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
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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Naddiyah Cross 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Centerville, OH
G 2 Taylor Parker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Detroit, MI
G 3 Larissa Lurken 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cottage Grove, MN
F 10 McKenna Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Uniontown, OH
G 11 Keziah Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hobsonville, New Zealand
F 21 Savannah Neace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hebron, KY
F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Madison, WI
G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pittsburgh, PA
G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Farmington Hills, MI
G 32 Paige Salisbury 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brunswick, OH
F 34 Zenobia Bess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Gahanna, OH
F 35 Jordan Korinek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cuyahoga Falls, OH
F 42 Chelsi Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Monroe, LA
G 44 Tyra James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Cincinnati, OH
C 55 Lacey Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mentor, OH
F 54 Kendall Jessing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sylvania, 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Hiram College W 73–45 
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Non-Conference Games
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Colgate W 76–71  1–0
MAC Center (521)
Kent, OH
11/17/2015*
11:00 am
Wright State L 68–73  1–1
MAC Center (501)
Kent, OH
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at IPFW L 68–86  1–2
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (539)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/24/2015*
6:30 pm
Minnesota L 73–85  1–3
MAC Center (594)
Kent, OH
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Malone W 73–59  2–3
MAC Center (397)
Kent, OH
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State L 49–60  2–4
MAC Center (375)
Kent, OH
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 75–54  3–4
MAC Center (451)
Kent, OH
12/08/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 60–68  3–5
Renaissance Coliseum (412)
Peoria, IL
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State L 61–91  3–6
Beeghly Center (1,245)
Youngstown, OH
12/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Brown L 57–62  3–7
MAC Center (527)
Kent, OH
Conference Games
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 61–81  3–8 (0–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,526)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 67–73  3–9 (0–2)
Savage Arena (3,613)
Toledo, OH
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 66–77  3–10 (0–3)
MAC Center (433)
Kent, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 52–73  3–11 (0–4)
University Arena (519)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 51–72  3–12 (0–5)
Convocation Center (1,984)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 54–93  3–13 (0–6)
MAC Center (589)
Kent, OH
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 49–71  3–14 (0–7)
Stroh Center (2,053)
Bowling Green, OH
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 95–85  4–14 (1–7)
MAC Center (361)
Kent, OH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Western Michigan L 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 Toledo L 64–67  4–17 (1–10)
MAC Center (666)
Kent, OH
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Ball State W 59–50  5–17 (2–10)
MAC Center (644)
Kent, OH
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at Akron L 66–78  5–18 (2–11)
James A. Rhodes Arena (974)
Akron, OH
02/20/2016
5:00 pm
Bowling Green L 55–65  5–19 (2–12)
MAC Center (785)
Kent, OH
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 52–86  5–20 (2–13)
Convocation Center (1,126)
Athens, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
Akron L 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 Buffalo L 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