2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 8–10 in Southland play to in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Women's Tournament to Sam Houston State.

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record10–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coachDoBee Plaisance (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Payne
  • Kris Goff
  • Jenny Nash
Home arenaStopher Gym
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Abilene Christian*171 .944  264  .867
Central Arkansas162 .889  284  .875
Northwestern State135 .722  1912  .613
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1812  .600
McNeese State117 .611  2013  .606
Houston Baptist99 .500  1415  .483
Nicholls State810 .444  1019  .345
Sam Houston State711 .389  1418  .438
Lamar711 .389  1219  .387
Texas A&M-CC612 .333  920  .310
New Orleans513 .278  819  .296
Incarnate Word*315 .167  623  .207
SE Louisiana315 .167  425  .138
2016 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Emani White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrArchbishop Chapelle New Orleans, LA
C 1 Jovana Mandic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrThe Rock School
UNC Wilmington
Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 3 Tia Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoJohn Curtis New Orleans, LA
G 5 Hope Pawlowski 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrOrlando Christian Preparatory Orlando, FL
F 12 Karissa Black 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHendrickson Pflugerville, TX
G 14 Sammi Deakin-Sharpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMoreton Bay Brisbane, Australia
G 15 Airi Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPonchatoula Natchitoches, LA
G 20 Cassidy Barrios 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrVandebilt Catholic Lockport, LA
F 22 Brenisha Coleman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCypress Springs Cypress, TX
G 24 Taylor Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSt. Michael HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 32 LiAnn McCarthy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrUrsuline Academy HS New Orleans, LA
F 33 Asia Petitte (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSt. Joseph Central Catholic
Evansville
Charleston, WV
C 40 Marina Lilly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSkyline Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 p.m.
Southern (New Orleans) W 98–65  1–0
Stopher Gym (455)
Thibodaux, LA
11/17/2015*
6:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M L 70–81  1–1
Stopher Gym (611)
Thibodaux, LA
11/24/2015*
8:00 p.m.
at New Mexico L 43–83  1–2
The Pit (4,963)
Albuquerque, NM
11/27/2015*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Samford
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
L 43–45  1–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,320)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2015*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
W 63–54  2–3
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2015*
5:15 p.m.
at Troy L 51–104  2–4
Trojan Arena (729)
Troy, AL
12/05/2015*
1:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech L 55–58  2–5
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
12/12/2015*
7:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe L 57–69  2–6
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (972)
Monroe, LA
12/18/2015*
6:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State L 49–63  2–7
Stopher Gym (410)
Thibodaux, LA
12/29/2015*
6:00 p.m.
Grambling State L 65–69  2–8
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016
1:00 p.m.
Lamar W 69–59  3–8
(1–0)
Stopher Gym (401)
Thibodaux, LA
01/04/2016
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist L 71–80  3–9
(1–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (200)
Houston, TX
01/10/2016
1:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian L 68–71  3–10
(1–2)
Stopher Gym (487)
Thibodaux, LA
01/13/2016
6:30 p.m.
at Sam Houston State W 67–63  4–10
(2–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
4:30 p.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–62 OT 5–10
(3–2)
American Bank Center (417)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/20/2016
6:00 p.m.
Northwestern State W 70–61  6–10
(4–2)
Stopher Gym (515)
Thibodaux, LA
01/23/2016
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 65–71  6–11
(4–3)
Stopher Gym (1,735)
Thibodaux, LA
01/27/2016
7:00 p.m.
at New Orleans L 55–62  6–12
(4–4)
Lakefront Arena (341)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2016
2:00 p.m.
at Incarnate Word W 66–64  7–12
(5–4)
McDermott Center (187)
San Antonio, TX
02/03/2016
6:00 p.m.
Incarnate Word L 61–63  7–13
(5–5)
Stopher Gym (513)
Thibodaux, LA
02/06/2016
1:00 p.m.
McNeese State W 85–81  8–13
(6–5)
Stopher Gym (478)
Thibodaux, LA
02/13/2016
1:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana L 68–78  8–14
(6–6)
University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
02/17/2016
6:30 p.m.
at Northwestern State L 62–66  8–15
(6–7)
Prather Coliseum (948)
Natchitoches, LA
02/20/2016
1:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin L 67–89  8–16
(6–8)
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
02/24/2016
6:00 p.m.
New Orleans W 70–55  9–16
(7–8)
Stopher Gym (991)
Thibodaux, LA
02/27/2016
1:00 p.m.
at McNeese State L 62–96  9–17
(7–9)
Burton Coliseum (1,404)
Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2016
7:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas L 51–56  9–18
(7–10)
Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
1:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 70–52  10–18
(8–10)
Stopher Gym (953)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference Tournament
03/10/2016
1:30 p.m.
vs. Sam Houston State
First Round
L 64–73  10–19
Merrell Center (705)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

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