# 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in MAC play by winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Buffalo. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the third round to Temple.

## Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015. Ohio was unanimously picked to win the MAC East

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Ohio (12)
* Akron
* Bowling Green
* Miami
* Buffalo
* Kent State

#### West Division

* Eastern Michigan (4)
* Ball State (8)
* Western Michigan
* Toledo
* Central Michigan
* Northern Illinois

#### Regular Season Champion

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

#### Tournament champs

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Kiyanna Black | G | Sr. |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Quiera Lampkins | G | Jr. |
Source

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 11:30 am | | Wilmington College | W 97–41 | | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 3:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 53–62 | 0–1 | Parkland Gymnasium (983) Champaign, IL |
| 11/20/2015* 1:00 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic | W 69–57 | 1–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,556) Akron, OH |
| 11/20/2015* 12:30 pm | | vs. Winthrop Akron Classic | W 75–54 | 2–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 11/27/2015* 3:30 pm | | vs. Indiana Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament | W 63–56 | 3–1 | Memorial Gymansium (2,447) Nashville, TN |
| 11/28/2015* 3:30 pm | | vs. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament | L 59–62 | 3–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,462) Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/2015* 11:00 am | | IPFW | W 79–52 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (1,623) Athens, OH |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | | St. Francis (PA) | W 91–65 | 5–2 | Convocation Center (873) Athens, OH |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 47–64 | 5–3 | Palumbo Center (599) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/18/2015* 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational | W 75–59 | 6–3 | Trask Coliseum (364) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. East Carolina Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational | W 64–61 | 7–3 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 72–49 | 8–3 | Convocation Center (921) Athens, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 73–63 | 9–3 (1–0) | Convocation Center (881) Athens, OH |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | Ball State | W 73–48 | 10–3 (2–0) | Convocation Center (834) Athens, OH |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 72–57 | 11–3 (3–0) | Stroh Center (2,097) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | W 71–64 | 12–3 (4–0) | Convocation Center (631) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (5–0) | Convocation Center (1,226) Athens, OH |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | | at Kent State | W 93–54 | 14–3 (6–0) | MAC Center (589) Kent, OH |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 72–47 | 15–3 (7–0) | Convocation Center (574) Dekalb, IL |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Akron | W 75–55 | 16–3 (8–0) | Convocation Center (1,522) Athens, OH |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | W 68–67 | 17–3 (9–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (1,517) Muncie, IN |
| 02/03/2016 2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 43–51 | 17–4 (9–1) | Alumni Arena (818) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/06/2016 11:30 am | | Northern Illinois | W 95–70 | 18–4 (10–1) | Convocation Center (3,211) Athens, OH |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 77–57 | 19–4 (11–1) | Savage Arena (4,880) Toledo, OH |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 72–44 | 20–4 (12–1) | Convocation Center (1,631) Athens, OH |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 101–73 | 21–4 (13–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (752) Akron, OH |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | Kent State | W 86–52 | 22–4 (14–1) | Convocation Center (1,126) Athens, OH |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 58–70 | 22–5 (14–2) | Convocation Center (3,326) Athens, OH |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | | Bowling Green | W 75–58 | 23–5 (15–2) | Convocation Center (1,039) Athens, OH |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 77–58 | 24–5 (16–2) | Millett Hall (591) Oxford, OH |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Buffalo Quarterfinals | L 60–72 | 24–6 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Marshall First round | W 76–68 | 25–6 | Convocation Center (1,172) Athens, OH |
| 03/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Virginia Tech Second round | W 64–57 | 26–6 | Convocation Center (1,131) Athens, OH |
| 03/24/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Temple Third round | L 61–75 | 26–7 | McGonigle Hall (570) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors
### Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| MAC East player of the week | Kiyanna Black | G | December 1 |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | December 7 |
| MAC East player of the week | Kiyanna Black | G | December 21 |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | January 4 |
| MAC East player of the week | Kiyanna Black | G | January 18 |
| MAC East player of the week | Kiyanna Black | G | February 15 |

### All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC 1st team | Kiyanna Black | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC 2nd team | Quiera Lampkins | G | Jr. |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Lexie Baldwin | F | Sr. |
| All-MAC Defensive team | Quiera Lampkins | G | Jr. |