2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Women's Tournament to Lamar.

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record14–15 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
  • Donna Finnie (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Chase
  • Lauren Tippert
  • Becca Allison
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Abilene Christian*17–1 .944  26–4  .867
Central Arkansas †16–2 .889  28–4  .875
Northwestern State13–5 .722  19–12  .613
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .667  18–12  .600
McNeese State11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Houston Baptist9–9 .500  14–15  .483
Nicholls State8–10 .444  10–19  .345
Sam Houston State7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Lamar7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Texas A&M-CC6–12 .333  9–20  .310
New Orleans5–13 .278  8–19  .296
Incarnate Word*3–15 .167  6–23  .207
SE Louisiana3–15 .167  4–25  .138
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster
2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Heidi Sihvola 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMakelanrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrHAK Korneuburg Vienna, Austria
G 10 Bria Johnson (C) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX
G 14 Amanda Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGeorgetown Georgetown, TX
F 20 Charlotte Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrKingwood Kingwood, TX
G 21 Rachel Arthur 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAtascocita Humble, TX
F 22 Lauren Calver  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHeathcote Helensburgh, Australia
F 23 Anna Strickland (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrThe Woodlands
Harding		 The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Meghan Shank 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrVentura Ventura, CA
F 25 Monet Neal (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrWilliam Howard Taft San Antonio, TX
F 33 Brooklyn Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWylie Murphy, TX
G 35 Ekemini Essien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDallas Lutheran Carrollton, TX
C 45 Veronika Kirienko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSchool 168 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
C 55 Kennedy Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCedar Creek Bastrop, TX
Head coach
  • Donna Finnie (Heriot Watt)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southwestern W 90–56 
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Out of Conference Schedule
11/13/2015*
9:00 pm, RTSW		 at New Mexico L 57–65  0–1
 The Pit (12,269)
Albuquerque, NM
11/15/2015*
3:00 pm		 at UTEP L 63–98  0–2
 Don Haskins Center (977)
El Paso, TX
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm		 Paul Quinn W 95–42  1–2
 Sharp Gymnasium (418)
Houston, TX
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm		 vs. Nebraska–Omaha
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic		 W 64–51  2–2
 Convocation Center (150)
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm		 at UTSA
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic		 L 50–79  2–3
 Convocation Center (400)
San Antonio, TX
12/02/2015*
2:00 pm		 Trinity W 60–46  3–3
 Sharp Gymnasium (422)
Houston, TX
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Texas Southern W 77–65  4–3
 Health and Physical Education Arena (214)
Houston, TX
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm		 Texas State L 66–71  4–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (610)
Houston, TX
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm		 Texas–Arlington L 40–64  4–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (150)
Houston, TX
12/28/2015*
2:00 pm		 Huston–Tillotson W 96–65  5–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (385)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
1:00 pm		 at Northwestern State L 44–55  5–6
(0–1)		 Prather Coliseum (930)
Natchitoches, LA
01/04/2016
7:00 pm		 McNeese State L 64–71  5–7
(0–2)		 Sharp Gymnasium (285)
Houston, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 80–71  6–7
(1–2)		 Sharp Gymnasium (200)
Houston, TX
01/09/2016
4:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 64–56  7–7
(2–2)		 Sharp Gymnasium (388)
Houston, TX
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas L 44–45  7–8
(2–3)		 Farris Center (562)
Conway, AR
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at New Orleans W 71–51  8–8
(3–3)		 Lakefront Arena (1,066)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 70–77  8–9
(3–4)		 Montagne Center (826)
Beaumont, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian L 60–77  8–10
(3–5)		 Moody Coliseum (1,227)
Abliene, TX
01/30/2016
4:00 pm		 Sam Houston State W 67–63  9–10
(4–5)		 Sharp Gymnasium (712)
Houston, TX
02/03/2016
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–59  10–10
(5–5)		 Dugan Wellness Center (737)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/06/2016
4:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 50–64  10–11
(5–6)		 Sharp Gymnasium (897)
Houston, TX
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 Lamar W 77–66  11–11
(6–6)		 Sharp Gymnasium (230)
Houston, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 at Sam Houston State L 70–78  11–12
(6–7)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657)
Huntsville, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 62–61  12–12
(7–7)		 McDermott Center (450)
San Antonio, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 Abilene Christian L 55–76  12–13
(7–8)		 Sharp Gymnasium (179)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 54–66  12–14
(7–9)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,691)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/03/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 55–51  13–14
(8–9)		 Sharp Gymnasium (622)
Houston, TX
03/05/2016
12:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 64–46  14–14
(9–9)		 Sharp Gymnasium (508)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3		 vs. Lamar
First Round		 L 95–98 2OT 14–15
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References
  1. "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com.
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