# 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Tory Verdi, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advance to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.
On April 9, it was announced that Tory Verdi has resigned from Eastern Michigan and accepted a coaching job at UMass. He finished at Eastern Michigan with a 4 year record of 72–61.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2015* 7:00 pm | Wayne State | W 70–43 | | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Hillsdale | W 94–77 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (535) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 78–56 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (443) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 11/25/2015* 12:00 pm | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 67–89 | 2–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,988) Lexington, KY |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oral Roberts | W 77–69 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (440) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 12/04/2015* 6:30 pm | at Air Force Air Force Classic | W 72–59 | 4–1 | Clune Arena (96) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/05/2015* 9:00 pm | vs. Abilene Christian Air Force Classic | L 59–83 | 4–2 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | at Harvard | W 85–81 | 5–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (408) Cambridge, MA |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | W 78–68 | 6–2 | Multipurpose Activity Center (541) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/18/2015* 5:30 pm | at Madonna | W 104–45 | 7–2 | Activities Center (177) Livonia, MI |
| 12/23/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Michigan | W 64–63 | 8–2 | Convocation Center (1,757) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | at Detroit | W 85–68 | 9–2 | Calihan Hall (733) Detroit, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 67–56 | 10–2 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,089) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (1–1) | Convocation Center (574) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | W 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (2–1) | Convocation Center (1,349) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | L 64–71 | 11–4 (2–2) | Convocation Center (631) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 72–51 | 12–4 (3–2) | Convocation Center (1,984) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ball State | L 54–76 | 12–5 (3–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (844) Muncie, IN |
| 01/23/2016 2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | Toledo | W 59–41 | 13–5 (4–3) | Convocation Center (1,928) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | L 63–67 | 13–6 (4–4) | Stroh Center (1,771) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at Akron | L 72–75 | 13–7 (4–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (635) Akron, OH |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 63–67 | 13–8 (4–6) | Convocation Center (1,771) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 70–66 $^{2OT}$ | 14–8 (5–6) | Convocation Center (672) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 70–46 | 15–8 (6–6) | Millett Hall (586) Oxford, OH |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | W 70–55 | 16–8 (7–6) | Alumni Arena (954) Amherst, NY |
| 02/20/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 84–60 | 17–8 (8–6) | Convocation Center (2,257) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 58–46 | 18–8 (9–6) | Savage Arena (3,762) Toledo, OH |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 63–67 | 18–9 (9–7) | Convocation Center (908) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 63–52 | 19–9 (10–7) | University Arena (808) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/05/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 70–78 | 19–10 (10–8) | McGuirk Arena (1,604) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State First Round | W 73–60 | 20–10 | Convocation Center (1,075) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 03/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Ball State Quarterfinals | W 67–53 | 21–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,355) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/11/2016 2:30 pm, TWCSC/BCSN | vs. Central Michigan Semifinals | L 71–86 | 21–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 10:00 pm | at Saint Mary's First Round | W 74–73 | 22–11 | McKeon Pavilion (250) Moraga, CA |
| 03/19/2016* 8:00 pm | at TCU Second Round | L 81–85 | 22–12 | Schollmaier Arena (963) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||