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- ↑ "Dates Set For 2016 WBI". Women’s Basketball Invitational. PrestoSports. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ Standard-Examiner. "Weber State loses WBI Championship in double overtime to Louisiana". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 WBI Blank Bracket" (PDF). Women's Basketball Invitational. PrestoSports. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.