2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team represent California State University, Fresno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Jaime White, play their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They received an automatic big to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Santa Clara in the first round before losing to Oregon in the second round.

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2015–16 record22–12 (15–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
  • Jaime White (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mandi Carver
  • Keith Ferguson
  • Laura Dinkins
Home arenaSave Mart Center
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Colorado State180 1.000  312  .939
Fresno State153 .833  2212  .647
Boise State126 .667  1911  .633
San Jose State117 .611  1317  .433
UNLV99 .500  1814  .563
New Mexico99 .500  1715  .531
Utah State810 .444  1417  .452
Wyoming612 .333  1316  .448
San Diego State612 .333  1219  .387
Nevada414 .222  525  .167
Air Force117 .056  129  .033
2016 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Moriah Faulk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSanta Monica
UCLA
Santa Monica, CA
G 2 Raven Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSkyline Dallas, TX
G 3 Brittany Aikens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrFloresville
Howard College
Floresville, TX
C 4 Bego Faz Davalos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoTecnologico De Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
G 10 Candace White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrModesto Christian Modesto, CA
G 11 Alex Furr 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrAthens Athens, TX
G 12 Janae Blount 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrWoodson
NW Florida State
Washington, D.C.
F/C 13 Anais Kirvan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBurwood
Vincennes
Ashfield, Australia
G 15 Shauqunna Collins 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrArthur Hill
Garden City CC
Saginaw, MI
G 20 Emilie Volk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBonnieville Ogden, UT
F 21 Kendra Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSouth
Chipola College
Denver, CO
G 22 Zaria Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMt. Miguel San Diego, CA
G 23 Breanne Knishka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCashmere Dryden, WA
G 25 Tory Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMacArthur
Minnesota
Dallas, TX
G 32 Natascha Hartvich 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrIMG Academy Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
C 42 Toni Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDel City Del City, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exitbition
11/06/2015*
5:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 65–53 
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
4:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 68–86  0–1
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (229)
Riverside, CA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Fresno Pacific W 78–33  1–1
Save Mart Center (2,204)
Fresno, CA
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
Washington L 79–89  1–2
Save Mart Center (2,983)
Fresno, CA
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 24 George Washington L 53–61  1–3
Save Mart Center (2,237)
Fresno, CA
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm
at Saint Mary's
Saint Mary's Classic
L 81–83 OT 1–4
McKeon Pavilion (477)
Moraga, CA
11/28/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Northeastern
Saint Mary's Classic
W 69–55  2–4
McKeon Pavilion (101)
Moraga, CA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 57–52  3–4
Save Mart Center (1,983)
Fresno, CA
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 60–64  3–5
Mott Gym (475)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Stanislaus W 72–49  4–5
Save Mart Center (1,992)
Fresno, CA
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm
San Diego L 68–72  4–6
Save Mart Center (2,121)
Fresno, CA
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm
at Utah L 63–78  4–7
Jon M. Huntsman Center (726)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
UNLV W 58–54  5–7 (1–0)
Save Mart Center (4,760)
Fresno, CA
01/02/2016
1:00 pm
at New Mexico W 69–65 2OT 6–7 (2–0)
The Pit (5,493)
Albuquerque, NM
01/06/2016
6:30 pm
at Nevada W 67–59  7–7 (3–0)
Lawlor Events Center (934)
Reno, NV
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
Boise State W 62–57  8–7 (4–0)
Save Mart Center (1,663)
Fresno, CA
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
at San Jose State W 59–54  9–7 (5–0)
Event Center Arena (442)
San Jose, CA
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
San Diego State W 54–49  10–7 (6–0)
Save Mart Center (1,663)
Fresno, CA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
Air Force W 70–46  11–7 (7–0)
Save Mart Center (1,545)
Fresno, CA
01/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Wyoming W 49–42  12–7 (8–0)
Arena-Auditorium (2,568)
Laramie, WY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
San Jose State L 64–66  12–8 (8–1)
Save Mart Center (1,564)
Fresno, CA
02/06/2016
3:00 pm
at UNLV W 57–52  13–8 (9–1)
Cox Pavilion (1,619)
Paradise, NV
02/10/2016
6:30 pm
at San Diego State L 54–65 2OT 13–9 (9–2)
Viejas Arena (319)
San Diego, CA
02/14/2016
2:00 pm
Nevada W 65–56  14–9 (10–2)
Save Mart Center (1,861)
Fresno, CA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 64–52  15–9 (11–2)
Save Mart Center (1,496)
Fresno, CA
02/20/2016
1:00 pm
at Utah State W 67–61  16–9 (12–2)
Smith Spectrum (560)
Logan, UT
02/24/2016
6:00 pm
at Air Force W 63–48  17–9 (13–2)
Clune Arena (675)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
New Mexico W 51–43  18–9 (14–2)
Save Mart Center (2,109)
Fresno, CA
03/01/2016
6:00 pm
at Colorado State L 55–68  18–10 (14–3)
Moby Arena (2,114)
Fort Collins, CO
03/04/2016
7:00 pm
Utah State W 66–62  19–10 (15–3)
Save Mart Center (1,577)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West Tournament
03/08/2016
6:00 pm
vs. Utah State
Quarterfinals
W 55–47  20–10
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
03/09/2016
9:00 pm
vs. UNLV
Semifinals
W 66–60  21–10
Thomas & Mack Center (2,160)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
12:00 pm
vs. Colorado State
Championship Game
L 54–55  21–11
Thomas & Mack Center (3,219)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 pm
Santa Clara
First Round
W 59–53  22–11
Save Mart Center (1,478)
Fresno, CA
03/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at Oregon
Second Round
L 59–84  22–12
Matthew Knight Arena (1,142)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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