2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–16 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Idaho 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
North Dakota 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Weber State 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Sacramento State 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Idaho State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Colorado 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
Portland State 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
2016 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shelby Dougherty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Troy HS
Seattle
Fullerton, CA
G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Westmont HS Campbell, CA
G 3 Alilah Jennings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Presentation HS San Jose, CA
G 4 Kirsten Kramer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Clark HS San Antonio, TX
G 5 Jamie Derrieux 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Grand Junction HS Grand Junction, CO
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Fossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO
C 13 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Legacy HS Thornton, CO
F 14 Kourteney Zadina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seward HS Seward, NE
G 15 Katie Longwell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Chaparral HS Parker, CO
F 22 Danielle Noble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South HS Cheyenne, WY
C 23 Ashleen Quirke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Los Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA
G 24 Kyleigh Hiser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Laramie HS Laramie, WY
F/C 31 Rebecca Howell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bishop Machebeuf Catholic HS Denver, CO
G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lake Elsinore HS Perris, CA
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
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Colorado Christian L 58–61 
Bank of Colorado Arena (390)
Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Denver W 60–51  1–0
Magness Arena (633)
Denver, CO
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Western State Colorado W 101–48  2–0
Bank of Colorado Arena (590)
Greeley, CO
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at Colorado L 41–63  2–1
Coors Events Center (1,597)
Boulder, CO
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm
Saint Mary's L 52–65  2–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (521)
Greeley, CO
11/27/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Akron
San Diego Central Classic
W 78–65  3–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Valparaiso
San Diego Central Classic
W 77–63  4–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Utah State W 74–60  5–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (567)
Greeley, CO
12/05/2015*
3:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 62–66  5–3
Frost Arena (2,449)
Brookings, SD
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, CET
Colorado State L 46–62  5–4
Bank of Colorado Arena (907)
Greeley, CO
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 20 South Florida Cancelled[2] Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
12/21/2015*
2:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 59–69  5–5
GCU Arena (262)
Phoenix, AZ
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
4:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 55–59  5–6 (0–1)
Reese Court (119)
Cheney, WA
01/02/2016
3:00 pm
at Idaho L 56–66  5–7 (0–2)
Cowan Spectrum (401)
Moscow, ID
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, CET
Idaho State W 48–47  6–7 (1–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (656)
Greeley, CO
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
Weber State W 65–63  7–7 (2–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at Montana L 46–58  7–8 (2–3)
Dahlberg Arena (2,638)
Missoula, MT
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
at Montana State L 58–66  7–9 (2–4)
Worthington Arena (1,493)
Bozeman, MT
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 64–44  8–9 (3–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (844)
Greeley, CO
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 79–55  9–9 (4–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (858)
Greeley, CO
01/30/2016
6:00 pm
at North Dakota L 51–54  9–10 (4–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,806)
Grand Forks, ND
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 77–82 3OT 9–11 (4–6)
Dee Events Center (623)
Ogden, UT
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
at Idaho State W 61–59  10–11 (5–6)
Reed Gym (963)
Pocatello, ID
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho W 70–68  11–11 (6–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (802)
Greeley, CO
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 57–66  11–12 (6–7)
Bank of Colorado Arena (904)
Greeley, CO
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
North Dakota L 58–59  11–13 (6–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (740)
Greeley, CO
02/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 72–83  11–14 (6–9)
Hornets Nest (489)
Sacramento, CA
02/27/2016
3:00 pm
at Portland State W 70–59  12–14 (7–9)
Peter Stott Center (186)
Portland, OR
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
Montana State W 80–73  13–14 (8–9)
Bank of Colorado Arena (890)
Greeley, CO
03/04/2016
7:00 pm
Montana L 66–72 OT 13–15 (8–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (790)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
1:05 pm
vs. Idaho State
First Round
L 45–54  13–16
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "@UNCBearsWBB Game Against South Florida Cancelled". UNC Bears Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2015.