2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Black Knights, led by tenth year head coach Dave Magarity , played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 29–3, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.
Roster
2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Gabby Purnell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr Mesa Ridge USMAPS
Colorado Springs, CO
G 2
Brigette Ocran 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr Paint Branch
Burtonsville, MD
G 3
Jess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Regis Jesuit
Denver, CO
F 4
Margaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Germantown Academy
Doylestown, PA
G 5
Kelsey Minato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, CA
G 10
Aliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Delran USMAPS
Delran, NJ
G 11
Ellen Dougherty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr Academy of Law and Public Safety USMAPS
Wall, NJ
G 12
Izzy McMahon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Fr Saddle River Day School USMAPS
Bardonia, NY
F/C 13
Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Elkton USMAPS
Charlotte, NC
F 14
Madison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Central Valley
Spokane, WA
G 20
Destinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Centennial
Lino Lakes, MN
G 21
Janae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Courtland USMAPS
Spotsylvania, VA
G 23
Daizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Centennial
Lino Lakes, MN
G/F 24
Jean Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Jesuit
Portland, OR
F/C 33
Aimee Oertner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Northern Lehigh
Slatington, PA
F/C 35
Dani Failor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Post Falls
Post Falls, ID
G/F 41
Brianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Etiwanda
Fontana, CA
F 42
Alex Elzinga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Adlai E. Stevenson
Long Grove, IL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 63–53 1–0
Christl Arena West Point, NY
11/15/2015 *4:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 67–57 2–0
Christl Arena (456)West Point, NY
11/19/2015 *5:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 81–52 3–0
Christl Arena (415)West Point, NY
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm
at No. 14 Duke
L 61–72 3–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
11/29/2015 *1:00 pm
Rider W 57–42 4–1
Christl Arena (513)West Point, NY
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Yale
W 65–51 5–1
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
12/05/2015 *3:00 pm
Albany W 65–62 6–1
Christl Arena (754)West Point, NY
12/08/2015 *7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn
W 74–35 7–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2015 *7:00 pm
at NJIT
W 71–35 8–1
Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
12/19/2015 *1:00 pm
Emerson W 86–47 9–1
Christl Arena (516)West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm
Lehigh W 63–39 10–1 (1–0)
Christl Arena (906)West Point, NY
01/02/2016 2:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 69–79 10–2 (1–1)
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Lafayette
W 78–45 11–2 (2–1)
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
01/09/2016 7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 70–37 12–2 (3–1)
Christl Arena (1,198)West Point, NY
01/13/2016 7:00 pm
Colgate W 67–55 13–2 (4–1)
Christl Arena (628)West Point, NY
01/16/2016 2:00 pm
at American
W 52–42 14–2 (5–1)
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016 7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 77–58 15–2 (6–1)
Christl Arena (811)West Point, NY
01/23/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN
vs. Navy
W 75–38 16–2 (7–1)
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
01/30/2016 1:00 pm
Bucknell W 68–63 17–2 (8–1)
Christl Arena (1,185)West Point, NY
02/03/2016 7:00 pm
Lafayette W 84–57 18–2 (9–1)
Christl Arena (648)West Point, NY
02/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)
W 52–44 19–2 (10–1)
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
02/10/2016 7:00 pm
at Colgate
W 78–55 20–2 (11–1)
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
02/13/2016 3:00 pm
American W 87–51 21–2 (12–1)
Christl Arena (937)West Point, NY
02/17/2016 7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
W 80–49 22–2 (13–1)
Hart Center Worcester, MA
02/20/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN
at Navy
W 49–34 23–2 (14–1)
Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
02/24/2016 7:00 pm
Boston University W 72–38 24–2 (15–1)
Christl Arena (749)West Point, NY
02/27/2016 7:30 pm
at Lehigh
W 69–49 25–2 (16–1)
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm
at Boston University
W 79–44 26–2 (17–1)
Case Gym Boston, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 7:30 pm
Colgate Quarterfinals W 89–62 27–2
Christl Arena (641)West Point, NY
03/11/2016 5:00 pm
Lehigh Semifinals W 76–46 28–2
Christl Arena West Point, NY
03/12/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola (MD) Championship Game W 69–51 29–2
Christl Arena (1,121)West Point, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016 *11:30 am, ESPN2
(13 SF)
at (4 SF) No. 12 Syracuse First round L 56–73 29–3
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
References
