2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Houston Baptist Huskies
|image=HBU Huskies Wordmark.png
|image_size=175
|conference=Southland Conference
|division=
|short_conf= Southland
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
|record=14–15
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Donna Finnie
|hc_year = 3rd
|asst_coach1=Ben Chase
|asst_coach2=Lauren Tippert
|asst_coach3=Becca Allison
|stadium=Sharp Gymnasium
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Lamar.
Media
All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by [http://www.legacysportsnetwork.com Legacy Sports Network] (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lisa|last=Zderadicka|num=5|pos=g|ft=5|in=6|class=fr|rs=y|home=Vienna, Austria|high_school=HAK Korneuburg}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amanda|last=Johnson|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=fr|rs=|home=Georgetown, TX|high_school=Georgetown}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Charlotte|last=Hodges|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=fr|rs=|home=Kingwood, TX|high_school=Kingwood}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rachel|last=Arthur|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=sr|rs=|home=Humble, TX|high_school=Atascocita}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Calver|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=fr|rs=|home=Helensburgh, Australia|high_school=Heathcote|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anna|last=Strickland|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=sr|rs=|home=The Woodlands, TX|high_school=The Woodlands
Harding|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meghan|last=Shank|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=sr|rs=|home=Ventura, CA|high_school=Ventura}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Monet|last=Neal|num=25|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=sr|rs=|home=San Antonio, TX|high_school=William Howard Taft|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brooklyn|last=Moore|num=33|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=fr|rs=|home=Murphy, TX|high_school=Wylie}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ekemini|last=Essien|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|rs=|home=Carrollton, TX|high_school=Dallas Lutheran}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Veronika|last=Kirienko|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=fr|rs=|home=Tashkent, Uzbekistan|high_school=School 168}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kennedy|last=Collins|num=55|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=fr|rs=|home=Bastrop, TX|high_school=Cedar Creek}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Donna Finnie ({{college|Heriot Watt}})
|asst_coach=
- Ben Chase ({{college|Emerson College}})
- Lauren Tippet ({{college|Sam Houston State}})
- Becca Allison ({{college|Old Dominion}})
|roster_url=http://www.hbuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002366; color:#FF7F00;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/06/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 90–56
| overtime =
| record =
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002366; color:#FF7F00;"| Out of Conference Schedule
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| gamename =
| tv = RTSW
| score = 57–65
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
| attend = 12,269
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTEP
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 63–98
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
| attend = 977
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Paul Quinn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 95–42
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
| attend = 418
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename = UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
| tv =
| score = 64–51
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
| attend = 150
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename = UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
| tv =
| score = 50–79
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
| attend = 400
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Trinity
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–46
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
| attend = 422
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health and Physical Education Arena
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 77–65
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
| attend = 214
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–71
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
| attend = 610
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas–Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 40–64
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
| attend = 150
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Huston–Tillotson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 96–65
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
| attend = 385
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002366; color:#FF7F00;"| Southland Conference Schedule
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Prather Coliseum
| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 44–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
| attend = 930
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–71
| overtime =
| record = 5–7
| attend = 285
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nicholls State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–71
| overtime =
| record = 6–7
| attend = 200
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–56
| overtime =
| record = 7–7
| attend = 388
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Farris Center
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 44–45
| overtime =
| record = 7–8
| attend = 562
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Orleans
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–51
| overtime =
| record = 8–8
| attend = 1,066
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Montagne Center
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–77
| overtime =
| record = 8–9
| attend = 826
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abliene, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–77
| overtime =
| record = 8–10
| attend = 1,227
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–63
| overtime =
| record = 9–10
| attend = 712
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dugan Wellness Center
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 73–59
| overtime =
| record = 10–10
| attend = 737
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 50–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–11
| attend = 897
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 77–66
| overtime =
| record = 11–11
| attend = 230
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bernard Johnson Coliseum
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 70–78
| overtime =
| record = 11–12
| attend = 657
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Incarnate Word
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDermott Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 62–61
| overtime =
| record = 12–12
| attend = 450
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 55–76
| overtime =
| record = 12–13
| attend = 179
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William R. Johnson Coliseum
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–66
| overtime =
| record = 12–14
| attend = 2,691
| conference = 7–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–51
| overtime =
| record = 13–14
| attend = 622
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Incarnate Word
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–46
| overtime =
| record = 14–14
| attend = 508
| conference = 9–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002366; color:#FF7F00;"| Southland Conference Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Merrell Center
| site_cityst = Katy, TX
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 95–98
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 14–15
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule end
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team}}
Category:Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball seasons