2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Idaho State.

2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record13–16 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coachKamie Ethridge (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State14–4 .778  21–10  .677
Idaho †13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Eastern Washington13–5 .722  20–12  .625
North Dakota13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Montana12–6 .667  20–11  .645
Weber State11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Sacramento State10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Idaho State8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Colorado8–10 .444  13–16  .448
Northern Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Southern Utah2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Portland State2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shelby Dougherty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrTroy HS
Seattle		 Fullerton, CA
G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWestmont HS Campbell, CA
G 3 Alilah Jennings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPresentation HS San Jose, CA
G 4 Kirsten Kramer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrClark HS San Antonio, TX
G 5 Jamie Derrieux 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrGrand Junction HS Grand Junction, CO
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrFossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO
C 13 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLegacy HS Thornton, CO
F 14 Kourteney Zadina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSeward HS Seward, NE
G 15 Katie Longwell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrChaparral HS Parker, CO
F 22 Danielle Noble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSouth HS Cheyenne, WY
C 23 Ashleen Quirke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLos Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA
G 24 Kyleigh Hiser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLaramie HS Laramie, WY
F/C 31 Rebecca Howell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBishop Machebeuf Catholic HS Denver, CO
G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLake Elsinore HS Perris, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 PM		 Colorado Christian L 58–61 
Bank of Colorado Arena (390)
Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Denver W 60–51  1–0
 Magness Arena (633)
Denver, CO
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 Western State Colorado W 101–48  2–0
 Bank of Colorado Arena (590)
Greeley, CO
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Colorado L 41–63  2–1
 Coors Events Center (1,597)
Boulder, CO
11/22/2015*
6:00 PM		 Saint Mary's L 52–65  2–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (521)
Greeley, CO
11/27/2015*
3:00 PM		 vs. Akron
San Diego Central Classic		 W 78–65  3–2
 Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
11/28/2015*
3:00 PM		 vs. Valparaiso
San Diego Central Classic		 W 77–63  4–2
 Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
12/01/2015*
7:00 PM		 Utah State W 74–60  5–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (567)
Greeley, CO
12/05/2015*
3:00 PM		 at South Dakota State L 62–66  5–3
 Frost Arena (2,449)
Brookings, SD
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM, CET		 Colorado State L 46–62  5–4
 Bank of Colorado Arena (907)
Greeley, CO
12/15/2015*
7:00 PM		 No. 20 South Florida Cancelled[2] Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
12/21/2015*
2:00 PM		 at Grand Canyon L 59–69  5–5
 GCU Arena (262)
Phoenix, AZ
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
4:00 PM		 at Eastern Washington L 55–59  5–6 (0–1)
 Reese Court (119)
Cheney, WA
01/02/2016
3:00 PM		 at Idaho L 56–66  5–7 (0–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (401)
Moscow, ID
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, CET		 Idaho State W 48–47  6–7 (1–2)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (656)
Greeley, CO
01/09/2016
2:00 PM		 Weber State W 65–63  7–7 (2–2)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
01/14/2016
7:00 PM		 at Montana L 46–58  7–8 (2–3)
 Dahlberg Arena (2,638)
Missoula, MT
01/16/2016
2:00 PM		 at Montana State L 58–66  7–9 (2–4)
 Worthington Arena (1,493)
Bozeman, MT
01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 Southern Utah W 64–44  8–9 (3–4)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (844)
Greeley, CO
01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 Northern Arizona W 79–55  9–9 (4–4)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (858)
Greeley, CO
01/30/2016
6:00 PM		 at North Dakota L 51–54  9–10 (4–5)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,806)
Grand Forks, ND
02/04/2016
7:00 PM		 at Weber State L 77–82 3OT 9–11 (4–6)
 Dee Events Center (623)
Ogden, UT
02/06/2016
2:00 PM		 at Idaho State W 61–59  10–11 (5–6)
 Reed Gym (963)
Pocatello, ID
02/11/2016
7:00 PM		 Idaho W 70–68  11–11 (6–6)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (802)
Greeley, CO
02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 Eastern Washington L 57–66  11–12 (6–7)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (904)
Greeley, CO
02/20/2016
2:00 PM		 North Dakota L 58–59  11–13 (6–8)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (740)
Greeley, CO
02/25/2016
8:00 PM		 at Sacramento State L 72–83  11–14 (6–9)
 Hornets Nest (489)
Sacramento, CA
02/27/2016
3:00 PM		 at Portland State W 70–59  12–14 (7–9)
 Peter Stott Center (186)
Portland, OR
03/02/2016
7:00 PM		 Montana State W 80–73  13–14 (8–9)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (890)
Greeley, CO
03/04/2016
7:00 PM		 Montana L 66–72 OT 13–15 (8–10)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (790)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
1:05 PM		 vs. Idaho State
First Round		 L 45–54  13–16
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

References
  1. http://uncbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
  2. "@UNCBearsWBB Game Against South Florida Cancelled". UNC Bears Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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