# 2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, led by third year head coach Cindy Stein. They played their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Southern Illinois. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost to Western Illinois in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2015* 6:00 pm | Maryville | W 66–60 | | SIU Arena (571) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 96–64 | | SIU Arena (519) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at DePaul Preseason WNIT first round | L 61–105 | 0–1 | Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,753) Chicago, IL |
| 11/20/2015* 6:30 pm | Siena Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 73–54 | 1–1 | SIU Arena (305) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 6:30 pm | Tennessee State Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 79–70 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | SIU Arena (231) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tennessee–Martin | L 63–70 | 2–2 | SIU Arena (516) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at Memphis | L 58–61 | 2–3 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (472) Memphis, TN |
| 12/02/2015* 6:00 pm | at Murray State | W 70–57 | 3–3 | CFSB Center (190) Murray, KY |
| 12/04/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | W 71–57 | 4–3 | SIU Arena (1,578) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | at Illinois | L 64–78 | 4–4 | State Farm Center (1,317) Champaign, IL |
| 12/12/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Morehead State | W 102–69 | 5–4 | SIU Arena (800) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | W 55–52 | 6–4 | Hawkins Arena (446) Macon, GA |
| 12/22/2015* 12:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 87–72 | 7–4 | Show Me Center (830) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/28/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marshall | L 55–64 | 7–5 | SIU Arena (400) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | W 77–67 | 8–5 (1–0) | Knapp Center (2,024) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | W 65–60 | 9–5 (2–0) | McLeod Center (1,282) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 75–49 | 10–5 (3–0) | SIU Arena (593) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–1) | SIU Arena (619) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 74–56 | 11–6 (4–1) | SIU Arena (729) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | L 48–57 | 11–7 (4–2) | Charles Koch Arena (1,783) Wichita, KS |
| 01/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 77–82 | 11–8 (4–3) | JQH Arena (3,184) Springfield, MO |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 76–64 | 12–8 (5–3) | SIU Arena (619) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 76–71 | 13–8 (6–3) | SIU Arena (789) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola-Chicago | L 59–83 | 13–9 (6–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (437) Chicago, IL |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 65–51 | 14–9 (7–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (676) Peoria, IL |
| 02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 66–63 | 15–9 (8–4) | Ford Center (456) Evansville, IN |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 69–61 | 16–9 (9–4) | SIU Arena (754) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 80–66 | 17–9 (10–4) | SIU Arena (616) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | W 68–55 | 18–9 (11–4) | Redbird Arena (572) Normal, IL |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 62–58 | 19–9 (12–4) | Hulman Center (1,895) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | L 64–73 | 19–10 (12–5) | SIU Arena (594) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | L 64–71 | 19–11 (12–6) | SIU Arena (639) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Loyola-Chicago Quarterfinals | W 73–64 | 20–11 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/12/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals | L 43–67 | 20–12 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois First Round | L 97–99 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | Western Hall (694) Macomb, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||