2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Groulx
  • Candice Finley
  • Carly Thibault
Home arenaConvocation Center
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio16–2 .88926–7  .788
Akron11–7 .61119–14  .576
Buffalo †8–10 .44420–14  .588
Bowling Green6–12 .33310–18  .357
Miami (OH)3–15 .1679–21  .300
Kent State3–15 .1676–23  .207
West
Central Michigan14–4 .77822–11  .667
Ball State13–5 .72222–10  .688
Toledo12–6 .66717–13  .567
Eastern Michigan10–8 .55622–12  .647
Western Michigan8–10 .44417–15  .531
Northern Illinois4–14 .22211–19  .367
† 2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On April 9, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass.[1] He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.

Roster
2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 KaBria Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRogers Toledo, OH
G 2 Sasha Dailey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRogers Toledo, OH
F 3 Tori Easley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRogers Toledo, OH
G 13 Janay Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrOsseo Brooklyn Park, MN
F 14 Chavon Tiggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDearborn Heights Robichard Inkster, MI
F 15 Chanise Baldwin (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMartin Luther King
Providence		 Pontiac, MI
G 21 Phillis Webb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOsseo Brooklyn Park, MN
G 22 Sheyna Deans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMount Clemens
St. Clair County CC		 Mount Clemens, MI
G 23 Sera Ozelci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTED Ankara College
Odessa College		 Ankara, Turkey
G 24 Cha Sweeney 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) JrRogers Toledo, OH
G 42 Micah Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHuron Ann Arbor, MI
F 44 Ashley Nickens (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHenry Ford II
Cincinnati		 Sterling Heights, MI
C 52 Rachel Kehoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSt. Clair
St. Clair County CC		 St. Clair, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm		 Wayne State W 70–43 
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hillsdale W 94–77  1–0
 Convocation Center (535)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–56  2–0
 Convocation Center (443)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/25/2015*
12:00 pm		 at No. 12 Kentucky L 67–89  2–1
 Memorial Coliseum (4,988)
Lexington, KY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Oral Roberts W 77–69  3–1
 Convocation Center (440)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/04/2015*
6:30 pm		 at Air Force
Air Force Classic		 W 72–59  4–1
 Clune Arena (96)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2015*
9:00 pm		 vs. Abilene Christian
Air Force Classic		 L 59–83  4–2
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Harvard W 85–81  5–2
 Lavietes Pavilion (408)
Cambridge, MA
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Monmouth W 78–68  6–2
 Multipurpose Activity Center (541)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/18/2015*
5:30 pm		 at Madonna W 104–45  7–2
 Activities Center (177)
Livonia, MI
12/23/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Michigan W 64–63  8–2
 Convocation Center (1,757)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Detroit W 85–68  9–2
 Calihan Hall (733)
Detroit, MI
MAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 Buffalo W 67–56  10–2 (1–0)
 Convocation Center (1,089)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Akron L 65–68 OT 10–3 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois W 87–80 OT 11–3 (2–1)
 Convocation Center (1,349)
DeKalb, IL
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio L 64–71  11–4 (2–2)
 Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 72–51  12–4 (3–2)
 Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 54–76  12–5 (3–3)
 John E. Worthen Arena (844)
Muncie, IN
01/23/2016
2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3		 Toledo W 59–41  13–5 (4–3)
 Convocation Center (1,928)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 63–67  13–6 (4–4)
 Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, KY
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 at Akron L 72–75  13–7 (4–5)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (635)
Akron, OH
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 63–67  13–8 (4–6)
 Convocation Center (1,771)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 70–66 2OT 14–8 (5–6)
 Convocation Center (672)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 70–46  15–8 (6–6)
 Millett Hall (586)
Oxford, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo W 70–55  16–8 (7–6)
 Alumni Arena (954)
Amherst, NY
02/20/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 84–60  17–8 (8–6)
 Convocation Center (2,257)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Toledo W 58–46  18–8 (9–6)
 Savage Arena (3,762)
Toledo, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ball State L 63–67  18–9 (9–7)
 Convocation Center (908)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 63–52  19–9 (10–7)
 University Arena (808)
Kalamazoo, MI
03/05/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 70–78  19–10 (10–8)
 McGuirk Arena (1,604)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State
First Round		 W 73–60  20–10
 Convocation Center (1,075)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Ball State
Quarterfinals		 W 67–53  21–10
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,355)
Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016
2:30 pm, TWCSC/BCSN		 vs. Central Michigan
Semifinals		 L 71–86  21–11
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016*
10:00 pm		 at Saint Mary's
First Round		 W 74–73  22–11
 McKeon Pavilion (250)
Moraga, CA
03/19/2016*
8:00 pm		 at TCU
Second Round		 L 81–85  22–12
 Schollmaier Arena (963)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Media Guide

  1. "Tory Verdi Leaves Position as EMU Women's Basketball Coach". Retrieved April 22, 2016.

See also
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