2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball
Ivy League Regular Season Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Ivy League
2015–16 record 24–5 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach Mike McLaughlin (7th year)
Assistant coach Chris Day
Assistant coach Bernadette Laukaitis
Home arena Palestra
2015–16 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Penn† 13 – 1   .929     24 – 5   .828
Princeton 12 – 2   .857     23 – 6   .793
Harvard 9 – 5   .643     14 – 14   .500
Dartmouth 7 – 7   .500     12 – 18   .400
Cornell 6 – 8   .429     14 – 14   .500
Yale 5 – 9   .357     14 – 17   .452
Brown 3 – 11   .214     15 – 13   .536
Columbia 1 – 13   .071     12 – 17   .414
† Ivy League winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by seventh year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and are members of the Ivy League. The Tigers finished the season 24–5, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.

Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2014-15 season at 21–9, 11–3 to earn an automatic bid to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament, which they lost to Temple in the second round.

Current season

The Ivy League championship came down to the final game between Penn and Princeton for the second time in three seasons. Both entered the final game with the same 12–1 record, so the final regular-season game would mean the conference championship and automatic invitation to the NCAA tournament. Penn led much of the game, but Princeton took a one point lead with two minutes left in the game. Penn responded with a three-point shot to take a two point lead. Although Princeton had a chance to tie the game, they failed to do so, and Penn finished with the win, the conference championship, and an invitation to the 2016 NCAA tournament.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
F 2 Falconer, JackieJackie Falconer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mechanicsburg, Pa.
G 4 Juday, BrooklynBrooklyn Juday (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Tipton, Ind.
G 5 Roche, KathleenKathleen Roche 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr River Forest, Ill.
G 10 Ross, AnnaAnna Ross 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Syracuse, N.Y.
G 12 Chambers, KaseyKasey Chambers (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Belmar, N.J.
C 13 Stipanovich, SydneySydney Stipanovich (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Louis, Mo.
G 14 Brzozowski, BethBeth Brzozowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Highland Heights, Ohio
F 15 Gibbons, SadeSade Gibbons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Springfield Gardens, N.Y.
G 21 Whitlatch, LaurenLauren Whitlatch 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bloomington, Ind.
G 22 Jackson, DejaDeja Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grinnell, Io.
G 23 Daley, KristenKristen Daley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sharon, Ma.
G 24 Glasgow, AlexisAlexis Glasgow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Arlington Heights, Ill.
G 25 Russell, AshleyAshley Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Braintree, Mass.
G 33 Ray, KeieraKeiera Ray (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Aurora, Ill.
F 42 Johnson, JameiraJameira Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Taneytown, Md.
F 43 Nwokedi, MichelleMichelle Nwokedi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Missouri City, Texas
F 50 Aghayere, PrincessPrincess Aghayere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Reston, Va.
Head coach
  • Mike McLaughlin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chris Day
  • Bernadette Laukaitis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2015

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

Nov 13, 2015*
8:00 pm		 No. 14 Duke L 50–59  0–1
 Palestra (2,587)
Philadelphia, PA

Nov 15, 2015*
5:00 pm		 at UMBC W 81–46  1–1
 Retriever Activities Center (514)
Baltimore, MD

Nov 17, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Lafayette W 54–37  2–1
 Palestra (413)
Philadelphia, PA

Nov 22, 2015*
1:00 pm		 at New Hampshire W 67–60  3–1
 Lundholm Gym (393)
Durham, NH

Nov 24, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Colorado State W 49–48  4–1
 Palestra (393)
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Navy W 57–43  5–1
 Palestra (387)
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 8, 2015*
5:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's L 46–50  5–2
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 19, 2015*
Noon		 Drexel
Battle of 33rd Street		 W 72–67  6–2
 Palestra (1,407)
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 21, 2015*
1:00 pm		 Wagner W 78–50  7–2
 Palestra (403)
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 31, 2015*
8:00 pm		 at BYU–Hawaii W 73–41  8–2
 George Q. Cannon Activities Center (113)
Laie, Hawaii

Jan 3, 2016*
1:00 am		 at Hawaii W 64–54  9–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,810)
Honolulu, HI

Jan 9, 2016
1:00 pm		 Princeton W 50–48  10–2
(1–0)		 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 18, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at La Salle W 78–68  11–2
 Tom Gola Arena (385)
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 21, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Temple W 60–54  12–2
 Liacouras Center (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 26, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Villanova L 46–66  12–3
 The Pavilion (809)
Villanova, PA

Jan 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Yale W 68–49  13–3
(2–0)		 Palestra (497)
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 30, 2016
7:00 pm		 Brown W 66–49  14–3
(3–0)		 Palestra (442)
Philadelphia, PA

Feb 5, 2016
6:00 pm		 at Harvard W 68–48  15–3
(4–0)		 Lavietes Pavilion (831)
Cambridge, MA

Feb 6, 2016
6:00 PM		 at Dartmouth W 56–41  16–3
(5–0)		 Leede Arena (619)
Hanover, NH

Feb 12, 2016
7:00 pm		 Columbia W 71–51  17–3
(6–0)		 Palestra (641)
Philadelphia, PA

Feb 13, 2016
7:00 pm		 Cornell W 65–50  18–3
(7–0)		 Palestra (625)
Philadelphia, PA

Feb 19, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Brown W 69–59  19–3
(8–0)		 Pizzitola Sports Center (380)
Providence, RI

Feb 20, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Yale W 77–59  20–3
(9–0)		 John J. Lee Amphitheater (238)
New Haven, CT

Feb 26, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Cornell L 46–51  20–4
(9–1)		 Newman Arena (634)
Ithaca, NY

Feb 28, 2016
3:00 pm, ASN		 at Columbia W 60–42  21–4
(10–1)		 Levien Gymnasium (587)
New York, NY

Mar 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 Dartmouth W 65–50  22–4
(11–1)		 Palestra (1,115)
Philadelphia, PA

Mar 5, 2016
7:00 pm		 Harvard W 62–46  23–4
(12–1)		 Palestra (1,180)
Philadelphia, PA

Mar 8, 2016
5:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Princeton W 62–60  24–4
(13–1)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,278)
Princeton, NJ
NCAA Women's Tournament

Mar 19, 2016*
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 (10 L) vs. (7 L) Washington
First Round		 L 53–65  24–5
 Xfinity Center (5,374)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Penn women beat Princeton 62-60 to win Ivy title". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ↑ 2015–16 Penn Quakers women's basketball schedule
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