2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University in Texas, United States during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third year head coach Julie Goodenough and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This was the third year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the third year of transition, Abilene Christian could not participate in the Southland Tournament, but was a Division I counter and was part of the Division I rpi calculation. The Wildcats played a full conference schedule in 2015–16. Although they weren'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.

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Southland Regular Season Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record26–4 (17–1 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erika Lambert
  • Kyle Felan
  • Matt Stine
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Abilene Christian*17–1 .94426–4  .867
Central Arkansas †16–2 .88928–4  .875
Northwestern State13–5 .72219–12  .613
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .66718–12  .600
McNeese State11–7 .61120–13  .606
Houston Baptist9–9 .50014–15  .483
Nicholls State8–10 .44410–19  .345
Sam Houston State7–11 .38914–18  .438
Lamar7–11 .38912–19  .387
Texas A&M-CC6–12 .3339–20  .310
New Orleans5–13 .2788–19  .296
Incarnate Word*3–15 .1676–23  .207
SE Louisiana3–15 .1674–25  .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 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Sara Williamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRockwall HS Rockwall, Texas
G 2 Alyssa Echols 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoPflugerville HS Pflugerville, Texas
F 5 McKenzie Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAllen HS Allen, Texas
G 10 Paris Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrMidland HS Midland, Texas
G 12 Whitney West Swinford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrGregory-Portland HS Portland, Texas
G 15 Alexis Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMcKinney North HS McKinney, Texas
C 22 Sierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRoscoe Highland HS Roscoe, Texas
F 23 Suzzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, Texas
G 24 Breklyn Wentz 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) FrTrinity Christian HS Lubbock, Texas
F 32 Lizzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, Texas
F 33 Sydney Shelstead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMineral Wells HS Mineral Wells, Texas
G 42 Hannah Snyder 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrAlbany HS Albany, Texas
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, Texas
11/16/2015*
5:30 pm, FCS Atlantic		 at Kansas State L 45–76  1–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,784)
Manhattan, Kansas
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm		 UTSA W 79–60  2–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,002)
Abilene, Texas
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southwest W 91–39  3–1
 Moody Coliseum (517)
Abilene, Texas
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm		 Missouri Valley W 96–35  4–1
 Moody Coliseum (525)
Abilene, Texas
12/02/2015*
5:30 pm		 at Texas Tech L 65–71  4–2
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,015)
Lubbock, Texas
12/04/2015*
8:00 pm		 vs. Grand Canyon
Air Force Classic		 W 76–71  5–2
 Clune Arena (96)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
12/05/2015*
3:00 pm		 vs. Eastern Michigan
Air Force Classic		 W 83–59  6–2
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Eastern Washington W 72–60  7–2
 Reese Court (153)
Cheney, Washington
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Idaho W 71–59 OT 8–2
 Cowan Spectrum (201)
Moscow, Idaho
12/31/2015*
2:00 pm		 Schreiner W 79–51  9–2
 Moody Coliseum (1,031)
Abilene, Texas
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas W 61–49  10–2 (1–0)
 Farris Center (512)
Conway, Arkansas
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 67–46  11–2 (2–0)
 Moody Coliseum (1,107)
Abilene, Texas
01/10/2016
1:00 pm		 at Nicholls State W 71–68  12–2 (3–0)
 Stopher Gym (487)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 McNeese State W 79–62  13–2 (4–0)
 Moody Coliseum (1,136)
Abilene, Texas
01/16/2016
4:00 pm		 at Stephen F. Austin W 85–70  14–2 (5–0)
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749)
Nacogdoches, Texas
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, Texas
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 Houston Baptist W 77–60  17–2 (8–0)
 Moody Coliseum (1,227)
Abilene, Texas
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Lamar W 90–62  18–2 (9–0)
 Moody Coliseum (1,306)
Abilene, Texas
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 54–63  18–3 (9–1)
 Montagne Center (687)
Beaumont, Texas
02/06/2016
1:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 88–72  19–3 (10–1)
 University Center (581)
Hammond, Louisiana
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 Sam Houston State W 67–55  20–3 (11–1)
 Moody Coliseum (1,022)
Abilene, Texas
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, Texas
02/21/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Southeastern Louisiana W 72–70  22–3 (13–1)
 Moody Coliseum (1,025)
Abilene, Texas
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 76–65  23–3 (14–1)
 Sharp Gymnasium (179)
Houston, Texas
02/27/2016
2:00 pm		 New Orleans W 76–55  24–3 (15–1)
 Moody Coliseum (1,015)
Abilene, Texas
03/02/2016
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 66–58  25–3 (16–1)
 Moody Coliseum (1,231)
Abilene, Texas
03/05/2016
2:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–52  26–3 (17–1)
 Moody Coliseum (1,336)
Abilene, Texas
WNIT
03/17/2016*
8:05 pm		 at UTEP
First Round		 L 62–66  26–4
 Don Haskins Center (4,517)
El Paso, Texas
*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
  1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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