2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Elon Phoenix
|image=Elon Phoenix old wordmark.png
|image_size=250
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=18–13
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Charlotte Smith
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1=Cristy McKinney
|asst_coach2=Josh Wick
|asst_coach3=Tasha Taylor
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Alumni Gym
|champion=
|bowl=WNIT
|bowl_result=First Round
}}
{{2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.
Roster
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UAB}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Brown|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Alpharetta, Georgia|high_school=Alpharetta}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emily|last=Sasser|dab=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Cary, North Carolina|high_school=Apex}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shay|last=Burnett|dab=|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Graham, North Carolina|high_school=Southern Alamance}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Hudson|dab=|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Raleigh, North Carolina|high_school=Wakefield}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jenifer|last=Rhodes|dab=|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=North Charleston, South Carolina|high_school=Pinewood Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lenaira|last=Ruffin|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Burlington, North Carolina|high_school=River Mill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Josepha|last=Mbouma|dab=|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Montgomery Village, Maryland|high_school=Watkins Mill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mackenzie|last=Darrah|dab=|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|class=SO|rs=y|home=Buford, Georgia|high_school=Buford}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nicole|last=Razor|dab=|num=15|pos=F|ft=5|in=6|class=SR|rs=|home=Stone Mountain, Georgia|high_school=Southwest Dekalb}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nikki|last=McDonald|dab=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Atlanta|high_school=Wesleyan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jessica|last=Farmer|dab=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Asheville, North Carolina|high_school=Carolina Day}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Autumn|last=Carter|dab=|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|class=SR|rs=|home=Reidsville, North Carolina|high_school=Rockingham County}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maddie|last=MaCallie|dab=|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=y|home=Durham, North Carolina|high_school=Riverside
Miami (OH)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Malaya|last=Johnson|dab=|num=44|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=SO|rs=|home=Mount Airy, North Carolina|high_school=North Surry}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meme|last=Garner|link=n|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|home=Siler City, North Carolina|high_school=Jordan-Matthews
Chalotte|note=I|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Charlotte Smith ({{college|North Carolina}})
|asst_coach=
- Cristy McKinney ({{college|Western Carolina}})
- Josh Wick ({{college|North Carolina}})
- Tasha Taylor ({{college|Clemson|Clemson}})
|roster_url=http://www.elonphoenix.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winston-Salem State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–27
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lenoir–Rhyne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 378
| tv =
| score = 67–29
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vines Center
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 1,550
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–72
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 423
| tv =
| score = 90–83
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend = 240
| tv =
| score = 62–54
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, Maryland
| gamename =
| attend = 347
| tv =
| score = 70–73
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 572
| tv =
| score = 50–38
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 502
| tv =
| score = 65–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Broughton HS
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 1,476
| tv =
| score = 69–66
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = High Point
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 607
| tv =
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 13,670
| tv =
| score = 63–78
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 2,026
| tv =
| score = 57–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| CAA regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 441
| tv =
| score = 67–60
| overtime =
| record = 8–4 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 413
| tv =
| score = 61–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–4 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 547
| tv =
| score = 76–81
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–5 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, Maryland
| gamename =
| attend = 453
| tv =
| score = 78–85
| overtime =
| record = 9–6 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia
| gamename =
| attend = 916
| tv =
| score = 31–74
| overtime =
| record = 9–7 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 650
| tv =
| score = 52–41
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 469
| tv =
| score = 70–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cabot Center
| site_cityst = Boston
| gamename =
| attend = 344
| tv =
| score = 56–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–7 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 245
| tv =
| score = 49–59
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (5–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 468
| tv =
| score = 73–51
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, Delaware
| gamename =
| attend = 1,744
| tv =
| score = 66–64
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–8 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 473
| tv =
| score = 80–58
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (8–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 402
| tv =
| score = 61–67
| overtime =
| record = 15–9 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2016
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, South Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 1,759
| tv =
| score = 54–38
| overtime =
| record = 16–9 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 527
| tv = ASN
| score = 47–54
| overtime =
| record = 16–10 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 605
| tv =
| score = 62–45
| overtime =
| record = 17–10 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 4,103
| tv =
| score = 72–73
| overtime =
| record = 17–11 (10–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 381
| tv =
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| record = 18–11 (11–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| CAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Show Place Arena
| site_cityst = Upper Marlboro, Maryland
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = ASN
| score = 50–57
| overtime =
| record = 18–12
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, Virginia
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 657
| tv =
| score = 59–68
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Elon Phoenix women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team}}
Category:Elon Phoenix women's basketball seasons
Category:2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament participants