# 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led second year head by Maren Walseth, played their home games at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse with 2 games at Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–22, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Minnesota–Crookston | L 73–76 | | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Fargo, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | L 69–79 | 0–1 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (587) Fargo, ND |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | College of Saint Mary | W 88–68 | 1–1 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (342) Fargo, ND |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Valley City State | W 85–77 | 2–1 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (465) Fargo, ND |
| 11/22/2015* 12:00 pm | Maine | L 51–82 | 2–2 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (404) Fargo, ND |
| 11/27/2015* 8:30 pm | at San Diego State SDSU Thanksgiving Classic | L 54–64 | 2–3 | Viejas Arena (255) San Diego, CA |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | vs. Delaware SDSU Thanksgiving Classic | L 50–62 | 2–4 | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| 12/05/2015* 6:00 pm | at Kent State | L 54–75 | 2–5 | MAC Center (451) Kent, OH |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon | L 67–76 | 2–6 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (416) Fargo, ND |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSA | at North Dakota | L 54–71 | 2–7 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,564) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/18/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T Shocker Winter Classic | L 64–72 | 2–8 | Charles Koch Arena (1,237) Wichita, KS |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M Shocker Winter Classic | W 79–58 | 3–8 | Charles Koch Arena (1,272) Wichita, KS |
| 12/22/2015* 11:00 am | at NJIT | W 64–59 | 4–8 | Fleisher Center (332) Newark, NJ |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 79–64 | 5–8 | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (408) Fargo, ND |
| The Summit League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | L 52–77 | 5–9 (0–1) | Baxter Arena (506) Omaha, NE |
| 01/03/2016 4:00 pm, KVLY | South Dakota State | L 69–81 | 5–10 (0–2) | Scheels Arena (2,422) Fargo, ND |
| 01/07/2016 8:00 pm | at Denver | L 53–64 | 5–11 (0–3) | Magness Arena (247) Denver, CO |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Oral Roberts | L 42–52 | 5–12 (0–4) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (220) Fargo, ND |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | South Dakota | L 94–96 $^{2OT}$ | 5–13 (0–5) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (386) Fargo, ND |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | L 44–67 | 5–14 (0–6) | The Jungle (422) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | L 82–94 | 5–15 (0–7) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (523) Fargo, ND |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | IPFW | W 94–85 | 6–15 (1–7) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (459) Fargo, ND |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | at South Dakota | L 54–80 | 6–16 (1–8) | DakotaDome (1,645) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 58–59 | 6–17 (1–9) | Mabee Center (676) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | at South Dakota State | L 47–81 | 6–18 (1–10) | Frost Arena (3,236) Brookings, SD |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm | IUPUI | L 63–64 | 6–19 (1–11) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (559) Fargo, ND |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 74–67 | 7–19 (2–11) | Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (632) Fargo, ND |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, NBC ND | Denver | L 45–55 | 7–20 (2–12) | Scheels Arena (1,075) Fargo, ND |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 89–100 | 7–21 (2–13) | Western Hall (904) Macomb, IL |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | at IPFW | L 69–85 | 7–22 (2–14) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (683) Fort Wayne, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||