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
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 season)
Assistant coaches	Chester Nichols Lester Rowe Sharrona Reaves
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Baylor †	17	–	1		.944			36	–	2		.947
No. 6 Texas	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 22 West Virginia	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
No. 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 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Saiki 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Mark Keppel Monterey Park, CA G 2 Alexis Brewer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bardstown Buffalo, KY G 3 Oliva Seggie 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Morgantown Morgantown, WV F 4 Kayla Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr McEachern HS Gulf Coast CC Powder Springs, GA G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So East Orange East Orange, NJ G 12 Chania Ray (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Riverdale Baptist Florida State Alexandria, VA G 14 Yassemeen "Yazzy" Sa'Dullah 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Burbank Burbank, CA C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Academy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA C 20 Desiree Rhodes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Aurora East Wabash Valley College Aurora, IL G 21 Jessica Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Glenn Hills Gulf Coast CC Augusta, GA G 22 Katrina Pardee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Vista Ridge Cedar Park, TX G 23 Bria Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr James Hillhouse New Haven, CT G/F 24 Anja Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr John Paul Stevens San Antonio, TX F 32 Arielle Roberson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Wagner Colorado San Antonio, TX F 45 Marlena Schmidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 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

See also

• 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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.