# 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in his 13th year overall at Green Bay and the fourth of his current stint at the school, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 37th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Horizon play to win the Horizon League regular and tournament titles to earn an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament. They lost to Tennessee in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2015* 4:00 pm | | Minnesota–Duluth | W 80–25 | | Kress Events Center (1,861) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | | St. Norbert | W 75–38 | | Kress Events Center (1,928) Green Bay, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marquette | W 75–55 | 1–0 | Kress Events Center (3,323) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | Vanderbilt | W 58–56 | 2–0 | Kress Events Center (2,351) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/26/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | L 59–68 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2015* 11:00 am | | vs. Tulane Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 79–58 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2015* 2:15 pm | | vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 43–54 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | W 86–61 | 4–2 | Knapp Center (2,294) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/09/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Butler | W 55–46 | 5–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (346) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | W 72–58 | 6–2 | Kohl Center (5,688) Madison, WI |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 65–51 | 7–2 | Kress Events Center (1,960) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | W 58–57 | 8–2 | Kress Events Center (2,527) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Belmont | W 66–62 | 9–2 | Kress Events Center (2,113) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Dayton | W 68–52 | 10–2 | Kress Events Center (2,533) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | W 63–42 | 11–2 (1–0) | Klotsche Center (1,364) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/07/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 66–45 | 12–2 (2–0) | Wolstein Center (603) Cleveland, OH |
| 01/09/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 68–60 | 13–2 (3–0) | Beeghly Center (2,553) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 81–42 | 14–2 (4–0) | Kress Events Center (1,994) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | UIC | W 64–22 | 15–2 (5–0) | Kress Events Center (2,393) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 81–73 | 16–2 (6–0) | BB&T Arena (1,418) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | W 63–58 | 17–2 (7–0) | Nutter Center (908) Dayton, OH |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 56–58 | 17–3 (7–1) | Kress Events Center (2,083) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 58–36 | 18–3 (8–1) | Kress Events Center (2,460) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 69–46 | 19–3 (9–1) | Kress Events Center (3,197) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 69–35 | 20–3 (10–1) | Kress Events Center (2,326) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 71–53 | 21–3 (11–1) | Kress Events Center (2,901) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 58–40 | 22–3 (12–1) | UIC Pavilion (684) Chicago, IL |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 71–35 | 23–3 (13–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center (581) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 70–55 | 24–3 (14–1) | Kress Events Center (2,326) Green Bay, WI |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 52–40 | 25–3 (15–1) | Kress Events Center (3,107) Green Bay, WI |
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 74–58 | 26–3 (16–1) | Calihan Hall (237) Detroit, MI |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 69–77 | 26–4 (16–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (703) Rochester, MI |
| Horizon League Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky Semifinals | W 80–78 $^{2OT}$ | 27–4 | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| 03/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Milwaukee Championship Game | W 64–32 | 28–4 | Kress Events Center (2,141) Green Bay, WI |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10 SF) | vs. (7 SF) Tennessee First Round | L 53–59 | 28–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (2,842) Tempe, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR |