/17/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 MidAmerica Nazarene W 88–61  1–1
 JQH Arena (2,959)
Springfield, MO
11/19/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Ole Miss W 91–78  2–1
 Tad Smith Coliseum (743)
Oxford, MS
11/23/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Oklahoma State L 55–74  2–2
 JQH Arena (3,206)
Springfield, MO
11/27/2015*
12:30 PM		 vs. No. 13 Stanford
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals		 L 65–82  2–3
 Germain Arena (1,006)
Estero, FL
11/28/2015*
10:00 AM		 vs. Maine
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round		 L 65–69  2–4
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/29/2015*
10:00 AM		 vs. Marist
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game		 W 77–45  3–4
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Arkansas W 69–54  4–4
 Bud Walton Arena (1,551)
Fayetteville, AR
12/05/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Eastern Kentucky W 87–63  5–4
 JQH Arena (3,084)
Springfield, MO
12/12/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Oral Roberts W 72–64  6–4
 JQH Arena (3,112)
Springfield, MO
12/17/2015*
11:00 AM, KOZL		 at Middle Tennessee L 54–70  6–5
 Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015*
3:00 PM, KOZL		 at Arkansas–Little Rock W 64–58  7–5
 Jack Stephens Center (3,130)
Little Rock, AR
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2016
1:05 PM		 at Illinois State W 73–51  8–5 (1–0)
 Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
01/03/2016
1:05 PM, KOZL		 at Indiana State W 59–51  9–5 (2–0)
 Hulman Center (1,675)
Terre Haute, IN
01/08/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drake L 75–82  9–6 (2–1)
 JQH Arena (3,225)
Springfield, MO
01/10/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa L 60–65  9–7 (2–2)
 JQH Arena (2,846)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2016
7:00 PM, KOZL		 at Bradley W 55–44  10–7 (3–2)
 Renaissance Coliseum (491)
Peoria, IL
01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Loyola Chicago W 73–62  11–7 (4–2)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412)
Chicago, IL
01/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Evansville W 77–70  12–7 (5–2)
 JQH Arena (3,287)
Springfield, MO
01/24/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois W 82–77  13–7 (6–2)
 JQH Arena (3,184)
Springfield, MO
01/30/2016
2:00 PM, KOZL		 at Wichita State W 77–57  14–7 (7–2)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,552)
Wichita, KS
02/05/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa W 78–75 OT 15–7 (8–2)
 McLeod Center (1,370)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, KOZL		 at Drake L 72–95  15–8 (8–3)
 Knapp Center (2,465)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola Chicago W 91–81  16–8 (9–3)
 JQH Arena (3,823)
Springfield, MO
02/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bradley W 59–56  17–8 (10–3)
 JQH Arena (3,427)
Springfield, MO
02/19/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 61–69  17–9 (10–4)
 SIU Arena (754)
Carbondale, IL
02/21/2016
1:00 PM, KOZL		 at Evansville W 66–47  18–9 (11–4)
 Ford Center (472)
Evansville, IN
02/27/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 Wichita State W 74–45  19–9 (12–4)
 JQH Arena (3,539)
Springfield, MO
03/03/2016
7:05 PM, ESPN3		 Indiana State W 75–41  20–9 (13–4)
 JQH Arena (3,278)
Springfield, MO
03/05/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 70–41  21–9 (14–4)
 JQH Arena (3,748)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
8:30 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals		 W 70–45  22–9
 iWireless Center (1,525)
Moline, IL
03/12/2016
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Drake
Semifinals		 W 65–61  23–9
 iWireless Center (2,241)
Moline, IL
03/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Northern Iowa
Championship Game		 W 71–58  24–9
 iWireless Center (1,842)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 (13 D) at (4 D) No. 18 Texas A&M
First Round		 L 65–74  24–10
 Reed Arena (4,040)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References
  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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