# 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third year head coach Sheryl Swoopes, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Southern Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2015* 3:00 pm | UW–Parkside | W 65–54 | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Lewis | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 4:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | L 77–84 | 0–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,156) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/17/2015* 6:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 86–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Lantz Arena (379) Charleston, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miami (FL) | L 50–77 | 1–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | L 59–68 | 1–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (204) Chicago, IL |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | W 82–71 | 2–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 45–68 | 2–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (203) Chicago, IL |
| 12/06/2015* 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Michigan State | L 47–76 | 2–5 | Breslin Center (5,706) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 12 Northwestern | L 72–81 | 2–6 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (411) Chicago, IL |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 51–65 | 2–7 | Kress Events Center (1,960) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/21/2015* 12:00 pm | at No. 17 DePaul | W 88–75 | 3–7 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153) Chicago, IL |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | at Rice | W 57–50 | 4–7 | Tudor Fieldhouse (541) Houston, TX |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 67–54 | 5–7 (1–0) | Renaissance Coliseum (572) Peoria, IL |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 63–49 | 6–7 (2–0) | Ford Center (480) Evansville, IN |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (3–0) | SIU Arena (619) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 60–55 | 8–7 (4–0) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312) Chicago, IL |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | L 62–73 | 8–8 (4–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412) Chicago, IL |
| 01/22/2015 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 48–62 | 8–9 (4–2) | Hulman Center (1,735) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/24/2015 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | W 57–41 | 9–9 (5–2) | Redbird Arena (1,313) Normal, IL |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | W 64–60 | 10–9 (6–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426) Chicago, IL |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | L 65–81 | 10–10 (6–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (417) Chicago, IL |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | W 83–59 | 11–10 (7–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (437) Chicago, IL |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 67–54 | 12–10 (8–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (469) Chicago, IL |
| 02/12/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 81–91 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (8–4) | JQH Arena (3,823) Springfield, MO |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | L 62–65 | 12–12 (8–5) | Charles Koch Arena (1,634) Wichita, KS |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 73–61 | 13–12 (9–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (536) Chicago, IL |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | L 71–74 | 13–13 (9–6) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (373) Chicago, IL |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 61–91 | 13–14 (9–7) | Knapp Center (2,834) Chicago, IL |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 52–63 | 13–15 (9–8) | McLeod Center (1,942) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/05/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 69–63 | 14–15 (10–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | L 64–73 | 14–16 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||