2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

The 2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the 42nd Lady Hornets basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by 6th year head coach, Jory Collins.^[1] The team played its home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974.^[2] Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

2015–16 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
MIAA Tournament
NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16), L 74–48
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	28–6 (17–5 MIAA)
Head coach	Jory Collins (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kiel Unruh Dayon Hall (GA)
Home arena	William L. White Auditorium
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Preseason outlook

The Lady Hornets were chosen as the favorite to win in the D-II Bulletin Preseason National Poll that was released on October 5, 2015.^[3] The only other MIAA member ranked was Fort Hays State at #5.^[4] On October 22, 2015, the MIAA released its Preseason Coaches Poll, with the Lady Hornets tabbed as the favorite to win.^[5]

On November 3, 2015, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association released their preseason poll with Emporia State as the top ranked team.^[6]

2015–16 Roster

2015–16 Emporia State Hornets women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kelly Moten 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana G 3 Maria Moylan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr St. Marys HS St. Marys, Kansas G 4 Kelsey Barnwell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Kansas HS/UMKC Kansas, Oklahoma F 5 Sandra Ngoie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Georgia Tech/George Mason Stockholm, Sweden G 13 Brittany Kramer  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Marais des Cygnes Valley HS Melvern, Kansas G 14 Megan Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Salina South HS Salina, Kansas F/C 20 Tiana Moala 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Paola HS Paola, Kansas G 22 Jacee Kramer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Jefferson County North HS Winchester, Kansas F 23 Shelby Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Spring Hill HS Spring Hill, Kansas G 24 Addie Lackey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hillsboro HS Hillsboro, Kansas F 30 Kathryn Flott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Olpe HS Olpe, Kansas F 31 Tatum Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Shawnee Mission Northwest HS Shawnee, Kansas G/F 33 Kyrstie Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holton HS Holton, Kansas	Head coach Jory Collins Assistant coach(es) Kiel Unruh Dayon Hall (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-10-30

Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.^[7]

