2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team will represent New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Mark Trakh, play their home games at the Pan American Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC Women's Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State.

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record26–5 (13–1 WAC)
Head coachMark Trakh (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tamara Inoue
  • Aarika Hughes
  • Cecilia Russell-Nava
Home arenaPan American Center
2015–16 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State †13–1 .929  26–5  .839
UTRGV9–5 .643  19–14  .576
Grand Canyon*8–6 .571  16–15  .516
Utah Valley8–6 .571  16–15  .516
Cal State Bakersfield8–6 .571  12–19  .387
UMKC5–9 .357  10–18  .357
Seattle3–11 .214  9–21  .300
Chicago State2–12 .143  4–25  .138
† 2016 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Jasmine Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLincoln HS Dallas, TX
G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrEl Dorado HS Placentia, CA
G 3 Takiyah Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrChapin HS El Paso, TX
G 4 Sasha Weber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrTimberline HS Lacey, WA
G 10 Emily Hardin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMonache HS Porterville, CA
G 11 Shanice Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrHarker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 12 Zaire Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoSanta Margarita Catholic HS Dana Point, CA
F 20 Brandee Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSt. Mary's HS Surprise, AZ
G 21 Tamera William 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
F 22 Tyler Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrAntelope HS Antelope, AZ
G 23 Abby Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMadras HS Madras, OR
F 24 Brianna Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHarker Heights HS Killeen, TX
F 33 Jeneva Toilolo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrFarrington HS Honolulu, HI
G 35 Moriah Mack 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrReagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 50 Tyesha Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrTemple HS Temple, TX
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM		 at North Dakota State W 79–69  1–0
 Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (587)
Fargo, ND
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, AggieVision		 New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry		 W 78–59  2–0
 Pan American Center (885)
Las Cruces, NM
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM		 Sacramento State W 80–77  3–0
 Pan American Center (1,265)
Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015*
5:00 PM		 Southern Utah W 74–60  4–0
 Pan American Center (700)
Las Cruces, NM
11/27/2015*
1:00 PM		 Northwestern State
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic		 W 65–54  5–0
 Pan American Center (873)
Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 Northern Arizona
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic		 W 87–53  6–0
 Pan American Center (946)
Las Cruces, NM
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Arizona L 64–68  6–1
 McKale Center (741)
Tucson, AZ
12/05/2015*
2:00 PM, AggieVision		 UTEP
The Battle of I-10		 L 65–71  6–2
 Pan American Center (768)
Las Cruces, NM
12/14/2015*
7:00 PM		 Eastern New Mexico W 76–61  7–2
 Pan American Center (862)
Las Cruces, NM
12/17/2015*
8:00 PM		 at San Jose State W 75–66  8–2
 Event Center Arena (224)
San Jose, CA
12/20/2015*
2:00 PM		 at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry		 W 52–47  9–2
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
12/29/2015*
12:00 PM		 vs. Vanderbilt
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals		 L 45–71  9–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (832)
Bronx, NY
12/30/2015*
11:00 AM		 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place game		 W 70–51  10–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
01/04/2016*
7:00 PM		 Western New Mexico W 68–39  11–3
 Pan American Center (855)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC regular season
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, AggieVision		 Utah Valley W 73–68  12–3
(1–0)		 Pan American Center (815)
Las Cruces, NM
01/09/2016
2:00 PM, AggieVision		 Grand Canyon W 60–58  13–3
(2–0)		 Pan American Center (879)
Las Cruces, NM
01/14/2016
6:00 PM		 at UMKC W 68–62  14–3
(3–0)		 Swinney Recreation Center (231)
Kansas City, MO
01/16/2016
1:00 PM		 at Chicago State W 70–60  15–3
(4–0)		 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (110)
Chicago, IL
01/21/2016
7:00 PM, AggieVision		 Seattle W 69–54  16–3
(5–0)		 Pan American Center (1,070)
Las Cruces, NM
01/23/2016
2:00 PM, AggieVision		 Cal State Bakersfield W 86–63  17–3
(6–0)		 Pan American Center (5,034)
Las Cruces, NM
01/30/2016
6:00 PM		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 68–57  18–3
(7–0)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,709)
Edinburg, TX
02/04/2016
7:00 PM		 at Grand Canyon W 64–44  19–3
(8–0)		 GCU Arena (414)
Phoenix, AZ
02/06/2016
3:00 PM		 at Utah Valley W 59–53  20–3
(9–0)		 PE Building (353)
Orem, UT
02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 Chicago State W 76–63  21–3
(10–0)		 Pan American Center (1,305)
Las Cruces, NM
02/18/2016
8:00 PM		 at Cal State Bakersfield W 67–59  22–3
(11–0)		 Icardo Center (674)
Bakersfield, CA
02/20/2016
8:00 PM, ASN		 at Seattle W 66–56  23–3
(12–0)		 Connolly Center (342)
Seattle, WA
02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 UMKC W 78–74 OT 24–3
(13–0)		 Pan American Center (1,142)
Las Cruces, NM
03/05/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 55–66  24–4
(13–1)		 Pan American Center (1,618)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
1:00 PM		 vs. Utah Valley
Semifinals		 W 58–44  25–4
 Orleans Arena (1,618)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2016
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Championship Game		 W 80–53  26–4
 Orleans Arena (777)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN2		 at No. 11 Arizona State
First Round		 L 52–74  26–5
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,134)
Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

References
  1. New Mexico State Athletics - 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule
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