The 2015–16

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team represented

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during the

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. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the

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, better known as ''The RAC'', as second year members of the

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. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the

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, where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia in the second round.

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References

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