2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 19–14 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach Travis Brewster (4th year)
Assistant coach Adam Jacobson
Assistant coach Mallory Youngblut
Assistant coach Jackie Voigt
Home arena Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana State 14 4   .778     21 10   .677
Idaho 13 5   .722     24 10   .706
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722     20 12   .625
North Dakota 13 5   .722     19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667     20 11   .645
Weber State 11 7   .611     23 12   .657
Sacramento State 10 8   .556     14 17   .452
Idaho State 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Northern Colorado 8 10   .444     13 16   .448
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111     6 24   .200
Southern Utah 2 16   .111     5 25   .167
Portland State 2 16   .111     4 26   .133
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fourth year head coach Travis Brewster and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated New Mexico in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Weber State.

Roster

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Szabla, LeahLeah Szabla 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Providence Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
F 2 Loyd, MiaMia Loyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, MN
G 3 Klapprodt, KatieKatie Klapprodt 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Stevens HS Rapid City, SD
G 4 Morton, JillJill Morton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Edina HS Edina, MN
F 5 Roscoe, SamanthaSamantha Roscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Newman College Perth, Western Australia
G 10 Dyer, MakailahMakailah Dyer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr East HS
Wisconsin
Madison, WI
G 11 Sawatzke, GraceGrace Sawatzke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Monticello HS Monticello, MN
G 12 Asuncion, KananiKanani Asuncion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Century HS Rochester, MN
G 15 Knox, KelseyKelsey Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Platte City HS
Johnson County CC
Platte City, MO
G 21 Ripplinger, EllieEllie Ripplinger 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Red River HS Grand Forks, ND
G 22 Boike, SydneySydney Boike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Crookston HS Crookston, MN
C 23 Evers, EmilyEmily Evers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Red River HS Grand Forks, ND
G 24 Strand, BaileyBailey Strand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Kennedy Secondary Fergus Falls, MN
C 30 Smith, StephanieStephanie Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Mountain View HS
Central Wyoming College
Mountain View, WY
G 32 Burroughs, KailaKaila Burroughs (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Cloud Tech
Denver
St. Cloud, MN
F 34 Klabo, LexiLexi Klabo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Davies HS Fargo, ND
F 35 Freije, FallynFallyn Freije 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lakota-Edmore HS Edmore, ND
F 45 Meyer, JordanJordan Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Anoka HS Anoka, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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

11/01/2015*
2:00 PM
Mayville State W 80–69 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,519)
Grand Forks, ND

11/08/2015*
2:00 PM
Minnesota–Crookston W 72–47 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,493)
Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:00 PM
at Iowa
Hawkeye Challenge
L 61–83  0–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,358)
Iowa City, IA

11/14/2015*
3:30 PM
vs. Tennessee–Martin
Hawkeye Challenge
L 58–84  0–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (125)
Iowa City, IA

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, FSNOR+/FCSC
Nebraska–Omaha W 67–52  1–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,456)
Grand Forks, ND

11/22/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Drake L 63–73  1–3
Knapp Center (2,064)
Des Moines, IA

11/25/2015*
7:30 PM
at San Francisco L 57–74  1–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (301)
San Francisco, CA

11/28/2015*
4:00 PM
at Oregon L 51–77  1–5
Matthew Knight Arena (1,141)
Eugene, OR

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Northern Iowa W 64–59  2–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012)
Grand Forks, ND

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Western Illinois W 78–67  3–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,385)
Grand Forks, ND

12/12/2015*
2:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCSC
North Dakota State W 71–54  4–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,564)
Grand Forks, ND

12/19/2015*
2:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
South Dakota L 70–73  4–6
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532)
Grand Forks, ND

12/23/2015*
3:00 PM
at Minnesota L 47–57  4–7
Williams Arena (2,800)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Sky regular season

12/31/2015
4:00 PM
at Idaho L 65–92  4–8
(0–1)
Cowan Spectrum (346)
Moscow, ID

01/02/2016
4:00 PM
at Eastern Washington L 57–60  4–9
(0–2)
Reese Court (186)
Cheney, WA

01/07/2016
7:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCSC
Weber State L 56–62  4–10
(0–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,304)
Grand Forks, ND

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Idaho State W 45–42  5–10
(1–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389)
Grand Forks, ND

01/14/2016
8:00 PM
at Montana State L 61–69  5–11
(1–4)
Worthington Arena (1,284)
Bozeman, MT

01/16/2016
3:00 PM
at Montana W 61–59  6–11
(2–4)
Dahlberg Arena (2,985)
Missoula, MT

01/21/2016
7:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCSC
Northern Arizona W 63–58  7–11
(3–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,418)
Grand Forks, ND

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Southern Utah W 68–56  8–11
(4–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,077)
Grand Forks, ND

01/30/2016
7:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCSC
Northern Colorado W 54–51  9–11
(5–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,806)
Grand Forks, ND

02/04/2016
8:00 PM
at Idaho State W 60–57  10–11
(6–4)
Reed Gym (800)
Pocatello, ID

02/06/2016
3:00 PM
at Weber State W 85–78 OT 11–11
(7–4)
Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT

02/11/2016
7:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCSC
Eastern Washington W 72–69  12–11
(8–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,451)
Grand Forks, ND

02/13/2016
2:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Idaho L 59–65  12–12
(8–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,526)
Grand Forks, ND

02/20/2016
3:00 PM
at Northern Colorado W 59–58  13–12
(9–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (740)
Greeley, CO

02/25/2016
9:00 PM
at Portland State W 75–62  14–12
(10–5)
Peter Stott Center (268)
Portland, OR

02/27/2016
4:00 PM
at Sacramento State W 86–79  15–12
(11–5)
Hornets Nest (429)
Sacramento, CA

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, FSNOR/FCSC
Montana W 73–61  16–12
(12–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,677)
Grand Forks, ND

03/04/2016
2:00 PM
Montana State W 77–76  17–12
(13–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,671)
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Tournament

03/09/2016
4:35 PM
vs. Montana
Quarterfinals
W 65–62  18–12
Reno Events Center (1,263)
Reno, NV

03/11/2016
2:05 PM
vs. Idaho State
Semifinals
L 54–69  18–13
Reno Events Center (1,080)
Reno, NV
WBI

03/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Grand Canyon
First Round
W 57–51  19–13
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (645)
Grand Forks, ND

03/20/2016*
7:00 PM
Weber State
Quarterfinals
L 74–76  19–14
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (862)
Grand Forks, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

References

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