2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 250 Southern Conference SoCon 16–14 8–6 Brittney Ezell 3rd Laura Barry Nikki Davis Brittany Burkhardt J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The "Bucs", led by third year head coach Brittney Ezell, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 16–14, 8–6 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon women's tournament to Furman. During the February 4, 2016, win against Wofford, junior Shamauria Bridges hit a three-pointer to become the 22nd ETSU player to surpass the 1,000-point mark and only the fourth in program history to reach it in three seasons.Bridges surpasses 1,000; ETSU escapes with 70-69 victory Previous season The Bucs finished the 2014–15 season at 21–12, 11–3 and made it to the Southern Conference tournament finals, before losing to Chattanooga in overtime. The team also received a bid to play in the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament for the third time in school history, but lost to NC State in the first round.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12570017/east-tennessee-state-extends-brittney-ezell-contract ETSU extends Brittney Ezell March 27, 2015 ESPN Associated Press November 1, 2015 Roster 2015 w East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers y w Shamauria Bridges 2 G 5 7 JR Miramar, Fla. w Adriane Vaughan 3 G 5 9 JR Midlothian, Va. w Carley Lytton 4 G 5 11 FR Floyd, Va. w Raven Dean 5 F 6 1 FR Charlotte, N.C. w Chandler Christopher 10 G 5 8 SR Greeneville, Tenn. w Tianna Tarter 15 G 5 6 SO Johnson City, Tenn. w Malloree Schurr 22 G 5 10 SO Montgomery, Texas w Shomari Kendrick 24 F 6 2 SR Lexington, Ky. w Kaylee Barnard 25 G 5 8 FR yes Orlando, Fla. w Sadasia Tipps 30 F 6 1 FR Hickory, N.C. w Mendy McNeese 33 G 5 6 SO Greeneville, Tenn. w Morgan Martin 44 F 6 1 FR yes Davenport, Iowa w Yamile Rodriguez 45 C 6 4 JR Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brittney Ezell Laura Barry Nikki Davis Brittany Burkhardt http://www.etsubucs.com/wbasketball/roster/ November 1, 2015 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFC72C;"| Exhibition |- November 7, 2015 2:00 pm yes Milligan J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 691 88–56 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFC72C;"| Regular Season |- November 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes UNC Asheville J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 710 74–68 1–0 November 15, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Wake Forest The Joel Winston-Salem, NC 554 52–69 1–1 November 19, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC 380 50–72 1–2 November 21, 2015 7:00 pm yes Brevard College J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 627 69–46 2–2 November 23, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 1,744 56–52 3–2 November 27, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 150 41–64 3–3 November 29, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Elon Alumni Gym Elon, NC 572 38–50 3–4 December 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee 8 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 9,328 49–85 3–5 December 5, 2015 1:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 2,264 39–65 3–6 December 13, 2015 2:00 pm yes Armstrong State J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 632 62–52 4–6 December 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes Campbell J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 536 70–55 5–6 December 18, 2015 11:30 am yes yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 864 65–58 6–6 December 21, 2015 7:00 pm yes Austin Peay J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 764 80–76 7–6 December 29, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 328 50–56 7–7 January 3, 2016 2:00 pm yes Lees–McRae J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 635 73–46 8–7 January 7, 2016 7:00 pm yes Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC   77–81 8–8 (0–1) January 9, 2016 5:00 pm yes Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 191 70–54 9–8 (1–1) January 14, 2016 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC 593 89–73 10–8 (2–1) January 16, 2016 2:00 pm Western Carolina J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 852 74–62 11–8 (3–1) January 21, 2016 7:00 pm yes Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 334 47–55 11–9 (3–2) January 23, 2016 2:00 pm yes Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 721 55–53 12–9 (4–2) January 30, 2016 2:00 pm Chattanooga J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 1,034 57–65 12–10 (4–3) February 4, 2016 11:00 am Wofford J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 1,814 70–69 13–10 (5–3) February 6, 2016 2:00 pm Furman J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 624 68–64 14–10 (6–3) February 11, 2016 5:00 pm yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullhowee, NC 1,982 75–73 15–10 (7–3) February 13, 2016 2:00 pm UNC Greensboro J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 592 80–77 16–10 (8–3) February 18, 2016 7:00 pm Mercer J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 755 45–61 16–11 (8–4) February 20, 2016 2:00 pm Samford J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 762 51–56 16–12 (8–5) February 27, 2016 2:00 pm yes Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,372 42–66 16–13 (8–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041E42; color:#FFC72C;"| SoCon Tournament March 3, 2016 1:45 pm ESPN3 yes Furman U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 68–71 16–14 Eastern Time Source:Schedule References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball seasons East Tennessee East Tennessee East Tennessee