2015–16 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth year head coach Bethann Ord and played their home games at the Dee Events Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated New Mexico in the first round, Weber State in the quarterfinals, USC Upstate before losing to Louisiana–Lafayette in the championship game.

2015–16 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball
WBI, Runner Up
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record23–12 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Bethann Ord (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • JD Gustin
  • Devan Newman
  • Matt Thune
Home arenaDee Events Center
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State14–4 .778  21–10  .677
Idaho †13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Eastern Washington13–5 .722  20–12  .625
North Dakota13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Montana12–6 .667  20–11  .645
Weber State11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Sacramento State10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Idaho State8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Colorado8–10 .444  13–16  .448
Northern Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Southern Utah2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Portland State2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Radio Broadcasts

All Wildcats games will be heard on KWCR with Nick Bailey calling the action. All home games and conference road games will also be streamed with video live online through Watch Big Sky.

Roster
2015–16 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrBerkeley Berkeley, CA
F 1 Jocelyn Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSkyview Vancouver, WA
G 2 Deeshyra Thomas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrClackamas Clackamas, OR
G 4 Kailie Quinn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJudge Salt Lake City, UT
G 11 Dionne Coe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrMurry Bergtraum
Monroe JC		 Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Yarden Danan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKiryat Sharet Holon Rehovot, Israel
G 20 Emily Drake 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPullman Pullman, WA
G 22 Brittany Dunbar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSt. Petersburg
St. Petersburg College		 St. Petersburg, FL
F 23 Tinisha Toussaint 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDesert Vista Phoenix, AZ
F 32 Cece Wooten 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Mary's Academy Portland, OR
G 34 Regina Okoye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEl Dorado Albuquerque, NM
F 41 Tyschal Blake 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Mary's Academy Portland, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm		 Western Oregon W 80–64 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
4:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Bethesda W 86–60  1–0
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm		 at Denver W 61–49  2–0
 Magness Arena (519)
Denver, CO
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 College of Charleston L 42–50  2–1
 Dee Events Center (521)
Ogden, UT
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, BigWest.tv		 at Cal State Fullerton W 60–40  3–1
 Titan Gym (157)
Fullerton, CA
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Portland W 57–55  4–1
 Chiles Center (301)
Portland, OR
12/04/2015*
6:00 pm, C-USA Digital		 at North Texas
Hospitality Hills Challenge		 W 45–38  5–1
 The Super Pit (684)
Denton, TX
12/05/2015*
11:00 am		 vs. Stephen F. Austin
Hospitality Hills Challenge		 W 56–46  6–1
 The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 BYU L 51–68  6–2
 Dee Events Center (1,034)
Ogden, UT
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Utah Valley W 61–54  7–2
 Dee Events Center (783)
Ogden, UT
12/21/2015*
8:00 pm		 at Washington L 56–69  7–3
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,550)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Westminster W 79–46  8–3
 Dee Events Center (517)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Idaho State W 61–46  9–3
(1–0)		 Reed Gym (1,005)
Pocatello, ID
01/07/2015
6:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at North Dakota W 62–56  10–3
(2–0)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,304)
Grand Forks, ND
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Northern Colorado L 63–65  10–4
(2–1)		 Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
01/14/2016
12:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Portland State W 102–73  11–4
(3–1)		 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Sacramento State W 77–66  12–4
(4–1)		 Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Idaho State L 57–58  12–5
(4–2)		 Dee Events Center (948)
Ogden, UT
01/28/2016
6:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Northern Arizona W 76–56  13–5
(5–2)		 Walkup Skydome (352)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Southern Utah W 70–51  14–5
(6–2)		 Centrum Arena (815)
Cedar City, UT
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Northern Colorado W 82–77 3OT 15–5
(7–2)		 Dee Events Center (623)
Ogden, UT
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 North Dakota L 78–85 OT 15–6
(7–3)		 Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT
02/11/2016
8:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Sacramento State L 64–87  15–7
(7–4)		 Hornets Nest (443)
Sacramento, CA
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Portland State W 75–58  16–7
(8–4)		 Peter Stott Center (365)
Portland, OR
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Southern Utah W 75–56  17–7
(9–4)		 Dee Events Center (607)
Ogden, UT
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Northern Arizona W 95–88 OT 18–7
(10–4)		 Dee Events Center (591)
Ogden, UT
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Montana State L 71–92  18–8
(10–5)		 Worthington Arena (1,452)
Bozeman, MT
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Montana L 75–84  18–9
(10–6)		 Dahlberg Arena (3,257)
Missoula, MT
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Idaho L 70–77  18–10
(10–7)		 Dee Events Center (527)
Ogden, UT
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Eastern Washington W 80–74  19–10
(11–7)		 Dee Events Center (786)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky Women's Tournament[2]
03/07/2016
9:05 pm, Watch Big Sky		 vs. Portland State
First Round		 W 91–68  20–10
 Reno Events Center (1,274)
Reno, NV
03/09/2016
9:05 pm, Watch Big Sky		 vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals		 L 83–86  20–11
 Reno Events Center (1,343)
Reno, NV
WBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 at New Mexico
First Round		 W 75–67  21–11
 Johnson Gymnasium (581)
Albuquerque, NM
03/20/2016*
6:00 pm		 at North Dakota
Quarterfinals		 W 76–74  22–11
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (862)
Grand Forks, ND
03/23/2016*
7:00 pm		 USC Upstate
Semifinals		 W 79–53  23–11
 Dee Events Center (1,323)
Ogden, UT
03/26/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Lafayette
Championship Game		 L 85–87 2OT 23–12
 Earl K. Long Gymnasium (636)
Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.weberstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8600&SPID=3471&SPSID=39401
  2. "Big Sky basketball tournaments will be played in Reno". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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