# 2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with a five early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They won the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 1985 when they rejoin the Big Sky Conference since 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 5:30 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | W 93–58 | | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 64–42 | 1–0 | Memorial Gym (416) Moscow, ID |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 106–50 | 2–0 | Memorial Gym (222) Moscow, ID |
| 11/23/2015* 6:00 pm | | Seattle | W 64–60 | 3–0 | Memorial Gym (281) Moscow, ID |
| 11/26/2015* 10:30 am | | vs. No. 15 Duke Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 68–74 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/27/2015* 8:00 am | | vs. Texas State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 75–55 | 4–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/28/2015* 8:00 am | | vs. Iowa State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 97–65 | 5–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/02/2015* 5:30 pm | | Northwest Christian | W 71–48 | 6–1 | Memorial Gym (316) Moscow, ID |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 61–57 | 7–1 | Cowan Spectrum (315) Moscow, ID |
| 12/09/2015* 3:30 pm | | at Texas Tech | L 62–78 | 7–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,194) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | | at No. 7 Oregon State | L 44–69 | 7–3 | Gill Coliseum (2,834) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/20/2015* 12:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 59–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Cowan Spectrum (201) Moscow, ID |
| 12/28/2015* 2:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | W 75–47 | 8–4 | Cowan Spectrum (243) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2015 2:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 92–65 | 9–4 (1–0) | Cowan Spectrum (346) Moscow, ID |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 66–56 | 10–4 (2–0) | Cowan Spectrum (401) Moscow, ID |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 66–74 | 10–5 (2–1) | Cowan Spectrum (378) Moscow, ID |
| 01/14/2016 6:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 72–51 | 11–5 (3–1) | Walkup Skydome (309) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 62–51 | 12–5 (4–1) | Centrum Arena (558) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm | | Montana | W 78–61 | 13–5 (5–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,021) Moscow, ID |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | | Montana State | L 59–62 | 13–6 (5–2) | Cowan Spectrum (874) Moscow, ID |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 98–88 | 14–6 (6–2) | Hornets Nest (427) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 94–65 | 15–6 (7–2) | Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR |
| 02/04/2016 6:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 93–48 | 16–6 (8–2) | Cowan Spectrum (674) Moscow, ID |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 76–59 | 17–6 (9–2) | Cowan Spectrum (622) Moscow, ID |
| 02/11/2016 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 68–70 | 17–7 (9–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (802) Greeley, CO |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 65–59 | 18–7 (10–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,526) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/18/2016 6:00 pm | | Portland State | W 84–63 | 19–7 (11–3) | Cowan Spectrum (678) Moscow, ID |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 107–60 | 20–7 (12–3) | Cowan Spectrum (906) Moscow, ID |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 70–84 | 20–8 (12–4) | Reese Court (890) Cheney, WA |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 77–70 | 21–8 (13–4) | Dee Events Center (527) Ogden, UT |
| 03/04/2016 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 68–69 | 21–9 (13–5) | Reed Gym (1,255) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 8:05 pm | | vs. Weber State Quarterfinals | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 22–9 | Reno Events Center (1,343) Reno, NV |
| 03/11/2016 2:35 pm | | vs. Eastern Washington Semifinals | W 86–71 | 23–9 | Reno Events Center (827) Reno, NV |
| 03/12/2016 1:05 pm | | vs. Idaho State Championship Game | W 67–55 | 24–9 | Reno Events Center (1,090) Reno, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (16 D) | at (1 D) No. 4 Baylor First Round | L 59–89 | 24–10 | Ferrell Center (4,990) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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