2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all their home games at the Cajundome with a select few (mainly during the WBI) at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinal game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock by the score of 52-63. They competed in the Women's Basketball Invitational and went to the championship game, winning by the score of 87-85 in two overtimes against the Weber State Wildcats

2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Women's Basketball Invitational champion
Sun Belt Tournament, Semifinal Game (L, UALR 52–63)
Women's Basketball Invitational, Championship Game (W, WSU 87–85 2OT)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record25–10 (13–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Garry Brodhead (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Katherine Katz
  • Amber Gregg
Home arenaCajundome
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (3 games)
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arkansas State191 .950  265  .839
Little Rock164 .800  2012  .625
Louisiana–Lafayette137 .650  2110  .677
Troy128 .600  2013  .606
South Alabama119 .550  1515  .500
UT Arlington1010 .500  1516  .484
Texas State713 .350  1219  .387
Appalachian State713 .350  1020  .333
Louisiana–Monroe614 .300  1217  .414
Georgia State515 .250  1019  .345
Georgia Southern416 .200  722  .241
2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2014–15 season 23-12, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth in the conference. They made it to the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating Troy in the first round game before losing to Arkansas State Red Wolves in the semifinals. They would continue on to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the first time in school history, and would eventually be crowned National Champions in the WBI after defeating UT Pan American, McNeese State, Oral Roberts, and Siena in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.

