2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Utrgv athletics primary logo.png 250 Western Athletic Conference WAC 19–14 9–5 Larry Tidwell 3rd Gabe Henry Anthony Anderson Hannah Burleson UTRGV Fieldhouse WNIT First Round The 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's third season, but first under the UT-RGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was the first season for UTRGV as an institution. Before the 2015–16 academic year, the University of Texas–Pan American and the University of Texas at Brownsville merged, forming the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. They finished the season 19–14 and 9–5 in WAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC women's tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU. Previous season The Broncs finished the season 19–15, 9–5 in final WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the championship of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Troi Swain 1 G 5'6" Freshman Austin, TX Transferredhttp://www.themonitor.com/premium/transfers-add-to-utpa-turnover/article_8d97ff36-d732-11e4-a3e5-bb9cceb125c7.html Transfers add to UTPA turnover The Monitor 2015-03-30 Tonisha Walker 3 G 5'6" Senior Gardner, KS Graduated Stephanie Onyeje 12 G 5'5" Freshman Pflugerville, TX Transferred T'Ondria Nolen 14 G 5'7" Senior Wichita, KS Graduated Crystal Cardenas 20 G 5'7" Freshman Mercedes, TX Brittany Bush 21 F 6'1" Senior Moline, IL Graduated Cha'zaye Wright 25 F 5'8" Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated Cherrell Price 33 F 5'11" Senior Midwest City, OK Graduated 2015–16 media For the first time in club history women's basketball games will be televised. 9 of 11 home games will air on TWCS (Ch 323), with 6 of the 9 games airing live. The other two home games will air on the TWCS Alternate Channel (Ch 825). Other games will air on WAC Digital Network or road teams video feeds.http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/utrgv-basketball-games-to-be-telecast-for-first-time/article_50c38e1c-6cac-11e5-a314-0b650b5a5e97.html UTRGV Basketball Games to be telecast for the first time The Monitor October 6, 2015 Roster w 2015 UTRGV Vaqueros y yes w Bernesha Peters n 1 G 5 3 FR Spring, TX Spring w Yadira Ramirez 2 G/F 5 11 FR El Paso, TX Hanks w Angela Villarreal 3 G 5 6 FR Weslaco, TX Weslaco w Idil Türk 4 G 5 9 FR Istanbul, Turkey Bodwell w Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir y 5 F 6 2 SO Stykkishólmur, Iceland FSN w Michelle Marquez 10 G 5 3 FR Weslaco, TX Weslaco East w Shawnte' Goff 11 G 5 8 JR Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove w Nichele Hyman 15 G 5 10 FR Clovis, NM Clovis w Anushka Maldonado y 21 F 6 1 JR Roy, WA YelmOdessa College w Jada Bennett n 22 G/F 5 3 JR yes Sherman, TX ShermanNorth Florida w Micheline Mercelita 23 F 5 11 SO yes Edinburg, TX Edinburg w Rickell Preston 24 G 5 10 SR Killona, LA Hahnville w Amanda Ramirez 30 G 5 5 FR yes Los Frenos, TX Los Fresnos w Lile Havili 32 F 6 1 JR Salt Lake City, UT GrangerWestern Nebraska CC w Mary Savoy 33 F 6 0 JR Salem, OR West SalemMidland College w Sica Cuzic 34 G 5 11 FR Galati, Romania Trinity International w Tristan Murphy 43 F 6 1 FR Stanwood, WA Stanwood w Laura Van Tilburg 44 F 6 3 SO Weslaco, TX Weslaco Larry Tidwell (Austin College) Gabe Henry (Gonzaga) Anthony Anderson (FIU) Hannah Burleson (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) http://goutrgv.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule and results http://goutrgv.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball The Official Athletics Website of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – 2015–16 Women's Basketball Schedule Goutrgv.com 2016-03-13 yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 2:30 pm yes yes East Carolina American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX Islanders Classic 50–79 0–1 76 11/14/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Cal Poly American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX Islanders Classic 66–58 2–1 146 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Concordia UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 90–44http://valleycentral.com/sports/content/utrgv-womens-basketball-cruises-in-home-opener UTRGV Women's Basketball Cruises In Home Opener KZTV 2015-11-17 November 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118205021/http://valleycentral.com/sports/content/utrgv-womens-basketball-cruises-in-home-opener dead 2–1 613 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes Texas Lutheran UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS Alt 90–38 3–1 545 11/21/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 56–78 3–2 443 11/24/2015 9:00 pm yes yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 62–60 4–2 310 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes yes TCU University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX 67–71 4–3 1,543 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX 46–49 4–4 613 12/03/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Incarnate Word McDermott Center San Antonio, TX 68–50 5–4 206 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 54–78 5–5 2,332 12/07/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Cox Kansas 43–61 5–6 3,872 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes Incarnate Word UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS Alt. 60–47 6–6 711 12/20/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 55–45 7–6 792 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Evangel UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS Alt. 75–60 8–6 544 01/01/2016 11:00 am yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 32–91 8–7 442 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| WAC regular season 01/07/2016 7:00 pm Grand Canyon UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 52–28 9–7 1–0 445 01/09/2016 7:00 pm Utah Valley UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 61–48 10–7 2–0 611 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Chicago State Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL 64–56 11–7 3–0 100 01/16/2016 7:00 pm yes UMKC Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO 62–53 12–7 4–0 247 01/21/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Bakersfield UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 60–46 13–7 5–0 1,268 01/23/2016 7:00 pm Seattle UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS* 71–74 13–8 5–1 1,108 01/30/2016 7:00 pm New Mexico State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS* 57–68 13–9 5–2 1,709 02/04/2016 12:00 pm yes Utah Valley PE Building Orem, UT 57–71 13–10 5–3 1,389 02/06/2016 5:00 pm yes Grand Canyon GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ Cox7 68–66 14–10 6–3 376 02/13/2016 1:00 pm UMKC UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 57–59 14–11 6–4 668 02/18/2016 9:00 pm yes Seattle Connolly Center Seattle, WA 76–71 15–11 7–4 262 02/20/2016 3:00 pm yes Cal State Bakersfield Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA 66–80 15–12 7–5 878 02/27/2016 7:00 pm Chicago State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 78–56 16–12 8–5 522 03/05/2016 2:00 pm yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM FSSW+/ESPN3 66–55 17–12 9–5 1,612 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| WAC Women's Tournament 03/09/2016 6:30 pm yes Chicago State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Quarterfinals 60–52 18–12   03/11/2016 4:30 pm yes Cal State Bakersfield Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Semifinals 73–72 2OT 19–12   03/11/2016 3:00 pm yes New Mexico State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Championship Game ESPNU 53–80 19–13 777 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes yes TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX First Round 73–97 19–14 910 AP Poll Central - Games will be televised on tape delay. See also 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team References Category:UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball seasons Texas Rio Grande Valley Texas Rio Grande Valley Texas Rio Grande Valley Texas Rio Grande Valley