# 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 12:00 pm | | Marian | W 78–37 | | Mackey Arena (6,034) West Lafayette, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 67–48 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (5,594) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | UIC | W 62–51 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (5,572) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 70–47 | 3–0 | UNF Arena (534) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, CST | | vs. LSU Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 69–52 | 4–0 | Germain Arena (1,257) Estero, FL |
| 11/28/2015* 7:30 pm | | vs. No. 22 Louisville Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 62–60 | 5–0 | Germain Arena (1,407) Estero, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 7:30 pm | | vs. No. 13 Stanford Gulf Coast Showcase championship | L 65–71 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 12/03/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 56–58 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena (5,805) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | | Dayton | W 61–58 | 6–2 | Mackey Arena (5,830) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 95–27 | 7–2 | Mackey Arena (5,480) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | Ball State | W 73–63 | 8–2 | Mackey Arena (5,958) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | Maine | W 56–33 | 9–2 | Mackey Arena (5,803) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2015 1:00 pm | | at Michigan | W 65–63 | 10–2 (1–0) | Crisler Center (3,159) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm | | Illinois | W 69–65 | 11–2 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (6,374) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/07/2016 8:00 pm | | at No. 16 Northwestern | W 85–71 | 12–2 (3–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (714) Evanston, IL |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm | | Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 63–53 | 13–2 (4–0) | Mackey Arena (8,519) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | | Minnesota | W 84–72 | 14–2 (5–0) | Mackey Arena (5,788) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 70–90 | 14–3 (5–1) | Value City Arena (7,418) Columbus, OH |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | L 61–62 | 14–4 (5–2) | Mackey Arena (6,041) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/24/2016 3:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 90–73 | 15–4 (6–2) | Mackey Arena (7,865) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | at No. 21 Michigan State | L 56–68 | 15–5 (6–3) | Breslin Center (5,272) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | | at Penn State | W 88–78 $^{2OT}$ | 16–5 (7–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,769) University Park, PA |
| 02/02/2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | No. 5 Maryland | L 67–87 | 16–6 (7–4) | Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 57–64 | 16–7 (7–5) | Kohl Center (3,149) Madison, WI |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | at No. 5 Maryland | L 59–73 | 16–8 (7–6) | Xfinity Center (3,646) College Park, MD |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | Michigan | L 61–68 | 16–9 (7–7) | Mackey Arena (6,427) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm | | at Iowa | L 55–63 | 16–10 (7–8) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/21/2016 3:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 68–50 | 17–10 (8–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,671) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/25/2016 6:30 pm, BTN | | Rutgers | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (9–8) | Mackey Arena (5,821) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 68–48 | 19–10 (10–8) | Mackey Arena (7,146) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 9:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Penn State Second Round | W 70–59 | 20–10 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/04/2016 9:00 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 19 Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 64–65 | 20–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (11 L) | vs. (6 L) No. 24 Oklahoma First Round | L 45–61 | 20–12 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |