2015–16 Denver Pioneers women's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record5–25 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach
  • Kerry Cremeans (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Seth Kushkin
  • Nettie Respondek
  • David Elliott
Home arenaMagness Arena
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota15–1 .93832–6  .842
South Dakota State †13–3 .81327–7  .794
IUPUI11–5 .68821–11  .656
Oral Roberts10–6 .62514–16  .467
Western Illinois8–8 .50016–16  .500
Omaha7–9 .43815–15  .500
IPFW3–13 .1887–23  .233
Denver3–13 .1885–25  .167
North Dakota State2–14 .1257–22  .241
† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Denver Pioneers women's basketball represent the University of Denver in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led fourth year head by Kerry Cremeans, play their home games at the Magness Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 5–25, 2–13 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to South Dakota. There have been unverified allegations that several of the games during this season were fixed by members of the resurgent Denver crime family, but this has never been proven.

Roster

2015–16 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Samantha Romanowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMountlake Terrace HS Mountlake Terrace, WA
G 10 Haley Simental 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPueblo West HS
Colorado Connections Academy		 Pueblo West, CO
G 12 Jacqlyn Poss 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRoseville Area HS Shoreview, MN
F 15 Alecia Espinoza 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTroy Tech HS Hacienda Heights, CA
G 20 Ciera Morgan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoHighlands Ranch HS Parker, CO
F 21 Maya Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID
G 22 Paige Bradley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrThe Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
F 31 Jesse Spittel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOrange Lutheran HS Yorba Linda, CA
F 32 Tori Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoBrea Olinda HS Brea, CA
F 34 Jahala Osbourne (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoColonial Forge HS
Army		 Stafford, VA
F 40 Avery Queen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBoerne HS Boerne, TX
F 45 Jordyn Alt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCretin-Derham Hall HS North Oaks, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm		 Northern Colorado L 51–60  0–1
 Magness Arena (633)
Denver, CO
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm		 Weber State L 49–61  0–2
 Magness Arena (519)
Denver, CO
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Air Force W 57–48  1–2
 Clune Arena (208)
Colorado Springs, CO
11/27/2015*
2:15 pm		 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals		 L 52–94  1–3
 St. Georges High School (375)
Grand Bahama Island
11/28/2015*
11:00 am		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place game		 L 53–58  1–4
 St. Georges High School (348)
Grand Bahama Island
12/03/2015*
8:00 pm		 at Seattle L 51–57  1–5
 Showare Center (157)
Kent, WA
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Pepperdine L 60–64  1–6
 Firestone Fieldhouse (312)
Malibu, CA
12/09/2015*
12:00 pm, RTRM		 Wyoming L 64–75  1–7
 Magness Arena (1,795)
Denver, CO
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm		 at UMKC L 58–68  1–8
 Municipal Auditorium (207)
Kansas City, MO
12/14/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Milwaukee W 56–49  2–8
 Klotsche Center (514)
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm		 UIC L 46–56  2–9
 Magness Arena (312)
Denver, CO
12/20/2015*
7:00 pm		 Colorado State L 46–74  2–10
 Magness Arena (495)
Denver, CO
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm		 Long Beach State L 41–48  2–11
 Magness Arena (333)
Denver, CO
The Summit League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm		 South Dakota State L 39–76  2–12 (0–1)
 Magness Arena (540)
Denver, CO
01/01/2016
11:00 am		 at South Dakota L 60–85  2–13 (0–2)
 DakotaDome (1,620)
Vermillion, SD
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 North Dakota State W 64–53  3–13 (1–2)
 Magness Arena (247)
Denver, CO
01/09/2016
1:00 pm		 IPFW W 53–50 OT 4–13 (2–2)
 Magness Arena (287)
Denver, CO
01/15/2016
6:00 pm		 at Western Illinois L 60–63  4–14 (2–3)
 Western Hall (703)
Macomb, IL
01/17/2016
1:00 pm		 at Nebraska–Omaha L 55–67  4–15 (2–4)
 Baxter Arena (552)
Omaha, NE
01/23/2016
6:00 pm		 at Oral Roberts L 33–65  4–16 (2–5)
 Mabee Center (759)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2016
5:00 pm		 at IUPUI L 75–81 2OT 4–17 (2–6)
 The Jungle (557)
Indianapolis, IN
01/30/2016
12:00 pm		 at IPFW L 49–61  4–18 (2–7)
 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (797)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/05/2016
7:00 pm		 South Dakota L 33–79  4–19 (2–8)
 Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
02/07/2016
1:00 pm		 Oral Roberts L 56–59 OT 4–20 (2–9)
 Magness Arena (371)
Denver, CO
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 Western Illinois L 69–80  4–21 (2–10)
 Magness Arena (320)
Denver, CO
02/14/2016
1:00 pm		 IUPUI L 54–67  4–22 (2–11)
 Magness Arena (325)
Denver, CO
02/18/2015
6:00 pm		 at South Dakota State L 52–80  4–23 (2–12)
 Frost Arena (1,823)
Brookings, SD
02/20/2016
12:00 pm		 at North Dakota State W 55–45  5–23 (3–12)
 Scheels Arena (1,075)
Fargo, ND
02/27/2016
1:00 pm		 Nebraska–Omaha L 60–70  5–24 (3–13)
 Magness Arena (445)
Denver, CO
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
11:00 am, MidcoSN		 vs. South Dakota
Quarterfinals		 L 54–73  5–25
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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