2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 8
2015–16 record 26–8 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach Jeff Walz (9th season)
Assistant coach Stephanie Norman
Assistant coach Sam Purcell
Assistant coach Samantha Williams
Home arena KFC Yum! Center
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Notre Dame †16–0 1.000  33–2  .943
#8 Louisville15–1 .938  26–8  .765
#14 Syracuse13–3 .813  30–8  .789
#17 Florida State13–3 .813  25–8  .758
#19 Miami (FL)10–6 .625  24–9  .727
NC State10–6 .625  20–11  .645
Duke8–8 .500  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Virginia6–10 .375  18–16  .529
Wake Forest6–10 .375  17–16  .515
Virginia Tech5–11 .313  18–14  .563
North Carolina4–12 .250  14–18  .438
Pittsburgh4–12 .250  13–18  .419
Boston College2–14 .125  15–16  .484
Clemson0–16 .000  4–26  .133
† 2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team will represent the University of Louisville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Walz, play their home games at the KFC Yum! Center and were in their second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–1 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas in the first round before losing to DePaul in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Erin DeGrate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrLa Vega Waco, Texas
F 2 Myisha Hines-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMontclair Montclair, New Jersey
F 3 Sam Fuehring 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoImmaculate Conception Wanaque, New Jersey
F 4 Mariya Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSalesian Hercules, California
G 5 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSalesian Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Arica Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLloyd C. Bird Long Beach, California
F 13 Cortnee Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrSt. Mary's Surprise, Arizona
G 22 Brianna Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNorth Babylon North Babylon, New York
G 25 Asia Durr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Pius X Catholic Douglasville, Georgia
F 31 Sydney Brackemyre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrClinton Massie School Wilmington, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Media

Once again select Cardinals games will be broadcast on WHAS. Some of the games will be on the ACC RSN. Additional ACC games will air on ESPN3.

All Cardinals basketball games will air on Learfield Sports on WKRD 790 AM or WVKY 101.7 FM, depending on conflicts with Louisville and Kentucky football and men's basketball games.

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 8 California L 71–75  0–1
 KFC Yum! Center (16,524)
Louisville, KY
11/21/2015*
3:30 PM, FCS		 No. 16 at WKU L 69–71  0–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176)
Bowling Green, KY
11/27/2015*
5:00 PM		 No. 22 vs. Marist
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals		 W 65–53  1–2
 Germain Arena (1,257)
Eastero, FL
11/28/2015*
7:30 PM		 No. 22 vs. Purdue
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals		 L 60–62  1–3
 Germain Arena (1,407)
Eastero, FL
11/29/2015*
5:00 PM		 No. 22 vs. Dayton
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game		 L 66–79  1–4
 Germain Arena 
Eastero, FL
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 at No. 19 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 85–78  2–4
 Breslin Center (5,721)
East Lansing, MI
12/05/2015*
4:00 PM		 Valparaiso W 75–42  3–4
 KFC Yum! Center (8,274)
Louisville, KY
12/10/2015*
7:00 PM, SECN		 at No. 8 Kentucky
The Battle for the Bluegrass		 L 54–72  3–5
 Rupp Arena (14,425)
Lexington, KY
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM		 IUPUI W 70–61  4–5
 KFC Yum! Center (8,686)
Louisville, KY
12/15/2015*
7:00 PM		 Dartmouth W 94–42  5–5
 KFC Yum! Center (7,971)
Louisville, KY
12/18/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Tennessee Tech W 76–54  6–5
 Eblen Center (943)
Cookeville, TN
12/20/2015*
2:00 PM		 at College of Charleston W 71–67  7–5
 TD Arena (517)
Charleston, SC
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Tennessee–Martin W 88–66  8–5
 KFC Yum! Center (8,690)
Louisville, KY
01/01/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 15 Florida State W 79–69  9–5 (1–0)
 KFC Yum! Center (9,126)
Louisville, KY
01/03/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Georgia Tech W 78–65  10–5 (2–0)
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,982)
Atlanta, GA
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Virginia Tech W 56–45  11–5 (3–0)
 KFC Yum! Center (7,891)
Louisville, KY
01/10/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 18 Duke W 65–48  12–5 (4–0)
 KFC Yum! Center (11,342)
Louisville, KY
01/14/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 23 at Virginia W 59–41  13–5 (5–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,880)
Charlottesville, VA
01/17/2016
2:00 PM		 No. 23 at NC State W 92–90  14–5 (6–0)
 Broughton HS (2,313)
Raleigh, NC
01/25/2016
7:00 PM, RSN		 No. 14 at Syracuse W 71–53  15–5 (7–0)
 Carrier Dome (549)
Syracuse, NY
01/28/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 14 Clemson W 75–33  16–5 (8–0)
 KFC Yum! Center (8,379)
Louisville, KY
01/31/2016
1:00 PM, RSN		 No. 14 Wake Forest W 78–54  17–5 (9–0)
 KFC Yum! Center (9,673)
Louisville, KY
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 13 at North Carolina W 78–60  18–5 (10–0)
 Carmichael Arena (2,176)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 13 No. 3 Notre Dame L 61–66  18–6 (10–1)
 KFC Yum! Center (13,837)
Louisville, KY
02/11/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 12 at Pittsburgh W 84–61  19–6 (11–1)
 Peterson Events Center (806)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/15/2016*
9:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 11 No. 19 South Florida W 67–50  20–6
 KFC Yum! Center (7,941)
Louisville, KY
02/18/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 11 Virginia W 74–59  21–6 (12–1)
 KFC Yum! Center (8,736)
Louisville, KY
02/21/2016
1:00 PM		 No. 11 at Boston College W 55–45  22–6 (13–1)
 Conte Forum (1,454)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/27/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 10 at No. 17 Miami (FL) W 79–51  23–6 (14–1)
 BankUnited Center (1,378)
Coral Gables, FL
02/28/2016
12:30 PM, RSN		 No. 10 Pittsburgh W 65–36  24–6 (15–1)
 KFC Yum! Center (11,641)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 PM, RSN		 No. 7 vs. Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 60–50  25–6
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
03/05/2016
2:30 PM, ESPNU		 No. 7 vs. No. 17 Syracuse
Semifinals		 L 75–80  25–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,871)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2		 (3 D) No. 8 (14 D) Central Arkansas
First Round		 W 87–60  26–7
 KFC Yum! Center (5,823)
Louisville, KY
03/20/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2		 (3 D) No. 8 (6 D) No. 20 DePaul
Second Round		 L 72–73  26–8
 KFC Yum! Center (7,515)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
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8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP 8 16 22 NR RV NR NR NR RV 23 17 14 13 12 11 10 7 8 8 N/A
Coaches 8 16 RV NR NR NR NR NR RV 22 17 14 13 12 11 10 6 8 8 14
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals.
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