2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will play their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season will be the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida.

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
SMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2015–16 record13–18 (7–11 The American)
Head coachRhonda Rompola (25th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Dark
  • Deneen Parker
  • Danny Hughes
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000  380  1.000
No. 21 South Florida144 .778  2410  .706
Temple135 .722  2312  .657
Memphis126 .667  1813  .581
Tulane117 .611  2312  .657
Tulsa810 .444  1219  .387
SMU711 .389  1318  .419
East Carolina612 .333  1319  .406
Cincinnati414 .222  822  .267
UCF414 .222  723  .233
Houston216 .111  624  .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25-year record of 438–314.[1]

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoFrisco Centennial
Arkansas
Frisco, TX
G 3 Gabrielle Wilkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGarland Garland, TX
G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoAustralia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Keely Froling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAustralia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Morgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrDuncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock
Duncanville, TX
C 13 Klara Bradshaw (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) JrRains
TCU
Emory, TX
G 14 Karlie Cronin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrOakton Vienna, VA
F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoAustralia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSkyline Dallas, TX
G 24 Kamray Mickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCarroll Southlake
Trinity Valley
Westlake, TX
G 33 Ashley Gibson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDeer Creek
Butler
Edmond, OK
Head coach

Rhonda Rompola (SMU)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Dark (SMU)
Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danny Hughes (TCU)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
5:00 PM
Northwestern State W 74–36  1–0
Moody Coliseum (715)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 PM
TCU L 79–89  1–1
Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX
11/21/2015*
1:00 PM
No. 18 Arizona State L 57–64  1–2
Moody Coliseum (302)
Dallas, TX
11/27/2015*
5:30 PM
Cal State Fullerton
SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 74–53  2–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
11/28/2015*
5:00 PM
Kansas
SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 73–64  3–2
Moody Coliseum (782)
Dallas, TX
12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
at North Texas L 57–60  3–3
The Super Pit (819)
Denton, TX
12/05/2015*
5:00 PM
New Mexico L 58–63  3–4
Moody Coliseum (979)
Dallas, TX
12/07/2015*
11:00 AM, SECN
at No. 15 Texas A&M L 55–67  3–5
Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX
12/19/2015*
12:15 PM
vs. Arizona
Puerto Rico Classic
W 58–46  4–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
2:30 PM
vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic
W 69–61  5–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
12:15 PM
vs. No. 8 Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Classic
L 70–72  5–6
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
AAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
at Tulsa L 54–56  5–7 (0–1)
Reynolds Center (346)
Tulsa, OK
01/05/2016
7:00 PM
Temple W 69–67  6–7 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2016
6:00 PM, ADN
at No. 22 South Florida L 56–83  6–8 (1–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,756)
Tampa, FL
01/10/2016
2:00 PM
at Houston W 50–48  7–8 (2–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (878)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
2:00 PM
Memphis W 58–49  8–8 (3–2)
Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulane L 42–54  8–9 (3–3)
Moody Coliseum (612)
Dallas, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY
No. 1 Connecticut L 37–90  8–10 (3–4)
Moody Coliseum (3,732)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2016
6:00 PM
at Cincinnati W 73–55  9–10 (4–4)
Fifth Third Arena (318)
Cincinnati, OH
01/31/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 20 South Florida L 48–66  9–11 (4–5)
Moody Coliseum (982)
Dallas, TX
02/03/2016
11:00 AM, ADN
at Temple L 35–55  9–12 (4–6)
Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
UCF W 65–50  10–12 (5–6)
Moody Coliseum (876)
Dallas, TX
02/09/2016
7:00 PM
East Carolina W 72–66 OT 11–12 (6–6)
Moody Coliseum (636)
Dallas, TX
02/14/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
at Tulane L 64–76  11–13 (6–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159)
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulsa W 62–45  12–13 (7–7)
Moody Coliseum (923)
Dallas, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 PM
at UCF L 54–66  12–14 (7–8)
CFE Arena (833)
Orlando, FL
02/24/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY
at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–88  12–15 (7–9)
Gampel Pavilion (7,505)
Storrs, CT
02/27/2016
2:00 PM
Houston L 54–63  12–16 (7–10)
Moody Coliseum (914)
Dallas, TX
02/29/2016
6:00 PM
at East Carolina L 61–78  12–17 (7–11)
Williams Arena (1,190)
Greenville, NC
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. UCF
First Round
W 83–74 OT 13–17
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 60–73  13–18
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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