# 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 2:00 pm | Colorado Christian | L 58–61 | | Bank of Colorado Arena (390) Greeley, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at Denver | W 60–51 | 1–0 | Magness Arena (633) Denver, CO |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Western State Colorado | W 101–48 | 2–0 | Bank of Colorado Arena (590) Greeley, CO |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | at Colorado | L 41–63 | 2–1 | Coors Events Center (1,597) Boulder, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 6:00 pm | Saint Mary's | L 52–65 | 2–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (521) Greeley, CO |
| 11/27/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Akron San Diego Central Classic | W 78–65 | 3–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Valparaiso San Diego Central Classic | W 77–63 | 4–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | Utah State | W 74–60 | 5–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (567) Greeley, CO |
| 12/05/2015* 3:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 62–66 | 5–3 | Frost Arena (2,449) Brookings, SD |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, CET | Colorado State | L 46–62 | 5–4 | Bank of Colorado Arena (907) Greeley, CO |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 20 South Florida | Cancelled | Cancelled | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| 12/21/2015* 2:00 pm | at Grand Canyon | L 59–69 | 5–5 | GCU Arena (262) Phoenix, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2015 4:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 55–59 | 5–6 (0–1) | Reese Court (119) Cheney, WA |
| 01/02/2016 3:00 pm | at Idaho | L 56–66 | 5–7 (0–2) | Cowan Spectrum (401) Moscow, ID |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, CET | Idaho State | W 48–47 | 6–7 (1–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (656) Greeley, CO |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | Weber State | W 65–63 | 7–7 (2–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (857) Greeley, CO |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | at Montana | L 46–58 | 7–8 (2–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,638) Missoula, MT |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | at Montana State | L 58–66 | 7–9 (2–4) | Worthington Arena (1,493) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 64–44 | 8–9 (3–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (844) Greeley, CO |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 79–55 | 9–9 (4–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (858) Greeley, CO |
| 01/30/2016 6:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 51–54 | 9–10 (4–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,806) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Weber State | L 77–82 $^{3OT}$ | 9–11 (4–6) | Dee Events Center (623) Ogden, UT |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | at Idaho State | W 61–59 | 10–11 (5–6) | Reed Gym (963) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | Idaho | W 70–68 | 11–11 (6–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (802) Greeley, CO |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | Eastern Washington | L 57–66 | 11–12 (6–7) | Bank of Colorado Arena (904) Greeley, CO |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | North Dakota | L 58–59 | 11–13 (6–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (740) Greeley, CO |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm | at Sacramento State | L 72–83 | 11–14 (6–9) | Hornets Nest (489) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/27/2016 3:00 pm | at Portland State | W 70–59 | 12–14 (7–9) | Peter Stott Center (186) Portland, OR |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | Montana State | W 80–73 | 13–14 (8–9) | Bank of Colorado Arena (890) Greeley, CO |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm | Montana | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (8–10) | Bank of Colorado Arena (790) Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 1:05 pm | vs. Idaho State First Round | L 45–54 | 13–16 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||