2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	DoBee Plaisance (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Payne Kris Goff Jenny Nash
Home arena	Stopher Gym

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)  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 DoBee Plaisance (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Justin Payne (Nicholls State) Kris Goff (Southeastern Louisiana) Jenny Nash (Nicholls State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

See also

• 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team