2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	19–11 (12–6 MWC)
Head coach	Gordy Presnell (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood Cody Butler Heather Sower
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena

2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Fresno State	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
San Jose State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
UNLV	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
New Mexico	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Wyoming	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Nevada	4	–	14		.222			5	–	25		.167
Air Force	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† 2016 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to UNLV. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

2015–16 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Shalem Shaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Reno HS Reno, NV G 3 Tonishia Childress 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV G 10 Yaiza Rodriguez Ortego 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr XXXX Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain F 14 Julia Dufurrena 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr College of Southern Idaho Lowry HS Winnemucca, NV F 15 Lexie Der 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr St. Thomas More HS Burnaby, BC G 20 Marta Hermida 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr XXXX Madrid, Spain C 31 Marijke Vanderschaaf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Eastlake HS Sammamish, WA C 32 Miquelle Askew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Skyline HS South Jordan, UT F 33 Joyce Harrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cleveland HS Seattle, WA G 40 Brittney Pahukoa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA G 42 Ella Fotu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rangitoto College Auckland, New Zealand G 44 Brooke Pahukoa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA F 54 Jordan Tully 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Oak Park HS Winnipeg, MB	Head coach Gordy Presnell (Northwest Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Sunny Smallwood (Boise State) Cody Butler (Nevada) Heather Sower (Boise State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm	Southern Oregon	W 102–50		Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Cal State Los Angeles	W 58–44	1–0	Bronco Gym (624) Boise, ID
11/16/2015* 4:00 pm	College of Charleston	W 61–38	2–0	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm	Utah Valley	L 70–72	2–1	Taco Bell Arena (504) Boise, ID
11/27/2015* 5:00 pm	vs. Auburn San Juan Shootout	L 53–55	2–2	Mario Morales Coliseum (116) Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015* 2:45 pm	vs. Stetson San Juan Shootout	W 71–65	3–2	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Washington State	L 52–57	3–3	Taco Bell Arena (863) Boise, ID
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, CSNNW	at Portland	W 89–49	4–3	Chiles Center (349) Portland, OR
12/11/2015* 7:00 pm	Idaho State	L 77–80	4–4	Taco Bell Arena (498) Boise, ID
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm	Concordia (OR)	W 84–77	5–4	Taco Bell Arena (546) Boise, ID
12/19/2015* 3:00 pm	at Seattle	W 84–66	6–4	Connolly Center (391) Seattle, WA
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	W 84–79	7–4	Reese Court (165) Cheney, WA
Mountain West regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	at Colorado State	L 64–68	7–5 (0–1)	Moby Arena (1,776) Fort Collins, CO
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	Utah State	W 84–78 OT	8–5 (1–1)	Taco Bell Arena (683) Boise, ID
01/09/2016 3:00 pm	at Fresno State	L 57–62	8–6 (1–2)	Save Mart Center (1,663) Fresno, CA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm	Nevada	W 66–58	9–6 (2–2)	Taco Bell Arena (775) Boise, ID
01/16/2016 3:00 pm	at San Diego State	W 75–45	10–6 (3–2)	Viejas Arena (430) San Diego, CA
01/20/2016 8:00 pm	at San Jose State	W 78–75	11–6 (4–2)	Event Center Arena (324) San Jose, CA
01/23/2016 2:00 pm	Wyoming	W 58–49	12–6 (5–2)	Taco Bell Arena (823) Boise, ID
01/27/2016 7:00 pm	UNLV	W 75–56	13–6 (6–2)	Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	at New Mexico	W 81–60	14–6 (7–2)	The Pit (5,517) Albuquerque, NM
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	at Utah State	W 63–58	15–6 (8–2)	Smith Spectrum (657) Logan, UT
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	Air Force	W 61–48	16–6 (9–2)	Taco Bell Arena (773) Boise, ID
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	Colorado State	L 51–83	16–7 (9–3)	Taco Bell Arena (1,545) Boise, ID
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	at Wyoming	L 58–82	16–8 (9–4)	Arena-Auditorium (3,012) Laramie, WY
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	New Mexico	L 60–70	16–9 (9–5)	Taco Bell Arena (658) Boise, ID
02/24/2016 8:00 pm	at UNLV	L 68–78	16–10 (9–6)	Cox Pavilion (1,174) Paradise, NV
02/27/2016 2:00 pm	San Diego State	W 68–63	17–10 (10–6)	Taco Bell Arena (803) Boise, ID
03/01/2016 7:30 pm	at Nevada	W 64–61 OT	18–10 (11–6)	Lawlor Events Center (1,063) Reno, NV
03/04/2016 7:00 pm	San Jose State	W 81–69	19–10 (12–6)	Taco Bell Arena (1,006) Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/08/2016 7:00 pm	vs. UNLV Quarterfinals	L 65–71	19–11	Thomas & Mack Center (1,393) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team