2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by ninth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in MAC play, to finish to be champions of the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to IUPUI.

2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
MAC West Division champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	22–11 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach	Sue Guevara (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Heather Oesterle Raina Harmon Kristin Haynie
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Ohio	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Akron	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo †	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Miami (OH)	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
Kent State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	23		.207
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4		.778			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Toledo	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
Western Michigan	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Northern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			11	–	19		.367
† 2016 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Lyon East HS South Lyon, MI G 10 Cassie Breen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Woodhaven HS Woodhaven, MI G 14 Amani Corley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Southgate Anderson HS Southgate, MI F 20 Jewel Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Harper Woods HS Harper Woods, MI F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Reese HS Reese, MI G 0 Jasmine Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr UMass Farmington Hills, MI F 24 Karli Harrington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hemlock HS Hemlock, MI F 23 Aaliah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hamady HS Flint, MI G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wayland University Wayland, MI F 15 Chelsea Lynn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Martin Luther King HS Detroit, MI F 2 Tinara Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Southgate Anderson HS Southgate, MI G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI G 5 Aleah Swary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN G 1 Da'Jourie Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Warren Fitzgerald HS Detroit, MI	Head coach Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley State) Assistant coach(es) Heather Oesterle (Michigan) Raina Harmon (Central Michigan) Kristin Haynie (Michigan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 14, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference games
11/13/2015* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3		Indiana State	W 85–65	1–0	McGuirk Arena (1,373) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/15/2015* 3:00 p.m.		at Oakland	W 110–87	2–0	Athletics Center O'rena (853) Rochester, MI
11/19/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Middle Tennessee	W 81–59	3–0	McGuirk Arena (1,483) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Loyola-Chicago	W 68–59	4–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (204) Chicago, IL
11/27/2015* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UIC	L 63–66	4–1	UIC Pavilion (269) Chicago, IL
12/03/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Duquesne	L 49–68	4–2	McGuirk Arena (1,450) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/12/2015* 3:00 p.m.		at Illinois	L 69–74	4–3	State Farm Center (1,557) Champaign, IL
12/15/2015* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		Memphis	L 61–64	4–4	McGuirk Arena (3,000) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/21/2015* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 78–65	5–4	McGuirk Arena (1,442) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/28/2015* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Rider Hawk Classic semifinals	W 76–68	6–4	Hagan Arena (828) Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2015* 3:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic championship	L 66–76	6–5	Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA
Mid-American Conference regular season
01/02/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Kent State	W 81–61	7–5 (1–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,526) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/06/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 61–67	7–6 (1–1)	Alumni Arena (875) Buffalo, NY
01/09/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Akron	W 97–77	8–6 (2–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (602) Akron, OH
01/13/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 95–63	9–6 (3–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,305) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/16/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Ohio	L 84–86 OT	9–7 (3–2)	Convocation Center (1,226) Athens, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Miami (OH)	W 72–58	10–7 (4–2)	Millett Hall (230) Oxford, OH
01/23/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Akron	W 81–60	11–7 (5–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,896) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/27/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 53–51	12–7 (6–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,507) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/30/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 77–54	13–7 (7–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,600) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/03/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 66–65	14–7 (8–2)	Convocation Center (1,333) Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016 1:00 p.m.		Bowling Green	W 76–75	15–7 (9–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,598) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/10/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Ball State	W 74–65	16–7 (10–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (862) Muncie, IN
02/13/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Northern Illinois	W 73–67	17–7 (11–2)	Convoncation Center  DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Toledo	L 79–81 OT	17–8 (11–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,913) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/24/2016 7:00 p.m.		Ball State	W 67–66	18–8 (12–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,272) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/27/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 73–61	19–8 (13–3)	University Arena (1,108) Kalamazoo, MI
03/02/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Toledo	L 72–76	19–9 (13–4)	Savage Arena (3,866) Toledo, OH
03/05/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 78–70	20–9 (14–4)	McGuirk Arena (1,604) Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC women's tournament
03/09/2016 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Western Michigan Quarterfinals	W 66–62	21–9	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016 2:30 p.m., TWCSC/BCSN		vs. Eastern Michigan Semifinals	W 86–71	22–9	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
03/12/2016 1:00 p.m., TWCSC/BCSN		vs. Buffalo Championship game	L 71–73 OT	22–10	Quicken Loans Arena (1,322) Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		IUPUI First round	L 55–63	22–11	McGuirk Arena (553) Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team