2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 22–11, 11–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time in school history where they lost to South Carolina in the first round.

2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record22–11 (11–3 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Haney
  • Camille Collier
  • Ed Mahan
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast14–0 1.000  33–5  .868
Jacksonville †11–3 .786  22–11  .667
USC Upstate10–4 .714  22–12  .647
Stetson9–5 .643  20–12  .625
Kennesaw State6–8 .429  11–19  .367
North Florida3–11 .214  7–23  .233
Lipscomb2–12 .143  5–25  .167
NJIT1–13 .071  4–26  .133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

NCAA invitation

The Jacksonville Dolphins took on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, who had not lost a game to a conference opponent on their home court in the prior 71 games, in the Atlantic Sun championship game. The Dolphins did not hold the lead in the second half until Brandi Buie hit a baseline jumper with just over three seconds left in the game. The Eagles were unable to score on the last possession, so Jacksonville won the tournament championship and an invitation to their first ever NCAA tournament. The Dolphins are now on an eight-game winning streak.[1]

Roster
2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Loliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrPotter's House Christian Acad.
Pittsburgh		 Gainesville, FL
G 3 Keanua Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCrestwood Sumter, SC
G 4 Brandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRandolph-Clay Tampa, FL
G 5 Jillah Moede 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCentennial Houston, TX
G 10 Jasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHaines City Haines City, FL
F 13 Kimberly Dawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJonesboro Atlanta, GA
F 15 Kayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMeridian Meridian, MS
F 21 Christin Mercer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrDouglas County
Florida		 Douglasville, GA
G 22 Sherranda Reddick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRibault Jacksonville, FL
F 24 Briona Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHaines City Haines City, FL
C 42 Shalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrArlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama
Head coach

Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Darnell Haney (Florida A&M)
Camille Collier (Wake Forest)
Ed Mahan (Clemson)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm		 Flagler College W 78–41 
Swisher Gymnasium (446)
Jacksonville, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm		 at No. 20 South Florida
Preseason WNIT First Round		 L 52–74  0–1
 USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
11/20/2015*
8:15 pm		 at Texas–Arlington
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round		 L 54–56  0–2
 College Park Center (804)
Arlington, TX
11/21/2015*
6:00 pm		 vs. Dartmouth
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round		 W 51–44  1–2
 College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Thomas University W 88–50  2–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (135)
Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic		 L 49–51  2–3
 Trask Coliseum (344)
Wilmington, NC
11/28/2015*
12:00 pm		 vs. Bowling Green
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic		 L 69–72 OT 2–4
 Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Edward Waters W 90–51  3–4
 Swisher Gymnasium (218)
Jacksonville, FL
12/06/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 FIU W 80–44  4–4
 Swisher Gymnasium (217)
Jacksonville, FL
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm		 at Bethune-Cookman W 63–53  5–4
 Moore Gymnasium (108)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/14/2015*
11:00 am		 at Wake Forest L 51–57  5–5
 LJVM Coliseum (8,849)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/17/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Murray State W 79–54  6–5
 Swisher Gymnasium (675)
Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Syracuse L 49–65  6–6
 Carrier Dome (404)
Syracuse, NY
12/28/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 15 Florida State L 60–77  6–7
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,571)
Tallahassee, FL
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 South Carolina State W 79–47  7–7
 Swisher Gymnasium (169)
Jacksonville, FL
01/02/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Savannah State W 65–52  8–7
 Swisher Gymnasium (169)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida W 73–39  9–7 (1–0)
 UNF Arena (729)
Jacksonville, FL
01/16/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 81–51  10–7 (2–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (347)
Jacksonville, FL
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 76–63  11–7 (3–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (457)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 49–43  12–7 (4–0)
 G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 65–36  13–7 (5–0)
 Fleisher Center (335)
Newark, NJ
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson W 69–49  14–7 (6–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (367)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 39–58  14–8 (6–1)
 Alico Arena (2,011)
Fort Myers, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 61–66  14–9 (6–2)
 Edmunds Center (856)
DeLand, FL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 55–59 OT 14–10 (6–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (379)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State W 67–42  15–10 (7–3)
 KSU Convocation Center (576)
Kennesaw, GA
02/15/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 76–55  16–10 (8–3)
 Allen Arena (264)
Nashville, TN
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 NJIT W 68–37  17–10 (9–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (152)
Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 75–69 OT 18–10 (10–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (876)
Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Florida W 65–51  19–10 (11–3)
 Swisher Gymnasium (1,015)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb
Quarterfinals		 W 80–51  20–10
 Swisher Gymnasium (263)
Jacksonville, FL
03/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate
Semifinals		 W 67–56  21–10
 Swisher Gymnasium (432)
Jacksonville, FL
03/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast
Championship Game		 W 56–54  22–10
 Alico Arena (2,133)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 (16 SF) at (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina
First Round		 L 41–77  22–11
 Colonial Life Arena (10,276)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Jacksonville vs. Florida Gulf Coast - Game Recap - March 13, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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