# 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 2:00 pm | Sioux Falls | W 82–66 | | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rockhurst | W 58–39 | 1–0 | McLeod Center (1,318) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Dakota | W 64–43 | 2–0 | McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iowa | L 65–80 | 2–1 | McLeod Center (2,384) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/26/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. Georgia Tech Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 61–58 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/27/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. Seton Hall Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 49–57 | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iowa State | L 75–84 | 3–3 | McLeod Center (2,095) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 59–64 | 3–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 86–89 $^{2OT}$ | 3–5 | Frost Arena (1,547) Brookings, SD |
| 12/13/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Akron | W 59–51 | 4–5 | iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | W 75–59 | 5–5 | McLeod Center (1,341) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/22/2015* 6:05 pm | at Creighton | L 61–69 | 5–6 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,228) Omaha, NE |
| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 62–51 | 6–6 (1–0) | McLeod Center (1,107) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 60–65 | 6–7 (1–1) | McLeod Center (1,282) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | W 55–44 | 7–7 (2–1) | Charles Koch Arena (2,356) Wichita, KS |
| 01/10/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | W 65–60 | 8–7 (3–1) | JQH Arena (2,846) Springfield, MO |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 65–51 | 9–7 (4–1) | McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 53–42 | 10–7 (5–1) | McLeod Center (1,278) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake Rivalry | W 79–73 | 11–7 (5–2) | Knapp Center (2,853) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | L 60–64 | 11–8 (6–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (426) Chicago, IL |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 55–47 | 12–8 (7–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,015) Peoria, IL |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 75–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (7–3) | McLeod Center (1,370) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 69–48 | 13–9 (8–3) | McLeod Center (1,226) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/12/2016 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | W 61–45 | 14–9 (9–3) | Hulman Center (1,381) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | W 61–35 | 15–9 (10–3) | Redbird Arena (362) Normal, IL |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake Rivalry | W 85–74 | 16–9 (11–3) | McLeod Center (2,102) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 65–41 | 17–9 (12–3) | McLeod Center (1,505) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | W 63–52 | 18–9 (13–3) | McLeod Center (1,942) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 73–64 | 19–9 (14–3) | SIU Arena (594) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 61–48 | 20–9 (15–3) | Ford Center (451) Evansville, IN |
| Missouri Valley Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Bradley Quarterfinals | W 46–45 | 21–9 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/12/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals | W 67–43 | 22–9 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Missouri State Championship Game | L 58–71 | 22–10 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | at Nebraska First Round | W 64–62 | 23–10 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,942) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/19/2016* 7:00 pm | Drake Second Round | W 64–58 | 24–10 | McLeod Center (1,140) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/24/2016* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota Third Round | L 50–51 | 24–11 | DakotaDome (2,433) Vermillion, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||