# 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, and Jacqui Kalin served as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach.
They played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Sacred Heart before losing to Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2015* 7:00 pm | Grand View | W 96–46 | | Knapp Center (1,929) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Simpson | W 94–61 | | Knapp Center (1,947) Des Moines, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iowa State | W 74–70 | 1–0 | Knapp Center (4,251) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Wisconsin | W 89–70 | 2–0 | Kohl Center (2,974) Madison, WI |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Dakota | W 73–63 | 3–0 | Knapp Center (2,064) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Creighton | W 81–72 | 4–0 | Knapp Center (2,462) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/28/2015* 4:30 pm | vs. Tulsa Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 91–80 | 5–0 | Cox Pavilion (840) Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2015* 4:30 pm | at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | W 76–68 | 6–0 | Cox Pavilion (774) Paradise, NV |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | DakotaDome (1,484) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Green Bay | L 61–86 | 6–2 | Knapp Center (2,294) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/11/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | William Penn | W 100–61 | 7–2 | Knapp Center (4,711) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/19/2015* 4:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 73–87 | 7–3 | Convocation Center (1,290) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/22/2015* 5:00 pm | at Iowa | L 76–89 | 7–4 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,430) Iowa City, IA |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 67–77 | 7–5 (0–1) | Knapp Center (2,024) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/03/2016 4:00 pm, MC22 | Evansville | W 94–52 | 8–5 (1–1) | Knapp Center (2,215) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | W 82–75 | 9–5 (2–1) | JQH Arena (3,225) Springfield, MO |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | W 87–56 | 10–5 (3–1) | Charles Koch Arena (1,559) Wichita, KS |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 80–55 | 11–5 (4–1) | Knapp Center (2,153) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/17/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 76–41 | 12–5 (5–1) | Knapp Center (2,413) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, MC22 | Northern Iowa | L 73–79 | 12–6 (5–2) | Knapp Center (2,853) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 76–64 | 13–6 (6–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (591) Peoria, IL |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola-Chicago | W 81–65 | 14–6 (7–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (417) Chicago, IL |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 81–59 | 15–6 (8–2) | Knapp Center (2,378) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 95–72 | 16–6 (9–2) | Knapp Center (2,465) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | W 98–58 | 17–6 (10–2) | Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL |
| 02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 53–68 | 17–7 (10–3) | Hulman Center (1,861) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 74–85 | 17–8 (10–4) | McLeod Center (2,012) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | W 91–61 | 18–8 (11–4) | Knapp Center (2,834) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 78–45 | 19–8 (12–4) | Knapp Center (2,433) Des Moines, IA |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 86–66 | 20–8 (13–4) | Ford Center (394) Evansville, IL |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 71–64 | 21–8 (14–4) | SIU Arena (639) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Evansville Quarterfinals | W 89–53 | 22–8 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/12/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Missouri State Semifinals | L 61–65 | 22–9 | iWireless Center (2,241) Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart First Round | W 95–59 | 23–9 | Knapp Center (806) Des Moines, IA |
| 03/19/2016* 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa Second Round | L 58–64 | 23–10 | McLeod Center (1,140) Cedar Falls, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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