2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 25 23 25–10 12–6 Mike Carey 15th Chester Nichols Lester Rowe Sharrona Reaves WVU Coliseum NCAA Women's Tournament second round The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by fifteenth year head coach Mike Carey and played 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. Roster w 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers y y w Lauren Saiki n 1 G 5 3 FR Monterey Park, CA Mark Keppel w Alexis Brewer n 2 G 5 9 FR Buffalo, KY Bardstown w Oliva Seggie n 3 G 5 3 FR Morgantown, WV Morgantown w Kayla Montgomery n 4 F 6 4 SR Powder Springs, GA McEachern HSGulf Coast CC w Tynice Martin n 5 G 5 10 FR Atlanta, GA Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy w Teana Muldrow y 11 F 6 1 SO y East Orange, NJ East Orange w Chania Ray n 12 G 5 8 SO Alexandria, VA Riverdale BaptistFlorida State yes I w Yassemeen "Yazzy" Sa'Dullah n 14 G 5 7 FR Burbank, CA Burbank w Lanay Montgomery n 15 C 6 5 JR y Pittsburgh, PA Academy of the Holy Cross w Desiree Rhodes n 20 C 6 1 JR Aurora, IL Aurora EastWabash Valley College w Jessica Morton n 21 G 5 10 SR Augusta, GA Glenn HillsGulf Coast CC w Katrina Pardee n 22 G 5 9 FR Cedar Park, TX Vista Ridge w Bria Holmes n 23 G 6 1 SR New Haven, CT James Hillhouse w Anja Martin n 24 F/G 5 11 FR San Antonio, TX John Paul Stevens w Arielle Roberson n 32 F 6 1 SR y San Antonio, TX WagnerColorado w Marlena Schmidt n 45 F 6 6 FR Eighty Four, PA Ringgold Mike Carey (Salem) Chester Nichols (Greenville) Lester Rowe (West Virginia) Sharrona Reaves (Alabama) http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?sport=wbball&show=roster 2015-10-15 Schedule http://www.wvusports.com/schedules.cfm?sport=wbball West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Schedule - WVU Athletics wvusports.com 2015-10-15 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;"| Exhibition 10/31/2015 7:00 pm yes Shepherd WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 89–48 2,787 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;"| Non-Conference Games 11/14/2015 7:00 pm yes Delaware State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 77–34 2,232 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Coppin State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 96–64 979 2–0 11/22/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 57–62 5,509 2–1 11/23/2015 11:00 pm yes yes USC McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 67–78 5,222 OT 2–2 11/24/2015 11:00 pm yes yes Grand Canyon McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 68–50 5,154 3–2 11/29/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Yale Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Women's Challenge ESPN3 70–60 5,154 4–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Morehead State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 94–56 1,302 5–2 12/06/2015 4:00 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 91–42 1,782 6–2 12/13/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 66–60 3,173 7–2 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Longwood WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 74–43 1,022 8–2 12/20/2015 5:00 pm yes yes James Madison Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL Florida Sunshine Classic 69–62 987 9–2 12/21/2015 7:15 pm yes yes Indiana Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL Florida Sunshine Classic 75–65 573 10–2 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Elon WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 67–57 2,026 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;"| Conference Games 12/30/2015 7:00 pm Texas 5 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 54–65 4,153 11–3 0–1 01/03/2016 3:00 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN3 65–45 2,758 12–3 1–1 01/06/2016 8:00 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FCS Central 72–53 3,937 13–3 2–1 01/09/2016 7:00 pm Texas Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 79–57 2,471 14–3 3–1 01/12/2016 8:00 pm yes Baylor 6 Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSSW+ 64–69 6,032 14–4 3–2 01/16/2016 7:00 pm Kansas WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 72–35 4,006 15–4 4–2 01/24/2016 1:00 pm yes 25 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX FSSW 97–84 2,087 16–4 5–2 01/27/2016 8:00 pm yes 24 Oklahoma 21 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 54–57 4,182 16–5 5–3 01/30/2016 4:00 pm 24 Baylor 4 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV FSN 61–71 4,168 16–6 5–4 02/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FS2 69–42 2,842 17–6 6–4 02/06/2016 1:00 pm Kansas State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 64–44 4,328 18–6 7–4 02/10/2016 7:00 pm 24 Iowa State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 57–47 1,317 19–6 8–4 02/13/2016 6:00 pm yes 24 Oklahoma State 20 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 51–63 3,223 19–7 8–5 02/17/2016 7:00 pm Oklahoma 20 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 63–55 2,001 20–7 9–5 02/21/2016 1:00 pm yes Texas 4 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX FSN 50–73 4,143 20–8 9–6 02/24/2016 7:00 pm TCU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 83–72 1,606 21–8 10–6 02/27/2016 7:00 pm Oklahoma State 22 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 82–48 5,080 22–8 11–6 03/01/2016 8:00 pm yes 22 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 82–57 10,213 23–8 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;" | Big 12 Women's Tournament 03/05/2016 9:30 pm yes 22 Kansas State Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Quarterfinals FSN 74–65 3,863 24–8 03/05/2016 5:00 pm yes 22 Texas 6 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Semifinals FS1 51–67 4,591 24–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;" | NCAA Women's Tournament 03/18/2016 12:00 pm yes yes 23 6 SF Princeton 11 SF St. John Arena Columbus, OH First Round ESPN2 74–65   25–9 03/20/2016 12:00 pm yes yes 23 6 SF Ohio State 9 3 SF St. John Arena Columbus, OH Second Round ESPN2 81–88 2,558 25–10 AP Poll Eastern Time SF Sioux Falls Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 25 24 RV 24 RV RV 22т 23 23 N/A 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 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team References Category:West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers women's b West Virginia Mountaineers women's b West Virginia