# 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in MAC play, and finished the season in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | Urbana | W 151–72 | | John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 5:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | L 66–72 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC |
| November 19, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | WKU | W 74–60 | 1–1 | John E. Worthen Arena (987) Muncie, IN |
| November 23, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Austin Peay | W 72–44 | 2–1 | John E. Worthen Arena (927) Muncie, IN |
| November 27, 2015* 7:30 p.m. | vs. Florida Omni Hotels Classic semifinals | L 78–85 | 2–2 | Coors Events Center (538) Boulder, CO |
| November 28, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | vs. Massachusetts Omni Hotels Classic 3rd-place game | W 81–54 | 3–2 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| December 3, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Ohio Valley | W 94–45 | 4–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (713) Muncie, IN |
| December 6, 2015* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Butler | W 58–50 | 5–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (1,125) Muncie, IN |
| December 10, 2015* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 72–60 | 6–2 | Allen Arena (150) Nashville, TN |
| December 13, 2015* 2:00 p.m. | at Purdue | L 63–73 | 6–3 | Mackey Arena (5,958) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 21, 2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 73–53 | 7–3 | Ford Center (611) Evansville, IN |
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Saint Louis | W 79–70 | 8–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (958) Muncie, IN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Toledo | W 75–69 | 9–3 (1–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN |
| January 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | L 48–73 | 9–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (834) Athens, OH |
| January 9, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 66–41 | 10–4 (2–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (1,063) Muncie, IN |
| January 13, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 68–63 | 11–4 (3–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (953) Muncie, IN |
| January 16, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 67–56 | 12–4 (4–1) | Stroh Center (1,561) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 20, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 76–54 | 13–4 (5–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (844) Muncie, IN |
| January 23, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | W 77–53 | 14–4 (6–1) | University Arena (1,092) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 30, 2016 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Ohio | L 67–68 | 14–5 (6–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (907) Muncie, IN |
| February 3, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Akron | W 78–71 | 15–5 (7–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN |
| February 6, 2016 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | W 59–57 | 16–5 (8–2) | Alumni Arena (1,618) Amherst, NY |
| February 10, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Central Michigan | L 65–74 | 16–6 (8–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (742) Muncie, IN |
| February 13, 2016 2:00 p.m. | at Kent State | L 50–59 | 16–7 (8–4) | MAC Center (742) Kent, OH |
| February 17, 2016 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | W 73–57 | 17–7 (9–4) | Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL |
| February 20, 2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 70–64 | 18–7 (10–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN |
| February 24, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 66–67 | 18–8 (10–5) | McGuirk Arena (1,242) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 27, 2016 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | W 67–63 | 19–8 (11–5) | Convocation Center (908) Ypsilanti, OH |
| March 2, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 64–60 | 20–8 (12–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (468) Muncie, IN |
| March 5, 2016 2:00 p.m., BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 68–58 | 21–8 (13–5) | Savage Arena (4,267) Toledo, OH |
| MAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals | L 53–67 | 21–9 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,355) Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17, 2016* 8:00 p.m. | at Iowa | W 77–72 | 22–9 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039) Iowa City, IA |
| March 21, 2016* 8:00 p.m. | at Saint Louis | L 57–59 | 22–10 | Chaifetz Arena (1,430) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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