2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball

WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2015–16 record	22–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach	Tory Verdi (4th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Groulx
Assistant coach	Candice Finley
Assistant coach	Carly Thibault
Home arena	Convocation Center

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 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

On April 9, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass.^[1] He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Walker, KaBriaKaBria Walker	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Rogers	Toledo, OH
1.5 !G	2	Dailey, SashaSasha Dailey	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Rogers	Toledo, OH
3.5 !F	3	Easley, ToriTori Easley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Rogers	Toledo, OH
1.5 !G	13	Morton, JanayJanay Morton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Osseo	Brooklyn Park, MN
3.5 !F	14	Tiggs, ChavonChavon Tiggs	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Dearborn Heights Robichard	Inkster, MI
3.5 !F	15	Baldwin, ChaniseChanise Baldwin (I)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	Martin Luther King Providence	Pontiac, MI
1.5 !G	21	Webb, PhillisPhillis Webb	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Osseo	Brooklyn Park, MN
1.5 !G	22	Deans, SheynaSheyna Deans	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Clemens St. Clair County CC	Mount Clemens, MI
1.5 !G	23	Ozelci, SeraSera Ozelci	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	TED Ankara College Odessa College	Ankara, Turkey
1.5 !G	24	Sweeney, ChaCha Sweeney	62 !5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	3.0 !Jr	Rogers	Toledo, OH
1.5 !G	42	Robinson, MicahMicah Robinson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Huron	Ann Arbor, MI
3.5 !F	44	Nickens, AshleyAshley Nickens (I)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Henry Ford II Cincinnati	Sterling Heights, MI
5.0 !C	52	Kehoe, RachelRachel Kehoe	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Clair St. Clair County CC	St. Clair, MI

Head coach

Tory Verdi (Keene State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Groulx (Siena Heights)
Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky)
Carly Thibault (Monmouth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/10/2015* 7:00 PM	Wayne State	W 70–43		Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hillsdale	W 94–77	1–0	Convocation Center (535) Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 78–56	2–0	Convocation Center (443) Ypsilanti, MI
11/25/2015* 12:00 PM	at No. 12 Kentucky	L 67–89	2–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,988) Lexington, KY
12/01/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Oral Roberts	W 77–69	3–1	Convocation Center (440) Ypsilanti, MI
12/04/2015* 6:30 PM	at Air Force Air Force Classic	W 72–59	4–1	Clune Arena (96) Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2015* 9:00 PM	vs. Abilene Christian Air Force Classic	L 59–83	4–2	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM	at Harvard	W 85–81	5–2	Lavietes Pavilion (408) Cambridge, MA
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Monmouth	W 78–68	6–2	Multipurpose Activity Center (541) West Long Branch, NJ
12/18/2015* 5:30 PM	at Madonna	W 104–45	7–2	Activities Center (177) Livonia, MI
12/23/2015* 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Michigan	W 64–63	8–2	Convocation Center (1,757) Ypsilanti, MI
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM	at Detroit	W 85–68	9–2	Calihan Hall (733) Detroit, MI
MAC regular season
01/02/2016 2:30 PM, ESPN3	Buffalo	W 67–56	10–2 (1–0)	Convocation Center (1,089) Ypsilanti, MI
01/06/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Akron	L 65–68 ^OT	10–3 (1–1)	Convocation Center (574) Ypsilanti, MI
01/09/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 87–80 ^OT	11–3 (2–1)	Convocation Center (1,349) DeKalb, IL
01/13/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Ohio	L 64–71	11–4 (2–2)	Convocation Center (631) Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016 4:30 PM, ESPN3	Kent State	W 72–51	12–4 (3–2)	Convocation Center (1,984) Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Ball State	L 54–76	12–5 (3–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (844) Muncie, IN
01/23/2016 2:30 PM, BCSN/ESPN3	Toledo	W 59–41	13–5 (4–3)	Convocation Center (1,928) Ypsilanti, MI
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	L 63–67	13–6 (4–4)	Stroh Center (1,771) Bowling Green, KY
01/30/2016 2:00 PM	at Akron	L 72–75	13–7 (4–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (635) Akron, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 63–67	13–8 (4–6)	Convocation Center (1,771) Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 70–66 ^2OT	14–8 (5–6)	Convocation Center (672) Ypsilanti, MI
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Miami (OH)	W 70–46	15–8 (6–6)	Millett Hall (586) Oxford, OH
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Buffalo	W 70–55	16–8 (7–6)	Alumni Arena (954) Amherst, NY
02/20/2016 2:30 PM, ESPN3	Northern Illinois	W 84–60	17–8 (8–6)	Convocation Center (2,257) Ypsilanti, MI
02/24/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Toledo	W 58–46	18–8 (9–6)	Savage Arena (3,762) Toledo, OH
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Ball State	L 63–67	18–9 (9–7)	Convocation Center (908) Ypsilanti, MI
03/02/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 63–52	19–9 (10–7)	University Arena (808) Kalamazoo, MI
03/05/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 70–78	19–10 (10–8)	McGuirk Arena (1,604) Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Kent State First Round	W 73–60	20–10	Convocation Center (1,075) Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/2016 7:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Ball State Quarterfinals	W 67–53	21–10	Quicken Loans Arena (2,355) Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016 2:30 PM, TWCSC/BCSN	vs. Central Michigan Semifinals	L 71–86	21–11	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/17/2016* 10:00 PM	at Saint Mary's First Round	W 74–73	22–11	McKeon Pavilion (250) Moraga, CA
03/19/2016* 8:00 PM	at TCU Second Round	L 81–85	22–12	Schollmaier Arena (963) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Media Guide

↑ "Tory Verdi Leaves Position as EMU Women's Basketball Coach". Retrieved 2016-04-22.

Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball

Venues	Bowen Field House (1976–1998) Convocation Center (1998–present)

Culture & lore	Swoop

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

References

See also