2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record14–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
  • Brenda Welch-Nichols (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rosalind Jennings
  • Jessica Salera
  • Stacy Stephens
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
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

Roster
2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kamry Orr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCentral Little Rock, AR
G 3 Shernise Robertson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCy Falls HS
Tyler JC		 Cypress, TX
G 4 Jasmin Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLoyola Prep Shreveport, LA
G 5 Morghen Day 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrRockwall HS Rockwall, TX
G 10 Angela Delaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHarker Heights Killeen, TX
F 12 Angela Beadle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrCrockett Austin, TX
F 21 Lydia Baxter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBowie Austin, TX
C 22 Jasmine McCants 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPine Forest
Alabama Southern CC		 Pensacola, FL
G 23 Amanda Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrMartin HS Arlington, TX
G 25 Laurynn McGowen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJuan Seguin Arlington, TX
C 35 Ashleigh Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHenderickson Pflugerville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
3:00 pm		 Mary Hardin–Baylor W 75–59 
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm		 at TCU L 59–85  0–1
 University Recreation Center (1,663)
Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Arkansas L 47–67  0–2
 Bud Walton Arena (1,612)
Fayetteville, AR
11/20/2015*
11:00 am		 Our Lady of the Lake W 67–56  1–2
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,452)
Huntsville, TX
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm		 LSU–Alexandria W 85–50  2–2
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (581)
Huntsville, TX
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm		 vs. No. 14 Florida State
LIU Turkey Classic		 L 37–94  2–3
 Steinberg Wellness Center (129)
Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2015*
11:00 am		 at LIU Brooklyn
LIU Turkey Classic		 W 63–56  3–3
 Steinberg Wellness Center (427)
Brooklyn, NY
12/14/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Texas Southern W 53–51  4–3
 Health and Physical Education Arena (245)
Houston, TX
12/17/2015*
6:30 pm		 Rice L 46–58  4–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719)
Huntsville, TX
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kansas State L 50–78  4–5
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,955)
Manhattan, KS
12/27/2015*
2:00 pm, LHN		 at No. 5 Texas L 49–83  4–6
 Frank Erwin Center (3,123)
Austin, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 65–60  5–6
(1–0)		 McDermott Center (335)
San Antonio, TX
01/04/2016
5:30 pm		 at Northwestern State L 49–69  5–7
(1–1)		 Prather Coliseum (1,013)
Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2016
6:30 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 80–56  6–7
(2–1)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (568)
Huntsville, TX
01/09/2016
2:00 pm		 New Orleans W 64–52  7–7
(3–1)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345)
Huntsville, TX
01/13/2016
6:30 pm		 Nicholls State L 63–67  7–8
(3–2)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
1:00 pm		 at McNeese State L 79–82  7–9
(3–3)		 Burton Coliseum (453)
Lake Charles, LA
01/21/2016
6:30 pm		 Abilene Christian L 76–87  7–10
(3–4)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,009)
Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 63–70  7–11
(3–5)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,274)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar W 78–76  8–11
(4–5)		 Montagne Center (752)
Beaumont, TX
01/30/2016
4:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 63–67  8–12
(4–6)		 Sharp Gymnasium (712)
Houston, TX
02/06/2016
2:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–81  8–13
(4–7)		 American Bank Center (865)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian L 55–67  8–14
(4–8)		 Moody Coliseum (1,009)
Abilene, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 Houston Baptist W 78–70  9–14
(5–8)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657)
Huntsville, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 Central Arkansas L 63–73  9–15
(5–9)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455)
Huntsville, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas L 53–72  9–16
(5–10)		 Farris Center (1,905)
Conway, AR
02/27/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–57  10–16
(6–10)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (435)
Huntsville, TX
03/02/2016
6:00 pm		 Lamar W 78–75  11–16
(7–10)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528)
Huntsville, TX
03/05/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin L 59–65  11–17
(7–11)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (945)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
1:30 pm		 vs. Nicholls State
First Round		 W 73–64  12–17
 Merrell Center (705)
Katy, TX
03/11/2016
1:30 pm		 vs. Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals		 W 78–70  13–17
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
03/12/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Northwestern State
Semifinals		 W 78–71  14–17
 Merrell Center (1,283)
Katy, TX
03/13/2016
11:30 am, CBSSN		 vs. Central Arkansas
Championship Game		 L 62–69  14–18
 Merrell Center (882)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References
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