2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fourth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 31–5, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Alabama State and Missouri in the first and second rounds, UCLA in the sweet sixteen before last year's sweet sixteen rematch to Connecticut in the elite eight.

2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
2015–16 record31–5 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Baylor171 .944  362  .947
No. 6 Texas153 .833  315  .861
No. 22 West Virginia126 .667  2510  .714
Oklahoma State117 .611  2110  .677
No. 24 Oklahoma117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State810 .444  1913  .594
TCU810 .444  1815  .545
Iowa State513 .278  1317  .433
Texas Tech315 .167  1318  .419
Kansas018 .000  625  .194
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 12 11 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 7 7 N/A
Coaches 11 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 5 7 8 7 7 7 7
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

201516 media

Television & Radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

Roster

2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Empress Davenport 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 Celina Rodrigo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrHillgrove Marietta, GA
F 5 Jordan Hosey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrManvel Pearland, TX
G 10 Lashann Higgs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 11 Brooke McCarty 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoClear Springs League City, TX
G 13 Emily Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrGeorgetown
Colorado State
Georgetown, TX
F 14 Christina Aborowa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNeumann-Goretti Ondo, Nigeria
G 20 Brianna Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSpring Dekaney Houston, TX
F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoOzen Beaumont, TX
G 22 Tasia Forman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 24 Ariel Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoDuncanville Duncanville, TX
F 30 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoIMG Academy
Vanderbilt
Gatineau, QE
G 32 Brady Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrGodley Joshua, TX
F 33 Sara Hattis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrCleveland Rio Rancho, NM
C 34 Imani Boyette 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SrWindward Los Angeles, CA
F 35 Diani Akigbogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRegis Jesuit Aurora, CO
C 40 Kelsey Lang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrThe Woodlands The Woodlands, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-06-07

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 12 UTSA W 90–53  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,596)
Austin, TX
11/18/2015*
11:00 am, LHN
No. 11 Northwestern State W 86–33  2–0
Frank Erwin Center (7,582)
Austin, TX
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 11 at Rice W 70–47  3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (821)
Houston, TX
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Hampton W 79–52  4–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,507)
Austin, TX
11/29/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN
No. 8 at No. 4 Tennessee W 64–53  5–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,204)
Knoxville, TN
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 No. 9 Mississippi State W 53–47  6–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,887)
Austin, TX
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 6 at Little Rock W 66–56  7–0
Jack Stephens Center (1,642)
Little Rock, AR
12/13/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 No. 14 Stanford W 77–69  8–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,942)
Austin, TX
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 5 Canisius W 92–62  9–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,370)
Austin, TX
12/20/2015*
1:30 pm, FS1
No. 5 vs. Arkansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 61–50  10–0
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/27/2015*
2:00 pm, LHN
No. 5 Sam Houston State W 83–49  11–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,123)
Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015
6:00 pm
No. 5 at West Virginia W 65–54  12–0
(1–0)
WVU Coliseum (4,153)
Morgantown, WV
01/02/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 5 Texas Tech W 86–62  13–0
(2–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,668)
Austin, TX
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 4 Iowa State W 75–54  14–0
(3–0)
Frank Erwin Center (2,836)
Austin, TX
01/09/2016
5:00 pm
No. 4 at Oklahoma State W 78–48  15–0
(4–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,290)
Stillwater, OK
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 at Kansas W 75–38  16–0
(5–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,903)
Lawrence, KS
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 6 Baylor L 67–80  16–1
(5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (8,996)
Austin, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
No. 6 at TCU W 65–58  17–1
(6–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,792)
Fort Worth, TX
01/23/2016
11:00 am, FSN
No. 6 No. 19 Oklahoma W 83–76  18–1
(7–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,096)
Austin, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 Kansas W 70–46  19–1
(8–1)
Frank Erwin Center (3,126)
Austin, TX
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 Kansas State W 66–51  20–1
(9–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,846)
Manhattan, KS
02/06/2016
1:30 pm, FS2
No. 6 at Iowa State W 65–49  21–1
(10–1)
Hilton Coliseum (11,261)
Ames, IA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 No. 20 Oklahoma State W 70–55  22–1
(11–1)
Frank Erwin Center (2,638)
Austin, TX
02/14/2016
1:30 pm, FS1
No. 6 at No. 21 Oklahoma L 56–74  22–2
(11–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,853)
Norman, OK
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Kansas State W 58–51  23–2
(12–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,036)
Austin, TX
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 8 West Virginia W 73–50  24–2
(13–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,143)
Austin, TX
02/24/2016
6:30 pm
No. 8 at Texas Tech W 76–55  25–2
(14–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,555)
Lubbock, TX
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 TCU W 71–58  26–2
(15–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,069)
Austin, TX
02/29/2016
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 at No. 4 Baylor L 48–74  26–3
(15–3)
Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, TX
2016 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, FSN
No. 6 vs. Kansas
Quarterfinals
W 66–50  27–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2016
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 vs. West Virginia
Semifinals
W 67–51  28–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/07/2016
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 vs. No. 4 Baylor
Championship Game
L 63–79  28–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 B) No. 7 (15 B) Alabama State
First Round
W 86–42  29–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,645)
Austin, TX
03/21/2016*
8:15 pm, ESPN2
(2 B) No. 7 (10 B) Missouri
Second Round
W 73–55  30–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,345)
Austin, TX
03/26/2016*
12:30 pm, ESPN
(2 B) No. 7 vs. (3 B) No. 10 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–64  31–4
Webster Bank Arena (8,898)
Bridgeport, CT
03/28/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(2 B) No. 7 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Elite Eight
L 65–86  31–5
Webster Bank Arena (9,088)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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