2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	17–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Albro; Tangela Smith; Cetera Washington;
Home arena	University Arena

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

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth year head coach Shane Clipfell, play their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to fifth place of the East division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Meredith Shipman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Snider	Fort Wayne, IN
G	2	Alexis Parks	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Africentric	Columbus, OH
G	3	Deborah Meeks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Benton Harbor Trinity Valley CC/Kansas State	Benton Harbor, MI
G	4	Deja Wimby	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Snider	Fort Wayne, IN
F	10	Breanna Mobley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lansing Waverly	Lansing, MI
G	14	Najee Smith	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Neuqua Valley	Naperville, IL
G	15	Aneisha Carlisle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Kalamazoo Central	Kalamazoo, MI
G	20	Logan McCane	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rockford	Rockford, MI
G/F	22	Meredith Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Hilliard Bradley	Hilliard, OH
F	24	Miracle Woods	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop Luers	Fort Wayne, IN
G	30	Alex Morton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mishawaka Penn	Granger, IN
G	32	LaTondra Brooks	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Oak Lawn	Oak Lawn, IL
F	33	Marley Hill (I)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Africentric Cincinnati	Cleveland, OH
F	35	Asia Robeson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Kalamazoo Central	Kalamazoo, MI
F	50	Teagan Reeves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Three Rivers	Three Rivers, MI
F	52	Jessica Jessing	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Sylvania Northview	Sylvania, OH

Head coach

Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Albro (Western Michigan)
Tangela Smith (Iowa)
Cetera Washington (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2015* 3:00 pm	Lake Erie College	W 72–42		University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference games
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UW–Parkside	W 56–49	1–0	University Arena (686) Kalamazoo, MI
November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm	at No. 24 Michigan State	L 40–78	1–1	Breslin Center (6,270) East Lansing, MI
November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Chicago State	W 65–56	2–1	University Arena (555) Kalamazoo, MI
November 22, 2015* 3:00 pm	at No. 20 Northwestern	L 62–86	2–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (652) Evanston, IL
November 24, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bradley	W 72–59	3–2	Renaissance Coliseum (1,504) Peoria, IL
November 29, 2015* 2:00 pm	at IPFW	W 70–48	4–2	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (753) Fort Wayne, IN
December 2, 2015* 8:00 pm	at Loyola–Chicago	W 68–45	5–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (203) Chicago, IL
December 12, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Detroit	W 72–66	6–2	University Arena (731) Kalamazoo, MI
December 19, 2015* 3:30 pm	vs. Gardner–Webb Puerto Rico Classic	W 71–44	7–2	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR
December 20, 2015* 1:15 pm	vs. No. 9 Mississippi State Puerto Rico Classic	L 68–90	7–3	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (370) Trujillo Alto, PR
December 21, 2015* 11:00 am	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Puerto Rico Classic	L 42–68	7–4	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR
December 30, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Ferris State	W 73–41	8–4	University Arena (993) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 1, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Ohio	L 63–73	8–5 (0–1)	Convocation Center (881) Athens, OH
January 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bowling Green	W 74–45	9–5 (1–1)	University Arena (558) Kalamazoo, MI
January 9, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo	L 73–80	9–6 (1–2)	Savage Arena (4,216) Toledo, OH
January 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Kent State	W 73–52	10–6 (2–2)	University Arena (519) Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Miami (OH)	W 80–66	11–6 (3–2)	University Arena (795) Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Buffalo	W 92–78	12–6 (4–2)	Alumni Arena (851) Amherst, NY
January 23, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State	L 53–77	12–7 (4–3)	University Arena (1,092) Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 51–53	12–8 (4–4)	McGuirk Arena (1,507) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 30, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kent State	W 65–53	13–8 (5–4)	MAC Center (525) Kent, OH
February 3, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3	Toledo	L 68–80	13–9 (5–5)	University Arena (687) Kalamazoo, MI
February 6, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 66–70 ^2OT	13–10 (5–6)	Convocation Center (672) Ypsilanti, MI
February 10, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	W 65–49	14–10 (6–6)	Stroh Center (1,578) Bowling Green, OH
February 13, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron	W 69–65	15–10 (7–6)	University Arena (1,007) Kalamazoo, MI
February 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Ball State	L 64–70	15–11 (7–7)	John E. Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN
February 24, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Illinois	L 70–80	15–12 (7–8)	University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI
February 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 61–73	15–13 (7–9)	University Arena (1,108) Kalamazoo, MI
March 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 52–63	15–14 (7–10)	University Arena (808) Kalamazoo, MI
March 5, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 64–60	16–14 (8–10)	Convocation Center (383) DeKalb, IL
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Illinois First Round	W 94–52	17–14	University Arena (404) Kalamazoo, MI
March 9, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Central Michigan Quarterfinals	L 62–66	17–15	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

Schedule and results

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