2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, play their home games at FAU Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to North Texas.

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Tournament Champions
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record14–16 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Kellie Lewis-Jay (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Richard Henderson
  • Danielle Stoimenoff
  • Brooklyn Kohlheim
Home arenaFAU Arena
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP16–2 .889  29–5  .853
WKU15–3 .833  27–7  .794
Middle Tennessee †15–3 .833  24–9  .727
Charlotte12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Old Dominion10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Marshall9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  14–16  .467
UAB7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Southern Miss7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Rice7–11 .389  9–22  .290
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  14–16  .467
UTSA6–12 .333  10–19  .345
North Texas5–13 .278  11–19  .367
FIU2–16 .111  5–26  .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorland Miami, Florida
G 3 Ro Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrViera HS Rockledge, FL
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoDesert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Morgan Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLyman HS Longwood, FL
G/F 13 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNotre Dame HS Woodland Hills, CA
F 15 Sasha Cedeno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoKlein Oak HS Spring, TX
G 23 Ali Gorrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrWyoming Evergreen, CO
G 25 Halee Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoBroward College Orlando, FL
F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBrookside Christian HS Stockton, CA
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBriarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCasper College Yekaterinburg, Russia
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHighland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach

Kellie Lewis-Jay (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Richard Henderson (Oklahoma State)
Danielle Maloney-Stoimenoff (Carroll College)
Fitzroy Anthony (Florida Southern)

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
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
5:00 pm		 Barry W 79–64 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm		 Akron W 91–77  1–0
 FAU Arena (641)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast W 62–55  2–0
 Alico Arena (1,704)
Fort Myers, FL
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm		 Milwaukee W 71–67  3–0
 FAU Arena (525)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm		 Delaware State
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 W 83–55  4–0
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
11/28/2015*
2:30 pm		 South Dakota
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship		 L 53–76  4–1
 FAU Arena (441)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 Keiser W 74–52  5–1
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kansas State L 53–102  5–2
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,905)
Manhattan, KS
12/19/2015*
5:30 pm		 at Montana
Lady Griz Classic semifinals		 L 69–83  5–3
 Dahlberg Arena (2,365)
Missoula, MT
12/20/2015*
3:00 pm		 vs. Tennessee State
Lady Griz Classic 3rd place game		 W 69–64  6–3
 Dahlberg Arena (384)
Missoula, MT
12/29/2015*
5:00 pm		 Bethune-Cookman
FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals		 W 82–60  7–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
12/30/2015*
7:15 pm		 Miami (OH)
FAU Holiday Tournament championship		 W 68–65 OT 8–3
 FAU Arena (526)
Boca Raton, Florida
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm		 FIU W 87–82  9–3 (1–0)
 FAU Arena (527)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 Marshall W 84–73  10–3 (2–0)
 FAU Arena (483)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/09/2016
3:00 pm		 WKU L 62–81  10–4 (2–1)
 FAU Arena (469)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/14/2016
9:00 pm, FSN		 at Southern Miss L 80–89  10–5 (2–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,546)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/16/2016
7:00 pm		 at Louisiana Tech L 62–65  10–6 (2–3)
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,116)
Ruston, LA
01/21/2016
7:00 pm		 UTEP L 66–78  10–7 (2–4)
 FAU Arena (747)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/23/2016
5:00 pm		 UTSA W 64–51  11–7 (3–4)
 FAU Arena (763)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/28/2016
7:00 pm		 at Old Dominion L 45–85  11–8 (3–5)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718)
Norfolk, VA
01/30/2016
7:00 pm		 at Charlotte L 79–85  11–9 (3–6)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,013)
Charlotte, NC
02/04/2016
7:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee L 73–83  11–10 (3–7)
 FAU Arena (612)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/06/2016
5:00 pm		 UAB L 62–67  11–11 (3–8)
 FAU Arena (532)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/11/2016
8:00 pm		 at UTSA L 54–57  11–12 (3–9)
 Convocation Center (536)
San Antonio, TX
02/13/2016
4:05 pm		 at UTEP L 47–75  11–13 (3–10)
 Don Haskins Center (2,001)
El Paso, TX
02/18/2016
7:00 pm		 Rice L 54–75  11–14 (3–11)
 FAU Arena (561)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/20/2016
5:00 pm		 North Texas W 71–61  12–14 (4–11)
 FAU Arena (564)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/27/2016
7:00 pm		 at FIU W 63–52  13–14 (5–11)
 FIU Arena (418)
Miami, Florida
03/03/2016
7:30 pm		 at Middle Tennessee L 65–71  13–15 (5–12)
 Murphy Center (4,203)
Mufreesboro, TN
03/05/2016
2:00 pm		 at UAB W 52–51  14–15 (6–12)
 Bartow Arena (439)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2016
12:00 pm, ASN		 vs. North Texas
First Round		 L 74–79  14–16
 Bartow Arena (273)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.fausports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/fau-w-baskbl-sched.html
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