# 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 4–14 in MAC play and finished last place in the West division.

## Schedule

Source: Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 1:00 pm | St. Francis (IL) | W 86–54 | | Convocation Center (314) DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 67–93 | 0–1 | Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 69–42 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (397) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/24/2015* 11:00 am | Eastern Illinois | W 79–63 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (212) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/27/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. Kansas SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals | L 58–66 | 2–2 | Moody Coliseum (718) Dallas, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton SMU Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game | W 72–49 | 3–2 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| 12/03/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Milwaukee | L 58–73 | 3–3 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (414) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/13/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Illinois State MVC vs. MAC Basketball Challenge | W 68–59 | 4–3 | iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | at Wisconsin | L 62–89 | 4–4 | Kohl Center (3,124) Madison, WI |
| 12/19/2015* 4:30 pm | Drake | W 89–73 | 5–4 | Convocation Center (1,290) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Bradley | W 68–64 | 6–4 | Convocation Center (409) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | at Chicago State | W 68–50 | 7–4 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (415) Chicago, IL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | at Akron | W 65–58 | 8–4 (1–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,386) Akron, OH |
| 01/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | L 60–66 | 8–5 (1–1) | Millett Hall (312) Oxford, OH |
| 01/09/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–2) | Convocation Center (1,349) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 63–95 | 8–7 (1–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,305) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 59–66 | 8–8 (1–4) | Savage Arena (4,013) Toledo, OH |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | L 43–58 | 8–9 (1–5) | Convocation Center (303) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | Ohio | L 47–72 | 8–10 (1–6) | Convocation Center (574) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Kent State | L 85–95 | 8–11 (1–7) | MAC Center (361) Kent, OH |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 76–74 | 9–11 (2–7) | Convocation Center (407) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/06/2016 11:30 am | at Ohio | L 70–95 | 9–12 (2–8) | Convocation Center (3,211) Athens, OH |
| 02/10/2016 11:00 am | Miami (OH) | W 92–73 | 10–12 (3–8) | Convocation Center (922) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | L 67–73 | 10–13 (3–9) | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 57–73 | 10–14 (3–10) | Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/20/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 60–84 | 10–15 (3–11) | Convocation Center (2,257) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/24/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | W 80–70 | 11–15 (4–11) | University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Toledo | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (4–12) | Convocation Center (760) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ball State | L 60–64 | 11–17 (4–13) | John E. Worthen Arena (468) Muncie, IN |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 60–64 | 11–18 (4–14) | Convocation Center (462) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan First Round | L 52–94 | 11–19 | University Arena (404) Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||