2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Cal Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record24–8 (14–4 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon 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 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament, where they lost to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Eastern Michigan in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woolooware Sydney, Australia
G 4 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lewis & Clark
Oregon 		Spokane, WA
G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Eltham, Australia
G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Modesto Christian Merced, CA
F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA
F 13 Lisa Janko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rhein MB II Essen, Germany
G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carondelet Concord, CA
G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand
F 22 Devon Brookshire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Bishop Montgomery
Northwestern 		Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Canyon Santa Clarita, CA
G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr River Ridge Lacey, WA
F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 93–59  1–0
 Matadome (348)
Northridge, CA
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Jose State W 91–81  2–0
 McKeon Pavilion (379)
Moraga, CA
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm, MW Net 		at Wyoming W 70–64  3–0
 Arena-Auditorium (2,423)
Laramie, WY
11/22/2015*
5:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado W 65–52  4–0
 Bank of Colorado Arena (521)
Greeley, CO
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Fresno State
Saint Mary's Classic 		W 83–81 OT 5–0
 McKeon Pavilion (477)
Moraga, CA
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Missouri
Saint Mary's Classic 		L 78–95  5–1
 McKeon Pavilion (485)
Moraga, CA
12/03/2015*
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		UC Davis L 71–78 OT 5–2
 McKeon Pavilion (221)
Moraga, CA
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm 		at No. 18 California
Cal Classic semifinals 		W 64–63  6–2
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/06/2015*
3:00 pm 		vs. Villanova
Cal Classic championship 		W 67–60  7–2
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Washington State W 75–71  8–2
 McKeon Pavilion (257)
Moraga, CA
12/17/2015*
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		Cal Poly W 87–83 OT 9–2
 McKeon Pavilion (209)
Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Francisco W 78–68  10–2
(1–0) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (438)
San Francisco, CA
12/23/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Santa Clara L 67–73  10–3
(1–1) 		McKeon Pavilion (470)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2015
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 59–65  10–4
(1–2) 		Marriott Center (1,209)
Provo, UT
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Diego W 73–68  11–4
(2–2) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (302)
San Diego, CA
01/07/2016
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		Loyola Marymount W 72–57  12–4
(3–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (619)
Moraga, CA
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pepperdine W 88–72  13–4
(4–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (404)
Moraga, CA
01/16/2016
3:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pacific W 82–73  14–4
(5–2) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,205)
Stockton, CA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Gonzaga W 69–68  15–4
(6–2) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,593)
Spokane, WA
01/23/2016
1:00 pm, CSNNW 		at Portland W 78–51  16–4
(7–2) 		Chiles Center (361)
Portland, OR
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pacific W 83–75  17–4
(8–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (509)
Moraga, CA
02/04/2016
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		San Diego W 68–60  18–4
(9–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (330)
Moraga, CA
02/06/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		BYU L 44–65  18–5
(9–3) 		McKeon Pavilion (359)
Moraga, CA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pepperdine L 58–62  18–6
(9–4) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (195)
Malibu, CA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Loyola Marymount W 91–81  19–6
(10–4) 		Gersten Pavilion (441)
Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2016
6:30 pm, TheW.tv 		Gonzaga W 66–47  20–6
(11–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (405)
Moraga, CA
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Portland W 95–53  21–6
(12–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (419)
Moraga, CA
02/25/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Santa Clara W 78–70  22–6
(13–4) 		Leavey Center (500)
Santa Clara, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Francisco W 72–59  23–6
(14–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (471)
Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
2:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals 		W 85–71  24–6
 Orleans Arena (6,261)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2016
2:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. San Francisco
Semifinals 		L 65–67  24–7
 Orleans Arena (6,990)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Eastern Michigan
First Round 		L 73–74  24–8
 McKeon Pavilion (250)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "SMC California Athletics - Official Athletics Website".