2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by fifteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished with a record of 25–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 23
2015–16 record25–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chester Nichols
  • Lester Rowe
  • Sharrona Reaves
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
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]

Roster

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lauren Saiki 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrMark Keppel Monterey Park, CA
G 2 Alexis Brewer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBardstown Buffalo, KY
G 3 Oliva Seggie 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrMorgantown Morgantown, WV
F 4 Kayla Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMcEachern HS
Gulf Coast CC
Powder Springs, GA
G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoEast Orange East Orange, NJ
G 12 Chania Ray (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRiverdale Baptist
Florida State
Alexandria, VA
G 14 Yassemeen "Yazzy" Sa'Dullah 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBurbank Burbank, CA
C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrAcademy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA
C 20 Desiree Rhodes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAurora East
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
G 21 Jessica Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGlenn Hills
Gulf Coast CC
Augusta, GA
G 22 Katrina Pardee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 23 Bria Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrJames Hillhouse New Haven, CT
G/F 24 Anja Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJohn Paul Stevens San Antonio, TX
F 32 Arielle Roberson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrWagner
Colorado
San Antonio, TX
F 45 Marlena Schmidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrRinggold Eighty Four, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-15

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
7:00 pm
Shepherd W 89–48 
WVU Coliseum (2,787)
Morgantown, WV
Non-Conference Games
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 77–34  1–0
WVU Coliseum (2,232)
Morgantown, WV
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 96–64  2–0
WVU Coliseum (979)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2015*
5:00 pm
at Gonzaga
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 57–62  2–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509)
Spokane, WA
11/23/2015*
11:00 pm
vs. USC
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 67–78 OT 2–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222)
Spokane, WA
11/24/2015*
11:00 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 68–50  3–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154)
Spokane, WA
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Yale
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 70–60  4–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,154)
Uncasville, CT
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Morehead State W 94–56  5–2
WVU Coliseum (1,302)
Morgantown, WV
12/06/2015*
4:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 91–42  6–2
WVU Coliseum (1,782)
Morgantown, WV
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
W 66–60  7–2
Charleston Civic Center (3,173)
Charleston, WV
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 74–43  8–2
WVU Coliseum (1,022)
Morgantown, WV
12/20/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. James Madison
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 69–62  9–2
Worden Arena (987)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015*
7:15 pm
vs. Indiana
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 75–65  10–2
Worden Arena (573)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Elon W 67–57  11–2
WVU Coliseum (2,026)
Morgantown, WV
Conference Games
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
No. 5 Texas L 54–65  11–3
(0–1)
WVU Coliseum (4,153)
Morgantown, WV
01/03/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 65–45  12–3
(1–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,758)
Lawrence, KS
01/06/2016
8:00 pm, FCS Central
at Kansas State W 72–53  13–3
(2–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,937)
Manhattan, KS
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
Texas Tech W 79–57  14–3
(3–1)
WVU Coliseum (2,471)
Morgantown, WV
01/12/2016
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 6 Baylor L 64–69  14–4
(3–2)
Ferrell Center (6,032)
Waco, TX
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, RTPT
Kansas W 72–35  15–4
(4–2)
WVU Coliseum (4,006)
Morgantown, WV
01/24/2016
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 25 at TCU W 97–84  16–4
(5–2)
Schollmaier Arena (2,087)
Fort Worth, TX
01/27/2016
8:00 pm, SSTV
No. 24 at No. 21 Oklahoma L 54–57  16–5
(5–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,182)
Norman, OK
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 No. 4 Baylor L 61–71  16–6
(5–4)
WVU Coliseum (4,168)
Morgantown, WV
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, FS2
at Texas Tech W 69–42  17–6
(6–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,842)
Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
Kansas State W 64–44  18–6
(7–4)
WVU Coliseum (4,328)
Morgantown, WV
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
No. 24 Iowa State W 57–47  19–6
(8–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,317)
Morgantown, WV
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
No. 24 at No. 20 Oklahoma State L 51–63  19–7
(8–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,223)
Stillwater, OK
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
No. 20 Oklahoma W 63–55  20–7
(9–5)
WVU Coliseum (2,001)
Morgantown, WV
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, FSN
at No. 4 Texas L 50–73  20–8
(9–6)
Frank Erwin Center (4,143)
Austin, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, RTPT
TCU W 83–72  21–8
(10–6)
WVU Coliseum (1,606)
Morgantown, WV
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, RTPT
No. 22 Oklahoma State W 82–48  22–8
(11–6)
WVU Coliseum (5,080)
Morgantown, WV
03/01/2016
8:00 pm
No. 22 at Iowa State W 82–57  23–8
(12–6)
Hilton Coliseum (10,213)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
9:30 pm, FSN
No. 22 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 74–65  24–8
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2016
5:00 pm, FS1
No. 22 vs. No. 6 Texas
Semifinals
L 51–67  24–9
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(6 SF) No. 23 vs. (11 SF) Princeton
First Round
W 74–65  25–9
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
03/20/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(6 SF) No. 23 at (3 SF) No. 9 Ohio State
Second Round
L 81–88  25–10
St. John Arena (2,558)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25т 25
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Schedule - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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