2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 15th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Idaho and Auburn in the first and second rounds, Florida State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Oregon State in the elite eight.
Roster
2015–16 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Dekeiya Cohen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
West Ashley
Charleston, SC
G
2
Niya Johnson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
P.K. Yonge Development Research
Gainesville, FL
F
3
Chardonae Fuqua'
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Hoover
Birmingham, AL
G
4
Kristy Wallace
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
John Paul College
Loganholme, Queensland , Australia
G
10
Alexandria Gulley
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Skyline
Dallas , Texas
F
11
Justis Szcezepanski
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
IMG Academy
Fort Worth, TX
G
12
Alexis Prince
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr
Edgewater
Orlando, FL
F
13
Nina Davis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Hoover
Birmingham, AL
C
21
Kalani Brown
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Salmen
Slidell, LA
G
25
Alyssa Dry
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
IMG Academy
Fort Worth, TX
G
30
Alexis Jones
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Jr
MacArthur Duke
Irving, TX
C
32
Beatrice Mompremier
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Miami
Miami, FL
F/C
55
Khadijiah Cave
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Lucy Laney
Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2015-10-10
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
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
N/A
Coaches
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 5
Texas A&M–Commerce
W 104–41
Ferrell Center (5,352)Waco, TX
11/09/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 5
Arkansas–Monticello
W 104–39
Ferrell Center (5,356)Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 5
Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT First Round
W 62–20
1–0
Ferrell Center (6,804)Waco, TX
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 5
Southern Miss Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 97–42
2–0
Ferrell Center (5,400)Waco, TX
11/19/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 5
No. 19 South Florida Preseason WNIT semifinals
W 66–63
3–0
Ferrell Center (5,717)Waco, TX
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 5
DePaul Preseason WNIT Championship
W 86–72
4–0
Ferrell Center (5,637)Waco, TX
11/26/2015 *1:00 pm
No. 5
vs. Cincinnati Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 72–34
5–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (353)Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015 *4:45 pm
No. 5
vs. No. 20 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 84–76
6–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (684)Freeport, BAH
12/02/2015 *6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 4
Rice
W 89–38
7–0
Ferrell Center (5,615)Waco, TX
12/04/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 4
Northwestern State
W 86–44
8–0
Ferrell Center (6,317)Waco, TX
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 4
Grambling State
W 96–42
9–0
Ferrell Center (5,562)Waco, TX
12/13/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 4
McNeese State
W 105–46
10–0
Ferrell Center (5,625)Waco, TX
12/17/2015 *7:00 pm, FCS
No. 4
Oral Roberts
W 97–39
11–0
Ferrell Center (6,189)Waco, TX
12/19/2015 *6:00 pm
No. 4
vs. No. 23 Miami (FL) Florida Sunshine Classic
W 88–81
12–0
Worden Arena (1,789)Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015 *4:00 pm
No. 4
vs. James Madison Florida Sunshine Classic
W 77–63
13–0
Worden Arena (932)Winter Haven, FL
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 pm
No. 4
at Oklahoma State
L 45–52
13–1 (0–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173)Stillwater, OK
01/03/2016 3:30 pm, FS1
No. 4
No. 18 Oklahoma
W 78–68
14–1 (1–1)
Ferrell Center (7,434)Waco, TX
01/06/2016 7:00 pm
No. 6
at Kansas
W 58–40
15–1 (2–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,109)Lawrence, KS
01/09/2016 11:00 am, FSN
No. 6
TCU
W 72–55
16–1 (3–1)
Ferrell Center (7,081)Waco, TX
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 6
West Virginia
W 69–64
17–1 (4–1)
Ferrell Center (6,032)Waco, TX
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
at No. 4 Texas
W 80–67
18–1 (5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (8,996)Austin, TX
01/23/2016 12:30 pm, FS1
No. 4
at Iowa State
W 77–61
19–1 (6–1)
Hilton Coliseum (11,587)Ames, IA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4
Texas Tech
W 69–43
20–1 (7–1)
Ferrell Center (6,327)Waco, TX
01/30/2016 3:00 pm, FSN
No. 4
at No. 24 West Virginia
W 71–61
21–1 (8–1)
WVU Coliseum (4,168)Morgantown, WV
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 4
Kansas State
W 87–52
22–1 (9–1)
Ferrell Center (5,752)Waco, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4
Kansas
W 81–49
23–1 (10–1)
Ferrell Center (6,709)Waco, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4
at TCU
W 81–77
24–1 (11–1)
Schollmaier Arena (3,947)Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 pm
No. 4
at Texas Tech
W 66–36
25–1 (12–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,565)Lubbock, TX
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4
No. 17 Oklahoma State
W 66–41
26–1 (13–1)
Ferrell Center (6,310)Waco, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 4
Iowa State
W 78–41
27–1 (14–1)
Ferrell Center (7,216)Waco, TX
02/22/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
at No. 23 Oklahoma
W 78–70
28–1 (15–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,277)Norman, OK
02/27/2016 3:30 pm, FS2
No. 4
at Kansas State
W 63–52
29–1 (16–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,451)Manhattan, KS
02/29/2016 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 4
No. 6 Texas
W 74–48
30–1 (17–1)
Ferrell Center (10,284)Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 1:30 pm, FSN
No. 4
vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals
W 82–51
31–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,527)Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2016 1:30 pm, FS1
No. 4
vs. No. 24 Oklahoma Semifinals
W 84–57
32–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591)Oklahoma City, OK
03/07/2016 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 4
vs. No. 7 Texas Championship Game
W 79–63
33–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859)Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016 *4:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 D) No. 4
(16 D) Idaho First Round
W 89–59
34–1
Ferrell Center (4,990)Waco, TX
03/20/2016 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 D) No. 4
(9 D) Auburn Second Round
W 84–52
35–1
Ferrell Center (4,665)Waco, TX
03/26/2016 *3:00 pm, ESPN
(1 D) No. 4
vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State Sweet Sixteen
W 78–58
36–1
American Airlines Center (7,109)Dallas, TX
03/28/2016 *6:00 pm, ESPN
(1 D) No. 4
vs. (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State Elite Eight
L 57–60
36–2
American Airlines Center (6,050)Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source [ 2]
See also
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
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