2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team will represent the University of San Francisco in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Azzi's sixth season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They won the WCC Women's Tournament and earn automatic trip to NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost to Stanford in the first round.

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2015–16 record2112 (99 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Blair Hardiek
  • Shanele Stires
  • Britinee Yasukochi
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
BYU162 .889  267  .788
Saint Mary's144 .778  248  .750
San Diego135 .722  248  .750
Santa Clara135 .722  239  .719
Gonzaga108 .556  1914  .576
San Francisco99 .500  2112  .636
Pacific612 .333  1317  .433
Loyola Marymount612 .333  1120  .355
Pepperdine216 .111  724  .226
Portland117 .056  327  .100
Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On September 15, 2016, Azzi resigns as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities.[1] She finished with a 6 year record of 73–114.

Roster

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zhane Dykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrBishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 2 Dagny McConnell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBeaverton Beaverton, OR
G 3 Raushan Gultekin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSalt Lake CC Lund, Sweden
G 11 Rachel Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBerkeley Berkeley, CA
G 12 Jaylin Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEl Dorado Placentia, CA
F 14 Michaela Rakova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGymnazium Hubeneho Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
F 20 Cierra Roufosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrW. J. Mouat Abbotsford, BC
G 21 Anna Seilund 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFalkonergaarden Copenhagen, Denmark
F 22 Claudia Price 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWest Mesquite Mesquite, TX
C 25 Zayn Dornstauder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHamilton Regina, SK
F 32 Taylor Proctor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 35 Kalyn Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoArchbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 43 Ninni Salmi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMäkelänrinne Kauhajoki, Finland
F 44 Hashima Carothers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrEastside College Prep Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
Stanislaus State W 93–50 
War Memorial Gymnasium (260)
San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
3:00 pm
at North Texas W 69–61  1–0
The Super Pit (550)
Denton, TX
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Holy Names W 77–31  2–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (204)
San Francisco, CA
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal Poly L 61–62  2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (356)
San Francisco, CA
11/23/2015*
6:00 pm, YouTube
at Utah Valley L 88–94 OT 2–2
UCCU Center (241)
Orem, UT
11/25/2015*
5:30 pm, TheW.tv
North Dakota W 74–57  3–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (301)
San Francisco, CA
11/28/2015*
12:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 95–94  4–2
Hornets Nest (387)
Sacramento, CA
12/01/2015*
6:30 pm, MW Net
at Nevada W 70–62  5–2
Lawlor Events Center (796)
Reno, NV
12/04/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
UC Riverside W 88–76  6–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (160)
San Francisco, CA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, MW Net
at San Jose State W 82–78  7–2
Event Center Arena (230)
San Jose, CA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 66–52  8–2
Walter Pyramid (652)
Long Beach, CA
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Francisco State W 73–45  9–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (289)
San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Saint Mary's L 68–78  9–3
(0–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (438)
San Francisco, CA
12/23/2015
5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 57–70  9–4
(0–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (317)
Stockton, CA
12/31/2015
5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Gonzaga L 47–68  9–5
(0–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733)
Spokane, WA
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland W 82–63  10–5
(1–3)
Chiles Center (274)
Portland, OR
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego L 58–67 OT 10–6
(1–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (403)
San Francisco, CA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
BYU L 57–66  10–7
(1–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (386)
San Francisco, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount W 75–73 OT 11–7
(2–5)
Gersten Pavilion (453)
Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine W 81–74  12–7
(3–5)
Firestone Fieldhouse (189)
Malibu, CA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara L 57–68  12–8
(3–6)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland W 90–69  13–8
(4–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (279)
San Francisco, CA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Gonzaga W 71–52  14–8
(5–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (567)
San Francisco, CA
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara L 57–59  14–9
(5–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium (304)
San Francisco, CA
02/11/2016
5:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 62–65  14–10
(5–8)
Marriott Center (762)
Provo, UT
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Diego W 59–54  15–10
(6–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (604)
San Diego, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pepperdine W 99–75  16–10
(7–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (297)
San Francisco, CA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Loyola Marymount W 81–72  17–10
(8–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (512)
San Francisco, CA
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific W 81–71  18–10
(9–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (346)
San Francisco, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's L 59–72  18–11
(9–9)
McKeon Pavilion (471)
Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(6) vs. (3) San Diego
Quarterfinals
W 84–80 OT 19–11
Orleans Arena (6,071)
Las Vegas, NV
03/07/2016
2:00 pm, BYUtv
(6) vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Semifinals
W 67–65  20–11
Orleans Arena (6,990)
Las Vegas, NV
03/08/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(6) vs. (1) BYU
Championship Game
W 70–68  21–11
Orleans Arena (6,816)
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(13 L) at (4 L) No. 13 Stanford
First Round
L 58–85  21–12
Maples Pavilion (3,106)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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