2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Tournament champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–16 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Kellie Lewis-Jay (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Richard Henderson; Danielle Stoimenoff; Brooklyn Kohlheim;
Home arena	FAU Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
WKU	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UAB	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Rice	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
FIU	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161


† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–16, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danneal Ford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Norland	Miami, FL
G	3	Ro Hayes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Viera HS	Rockledge, FL
F	5	Raven Doyle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Desert Christian HS	Lancaster, CA
G	10	Morgan Robinson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Lyman HS	Longwood, FL
G/F	13	Kat Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Notre Dame HS	Woodland Hills, CA
F	15	Sasha Cedeno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Klein Oak HS	Spring, TX
G	23	Ali Gorrell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Wyoming	Evergreen, CO
G	25	Halee Davis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Broward College	Orlando, FL
F	31	Ra'Kyra Gabriel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Brookside Christian HS	Stockton, CA
G	32	Malia Kency	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Briarwood Academy	Statesboro, GA
G	33	Nika Zyryanova	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Casper College	Yekaterinburg, Russia
F	50	Melinda Meyers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Highland HS	Gilbert, AZ

Head coach

Kellie Lewis-Jay (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Richard Henderson (Oklahoma State)
Danielle Maloney-Stoimenoff (Carroll (MT))
Fitzroy Anthony (Florida Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2014* 5:00 p.m.	Barry	W 79–64		FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	Akron	W 91–77	1–0	FAU Arena (641) Boca Raton, FL
November 17, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 62–55	2–0	Alico Arena (1,704) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	Milwaukee	W 71–67	3–0	FAU Arena (525) Boca Raton, FL
November 27, 2015* 12:00 p.m.	Delaware State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 83–55	4–0	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
November 28, 2015* 2:30 p.m.	South Dakota FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 53–76	4–1	FAU Arena (441) Boca Raton, FL
December 6, 2015* 2:00 p.m.	Keiser	W 74–52	5–1	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 13, 2015* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Kansas State	L 53–102	5–2	Bramlage Coliseum (3,905) Manhattan, KS
December 19, 2015* 5:30 p.m.	at Montana Lady Griz Classic semifinals	L 69–83	5–3	Dahlberg Arena (2,365) Missoula, MT
December 20, 2015* 3:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State Lady Griz Classic 3rd-place game	W 69–64	6–3	Dahlberg Arena (384) Missoula, MT
December 29, 2015* 5:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 82–60	7–3	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 30, 2015* 7:15 p.m.	Miami (OH) FAU Holiday Tournament championship	W 68–65 ^OT	8–3	FAU Arena (526) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2016 2:00 p.m.	FIU	W 87–82	9–3 (1–0)	FAU Arena (527) Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Marshall	W 84–73	10–3 (2–0)	FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2016 3:00 p.m.	WKU	L 62–81	10–4 (2–1)	FAU Arena (469) Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2016 9:00 p.m., FSN	at Southern Miss	L 80–89	10–5 (2–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,546) Hattiesburg, MS
January 16, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	L 62–65	10–6 (2–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,116) Ruston, LA
January 21, 2016 7:00 p.m.	UTEP	L 66–78	10–7 (2–4)	FAU Arena (747) Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2016 5:00 p.m.	UTSA	W 64–51	11–7 (3–4)	FAU Arena (763) Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	L 45–85	11–8 (3–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	L 79–85	11–9 (3–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,013) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	L 73–83	11–10 (3–7)	FAU Arena (612) Boca Raton, FL
February 6, 2016 5:00 p.m.	UAB	L 62–67	11–11 (3–8)	FAU Arena (532) Boca Raton, FL
February 11, 2016 8:00 p.m.	at UTSA	L 54–57	11–12 (3–9)	Convocation Center (536) San Antonio, TX
February 13, 2016 4:05 p.m.	at UTEP	L 47–75	11–13 (3–10)	Don Haskins Center (2,001) El Paso, TX
February 18, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Rice	L 54–75	11–14 (3–11)	FAU Arena (561) Boca Raton, FL
February 20, 2016 5:00 p.m.	North Texas	W 71–61	12–14 (4–11)	FAU Arena (564) Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at FIU	W 63–52	13–14 (5–11)	FIU Arena (418) Miami, FL
March 3, 2016 7:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	L 65–71	13–15 (5–12)	Murphy Center (4,203) Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2016 2:00 p.m.	at UAB	W 52–51	14–15 (6–12)	Bartow Arena (439) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA women's tournament
March 8, 2016 12:00 p.m., ASN	vs. North Texas First round	L 74–79	14–16	Bartow Arena (273) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[2]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Season Ends at C-USA Tourney". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". fausports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Women's Basketball Season Ends at C-USA Tourney". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[2] "2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". fausports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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