# 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by ninth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in MAC play, to finish to be champions of the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to IUPUI.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 85–65 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (1,373) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/15/2015* 3:00 p.m. | at Oakland | W 110–87 | 2–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (853) Rochester, MI |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Middle Tennessee | W 81–59 | 3–0 | McGuirk Arena (1,483) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/22/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Loyola-Chicago | W 68–59 | 4–0 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (204) Chicago, IL |
| 11/27/2015* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at UIC | L 63–66 | 4–1 | UIC Pavilion (269) Chicago, IL |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Duquesne | L 49–68 | 4–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,450) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/12/2015* 3:00 p.m. | at Illinois | L 69–74 | 4–3 | State Farm Center (1,557) Champaign, IL |
| 12/15/2015* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Memphis | L 61–64 | 4–4 | McGuirk Arena (3,000) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/21/2015* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | W 78–65 | 5–4 | McGuirk Arena (1,442) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/28/2015* 3:00 p.m. | vs. Rider Hawk Classic semifinals | W 76–68 | 6–4 | Hagan Arena (828) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/29/2015* 3:00 p.m. | at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic championship | L 66–76 | 6–5 | Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA |
| Mid-American Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kent State | W 81–61 | 7–5 (1–0) | McGuirk Arena (1,526) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 61–67 | 7–6 (1–1) | Alumni Arena (875) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | W 97–77 | 8–6 (2–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (602) Akron, OH |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 95–63 | 9–6 (3–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,305) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | L 84–86 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (3–2) | Convocation Center (1,226) Athens, OH |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | W 72–58 | 10–7 (4–2) | Millett Hall (230) Oxford, OH |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Akron | W 81–60 | 11–7 (5–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,896) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 53–51 | 12–7 (6–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,507) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 77–54 | 13–7 (7–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,600) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 66–65 | 14–7 (8–2) | Convocation Center (1,333) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | W 76–75 | 15–7 (9–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,598) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | W 74–65 | 16–7 (10–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (862) Muncie, IN |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | W 73–67 | 17–7 (11–2) | Convoncation Center DeKalb, IL |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Toledo | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (11–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,913) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | W 67–66 | 18–8 (12–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,272) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 73–61 | 19–8 (13–3) | University Arena (1,108) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | L 72–76 | 19–9 (13–4) | Savage Arena (3,866) Toledo, OH |
| 03/05/2016 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 78–70 | 20–9 (14–4) | McGuirk Arena (1,604) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC women's tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. Western Michigan Quarterfinals | W 66–62 | 21–9 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| 03/11/2016 2:30 p.m., TWCSC/BCSN | vs. Eastern Michigan Semifinals | W 86–71 | 22–9 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| 03/12/2016 1:00 p.m., TWCSC/BCSN | vs. Buffalo Championship game | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,322) Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | IUPUI First round | L 55–63 | 22–11 | McGuirk Arena (553) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||