# 2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by eighth year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 7:00 pm | Western Oregon | W 73–56 | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | Colorado Christian | W 82–56 | 1–0 | Reed Gym (896) Pocatello, ID |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm | at No. 20 Northwestern | L 36–72 | 1–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (420) Evanston, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 10:00 am | at No. 23 Michigan State | L 60–79 | 1–2 | Breslin Center (4,984) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/24/2015* 5:30 pm | at Texas Tech | L 64–79 | 1–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,917) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 4:30 pm | vs. Southeast Missouri State UTEP Thanksgiving Classic semifinals | W 65–64 | 2–3 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 7:05 pm | at UTEP UTEP Thanksgiving Classic championship | L 54–67 | 2–4 | Don Haskins Center (859) El Paso, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | Seattle | W 83–67 | 3–4 | Reed Gym (871) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Utah State | W 81–67 | 4–4 | Reed Gym (924) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/11/2015* 7:00 pm | at Boise State | W 80–77 | 5–4 | Taco Bell Arena (498) Boise, ID |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Montana Tech | W 82–55 | 6–4 | Reed Gym (745) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/29/2015* 3:00 pm | at Utah Valley | W 56–47 | 7–4 | UCCU Center (209) Orem, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | Weber State | L 46–61 | 7–5 (0–1) | Reed Gym (1,005) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | L 47–48 | 7–6 (0–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (565) Greeley, CO |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 42–45 | 7–7 (0–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | Sacramento State | L 59–68 | 7–8 (0–4) | Reed Gym (926) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | Portland State | W 71–70 | 8–8 (1–4) | Reed Gym (941) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | at Weber State | W 58–57 | 9–8 (2–4) | Dee Events Center (948) Ogden, UT |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | at Southern Utah | W 71–67 | 10–8 (3–4) | Centrum Arena (1,051) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/30/2016 6:30 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 63–65 | 10–9 (3–5) | Walkup Skydome (421) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | North Dakota | L 57–60 | 10–10 (3–6) | Reed Gym (800) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | Northern Colorado | L 59–61 | 10–11 (3–7) | Reed Gym (963) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/11/2016 1:00 pm | at Portland State | W 64–42 | 11–11 (4–7) | Peter Stott Center (928) Portland, OR |
| 02/13/2016 3:05 pm | at Sacramento State | L 62–83 | 11–12 (4–8) | Hornets Nest (284) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 71–61 | 12–12 (5–8) | Reed Gym (826) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 64–47 | 13–12 (6–8) | Reed Gym (1,132) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | at Montana | L 47–62 | 13–13 (6–9) | Dahlberg Arena (3,708) Missoula, MT |
| 02/27/2016 8:00 pm | at Montana State | L 80–82 | 13–14 (6–10) | Worthington Arena (2,139) Bozeman, MT |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington | W 71–62 | 14–14 (7–10) | Reed Gym (998) Pocatello, ID |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm | Idaho | W 69–68 | 15–14 (8–10) | Reed Gym (1,255) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 1:05 pm | vs. Northern Colorado First Round | W 54–45 | 16–14 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/09/2016 1:05 pm | vs. Montana State Quarterfinals | W 52–50 | 17–14 | Reno Events Center (1,104) Reno, NV |
| 03/11/2016 1:05 pm | vs. North Dakota Semifinals | W 69–54 | 18–14 | Reno Events Center (1,080) Reno, NV |
| 03/12/2016 1:05 pm | vs. Idaho Championship Game | L 55–67 | 18–15 | Reno Events Center (1,090) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||