Schedule

Source: ^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		at Kansas	L 57–68	–	Allen Fieldhouse (2,871) Lawrence, KS
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm	No. 1	at Southwestern Oklahoma State SWOSU Classic	W 72–63	1–0	Rankin Williams Fieldhouse  Weatherford, OK
11/14/2015* Noon	No. 1	at Oklahoma Baptist SWOSU Classic	W 80–63	2–0	Rankin Williams Fieldhouse (207) Weatherford, OK
11/17/2015* 5:30 pm	No. 1	Cameron	W 86–50	3–0	William L. White Auditorium (1,287) Emporia, KS
11/21/2015* 4:30 pm	No. 1	Science and Arts	W 109–39	4–0	William L. White Auditroium  Emporia, KS
11/26/2015* 4:00 pm (CT)	No. 1	vs. Hawaii Pacific Oahu Classic	W 63–53	5–0	McKinley High School (76) Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015* 1:00 pm (CT)	No. 1	vs. Hawaii–Hilo Oahu Classic	W 82–53	6–0	McKinley High School (70) Honolulu, HI
MIAA regular season
12/3/2015 5:30 pm	No. 1	at Nebraska–Kearney	W 73–64	7–0 (1–0)	Health and Sports Center (1,265) Kearney, NE
12/5/2015 2:00 pm	No. 1	at No. 5 Fort Hays State	L 70–71	7–1 (1–1)	Gross Memorial Coliseum (2,750) Hays, KS
12/12/2015 3:30 pm	No. 3	Central Missouri	W 71–55	8–1 (2–1)	William L. White Auditorium (2,023) Emporia, KS
12/16/2015 5:30 pm	No. 3	at Missouri Southern	L 58–71	8–2 (2–2)	Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (1,025) Joplin, MO
12/19/2015 1:30 pm	No. 3	at Pittsburg State	W 90–69	9–2 (3–2)	John Lance Arena (1,370) Pittsburg, KS
1/2/2016 1:30 pm	No. 3	Lincoln (MO)	W 101–76	10–2 (4–2)	William L. White Auditorium (1,973) Emporia, KS
1/4/2016 5:30 pm	No. 3	Lindenwood	W 87–58	11–2 (5–2)	William L. White Auditorium (1,993) Emporia, KS
1/7/2016 5:30 pm	No. 8	at Central Oklahoma	W 74–63	12–2 (6–2)	Hamilton Field House (301) Edmond, OK
1/9/2016 1:30 pm	No. 8	at Northeastern State	W 87–58	13–2 (7–2)	NSU Event Center (782) Tahlequah, OK
1/13/2016 5:30 pm	No. 9	Northwest Missouri St.	W 96–54	14–2 (8–2)	William L. White Auditorium (2,225) Emporia, KS
1/16/2016 1:30 pm	No. 9	No. 10 Missouri Western	L 64–73	14–3 (8–3)	William L. White Auditorium (2,297) Emporia, KS
1/23/2016 5:00 pm	No. 12	at Washburn Turnpike Tussle	W 53–41–	15–3 (9–3)	Lee Arena (2,979) Topeka, KS
1/28/2016 5:30 pm	No. 11	at Southwest Baptist	W 78–61	16–3 (10–3)	Myer Wellness & Sports Center (479) Bolivar, MO
1/30/2016 1:30 pm	No. 11	at Central Missouri	L 64–69	16–4 (10–4)	UCM Multipurpose Building (1,800) Warrensburg, MO
2/3/2016 5:30 pm	No. 16	Missouri Southern	W 71–61	17–4 (11–4)	William L. White Auditorium (2,276) Emporia, KS
2/6/2016 3:30 pm	No. 16	Pittsburg State	L 66–74	17–5 (11–5)	William L. White Auditorium (2,864) Emporia, KS
2/10/2016 5:30 pm	No. 21	Southwest Baptist	W 88–72	18–5 (12–5)	William L. White Auditorium (1,722) Emporia, KS
2/13/2016 1:30 pm	No. 21	at Lincoln (MO)	W 99–45	19–5 (13–5)	Jason Gymnasium (480) Jefferson City, MO
2/18/2016 5:30 pm	No. 22	Central Oklahoma	W 68–59	20–5 (14–5)	William L. White Auditorium (1,795) Emporia, KS
2/20/2016 1:30 pm	No. 22	Northeastern State	W 79–46	21–5 (15–5)	William L. White Auditorium (1,863) Emporia, KS
2/24/2016 5:30 pm	No. 22	at Northwest Missouri St.	W 69–63	22–5 (16–5)	Bearcat Arena (761) Maryville, MO
2/27/2016 1:30 pm	No. 22	Washburn Turnpike Tussle	W 98–61	23–5 (17–5)	William L. White Auditorium (2,754) Emporia, KS
2016 MIAA Tournament
03/03/2016 8:15 pm	No. 20	vs. Central Oklahoma	W 65–54	24–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016 2:15 pm	No. 20	vs. No. 7 Missouri Western	W 85–74	25–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
03/06/2016 1:00 pm, MIAA Network	No. 20	vs. No. 19 Pittsburg State MIAA Tournament Championship Game	W 80–66	26–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
2016 NCAA Tournament
03/11/2015* 2:30 pm	No. 18	Northern State Central Regional First Round	W 74–68	27–5	John Lance Arena  Pittsburg, KS
03/12/2015* 5:00 pm	No. 18	No. 7 Winona State Central Regional Second Round	W 66–62	28–5	John Lance Arena  Pittsburg, KS
03/12/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 18	No. 19 Pittsburg State NCAA Sweet 16	L 74–78	28–6	John Lance Arena  Pittsburg, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Final
Coaches	1	1	3	3	3	8	9	12	11	11	16	21	22	22	22	20	18	16

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked