# 2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to fifth place of the East division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Central Michigan.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2015* 3:00 pm | Lake Erie College | W 72–42 | | University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UW–Parkside | W 56–49 | 1–0 | University Arena (686) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm | at No. 24 Michigan State | L 40–78 | 1–1 | Breslin Center (6,270) East Lansing, MI |
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 65–56 | 2–1 | University Arena (555) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 22, 2015* 3:00 pm | at No. 20 Northwestern | L 62–86 | 2–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (652) Evanston, IL |
| November 24, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 72–59 | 3–2 | Renaissance Coliseum (1,504) Peoria, IL |
| November 29, 2015* 2:00 pm | at IPFW | W 70–48 | 4–2 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (753) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 2, 2015* 8:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | W 68–45 | 5–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (203) Chicago, IL |
| December 12, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Detroit | W 72–66 | 6–2 | University Arena (731) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 19, 2015* 3:30 pm | vs. Gardner–Webb Puerto Rico Classic | W 71–44 | 7–2 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 20, 2015* 1:15 pm | vs. No. 9 Mississippi State Puerto Rico Classic | L 68–90 | 7–3 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (370) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 21, 2015* 11:00 am | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Puerto Rico Classic | L 42–68 | 7–4 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 30, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ferris State | W 73–41 | 8–4 | University Arena (993) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 63–73 | 8–5 (0–1) | Convocation Center (881) Athens, OH |
| January 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 74–45 | 9–5 (1–1) | University Arena (558) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 9, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 73–80 | 9–6 (1–2) | Savage Arena (4,216) Toledo, OH |
| January 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 73–52 | 10–6 (2–2) | University Arena (519) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 16, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 80–66 | 11–6 (3–2) | University Arena (795) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | W 92–78 | 12–6 (4–2) | Alumni Arena (851) Amherst, NY |
| January 23, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 53–77 | 12–7 (4–3) | University Arena (1,092) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 51–53 | 12–8 (4–4) | McGuirk Arena (1,507) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 30, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kent State | W 65–53 | 13–8 (5–4) | MAC Center (525) Kent, OH |
| February 3, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | Toledo | L 68–80 | 13–9 (5–5) | University Arena (687) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 6, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 66–70 $^{2OT}$ | 13–10 (5–6) | Convocation Center (672) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 10, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 65–49 | 14–10 (6–6) | Stroh Center (1,578) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 13, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | W 69–65 | 15–10 (7–6) | University Arena (1,007) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ball State | L 64–70 | 15–11 (7–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN |
| February 24, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 70–80 | 15–12 (7–8) | University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 61–73 | 15–13 (7–9) | University Arena (1,108) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 52–63 | 15–14 (7–10) | University Arena (808) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 5, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | W 64–60 | 16–14 (8–10) | Convocation Center (383) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois First Round | W 94–52 | 17–14 | University Arena (404) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 9, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Central Michigan Quarterfinals | L 62–66 | 17–15 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||