2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team


The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by fourth year head coach Danielle O'Banion, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division. They were seeded 12th in the 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament and lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.

2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–23 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Geoff Lanier
  • Kylene Spiegel
  • Keith Gwynn
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio162 .889267 .788
Akron117 .6111914 .576
Buffalo810 .4442014 .588
Bowling Green612 .3331018 .357
Miami (OH)315 .167921 .300
Kent State315 .167623 .207
West
Central Michigan144 .7782211 .667
Ball State135 .7222210 .688
Toledo126 .6671713 .567
Eastern Michigan108 .5562212 .647
Western Michigan810 .4441715 .531
Northern Illinois414 .2221119 .367
2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On March 15, Kent State and Head Coach Danielle O'Banion mutually agreed to part ways. She finished at Kent State with a 4 year record of 21–98.[1]

Roster

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2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G1Naddiyah Cross5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoCenterville, OH
G2Taylor Parker5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrDetroit, MI
G3Larissa Lurken5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrCottage Grove, MN
F10McKenna Stephens6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoUniontown, OH
G11Keziah Lewis5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrHobsonville, New Zealand
F21Savannah Neace6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrHebron, KY
F22Merissa Barber-Smith6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrMadison, WI
G24Alexa Golden5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrPittsburgh, PA
G31Megan Carter5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrFarmington Hills, MI
G32Paige Salisbury5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrBrunswick, OH
F34Zenobia Bess6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrGahanna, OH
F35Jordan Korinek6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoCuyahoga Falls, OH
F42Chelsi Watson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrMonroe, LA
G44Tyra James5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS FrCincinnati, OH
C55Lacey Miller6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMentor, OH
F54Kendall Jessing6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSylvania, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Geoff Lanier
  • Kylene Spiegel
  • Keith Gwynn

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

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2016

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Hiram CollegeW 73–45 
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Non-Conference Games
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
ColgateW 76–71 1–0
MAC Center (521)
Kent, OH
11/17/2015*
11:00 am
Wright StateL 68–73 1–1
MAC Center (501)
Kent, OH
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at IPFWL 68–86 1–2
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (539)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/24/2015*
6:30 pm
MinnesotaL 73–85 1–3
MAC Center (594)
Kent, OH
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
MaloneW 73–59 2–3
MAC Center (397)
Kent, OH
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Cleveland StateL 49–60 2–4
MAC Center (375)
Kent, OH
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
North Dakota StateW 75–54 3–4
MAC Center (451)
Kent, OH
12/08/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at BradleyL 60–68 3–5
Renaissance Coliseum (412)
Peoria, IL
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown StateL 61–91 3–6
Beeghly Center (1,245)
Youngstown, OH
12/22/2015*
2:00 pm
BrownL 57–62 3–7
MAC Center (527)
Kent, OH
Conference Games
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central MichiganL 61–81 3–8 (0–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,526)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at ToledoL 67–73 3–9 (0–2)
Savage Arena (3,613)
Toledo, OH
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
BuffaloL 66–77 3–10 (0–3)
MAC Center (433)
Kent, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western MichiganL 52–73 3–11 (0–4)
University Arena (519)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern MichiganL 51–72 3–12 (0–5)
Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
OhioL 54–93 3–13 (0–6)
MAC Center (589)
Kent, OH
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at Bowling GreenL 49–71 3–14 (0–7)
Stroh Center (2,053)
Bowling Green, OH
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
Northern IllinoisW 95–85 4–14 (1–7)
MAC Center (361)
Kent, OH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Western MichiganL 53–65 4–15 (1–8)
MAC Center (525)
Kent, OH
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)L 52–55 4–16 (1–9)
Millett Hall (582)
Oxford, OH
02/06/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at ToledoL 64–67 4–17 (1–10)
MAC Center (666)
Kent, OH
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Ball StateW 59–50 5–17 (2–10)
MAC Center (644)
Kent, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at AkronL 66–78 5–18 (2–11)
James A. Rhodes Arena (974)
Akron, OH
02/20/2016
5:00 pm
Bowling GreenL 55–65 5–19 (2–12)
MAC Center (785)
Kent, OH
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at OhioL 52–86 5–20 (2–13)
Convocation Center (1,126)
Athens, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
AkronL 60–70 5–21 (2–14)
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3
Miami (OH)W 59–53 6–21 (3–14)
MAC Center (470)
Kent, OH
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at BuffaloL 47–63 6–22 (3–15)
Alumni Arena (1,678)
Amherst, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
First Round
L 60–73 6–23
Convocation Center (1,075)
Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BREAKING: Kent State and Danielle O'Banion Part Ways". March 11, 2016.

2015–16 Kent State Record Book