2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 23
2015–16 record	25–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Carey (15th year)
Assistant coach	Chester Nichols
Assistant coach	Lester Rowe
Assistant coach	Sharrona Reaves
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Baylor †	17	–	1	.944	36	–	2	.947
#7 Texas	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
#23 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
#24 Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
TCU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	18	.419
Kansas	0	–	18	.000	6	–	25	.194

† 2016 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Saiki, LaurenLauren Saiki	63 !5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	1.0 !Fr	Mark Keppel	Monterey Park, CA
1.5 !G	2	Brewer, AlexisAlexis Brewer	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bardstown	Buffalo, KY
1.5 !G	3	Seggie, OlivaOliva Seggie	63 !5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	1.0 !Fr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
3.5 !F	4	Montgomery, KaylaKayla Montgomery	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	McEachern HS Gulf Coast CC	Powder Springs, GA
1.5 !G	5	Martin, TyniceTynice Martin	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	11	Muldrow, TeanaTeana Muldrow	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.5 !RS So	East Orange	East Orange, NJ
1.5 !G	12	Ray, ChaniaChania Ray (I)	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Riverdale Baptist Florida State	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	14	"Yazzy" Sa'Dullah, YassemeenYassemeen "Yazzy" Sa'Dullah	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Burbank	Burbank, CA
5.0 !C	15	Montgomery, LanayLanay Montgomery	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Academy of the Holy Cross	Pittsburgh, PA
5.0 !C	20	Rhodes, DesireeDesiree Rhodes	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Aurora East Wabash Valley College	Aurora, IL
1.5 !G	21	Morton, JessicaJessica Morton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Glenn Hills Gulf Coast CC	Augusta, GA
1.5 !G	22	Pardee, KatrinaKatrina Pardee	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Vista Ridge	Cedar Park, TX
1.5 !G	23	Holmes, BriaBria Holmes	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	James Hillhouse	New Haven, CT
2.5 !G/F	24	Martin, AnjaAnja Martin	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	John Paul Stevens	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	32	Roberson, ArielleArielle Roberson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Wagner Colorado	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	45	Schmidt, MarlenaMarlena Schmidt	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	1.0 !Fr	Ringgold	Eighty Four, PA

Head coach

Mike Carey (Salem)

Assistant coach(es)

Chester Nichols (Greenville)
Lester Rowe (West Virginia)
Sharrona Reaves (Alabama)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-15

Schedule

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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
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 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	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

References

↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Schedule - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball

Venues	WVU Coliseum (1973–present)

Rivalries	Marshall

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer

Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References