2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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.
Roster
2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Sara Williamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Rockwall HS
Rockwall, Texas
G 2
Alyssa Echols 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Pflugerville HS
Pflugerville, Texas
F 5
McKenzie Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Allen HS
Allen, Texas
G 10
Paris Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr Midland HS
Midland, Texas
G 12
Whitney West Swinford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr Gregory-Portland HS
Portland, Texas
G 15
Alexis Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr McKinney North HS
McKinney, Texas
C 22
Sierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Roscoe Highland HS
Roscoe, Texas
F 23
Suzzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Lubbuck Coronado HS
Lubbock, Texas
G 24
Breklyn Wentz 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Fr Trinity Christian HS
Lubbock, Texas
F 32
Lizzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Lubbuck Coronado HS
Lubbock, Texas
F 33
Sydney Shelstead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Mineral Wells HS
Mineral Wells, Texas
G 42
Hannah Snyder 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr Albany HS
Albany, Texas
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2015 *7:00 pm
Wayland Baptist W 96–71 1–0
Moody Coliseum Abilene, Texas
11/16/2015 *5:30 pm, FCS Atlantic
at Kansas State
L 45–76 1–1
Bramlage Coliseum 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 Lubbock, Texas
12/04/2015 *8:00 pm
vs. Grand Canyon Air Force Classic W 76–71 5–2
Clune Arena 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 Cheney, Washington
12/20/2015 *2:00 pm
at Idaho
W 71–59 OT
8–2
Cowan Spectrum 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 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 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 Nacogdoches, Texas
01/21/2016 6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State
W 87–76 15–2 (6–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville TX
01/23/2016 2:00 pm
at Incarnate Word
W 86–71 16–2 (7–0)
McDermott Center 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 Beaumont, Texas
02/06/2016 1:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana
W 88–72 19–3 (10–1)
University Center 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 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 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
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