The 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis, April 3–5. Practices officially began on October 3. This season of NCAA women's basketball games was the first to be playe ...

. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach

Jennie Baranczyk Jennie Lillis Baranczyk (born Jennie Marie Lillis; February 22, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball team. Early life and education Born Jennie Marie Lillis in Cedar ...

, and Jacqui Kalin served as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach. They played their home games at

Knapp Center The Knapp Center is a 6,424-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1992. The Knapp Center is the center building for three athletic buildings combined. The Bell Center to th ...

and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the

Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's college National Invitation Tournam ...

where they defeated Sacred Heart before losing to Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa in the second round.

Roster

Schedule

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Roster

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