2015–16 Tulane Green Wave 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=Tulane Green Wave
|image=Tulane Green Wave wordmark.png
|image_size=200
|conference=American Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=The American
|CoachRank =
|APRank=
|record=23–12
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Lisa Stockton
|hc_year=22nd
|asst_coach1=Alan Frey
|asst_coach2=Doshia Woods
|asst_coach3=Beth Dunkenberger
|stadium=Devlin Fieldhouse
|champion =
|bowl = WNIT
|bowl_result = Third Round
}}
{{2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by twenty-second year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Alabama and Georgia Tech in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the third round.
Media
All Green Wave games are broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games is on [http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/allaccess/ Tulane All-Access], ESPN3, or [http://theamerican.org/watch/ AAC Digital]. Road games are typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
Roster
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Hutchinson CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kolby|last=Morgan|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Hammond, LA|high_school=John Curtis Christian}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Leslie|last=Vorpahl|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=JR|rs=|home=San Antonio, TX|high_school=Winston Churchill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Caylah|last=Cruickshank|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Montreal, QE|high_school=Dawson College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Emery|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Tampa, FL|high_school=Freedom}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Adesuwa|last=Ebomwonyi|num=15|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Powder Springs, GA|high_school=Hillgrove}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meredith|last=Schulte|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Brasleton, GA|high_school=Mill Creek}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Harlyn|last=Wyatt|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=Benjamin E. Mays}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tierra|last=Jones|num=30|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Madison, AL|high_school=Bob Jones}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Courtnie|last=Latham|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Clear Springs}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ksenija|last=Madzarevic|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=5|class=FR|rs=|home=Novi Sad, Serbia|high_school=Rabun Gap Nacoochee}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chinwe|last=Duru|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Round Rock, TX|high_school=Vista Ridge}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Lisa Stockton ({{college|Wake Forest}})
|asst_coach=
- Alan Frey ({{college|New Orleans}})
- Doshia Woods ({{college|Western Illinois}})
- Beth Dunkenberger (Randolph-Macon)
|roster_url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tul-w-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/05/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (New Orleans)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 577
| tv =
| score = 90–48
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 357
| tv =
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jackson State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 706
| tv =
| score = 92–49
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,756
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–78
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,173
| tv = CST/ESPN3
| score = 67–63
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2015
| time = 2:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam tournament Island Division
| attend = 488
| tv =
| score = 51–75
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Green Bay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 58–79
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 67–62
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 962
| tv =
| score = 74–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 734
| tv =
| score = 61–59
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 878
| tv =
| score = 77–48
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Tulane Classic semifinals
| attend = 882
| tv =
| score = 74–53
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Tulane Classic championship
| attend = 723
| tv =
| score = 66–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 934
| tv = [http://theamerican.org/watch/ ADN]
| score = 70–48
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 631
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 67–83
| overtime =
| record = 10–4 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 993
| tv = ADN
| score = 66–51
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 994
| tv =
| score = 75–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,646
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–71
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| gamename =
| attend = 377
| tv = ADN
| score = 71–47
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 612
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–42
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,136
| tv = ADN
| score = 78–73
| overtime =
| record = 15–5 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 992
| tv = ADN
| score = 54–72
| overtime =
| record = 15–6 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,983
| tv = SNY/ESPN3
| score = 38–96
| overtime =
| record = 15–7 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 497
| tv =
| score = 59–56
| overtime =
| record = 16–7 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = USF Sun Dome
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,011
| tv = ADN
| score = 65–77
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,159
| tv = ADN
| score = 76–64
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 472
| tv =
| score = 65–53
| overtime =
| record = 18–8 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,436
| tv = ADN
| score = 61–42
| overtime =
| record = 19–8 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,074
| tv =
| score = 67–72
| overtime =
| record = 19–9 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 10,167
| tv = SNY/ESPN3
| score = 40–80
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (10–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/29/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,428
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–51
| overtime =
| record = 20–10 (11–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#004731;"| American Athletic Conference Women's tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena
| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 7,033
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–64
| overtime =
| record = 21–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena
| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 35–82
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#004731;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/16/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 627
| tv =
| score = 53–52
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hank McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 585
| tv =
| score = 64–61
| overtime =
| record = 23–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename = Third Round
| attend = 1,641
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–73
| overtime =
| record = 23–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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