2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by fifteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play 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.

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 23
2015–16 record25–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coachMike Carey (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chester Nichols
  • Lester Rowe
  • Sharrona Reaves
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Baylor †17–1 .944  36–2  .947
No. 6 Texas15–3 .833  31–5  .861
No. 22 West Virginia12–6 .667  25–10  .714
Oklahoma State11–7 .611  21–10  .677
No. 24 Oklahoma11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Kansas State8–10 .444  19–13  .594
TCU8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Iowa State5–13 .278  13–17  .433
Texas Tech3–15 .167  13–18  .419
Kansas0–18 .000  6–25  .194
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster
2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lauren Saiki 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrMark Keppel Monterey Park, CA
G 2 Alexis Brewer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBardstown Buffalo, KY
G 3 Oliva Seggie 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrMorgantown Morgantown, WV
F 4 Kayla Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMcEachern HS
Gulf Coast CC		 Powder Springs, GA
G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoEast Orange East Orange, NJ
G 12 Chania Ray (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRiverdale Baptist
Florida State		 Alexandria, VA
G 14 Yassemeen "Yazzy" Sa'Dullah 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBurbank Burbank, CA
C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrAcademy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA
C 20 Desiree Rhodes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAurora East
Wabash Valley College		 Aurora, IL
G 21 Jessica Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGlenn Hills
Gulf Coast CC		 Augusta, GA
G 22 Katrina Pardee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 23 Bria Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrJames Hillhouse New Haven, CT
G/F 24 Anja Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJohn Paul Stevens San Antonio, TX
F 32 Arielle Roberson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrWagner
Colorado		 San Antonio, TX
F 45 Marlena Schmidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrRinggold Eighty Four, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-15

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
7:00 PM		 Shepherd W 89–48 
WVU Coliseum (2,787)
Morgantown, WV
Non-Conference Games
11/14/2015*
7:00 PM		 Delaware State W 77–34  1–0
 WVU Coliseum (2,232)
Morgantown, WV
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 Coppin State W 96–64  2–0
 WVU Coliseum (979)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2015*
5:00 PM		 at Gonzaga
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge		 L 57–62  2–1
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509)
Spokane, WA
11/23/2015*
11:00 PM		 vs. USC
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge		 L 67–78 OT 2–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222)
Spokane, WA
11/24/2015*
11:00 PM		 vs. Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge		 W 68–50  3–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154)
Spokane, WA
11/29/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Yale
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge		 W 70–60  4–2
 Mohegan Sun Arena (5,154)
Uncasville, CT
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 Morehead State W 94–56  5–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,302)
Morgantown, WV
12/06/2015*
4:00 PM		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 91–42  6–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,782)
Morgantown, WV
12/13/2015*
4:00 PM		 vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic		 W 66–60  7–2
 Charleston Civic Center (3,173)
Charleston, WV
12/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 Longwood W 74–43  8–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,022)
Morgantown, WV
12/20/2015*
5:00 PM		 vs. James Madison
Florida Sunshine Classic		 W 69–62  9–2
 Worden Arena (987)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015*
7:15 PM		 vs. Indiana
Florida Sunshine Classic		 W 75–65  10–2
 Worden Arena (573)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Elon W 67–57  11–2
 WVU Coliseum (2,026)
Morgantown, WV
Conference Games
12/30/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 5 Texas L 54–65  11–3
(0–1)		 WVU Coliseum (4,153)
Morgantown, WV
01/03/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Kansas W 65–45  12–3
(1–1)		 Allen Fieldhouse (2,758)
Lawrence, KS
01/06/2016
8:00 PM, FCS Central		 at Kansas State W 72–53  13–3
(2–1)		 Bramlage Coliseum (3,937)
Manhattan, KS
01/09/2016
7:00 PM		 Texas Tech W 79–57  14–3
(3–1)		 WVU Coliseum (2,471)
Morgantown, WV
01/12/2016
8:00 PM, FSSW+		 at No. 6 Baylor L 64–69  14–4
(3–2)		 Ferrell Center (6,032)
Waco, TX
01/16/2016
7:00 PM, RTPT		 Kansas W 72–35  15–4
(4–2)		 WVU Coliseum (4,006)
Morgantown, WV
01/24/2016
1:00 PM, FSSW		 No. 25 at TCU W 97–84  16–4
(5–2)		 Schollmaier Arena (2,087)
Fort Worth, TX
01/27/2016
8:00 PM, SSTV		 No. 24 at No. 21 Oklahoma L 54–57  16–5
(5–3)		 Lloyd Noble Center (4,182)
Norman, OK
01/30/2016
4:00 PM, FSN		 No. 24 No. 4 Baylor L 61–71  16–6
(5–4)		 WVU Coliseum (4,168)
Morgantown, WV
02/02/2016
7:00 PM, FS2		 at Texas Tech W 69–42  17–6
(6–4)		 United Supermarkets Arena (2,842)
Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 PM		 Kansas State W 64–44  18–6
(7–4)		 WVU Coliseum (4,328)
Morgantown, WV
02/10/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 24 Iowa State W 57–47  19–6
(8–4)		 WVU Coliseum (1,317)
Morgantown, WV
02/13/2016
6:00 PM		 No. 24 at No. 20 Oklahoma State L 51–63  19–7
(8–5)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,223)
Stillwater, OK
02/17/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 20 Oklahoma W 63–55  20–7
(9–5)		 WVU Coliseum (2,001)
Morgantown, WV
02/21/2016
1:00 PM, FSN		 at No. 4 Texas L 50–73  20–8
(9–6)		 Frank Erwin Center (4,143)
Austin, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 PM, RTPT		 TCU W 83–72  21–8
(10–6)		 WVU Coliseum (1,606)
Morgantown, WV
02/27/2016
7:00 PM, RTPT		 No. 22 Oklahoma State W 82–48  22–8
(11–6)		 WVU Coliseum (5,080)
Morgantown, WV
03/01/2016
8:00 PM		 No. 22 at Iowa State W 82–57  23–8
(12–6)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,213)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
9:30 PM, FSN		 No. 22 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals		 W 74–65  24–8
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2016
5:00 PM, FS1		 No. 22 vs. No. 6 Texas
Semifinals		 L 51–67  24–9
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 (6 SF) No. 23 vs. (11 SF) Princeton
First Round		 W 74–65  25–9
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
03/20/2016*
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 (6 SF) No. 23 at (3 SF) No. 9 Ohio State
Second Round		 L 81–88  25–10
 St. John Arena (2,558)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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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

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Schedule - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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