2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team will represent the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fifth year head coach Yvonne Sanchez. They play their home games at The Pit with one game at Johnson Gymnasium and were a members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to North Dakota in the first round.

2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2015–16 record17–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Anders
  • Amy Beggi
  • Anthony Turner
Home arenaThe Pit
Johnson Gymnasium
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †18–0 1.000  31–2  .939
Fresno State15–3 .833  22–12  .647
Boise State12–6 .667  19–11  .633
San Jose State11–7 .611  13–17  .433
UNLV9–9 .500  18–14  .563
New Mexico9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Utah State8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Wyoming6–12 .333  13–16  .448
San Diego State6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Nevada4–14 .222  5–25  .167
Air Force1–17 .056  1–29  .033
† 2016 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 18, the school fired Yvonne Sanchez. She finished at New Mexico with a 5 year record of 77–81.

Roster
2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cherise Beynon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCanyon Springs HS Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Kenya Pye 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMaclay Prep Tallahassee, FL
F 3 Josie Greenwood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRosny College Hobart, Australia
G 4 Alex Lapeyrolerie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrEdward S. Marcus HS Highland Village, TX
F 11 Alexa Chavez (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Michael's HS Santa Fe, NM
G 12 Bryce Owens 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrDeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
F 13 Khadijah Shumpert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBenilde St. Margaret's HS Minneapolis, MN
G 14 Jannon Otto 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOak Hills HS Hesperia, CA
G 21 Marissa Perry (W) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrHope Christian HS Albuquerque, NM
G 24 Jayda Bovero 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSyracuse HS Farr West, UT
G 25 Laneah Bryan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoFranklin HS El Paso, TX
F 32 Kianna Keller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrWaukesha West HS Waukesha, WI
G 33 Emily Lines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFirst Baptist Academy Naples, FL
C 34 Whitney Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrLone Peak HS Highland, UT
C 44 Jaisa Nunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrJuanita HS Kirkland, WA
Head coach

Yvonne Sanchez (Alliant International)

Assistant coach(es)

Joseph Anders (Arkansas–Monticello)
Amy Beggi (New Mexico)
Anthony Turner (Colorado)

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
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 Western New Mexico W 78–41 
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
11/07/2015*
6:00 pm		 New Mexico Highlands W 80–39 
The Pit (5,188)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, RTRM		 Houston Baptist W 65–57  1–0
 The Pit (12,269)
Albuquerque, NM
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, AggieVision		 at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry		 L 59–78  1–1
 Pan American Center (885)
Las Cruces, NM
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm		 Sacramento State W 84–71  2–1
 The Pit (5,178)
Albuquerque, NM
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 83–43  3–1
 The Pit (4,963)
Albuquerque, NM
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southern Utah
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 W 70–47  4–1
 The Pit (5,144)
Albuquerque, NM
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm		 Duquesne
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship		 L 69–78  4–2
 The Pit (5,111)
Albuquerque, NM
12/02/2015*
4:15 pm		 at UTEP L 62–70  4–3
 Don Haskins Center (804)
El Paso, TX
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm		 at SMU W 63–58  5–3
 Moody Coliseum (979)
Dallas, TX
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm		 Pepperdine W 60–52  6–3
 The Pit (5,135)
Albuquerque, NM
12/16/2015*
11:00 am		 at Minnesota W 72–53  7–3
 Williams Arena (4,613)
Minneapolis, MN
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm		 New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry		 L 47–52  7–4
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
7:30 pm		 at Nevada W 51–47  8–4 (1–0)
 Lawlor Events Center (1,060)
Reno, NV
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Fresno State L 65–69 2OT 8–5 (1–1)
 The Pit (5,493)
Albuquerque, NM
01/09/2016
2:00 pm		 at Utah State L 56–72  8–6 (1–2)
 Smith Spectrum (359)
Logan, UT
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 UNLV W 67–53  9–6 (2–2)
 The Pit (4,930)
Albuquerque, NM
01/16/2016
2:00 pm		 at Wyoming L 48–66  9–7 (2–3)
 Arena-Auditorium (2,509)
Laramie, WY
01/23/2016
2:00 pm		 San Jose State W 71–57  10–7 (3–3)
 The Pit (5,330)
Albuquerque, NM
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 at Air Force W 63–33  11–7 (4–3)
 Clune Arena (132)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Boise State L 60–81  11–8 (4–4)
 The Pit (5,517)
Albuquerque, NM
02/03/2016
8:00 pm		 at UNLV L 48–57  11–9 (4–5)
 Cox Pavilion (805)
Paradise, NV
02/06/2016
2:00 pm		 San Diego State L 46–51  11–10 (4–6)
 The Pit (5,356)
Albuquerque, NM
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 Utah State W 73–70  12–10 (5–6)
 The Pit (5,108)
Albuquerque, NM
02/13/2016
3:00 pm		 at San Jose State L 58–59  12–11 (5–7)
 Event Center Arena (291)
San Jose, CA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm		 at Boise State W 70–60  13–11 (6–7)
 Taco Bell Arena (658)
Boise, ID
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 Air Force W 58–36  14–11 (7–7)
 The Pit (5,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 No. 25 Colorado State L 48–49  14–12 (7–8)
 The Pit (6,107)
Albuquerque, NM
02/27/2016
3:00 pm		 at Fresno State L 43–51  14–13 (7–9)
 Save Mart Center (2,109)
Fresno, CA
03/01/2016
7:30 pm		 at San Diego State W 64–45  15–13 (8–9)
 Viejas Arena (303)
San Diego, CA
03/04/2016
7:00 pm		 Nevada W 66–42  16–13 (9–9)
 The Pit (5,492)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/08/2016
3:30 pm		 vs. San Jose State
Quarterfinals		 W 65–51  17–13
 Thomas & Mack Center (1,864)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2016
6:30 pm		 vs. No. 22 Colorado State
Semifinals		 L 42–60  17–14
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 North Dakota
First Round		 L 67–75  17–15
 Johnson Gymnasium (581)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

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