2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans 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=USC Upstate Spartans
|image=USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Atlantic Sun Conference
|division=
|short_conf= A-Sun
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=22–11
|conf_record=10–4
|head_coach= Tammy George
|hc_year = 11th
|asst_coach1=Ayana McWilliams
|asst_coach2=Jason Rasnake
|asst_coach3=Bill Tender
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=G. B. Hodge Center
|champion=
|bowl = WBI
|bowl_result = Semifinals
}}
{{2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eleventh year head coach Tammy George, played their games at G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in A-Sun play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-Sun women's tournament, where they lost to Jacksonville. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round, Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to Weber State in the semifinals.
Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Travonda|last=Haddock|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Pollocksville, NC|high_school=Jones Senior HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brittany|last=Clency|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Greensboro, NC|high_school=Western Guilford HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Raven|last=Jefferson|link=n|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Lynchburg, VA|high_school=Liberty Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Vanessa|last=Agrusa|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Franklin, NC|high_school=Franklin HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bailey|last=Wensler|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Stillwater, OK|high_school=Perkins-Tryon HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kristen|last=Dickerson|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Montgomery, AL|high_school=Pensacola State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=DeNisha|last=Swain|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=Potter's House Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=A'Lexxus|last=Davis|link=n|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=Potter's House Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dae Dae|last=Jordan|link=n|num=32|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Hephzibah, GA|high_school=Hephzibah HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brittany|last=Starling|link=n|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Sumter, SC|high_school=Sumter HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Victoria|last=Hadler|link=n|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Deerfield Beach, FL|high_school=Deerfield HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tammy George ({{college|Charlotte}})
|asst_coach=
- Ayana McWilliams ({{college|Brevard}})
- Jason Rasnake ({{college|NC State}})
- Bill Tender ({{college|Wofford}})
|roster_url=http://upstatespartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/2015-16/roster
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{cite web |url=http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/2015-16/schedule |title=2015-16 USC Upstate Women's Basketball Schedule - USC Upstate |website=UpstateSpartans.com |publisher=University of South Carolina Upstate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419153358/http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/2015-16/schedule |archive-date=2016-04-19}}
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes |attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Echols Hall
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 433
| tv =
| score = 82–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hytche Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 532
| tv =
| score = 59–78
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bob Jones
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 420
| tv =
| score = 96–46
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Wesleyan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 213
| tv =
| score = 84–51
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IPFW
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 282
| tv =
| score = 84–81
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,589
| tv =
| score = 61–119
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kimmel Arena
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 360
| tv =
| score = 59–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 237
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–61
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hank McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 579
| tv =
| score = 46–87
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 237
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| gamename =
| attend = 3,045
| tv =
| score = 86–72
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,487
| tv =
| score = 40–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 205
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–46
| overtime =
| record = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mars Hill
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 132
| tv =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 187
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| record = 9–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Atlantic Sun regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fleisher Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 202
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–41
| overtime =
| record = 10–6 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,628
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 43–54
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 353
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–56
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 43–49
| overtime =
| record = 11–8 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 176
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lipscomb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 340
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–54
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 141
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–57
| overtime =
| record = 14–8 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lipscomb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 228
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 93–71
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = KSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 253
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–51
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 142
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–58
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 210
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 44–56
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (8–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNF Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 484
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (9–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 876
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–75
| overtime = OT
| record = 18–10 (9–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 168
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–47
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (10–4)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 217
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–50
| overtime =
| record = 20–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 432
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 56–67
| overtime =
| record = 20–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| WBI
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BB&T Arena
| site_cityst = Highland Heights, KY
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 363
| tv =
| score = 71–69
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 172
| tv =
| score = 81–78
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Events Center
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 1,323
| tv =
| score = 53–79
| overtime =
| record = 22–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team}}