2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Southland Regular Season Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 26–4 (17–1 Southland)
Head coach Julie Goodenough (4th year)
Assistant coach Erika Lambert
Assistant coach Kyle Felan
Assistant coach Matt Stine
Home arena Moody Coliseum
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian* 17 1   .944     26 4   .867
Central Arkansas 16 2   .889     28 4   .875
Northwestern State 13 5   .722     19 12   .613
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667     18 12   .600
McNeese State 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
Houston Baptist 9 9   .500     14 15   .483
Nicholls State 8 10   .444     10 19   .345
Sam Houston State 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Lamar 7 11   .389     12 19   .387
Texas A&M-CC 6 12   .333     9 20   .310
New Orleans 5 13   .278     8 19   .296
Incarnate Word* 3 15   .167     6 23   .207
SE Louisiana 3 15   .167     4 25   .138
2016 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third year head coach Julie Goodenough and play their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This will be the third year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the third year of transition, Abilene Christian cannot participate in the Southland Tournament, but will be a Division I counter and will be part of the Division I rpi calculation. The Wildcats will play a full conference schedule in 2015–16. Although they aren't eligible for the Southland Conference and NCAA tournaments, the Wildcats did compete in the WNIT where they lost in the first round to UTEP. They finished the season 26–4, 17–1 to win the Southland Regular season title.

Roster

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Williamson, SaraSara Williamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX
G 2 Echols, AlyssaAlyssa Echols 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Pflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX
F 5 Martin, McKenzieMcKenzie Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Allen HS Allen, TX
G 10 Webb, ParisParis Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Midland HS Midland, TX
G 12 West Swinford, WhitneyWhitney West Swinford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Gregory-Portland HS Portland, TX
G 15 Mason, AlexisAlexis Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr McKinney North HS McKinney, TX
C 22 Allen, SierraSierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Highland Roscoe HS Roscoe, TX
F 23 Dimba, SuzzySuzzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX
G 24 Wentz, BreklynBreklyn Wentz 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Trinity Christian HS Lubbock, TX
F 32 Dimba, LizzyLizzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX
F 33 Shelstead, SydneySydney Shelstead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mineral Wells HS Mineral Wells, TX
G 42 Snyder, HannahHannah Snyder 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Albany HS Albany, 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
Out of Conference Schedule

11/14/2015*
7:00 PM
Wayland Baptist W 96–71  1–0
Moody Coliseum (1,025)
Abilene, TX

11/16/2015*
5:30 PM, FCS Atlantic
at Kansas State L 45–76  1–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,784)
Manhattan, KS

11/21/2015*
2:00 PM
UTSA W 79–60  2–1
Moody Coliseum (1,002)
Abilene, TX

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
Southwest W 91–39  3–1
Moody Coliseum (517)
Abilene, TX

11/27/2015*
2:00 PM
Missouri Valley W 96–35  4–1
Moody Coliseum (525)
Abilene, TX

12/02/2015*
5:30 PM
at Texas Tech L 65–71  4–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,015)
Lubbock, TX

12/04/2015*
8:00 PM
vs. Grand Canyon
Air Force Classic
W 76–71  5–2
Clune Arena (96)
Colorado Springs, CO

12/05/2015*
3:00 PM
vs. Eastern Michigan
Air Force Classic
W 83–59  6–2
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO

12/18/2015*
6:00 PM
at Eastern Washington W 72–60  7–2
Reese Court (153)
Cheney, WA

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
at Idaho W 71–59 OT 8–2
Cowan Spectrum (201)
Moscow, ID

12/31/2015*
2:00 PM
Schreiner W 79–51  9–2
Moody Coliseum (1,031)
Abilene, TX
Southland Conference Schedule

01/02/2016
2:00 PM
at Central Arkansas W 61–49  10–2 (1–0)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern State W 67–46  11–2 (2–0)
Moody Coliseum (1,107)
Abilene, TX

01/10/2016
1:00 PM
at Nicholls State W 71–68  12–2 (3–0)
Stopher Gym (487)
Thibodaux, LA

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
McNeese State W 79–62  13–2 (4–0)
Moody Coliseum (1,136)
Abilene, TX

01/16/2016
4:00 PM
at Stephen F. Austin W 85–70  14–2 (5–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749)
Nacogdoches, TX

01/21/2016
6:30 PM
at Sam Houston State W 87–76  15–2 (6–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,009)
Huntsville TX

01/23/2016
2:00 PM
at Incarnate Word W 86–71  16–2 (7–0)
McDermott Center (524)
San Antonio, TX

01/27/2016
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 77–60  17–2 (8–0)
Moody Coliseum (1,227)
Abilene, TX

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
Lamar W 90–62  18–2 (9–0)
Moody Coliseum (1,306)
Abilene, TX

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–63  18–3 (9–1)
Montagne Center (687)
Beaumont, TX

02/06/2016
1:00 PM
at Southeastern Louisiana W 88–72  19–3 (10–1)
University Center (581)
Hammond, LA

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
Sam Houston State W 67–55  20–3 (11–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,022)
Abilene, TX

02/17/2016
7:00 PM
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 71–65  21–3 (12–1)
Dugan Wellness Center (457)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/21/2016
3:30 PM, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 72–70  22–3 (13–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,025)
Abilene, TX

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
at Houston Baptist W 76–65  23–3 (14–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (179)
Houston, TX

02/27/2016
2:00 PM
New Orleans W 76–55  24–3 (15–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,015)
Abilene, TX

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
Incarnate Word W 66–58  25–3 (16–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,231)
Abilene, TX

03/05/2016
2:00 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–52  26–3 (17–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,336)
Abilene, TX
WNIT

03/17/2016*
8:05 PM
at UTEP
First Round
L 62–66  26–4
Don Haskins Center (4,517)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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