Roster

2015–16 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Brooklyn Arceneaux 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrSt. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
C 3 Breionne Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWest Jefferson HS New Orleans, LA
F 5 Jordan Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSkyline HS Dallas, TX
G 10 Kia Wilridge 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrSt. Thomas More HS Crowley, LA
G 11 Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrWest St. John HS Edgard, LA
F 14 Adrienne Prejean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLafayette HS Lafayette, LA
G/F 15 Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSt. Thomas More HS St. Martinville, LA
F 21 Jasmin Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrAssumption HS Belle Rose, LA
G/F 22 Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBogalusa HS Bogalusa, LA
G 23 Taylor Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBowie HS
Panola College
Arlington, TX
G 24 Keke Veal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSt. Thomas More HS Opelousas, LA
G 25 Sylvana Okde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWestbury Christian School Houston, TX
F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoConverse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
C 33 Alex Weeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBeau Chene HS Opelousas, LA
Nekia Jones
JrOzen HS
Texas
Beaumont, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 17, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
5:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 95-48 
 27  Gordon  10  Quinn  3  Veal  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
11/12/2015*
7:00 pm
Xavier (LA) W 77-69 
 27  Gordon  9  Wilridge  4  Gordon  Cajundome (356)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
7:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 82-78  1-0
 29  Gordon  11  Tied  4  Wilridge  Tad Smith Coliseum (789)
Oxford, MS
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 81-28  2-0
 15  Fields  7  J. Alexander  3  Gordon  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (392)
Lafayette, LA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
at Houston L 51-52  2-1
 19  Wilridge  5  Wilridge  4  Gordon  Hofheinz Pavilion (909)
Houston, TX
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. Arkansas
San Juan Shootout
W 67-59  3-1
 20  Veal  6  Fields  4  Wilridge  Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/28/2015*
11:15 am
vs. Sacred Heart
San Juan Shootout
W 60-58 OT 4-1
 13  Veal  9  Arceneaux  4  Wilridge  Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sun Belt regular season
12/03/2015
5:00 pm
at Louisiana-Monroe W 71-52  5-1
 21  Gordon  8  Gordon  7  Veal  Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
Non-conference regular season
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm
Dillard W 84-36  6-1
 18  Wilridge  9  Wilridge  2  Veal  Cajundome (695)
Lafayette, LA
12/15/2015*
11:00 am
UC Santa Barbara W 61-42  7-1
 14  Wilridge  13  Wilridge  3  Wilridge  Cajundome (2,773)
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 62-79  7-2
 23  Veal  6  Wilridge  5  Gordon  Thomas Assembly Center (1,818)
Ruston, LA
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 73-61  8-2
 22  Veal  7  Gordon  6  Gordon  Cajundome (762)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
01/02/2016
5:00 pm
Appalachian State W 60-51  9-2
 15  Wilridge  7  Arceneaux  6  Gordon  Cajundome (1,166)
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016
5:15 pm
at Little Rock W 65-58  10-2
 30  Veal  6  Cooper  5  Gordon  Jack Stephens Center (3,218)
Little Rock, AR
01/09/2016
3:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 56-83  10-3
 18  Veal  9  Tied  4  Gordon  Convocation Center (809)
Jonesboro, AR
01/14/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern W 56-39  11-3
 17  Wilridge  13  Cooper  4  Veal  Hanner Fieldhouse (424)
Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 77-57  12-3
 24  Gordon  6  Wilridge  7  Gordon  GSU Sports Arena (454)
Atlanta, GA
01/21/2016
5:00 pm
South Alabama W 69-50  13-3
 14  Gordon  8  Arceneaux  5  Gordon  Cajundome (778)
Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 56-53  14-3
 23  Gordon  9  Arceneaux  5  Gordon  Cajundome (1,292)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2016
5:00 pm
Texas State L 42-46  14-4
 10  Wilridge  9  Wilridge  4  Wilridge  Cajundome (1,476)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
UT Arlington W 63-52  15-4
 21  Veal  6  Wilridge  4  Veal  Cajundome (864)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2016
5:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 52-40  16-4
 19  Fields  10  Fields  2  Arceneaux  Cajundome (811)
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 59-76  16-5
 27  Veal  9  Fields  5  Wilridge  Holmes Center (299)
Boone, NC
02/11/2016
5:00 pm
Arkansas State L 62-74  16-6
 25  Veal  5  Washington  3  Veal  Cajundome (958)
Lafayette, LA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 49-58  16-7
 12  Veal  5  Wilridge  5  Veal  Cajundome (1,132)
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2016
11:30 am
at UT Arlington W 59-42  17-7
 19  Fields  9  Veal  3  Wilridge  College Park Center (3,007)
Arlington, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Texas State W 59-47  18-7
 25  Veal  10  Fields  7  Wilridge  Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
02/25/2016
5:15 pm
at Troy L 83-90  18-8
 34  Veal  9  Wilridge  9  Wilridge  Trojan Arena (924)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
at South Alabama L 59-68  18-9
 26  Veal  12  Fields  3  Veal  Mitchell Center (2,786)
Mobile, AL
03/03/2016
5:00 pm
Georgia State W 65-60  19-9
 20  Veal  8  Prejean  6  Wilridge  Cajundome (869)
Lafayette, LA
03/05/2016
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 56-49  20-9
 17  Veal  7  Wilridge  5  Wilridge  Cajundome (852)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament[1]
03/09/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) UT Arlington
First Round
W 59-53  21-9
 18  Fields  7  Arceneaux  4  Veal  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Little Rock
Semifinals
L 52-63  21-10
 17  Veal  6  Fields  4  Wilridge  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Women's Basketball Invitational
03/16/2016
5:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Northwestern State
First Round
W 69-54  22-10
 26  Veal  5  Quinn  5  Veal  Cajundome (803)
Lafayette, LA
03/19/2016
7:00 pm
(1) vs. (4) Stetson
Second Round
W 56-47  23-10
 17  Veal  6  Veal  4  Arceneaux  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (312)
Lafayette, LA
03/23/2016
5:00 pm
(1) vs. (2) Youngstown State
Semifinals
W 69-49  24-10
 22  Wilridge  8  Veal  3  Veal  Cajundome (1,317)
Lafayette, LA
03/26/2016
4:00 pm
(1) vs. (7) Weber State
Championship
W 87-85 2OT 25-10
 32  Veal  11  Wilridge  4  Veal  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (636)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. "Sun Belt Standings - 2015-16". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. "2015-16 Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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