2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The cougars, led by ninth year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to USC.

2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2015–16 record14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State162 .889  325  .865
No. 11 Arizona State162 .889  267  .788
No. 13 Stanford144 .778  278  .771
No. 10 UCLA144 .778  269  .743
Washington117 .611  2611  .703
Oregon99 .500  2411  .686
Utah810 .444  1815  .545
USC612 .333  1913  .594
Washington State513 .278  1416  .467
California414 .222  1517  .469
Arizona315 .167  1319  .406
Colorado216 .111  723  .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Caila Hailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSerra HS Inglewood, CA
G 2 Krystle McKenzie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrXXXX Brisbane, Australia
F 4 Louise Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoXXXX Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Alexas Williamson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMater Dei Chino Hills, CA
G 11 Dawnyelle Awa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrKonawaena HS Kealakekua, HI
G 12 Taylor Edmundson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrCarlsbad HS Carlsbad, NM
F 15 Ivana Kmetovska 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrOrce Nikolov Skopeje, Macedonia
C 20 Maria Kostourkova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrE.S.P.J.A.L. Lisbon, Portugal
F 21 Nike McClure 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrW. F. West HS Tenino, WA
G 22 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoACS Athens Athens, Greece
G 23 Alexys Swedlund 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSt. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
C 24 Bianca Blanaru 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoXXXX Timișoara, Romania
F 34 Mariah Cooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrErnest Righetti Santa Maria, CA
F 45 Borislava Hristova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGeorgi Benkovski Varna, Bulgaria
Head coach

June Daugherty (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Daugherty (Ohio State)
Ashley Grover (Washington State)
Rod Jensen (Redlands)


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
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
1:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 79–37 
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 61–44  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (3,011)
Pullman, WA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 68–61  2–0
Beasley Coliseum (429)
Pullman, WA
11/20/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Nevada
Rainbow Wahine Classic
W 70–57  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Hawaiʻi
Rainbow Wahine Classic
W 62–52  4–0
Stan Sheriff Center (2,342)
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 95–80  5–0
Beasley Coliseum (632)
Pullman, WA
11/30/2015*
5:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 60–70  5–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,410)
Stillwater, OK
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm
at Boise State W 57–52  6–1
Taco Bell Arena (863)
Boise, ID
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
at San Diego W 78–72  7–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (774)
San Diego, CA
12/08/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
Gonzaga W 55–48  8–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,302)
Pullman, WA
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 71–75  8–2
McKeon Pavilion (257)
Moraga, CA
12/20/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 66–53  9–2
Allen Fieldhouse (2,184)
Lawrence, KS
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
Washington L 64–79  9–3 (0–1)
Beasley Coliseum (837)
Pullman, WA
01/02/2016
4:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 71–73  9–4 (0–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,151)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 74–66  10–4 (1–2)
Coors Events Center (1,595)
Boulder, CO
01/08/2016
7:00 pm
Arizona W 67–46  11–4 (2–2)
Beasley Coliseum (756)
Pullman, WA
01/10/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 Arizona State L 45–63  11–5 (2–3)
Beasley Coliseum (713)
Pullman, WA
01/15/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 USC W 73–61  12–5 (3–3)
Beasley Coliseum (772)
Pullman, WA
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 UCLA L 73–75  12–6 (3–4)
Beasley Coliseum (568)
Pullman, WA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 63–69  12–7 (3–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,157)
Seattle, WA
01/29/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
at California L 71–74  12–8 (3–6)
Haas Pavilion (1,178)
Berkeley, CA
01/31/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 Stanford L 52–69  12–9 (3–7)
Maples Pavilion (3,421)
Stanford, CA
02/05/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 48–73  12–10 (3–8)
Beasley Coliseum (784)
Pullman, WA
02/07/2016
11:00 am
No. 9 Oregon State L 45–54  12–11 (3–9)
Beasley Coliseum (687)
Pullman, WA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
at No. 14 UCLA L 61–73  12–12 (3–10)
Pauley Pavilion (1,660)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016
4:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 62–64  12–13 (3–11)
Galen Center (790)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Arizona State L 39–61  12–14 (3–12)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,851)
Tempe, AZ
02/21/2016
12:00 pm
at Arizona W 62–61  13–14 (4–12)
McKale Center (1,225)
Tucson, AZ
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Colorado W 83–70  14–14 (5–12)
Beasley Coliseum (718)
Pullman, WA
02/27/2016
11:00 am, P12N
Utah L 69–75  14–15 (5–13)
Beasley Coliseum (788)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
(9) vs. (8) USC
First Round
L 73–77  14–16
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

References

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