# 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:05 pm | Newman | W 79–62 | | D. J. Sokol Arena (710) Omaha, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 12:05 pm, BEDN | Wichita State | W 79–54 | 1–0 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,071) Omaha, NE |
| 11/15/2015* 11:05 am | Marist | W 89–46 | 2–0 | D. J. Sokol Arena (535) Omaha, NE |
| 11/24/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 72–81 | 2–1 | Knapp Center (2,462) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/26/2015* 7:30 pm | vs. East Carolina Lone Star Showcase | W 91–66 | 3–1 | Cedar Park Center (787) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm | vs. No. 19 Northwestern Lone Star Showcase | L 52–75 | 3–2 | Cedar Park Center (687) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase | W 66–60 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas | L 54–67 | 4–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,753) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 63–65 | 4–4 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,056) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/09/2015* 8:00 pm | at Utah | L 58–74 | 4–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (805) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/12/2015* 7:05 pm | South Dakota State | L 51–53 | 4–6 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,023) Omaha, NE |
| 12/20/2015* 8:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 69–46 | 5–6 | Baxter Arena (1,362) Omaha, NE |
| 12/22/2015* 6:05 pm | Northern Iowa | W 69–61 | 6–6 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228) Omaha, NE |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2015 6:00 pm, FS2 | St. John's | L 55–66 | 6–7 (0–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563) Omaha, NE |
| 12/31/2015 1:05 pm, BEDN | Seton Hall | L 82–86 | 6–8 (0–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE |
| 01/03/2016 11:00 am, BEDN | at Georgetown | L 57–69 | 6–9 (0–3) | McDonough Gymnasium (649) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/05/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN | at Villanova | W 65–62 | 7–9 (1–3) | The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA |
| 01/08/2016 6:00 pm, FS1 | Xavier | W 74–47 | 8–9 (2–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,214) Omaha, NE |
| 01/10/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN | Butler | W 77–49 | 9–9 (3–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (651) Omaha, NE |
| 01/17/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN | Providence | W 72–48 | 10–9 (4–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (762) Omaha, NE |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | at No. 24 DePaul | L 63–81 | 10–10 (4–4) | Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,042) Chicago, IL |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | L 72–79 | 10–11 (4–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,117) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, FS1 | Villanova | W 53–48 | 11–11 (5–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327) Omaha, NE |
| 01/31/2016 1:05 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | L 44–57 | 11–12 (5–6) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE |
| 02/05/2016 10:30 am, BEDN | at Butler | W 52–42 | 12–12 (6–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (697) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Xavier | L 55–57 | 12–13 (6–7) | Cintas Center (828) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/14/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | L 59–61 | 12–14 (6–8) | Alumni Hall (411) Providence, RI |
| 02/19/2016 7:05 pm, BEDN | Marquette | W 83–81 | 13–14 (7–8) | D. J. Sokol Arena (964) Omaha, NE |
| 02/21/2016 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 DePaul | L 52–78 | 13–15 (7–9) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255) Omaha, NE |
| 02/26/2016 6:05 pm, BEDN | at Seton Hall | L 71–77 | 13–16 (7–10) | Walsh Gymnasium (886) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, FS2 | at St. John's | W 64–57 | 14–16 (8–10) | Carnesecca Arena (1,242) Queens, NY |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | vs. Providence First Round | W 70–53 | 15–16 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/06/2016 12:00 pm, FS2 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals | W 57–48 | 16–16 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/07/2016 3:00 pm, FS1 | vs. Seton Hall Semifinals | W 77–56 | 17–16 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/08/2016 7:00 pm, FS1 | vs. St. John's Championship Game | L 37–50 | 17–17 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620) Chicago, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota First Round | L 68–74 | 17–18 | DakotaDome (1,960) Vermillion, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||