# 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 5:30 pm | Wofford | W 98–54 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (4,327) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 20, 2015* 7:00 pm | Maine | W 91–64 | 2–0 | Williams Arena (2,761) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 24, 2015* 5:30 pm | at Kent State | W 85–73 | 3–0 | MAC Center (594) Kent, OH |
| November 27, 2015* 3:45 pm | vs. Stetson San Juan Shootout | W 72–69 | 4–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR |
| November 28, 2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Auburn San Juan Shootout | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum (110) Guaynabo, PR |
| December 3, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 14 Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 64–84 | 4–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617) Durham, NC |
| December 6, 2015* 7:00 pm | Towson | W 105–86 | 5–2 | Williams Arena (2,271) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 12, 2015* 2:00 pm | Memphis | W 70–60 | 6–2 | Williams Arena (3,226) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 16, 2015* 12:00 pm | New Mexico | L 53–72 | 6–3 | Williams Arena (4,613) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 23, 2015* 3:00 pm | North Dakota | W 57–47 | 7–3 | Williams Arena (2,800) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm | NJIT | W 83–50 | 8–3 | Williams Arena (2,772) Minneapolis, MN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2015 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | L 55–66 | 8–4 (0–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 3, 2016 2:00 pm | Penn State | W 98–85 | 9–4 (1–1) | Williams Arena (3,792) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 7, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | at Illinois | W 106–75 | 10–4 (2–1) | State Farm Center (1,263) Champaign, IL |
| January 10, 2016 2:00 pm | Michigan | L 86–93 | 10–5 (2–2) | Williams Arena (3,243) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 14, 2016 6:00 pm | at Purdue | L 72–84 | 10–6 (2–3) | Mackey Arena (5,788) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 17, 2016 2:00 pm | Indiana | W 78–76 | 11–6 (3–3) | Williams Arena (4,337) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 20, 2016 7:00 pm | Northwestern | W 95–92 | 12–6 (4–3) | Williams Arena (2,549) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 23, 2016 11:00 am, BTN | at Wisconsin | W 84–77 | 13–6 (5–3) | Kohl Center (4,002) Madison, WI |
| January 26, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | Illinois | W 82–77 | 14–6 (6–3) | Williams Arena (2,618) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 31, 2016 11:30 am, BTN | at Michigan | L 76–92 | 14–7 (6–4) | Crisler Center (2,778) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | Rutgers | W 85–72 | 15–7 (7–4) | Williams Arena (2,754) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 7, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | W 116–112 $^{2OT}$ | 16–7 (8–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,223) Evanston, IL |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | Nebraska | W 110–73 | 17–7 (9–4) | Williams Arena (3,945) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 15, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | Iowa | W 78–76 | 18–7 (10–4) | Williams Arena (6,167) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 18, 2016 6:00 pm | at Indiana | L 79–93 | 18–8 (10–5) | Assembly Hall (2,530) Bloomington, IN |
| February 21, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN | at No. 25 Michigan State | L 106–114 | 18–9 (10–6) | Breslin Center (9,436) East Lansing, MI |
| February 24, 2016 7:00 pm | No. 5 Ohio State | W 90–88 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (11–6) | Williams Arena (6,434) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 28, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 6 Maryland | L 77–110 | 19–10 (11–7) | Xfinity Center (11,428) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN | vs. Northwestern Second Round | L 74–84 | 19–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | Milwaukee First Round | W 87–80 | 20–11 | Williams Arena (1,663) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 20, 2016* 2:00 pm | South Dakota Second Round | L 89–101 | 20–12 | Williams Arena (3,224) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR |