2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by first year head coach Darrick Gibbs, play their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to USC Upstate.

2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record7–23 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach
  • Darrick Gibbs (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery
  • Jessica Taylor
  • MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arenaUNF Arena
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.

Roster
2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Claire Ioannidis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrShelford Girls' Grammar
Tinidad State JC		 Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoRibault Jacksonville, FL
G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJerome Dublin, OH
G/F 10 Simone Brown (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFather Lopez
Liberty		 Land O'Lakes, FL
G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAurajoki Turku, Finland
G 12 Tesh Hanson (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSeffner Christian Academy
Liberty		 Tampa, FL
F/C 15 Karrah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLake Highland Prep
Santa Fe College		 Orlando, FL
F/C 22 Katie Meckus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBishop Denis O'Connell Potomac Falls, VA
G 23 Kadesia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPoinciana
Daytona State College		 Alpharetta, GA
G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSparkman Madison, AL
G/F 33 Amber Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLake Brantley Altamonte Springs, FL
G/F 34 Jordan Berenbaum  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL
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*
2:00 pm		 at UMKC W 62–55  1–0
 Swinney Recreation Center (156)
Kansas City, MO
11/16/2015*
8:00 pm		 at Nebraska L 46–91  1–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,475)
Lincoln, NE
11/19/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Webber International L 60–72  1–2
 UNF Arena (2,443)
Jacksonville, FL
11/21/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Purdue L 47–70  1–3
 UNF Arena (534)
Jacksonville, FL
11/24/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at No. 14 Florida State L 28–80  1–4
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,565)
Tallahassee, FL
11/27/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bethune-Cookman
UNF Thanksgiving Classic		 L 49–53  1–5
 UNF Arena (376)
Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Towson
UNF Thanksgiving Classic		 W 74–72 OT 2–5
 UNF Arena (354)
Jacksonville, FL
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Georgia State L 63–76  2–6
 GSU Sports Arena (408)
Atlanta, GA
12/12/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Trinity Baptist W 97–30  3–6
 UNF Arena (221)
Jacksonville, FL
12/14/2015*
12:30 pm		 at Alabama L 47–69  3–7
 Coleman Coliseum (4,284)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/16/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Warner W 60–51  4–7
 UNF Arena (171)
Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 South Carolina State
Oceanfront Holiday Classic		 L 48–53  4–8
 UNF Arena (363)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Campbell
Oceanfront Holiday Classic		 L 55–66  4–9
 UNF Arena (282)
Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 UNC Wilmington L 47–63  4–10
 UNF Arena (214)
Jacksonville, FL
01/02/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Mercer L 54–68  4–11
 Hawkins Arena (863)
Macon, GA
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jacksonville L 39–73  4–12 (0–1)
 UNF Arena (729)
Jacksonville, FL
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State L 55–70  4–13 (0–2)
 UNF Arena (323)
Jacksonville, FL
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 78–70  5–13 (1–2)
 UNF Arena (308)
Jacksonville, FL
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 68–51  6–13 (2–2)
 Fleisher Center (222)
Newark, NJ
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate L 54–69  6–14 (2–3)
 G. B. Hodge Center (176)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 38–65  6–15 (2–4)
 UNF Arena (423)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 61–81  6–16 (2–5)
 Edmunds Center (610)
DeLand, FL
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 50–75  6–17 (2–6)
 Alico Arena (1,654)
Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson L 56–67  6–18 (2–7)
 UNF Arena (374)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb L 71–78  6–19 (2–8)
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
02/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 54–76  6–20 (2–9)
 KSU Convocation Center (403)
Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate L 61–75  6–21 (2–10)
 UNF Arena (484)
Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 NJIT W 72–49  7–21 (3–10)
 UNF Arena (281)
Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 51–65  7–22 (3–11)
 Swisher Gymnasium (1,015)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate
Quarterfinals		 L 50–76  7–23
 G. B. Hodge Center (217)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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