2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to UNLV. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–11 (12–6 MWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Cody Butler
  • Heather Sower
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Colorado State180 1.000312 .939
Fresno State153 .8332212 .647
Boise State126 .6671911 .633
San Jose State117 .6111317 .433
UNLV99 .5001814 .563
New Mexico99 .5001715 .531
Utah State810 .4441417 .452
Wyoming612 .3331316 .448
San Diego State612 .3331219 .387
Nevada414 .222525 .167
Air Force117 .056129 .033
2016 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F2Shalem Shaw6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoReno HSReno, NV
G3Tonishia Childress5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrBishop Gorman HSLas Vegas, NV
G10Yaiza Rodriguez Ortego5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrXXXXEsplugues de Llobregat, Spain
F14Julia Dufurrena5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrCollege of Southern Idaho
Lowry HS
Winnemucca, NV
F15Lexie Der6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrSt. Thomas More HSBurnaby, BC
G20Marta Hermida5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrXXXXMadrid, Spain
C31Marijke Vanderschaaf6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS FrEastlake HSSammamish, WA
C32Miquelle Askew6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrSkyline HSSouth Jordan, UT
F33Joyce Harrell6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrCleveland HSSeattle, WA
G40Brittney Pahukoa5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrLake Stevens HSLake Stevens, WA
G42Ella Fotu5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrRangitoto CollegeAuckland, New Zealand
G44Brooke Pahukoa5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrLake Stevens HSLake Stevens, WA
F54Jordan Tully6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrOak Park HSWinnipeg, MB
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
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Southern OregonW 102–50 
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Los AngelesW 58–44 1–0
Bronco Gym (624)
Boise, ID
11/16/2015*
4:00 pm
College of CharlestonW 61–38 2–0
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Utah ValleyL 70–72 2–1
Taco Bell Arena (504)
Boise, ID
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Auburn
San Juan Shootout
L 53–55 2–2
Mario Morales Coliseum (116)
Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015*
2:45 pm
vs. Stetson
San Juan Shootout
W 71–65 3–2
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Washington StateL 52–57 3–3
Taco Bell Arena (863)
Boise, ID
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, CSNNW
at PortlandW 89–49 4–3
Chiles Center (349)
Portland, OR
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
Idaho StateL 77–80 4–4
Taco Bell Arena (498)
Boise, ID
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
Concordia (OR)W 84–77 5–4
Taco Bell Arena (546)
Boise, ID
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm
at SeattleW 84–66 6–4
Connolly Center (391)
Seattle, WA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Eastern WashingtonW 84–79 7–4
Reese Court (165)
Cheney, WA
Mountain West regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
at Colorado StateL 64–68 7–5
(0–1)
Moby Arena (1,776)
Fort Collins, CO
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
Utah StateW 84–78 OT8–5
(1–1)
Taco Bell Arena (683)
Boise, ID
01/09/2016
3:00 pm
at Fresno StateL 57–62 8–6
(1–2)
Save Mart Center (1,663)
Fresno, CA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
NevadaW 66–58 9–6
(2–2)
Taco Bell Arena (775)
Boise, ID
01/16/2016
3:00 pm
at San Diego StateW 75–45 10–6
(3–2)
Viejas Arena (430)
San Diego, CA
01/20/2016
8:00 pm
at San Jose StateW 78–75 11–6
(4–2)
Event Center Arena (324)
San Jose, CA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
WyomingW 58–49 12–6
(5–2)
Taco Bell Arena (823)
Boise, ID
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
UNLVW 75–56 13–6
(6–2)
Taco Bell Arena (807)
Boise, ID
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at New MexicoW 81–60 14–6
(7–2)
The Pit (5,517)
Albuquerque, NM
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Utah StateW 63–58 15–6
(8–2)
Smith Spectrum (657)
Logan, UT
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
Air ForceW 61–48 16–6
(9–2)
Taco Bell Arena (773)
Boise, ID
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Colorado StateL 51–83 16–7
(9–3)
Taco Bell Arena (1,545)
Boise, ID
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
at WyomingL 58–82 16–8
(9–4)
Arena-Auditorium (3,012)
Laramie, WY
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
New MexicoL 60–70 16–9
(9–5)
Taco Bell Arena (658)
Boise, ID
02/24/2016
8:00 pm
at UNLVL 68–78 16–10
(9–6)
Cox Pavilion (1,174)
Paradise, NV
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
San Diego StateW 68–63 17–10
(10–6)
Taco Bell Arena (803)
Boise, ID
03/01/2016
7:30 pm
at NevadaW 64–61 OT18–10
(11–6)
Lawlor Events Center (1,063)
Reno, NV
03/04/2016
7:00 pm
San Jose StateW 81–69 19–10
(12–6)
Taco Bell Arena (1,006)
Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/08/2016
7:00 pm
vs. UNLV
Quarterfinals
L 65–71 19–11
Thomas & Mack Center (1,393)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.