2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 9th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament to Notre Dame. They missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994 and they were also not invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the first time in 21 years due to a limited roster.[1]

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record20–12 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Rene Haynes
  • Hernando Planells
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame160 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Louisville151 .938  268  .765
No. 14 Syracuse133 .813  308  .789
No. 17 Florida State133 .813  258  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
NC State106 .625  2011  .645
Duke88 .500  2012  .625
Georgia Tech88 .500  2013  .606
Virginia610 .375  1816  .529
Wake Forest610 .375  1716  .515
Virginia Tech511 .313  1814  .563
North Carolina412 .250  1418  .438
Pittsburgh412 .250  1318  .419
Boston College214 .125  1516  .484
Clemson016 .000  426  .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

201516 media

All Blue Devils games aired on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC once again acted as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.

Roster

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 3 Ángela Salvadores 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMarista San Jose León, Spain
G 4 Lexie Brown (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNorth Gwinnett
Maryland
Suwanee, GA
G/F 11 Azurá Stevens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoCary Raleigh, NC
G 12 Mercedes Riggs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrTimpanogos
Salt Lake CC
Lindon, UT
G 13 Crystal Primm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrOxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, FL
G/F 14 Faith Suggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSamuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
F/C 21 Kendall Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSt. Anthony Carson, CA
F 22 Oderah Chidom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrBishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
G 23 Rebecca Greenwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoOwensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
F/C 30 Amber Henson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrWalter L. Sickles Tampa, FL
F/C 34 Lyneé Belton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrThe Bullis School Clinton, MD
F/C 35 Erin Mathias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoFox Chapel Area Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Pfeiffer W 113–36 
 29  Stevens  9  Stevens  8  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
11/08/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 14 Saint Leo W 116–33 
 26  Greenwell  11  Tied  6  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 at Penn W 59–50  1–0
 15  Stevens  9  Chidom  3  Lambert  The Palestra (2,587)
Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2015*
6:00 pm
No. 14 Winthrop W 78–50  2–0
 18  Stevens  14  Stevens  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,582)
Durham, NC
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 No. 12 Texas A&M L 66–72 OT 2–1
 22  Greenwell  16  Stevens  4  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708)
Durham, NC
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 14 Army W 72–61  3–1
 32  Stevens  14  Stevens  5  Salvadores  Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147)
Durham, NC
11/26/2015*
1:30 pm
No. 15 vs. Idaho
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 74–68  4–1
 22  Stevens  12  Stevens  6  Salvadores  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
No. 15 vs. Iowa State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 86–48  5–1
 15  Greenwell  11  Chidom  5  Gorecki  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm
No. 15 vs. Texas State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 85–34  6–1
 19  Stevens  7  Greenwell  9  Salvadores  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 84–64  7–1
 26  Stevens  11  Stevens  8  Salvadores  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617)
Durham, NC
12/06/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at No. 2 South Carolina L 55–66  7–2
 16  Lambert  9  Stevens  2  3 tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,429)
Columbia, SC
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Massachusetts W 70–46  8–2
 24  Stevens  10  Stevens  5  Greenwell  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602)
Durham, NC
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Liberty W 79–41  9–2
 26  Greenwell  8  Greenwell  8  Salvadores  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,003)
Durham, NC
12/20/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 at No. 8 Kentucky L 61–71  9–3
 17  Stevens  7  Chidom  2  3 tied  Rupp Arena (17,150)
Lexington, KY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Western Carolina W 84–47  10–3
 21  Stevens  10  Stevens  4  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,023)
Durham, NC
12/31/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 12 UNC Wilmington W 78–56  11–3
 23  Greenwell  9  Greenwell  6  Salvadores  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,844)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 at Syracuse L 50–86  11–4 (0–1)
 12  Stevens  12  Stevens  4  Lambert  Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18 Wake Forest W 95–68  12–4 (1–1)
 23  Stevens  9  Greenwell  5  Salvadores  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,937)
Durham, NC
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18 at Louisville L 48–65  12–5 (1–2)
 14  Greenwell  11  Chidom  3  Salvadores  KFC Yum! Center (11,342)
Louisville, KY
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 22 NC State L 62–65  12–6 (1–3)
 21  Stevens  11  Stevens  2  3 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,830)
Durham, NC
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Boston College W 71–51  13–6 (2–3)
 23  Greenwell  14  Stevens  7  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,983)
Durham, NC
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson W 72–43  14–6 (3–3)
 33  Stevens  7  Stevens  4  Tied  Jervey Athletic Center (494)
Clemson, SC
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, RSN
North Carolina W 71–55  15–6 (4–3)
 26  Stevens  16  Henson  4  Lambert  Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622)
Durham, NC
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 70–48  16–6 (5–3)
 26  Stevens  9  Stevens  4  Tied  Peterson Events Center (1,204)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/01/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Notre Dame L 61–68  16–7 (5–4)
 14  Stevens  9  Tied  3  Henson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,159)
Durham, NC
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Virginia W 67–52  17–7 (6–4)
 25  Greenwell  12  Greenwell  4  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506)
Durham, NC
02/07/2016
1:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 Miami (FL) L 53–61  17–8 (6–5)
 18  Chidom  7  Greenwell  3  Salvadores  BankUnited Center (1,293)
Coral Gables, FL
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 10 Florida State L 53–69  17–9 (6–6)
 13  Salvadores  7  Salvadores  1  6 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,536)
Durham, NC
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 58–64  17–10 (6–7)
 18  Chidom  8  Suggs  6  Salvadores  LJVM Coliseum (1,458)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech W 66–62  18–10 (7–7)
 16  Chidom  11  Chidom  4  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (1,264)
Blacksburg, VA
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
Georgia Tech L 59–64  18–11 (7–8)
 19  Salvadores  9  Henson  3  Henson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,845)
Durham, NC
02/28/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Carolina W 93–57  19–11 (8–8)
 27  Greenwell  10  Tied  7  Lanbert  Carmichael Arena (4,762)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
2:00 pm, RSN
vs. Virginia
Second Round
W 57–53  20–11
 20  Chidom  15  Stevens  3  Salvadores  Greensboro Coliseum (2,114)
Greensboro, NC
03/04/2016
2:00 pm, RSN
vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 54–83  20–12
 19  Stevens  10  Stevens  3  Salvadores  Greensboro Coliseum (3,148)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 14 14 15 14 13 13 13 12 18 22 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 12 9 12 13 11 11 12 12 16 19 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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