2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Payne
  • Kris Goff
  • Jenny Nash
Home arenaStopher Gym
Seasons
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 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 8–10 in Southland play to in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Sam Houston State.

Roster

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Emani White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Archbishop Chapelle New Orleans, LA
C 1 Jovana Mandic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr The Rock School
UNC Wilmington 		Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 3 Tia Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So John Curtis New Orleans, LA
G 5 Hope Pawlowski 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Orlando Christian Preparatory Orlando, FL
F 12 Karissa Black 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hendrickson Pflugerville, TX
G 14 Sammi Deakin-Sharpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Moreton Bay Brisbane, Australia
G 15 Airi Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Ponchatoula Natchitoches, LA
G 20 Cassidy Barrios 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Vandebilt Catholic Lockport, LA
F 22 Brenisha Coleman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cypress Springs Cypress, TX
G 24 Taylor Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Michael HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 32 LiAnn McCarthy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Ursuline Academy HS New Orleans, LA
F 33 Asia Petitte (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Joseph Central Catholic
Evansville 		Charleston, WV
C 40 Marina Lilly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Skyline Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 p.m. 		Southern (New Orleans) W 98–65  1–0
 Stopher Gym (455)
Thibodaux, LA
11/17/2015*
6:00 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M L 70–81  1–1
 Stopher Gym (611)
Thibodaux, LA
11/24/2015*
8:00 p.m. 		at New Mexico L 43–83  1–2
 The Pit (4,963)
Albuquerque, NM
11/27/2015*
7:30 p.m. 		vs. Samford
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		L 43–45  1–3
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,320)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2015*
2:00 p.m. 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game 		W 63–54  2–3
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2015*
5:15 p.m. 		at Troy L 51–104  2–4
 Trojan Arena (729)
Troy, AL
12/05/2015*
1:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech L 55–58  2–5
 Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA
12/12/2015*
7:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 57–69  2–6
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (972)
Monroe, LA
12/18/2015*
6:00 p.m. 		Jacksonville State L 49–63  2–7
 Stopher Gym (410)
Thibodaux, LA
12/29/2015*
6:00 p.m. 		Grambling State L 65–69  2–8
 Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016
1:00 p.m. 		Lamar W 69–59  3–8
(1–0) 		Stopher Gym (401)
Thibodaux, LA
01/04/2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Houston Baptist L 71–80  3–9
(1–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (200)
Houston, TX
01/10/2016
1:00 p.m. 		Abilene Christian L 68–71  3–10
(1–2) 		Stopher Gym (487)
Thibodaux, LA
01/13/2016
6:30 p.m. 		at Sam Houston State W 67–63  4–10
(2–2) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
4:30 p.m. 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–62 OT 5–10
(3–2) 		American Bank Center (417)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/20/2016
6:00 p.m. 		Northwestern State W 70–61  6–10
(4–2) 		Stopher Gym (515)
Thibodaux, LA
01/23/2016
5:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Arkansas L 65–71  6–11
(4–3) 		Stopher Gym (1,735)
Thibodaux, LA
01/27/2016
7:00 p.m. 		at New Orleans L 55–62  6–12
(4–4) 		Lakefront Arena (341)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2016
2:00 p.m. 		at Incarnate Word W 66–64  7–12
(5–4) 		McDermott Center (187)
San Antonio, TX
02/03/2016
6:00 p.m. 		Incarnate Word L 61–63  7–13
(5–5) 		Stopher Gym (513)
Thibodaux, LA
02/06/2016
1:00 p.m. 		McNeese State W 85–81  8–13
(6–5) 		Stopher Gym (478)
Thibodaux, LA
02/13/2016
1:00 p.m. 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 68–78  8–14
(6–6) 		University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
02/17/2016
6:30 p.m. 		at Northwestern State L 62–66  8–15
(6–7) 		Prather Coliseum (948)
Natchitoches, LA
02/20/2016
1:00 p.m. 		Stephen F. Austin L 67–89  8–16
(6–8) 		Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
02/24/2016
6:00 p.m. 		New Orleans W 70–55  9–16
(7–8) 		Stopher Gym (991)
Thibodaux, LA
02/27/2016
1:00 p.m. 		at McNeese State L 62–96  9–17
(7–9) 		Burton Coliseum (1,404)
Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Arkansas L 51–56  9–18
(7–10) 		Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
1:00 p.m. 		Southeastern Louisiana W 70–52  10–18
(8–10) 		Stopher Gym (953)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference tournament
03/10/2016
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Sam Houston State
First Round 		L 64–73  10–19
 Merrell Center (705)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Colonel Athletics.