2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach Kate Henderson, played their home games at McDermott Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 12th place.

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record6–23 (3–15 Southland)
Head coach
  • Kate Henderson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Dumas
  • Bryant Porter
  • Natalie Marlowe
Home arenaMcDermott Center
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

The 2015–16 season was year 3 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from D2 to D1. In years 2–4 Incarnate Word is classified as a D1 school for scheduling purposes. They played a full conference schedule, and they could win the regular season conference title. However Incarnate Word could not participate in the conference tourney until the 2017–18 season, at which time they will also be able to enter the NCAA tournament, should they win the conference. Incarnate Word was eligible to participate in the WBI or WNIT had they been invited.

On March 7, Kate Henderson has resigned her position. She finished at Incarnate Word with a 2-year record of 19–66.

Audio Streaming

All Incarnate Word games were to be broadcast on KUIW Radio, and they provided streaming of all non-televised home games shown via UIW TV.

Roster
2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Tanjunique Ajeto 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrFoothill
Eastern Oklahoma		 Federal Way, WA
G 4 Brianna Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMesquite
Collin County CC		 Wylie, TX
G 10 Haley Frias 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGeorgetown Georgetown, TX
G 12 Melina Merritt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 20 Aricka Adams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrRound Rock
Temple		 Round Rock, TX
G 22 Jordan Franks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorman
Eastern Oklahoma		 Norman, OK
F 23 Celia Garcia Paunero 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrJulian Marias
Otero JC		 Valladolid, Spain
F 24 Quincy Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoKlein Houston, TX
F 25 Yvonne Maosa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMansfield
Jacksonville College		 Mansfield, TX
G 31 Aneya Torres 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoDel Rio Del Rio, TX
F 32 Breanna Bimingham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHarper Creek
Kalamazoo Valley CC		 Battle Creek, MI
C 33 Shanise Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHighland Park
Seward CC		 Topeka, KS
G 41 Cheyenne Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrLytle
Tarleton State		 Lytle, TX
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm		 LSU–Alexandria W 96–54  1–0
 McDermott Center (836)
San Antonio, TX
11/17/2015*
8:00 pm		 at Colorado State L 37–60  1–1
 Moby Arena (688)
Fort Collins, CO
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm		 Sul Ross State W 54–35  2–1
 McDermott Center (335)
San Antonio, TX
11/23/2015*
6:00 pm		 Howard Payne W 78–65  3–1
 McDermott Center (222)
San Antonio, TX
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 50–68  3–2
 McDermott Center (206)
San Antonio, TX
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm		 at Trinity L 55–61  3–3
 William H. Bell Athletic Center (154)
San Antonio, TX
12/07/2015*
6:00 pm		 Houston L 51–67  3–4
 McDermott Center (502)
San Antonio, TX
12/10/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Purdue L 27–95  3–5
 Mackey Arena (5,480)
West Lafayette, IN
12/14/2015*
6:30 pm		 at Texas Tech L 55–70  3–6
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,096)
Lubbock, TX
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCS Alt.		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 47–60  3–7
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (206)
Edinburg, TX
12/21/2015*
2:00 pm		 North Texas L 55–62  3–8
 McDermott Center (255)
San Antonio, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Sam Houston State L 60–65  3–9
(0–1)		 McDermott Center (335)
San Antonio, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 at New Orleans L 49–55  3–10
(0–2)		 Lakefront Arena (261)
New Orleans, LA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm		 Northwestern State L 48–53  3–11
(0–3)		 McDermott Center (284)
San Antonio, TX
01/16/2016
1:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 70–66  4–11
(1–3)		 University Center (457)
Hammond, LA
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 at McNeese State W 68–55  5–11
(2–3)		 Burton Coliseum (357)
Lake Charles, LA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm		 Abilene Christian L 71–86  5–12
(2–4)		 McDermott Center (357)
San Antonio, TX
01/27/2016
6:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 56–57  5–13
(2–5)		 McDermott Center (435)
San Antonio, TX
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Nicholls State L 64–66  5–14
(2–6)		 McDermott Center (187)
San Antonio, TX
02/03/2016
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls State W 63–61  6–14
(3–6)		 Stopher Gym (513)
Thibodaux, LA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 49–59  6–15
(3–7)		 Montagne Center (888)
Beaumont, TX
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 62–74  6–16
(3–8)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (681)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 57–76  6–17
(3–9)		 McDermott Center (275)
San Antonio, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 pm		 Houston Baptist L 61–62  6–18
(3–10)		 McDermott Center (450)
San Antonio, TX
02/20/2016
4:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 55–59  6–19
(3–11)		 Dugan Wellness Center (520)
Corpus Christai, TX
02/24/2016
6:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 66–82  6–20
(3–12)		 McDermott Center (568)
San Antonio, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 pm		 Lanar L 61–67  6–21
(3–13)		 McDermott Center (676)
San Antonio, TX
03/02/2016
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian L 58–66  6–22
(3–14)		 Moody Coliseum (1,231)
Abilene, TX
03/05/2016
12:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 46–64  6–23
(3–15)		 Sharp Gymnasium (508)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.cardinalathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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