2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–20 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
Saint Mary's 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
San Diego 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Santa Clara 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Gonzaga 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
San Francisco † 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Pacific 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Loyola Marymount 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
Portland 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lions are members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Charity Elliott, in her fourth season at the school. The Lions played their home games at the Gersten Pavilion on the university campus in Los Angeles, California. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Mary's.

Roster

2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Bianca Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 2 Shelbi Aimonetti 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Francis Redwood City, CA
G 3 Marcella Hughes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Carondelet Concord, CA
F 4 Cheyanne Wallace 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sierra Canyon Woodland Hills, CA
G 5 Chloe Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So North Toronto Collegiate Institute Toronto, Canada
G 11 Andee Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 13 Deanna Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Norco Corona, CA
G/F 20 Sophie Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Acalanes Lafayette, CA
G 21 Taylor Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bonita La Verne, CA
G 22 Deshka Olson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Salmon Salmon, ID
G 23 Leslie Lopez-Wood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Alemany North Hollywood, CA
F 24 Bree Alford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Miramonte Walnut Creek, CA
F 30 NK Ilang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr St. Anne's-Belfield Ebonyi State, Nigeria
G 32 Makenzie Cast 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carondelet Antioch, CA
F 43 Jackie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Eden Prairie HS
Minnesota 		Eden Prairie, MN
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
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Dominguez W 64–59 
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Bethesda University W 101–81 
Gersten Pavilion (175)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
1:00 pm 		at Colorado L 81–92  0–1
 Coors Events Center (2,432)
Boulder, CO
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Cal State Fullerton L 73–75  0–2
 Gersten Pavilion (175)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2015*
9:00 pm, Oc 16 		at Hawaiʻi
Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine Classic 		L 51–65  0–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (2,088)
Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. Nevada
Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine Classic 		W 69–58  1–3
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015*
3:30 pm, TheW.tv 		Seattle
DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic semifinals 		L 69–78  1–4
 Gersten Pavilion (523)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		UC Irvine
DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game 		W 95–50  2–4
 Gersten Pavilion (395)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm 		at UC Riverside L 62–80  2–5
 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (215)
Riverside, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara W 70–63  3–5
 The Thunderdome (351)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/07/2015*
5:00 pm, SEC+ 		at Missouri L 48–80  3–6
 Mizzou Arena (3,832)
Columbia, MO
12/10/2015*
12:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Diego State W 92–65  4–6
 Gersten Pavilion (610)
Los Angeles, CA
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Cal Poly L 58–70  4–7
 Mott Athletic Center (249)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Bristol University W 83–32  N/A
 Gersten Pavilion (276)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Portland W 62–52  5–7
(1–0) 		Gersten Pavilion (312)
Los Angeles, CA
12/23/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Gonzaga L 59–66  5–8
(1–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (401)
Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pepperdine W 79–69  6–8
(2–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (391)
Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2016
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		at Saint Mary's L 57–72  6–9
(2–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (619)
Moraga, CA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pacific W 63–60  7–9
(3–2) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (442)
Stockton, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Francisco L 73–75 OT 7–10
(3–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (453)
Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Santa Clara L 56–57  7–11
(3–4) 		Gersten Pavilion (523)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 61–75  7–12
(3–5) 		Marriott Center (625)
Provo, UT
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Diego L 58–82  7–13
(3–6) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (411)
San Diego, CA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		BYU L 75–82  7–14
(3–7) 		Gersten Pavilion (351)
Los Angeles, CA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Diego L 67–75  7–15
(3–8) 		Gersten Pavilion (418)
Los Angeles, CA
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Gonzaga L 68–83  7–16
(3–9) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,127)
Spokane, WA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Portland W 77–62  8–16
(4–9) 		Chiles Center (217)
Portland, OR
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pacific W 96–88 2OT 9–16
(5–9) 		Gersten Pavilion (316)
Los Angeles, CA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Saint Mary's L 81–91  9–17
(5–10) 		Gersten Pavilion (441)
Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Santa Clara L 41–68  9–18
(5–11) 		Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Francisco L 72–81  9–19
(5–12) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (512)
San Francisco, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pepperdine W 83–77  10–19
(6–12) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (214)
Malibu, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. Portland
First Round 		W 85–72  11–19
 Orleans Arena (6,071)
Las Vegas, NV
03/04/2016
2:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals 		L 71–85  11–20
 Orleans Arena (6,261)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2015.