2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record18–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coachCharlotte Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Gym
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
James Madison171 .944  276  .818
Hofstra135 .722  259  .735
Drexel135 .722  1914  .576
Elon117 .611  1813  .581
Delaware108 .556  1615  .516
Northeastern99 .500  1516  .484
William & Mary612 .333  1515  .500
College of Charleston513 .278  1120  .355
UNC Wilmington315 .167  723  .233
Towson315 .167  724  .226
2016 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrPhillip O'Berry Academy
UAB
Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrAlpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia
G 4 Emily Sasser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoApex Cary, North Carolina
G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSouthern Alamance Graham, North Carolina
G 10 Lauren Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWakefield Raleigh, North Carolina
F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPinewood Prep North Charleston, South Carolina
G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRiver Mill Burlington, North Carolina
G 13 Josepha Mbouma 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWatkins Mill Montgomery Village, Maryland
F 14 Mackenzie Darrah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoBuford Buford, Georgia
F 15 Nicole Razor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSouthwest Dekalb Stone Mountain, Georgia
G 20 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWesleyan Atlanta
G 22 Jessica Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCarolina Day Asheville, North Carolina
F 32 Autumn Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRockingham County Reidsville, North Carolina
G 33 Maddie MaCallie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrRiverside
Miami (OH)
Durham, North Carolina
C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNorth Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina
F Meme Garner (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJordan-Matthews
Chalotte
Siler City, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 PM
Winston-Salem State W 70–27  1–0
Alumni Gym 
Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 PM
Lenoir–Rhyne W 67–29  1–0
Alumni Gym (378)
Elon, North Carolina
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Liberty L 63–72  1–1
Vines Center (1,550)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
Charlotte W 90–83  2–1
Alumni Gym (423)
Elon, North Carolina
11/22/2015*
7:00 PM
at American W 62–54  3–1
Bender Arena (240)
Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
at Navy L 70–73 2OT 3–2
Alumni Hall (347)
Annapolis, Maryland
11/29/2015*
2:00 PM
East Tennessee State W 50–38  4–2
Alumni Gym (572)
Elon, North Carolina
12/05/2015*
2:00 PM
at Furman W 65–55  5–2
Timmons Arena (502)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at NC State W 69–66  6–2
Broughton HS (1,476)
Raleigh, North Carolina
12/19/2015*
3:30 PM
High Point W 80–69  7–2
Alumni Gym (607)
Elon, North Carolina
12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
at No. 2 South Carolina L 63–78  7–3
Colonial Life Arena (13,670)
Columbia, South Carolina
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
at West Virginia L 57–67  7–4
WVU Coliseum (2,026)
Morgantown, West Virginia
CAA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington W 67–60  8–4 (1–0)
Trask Coliseum (441)
Wilmington, North Carolina
01/08/2016
7:00 PM
Hofstra W 61–60  9–4 (2–0)
Alumni Gym (413)
Elon, North Carolina
01/10/2016
2:00 PM
James Madison L 76–81 OT 9–5 (2–1)
Alumni Gym (547)
Elon, North Carolina
01/15/2016
7:00 PM
at Towson L 78–85  9–6 (2–2)
SECU Arena (453)
Towson, Maryland
01/17/2016
2:00 PM
at Drexel L 31–74  9–7 (2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (916)
Philadelphia
01/22/2016
7:00 PM
College of Charleston W 52–41  10–7 (3–3)
Alumni Gym (650)
Elon, North Carolina
01/26/2016
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington W 70–53  11–7 (4–3)
Alumni Gym (469)
Elon, North Carolina
01/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Northeastern W 56–54  12–7 (5–3)
Cabot Center (344)
Boston
01/31/2016
2:00 PM
at Hofstra L 49–59  12–8 (5–4)
Hofstra Arena (245)
Hempstead, New York
02/05/2016
7:00 PM
William & Mary W 73–51  13–8 (6–4)
Alumni Gym (468)
Elon, North Carolina
02/07/2016
2:00 PM
at Delaware W 66–64 OT 14–8 (7–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,744)
Newark, Delaware
02/12/2016
7:00 PM
Towson W 80–58  15–8 (8–4)
Alumni Gym (473)
Elon, North Carolina
02/14/2016
2:00 PM
Northeastern L 61–67  15–9 (8–5)
Alumni Gym (402)
Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2016
11:30 AM
at College of Charleston W 54–38  16–9 (9–5)
TD Arena (1,759)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/21/2016
3:00 PM, ASN
Drexel L 47–54  16–10 (9–6)
Alumni Gym (527)
Elon, North Carolina
02/26/2016
7:00 PM
Delaware W 62–45  17–10 (10–6)
Alumni Gym (605)
Elon, North Carolina
02/28/2016
2:00 PM
at James Madison L 72–73  17–11 (10–7)
JMU Convocation Center (4,103)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
03/02/2016
7:00 PM
at William & Mary W 74–64  18–11 (11–7)
Kaplan Arena (381)
Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
2:30 PM, ASN
vs. Delaware
Quarterfinals
L 50–57  18–12
Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 PM
at Virginia Tech
First Round
L 59–68  18–13
Cassell Coliseum (657)
Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

References

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