2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores 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=Vanderbilt Commodores
|image= Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
|image_size= 125
|conference= Southeastern Conference
|short_conf=SEC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 18–14
|conf_record=5–11
|head_coach=Melanie Balcomb
|hc_year=14th
|asst_coach1=Kim Rosamond
|asst_coach2=Ashley Earley
|asst_coach3=Wendale Farrow
|stadium=Memorial Gymnasium
|champion=Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Fordham Holiday Classic Champions
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Melanie Balcomb, in her fourteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State.
On April 27, it was announced that Melanie Balcomb has resigned her position. She finished at Vanderbilt with a 14-year record of 310–149.
Roster
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Texas Tech}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kristen|last=Gaffney|link=n|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=y|home=Cary, NC|high_school=Green Hope}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Morgan|last=Batey|link=n|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=Pace Academy}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Melanie Balcomb ({{college|Trenton State}})
|asst_coach=
- Kim Rosamond ({{college|Ole Miss}})
- Ashley Earley ({{college|Vanderbilt}})
- Wendale Farrow ({{college|Eastern Michigan}})
|roster_url=http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/vand-w-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/07/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clayton State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 96–32
| overtime =
| attend =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 89–39
| overtime =
| attend = 2,264
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56–81
| overtime =
| attend = 1,637
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Green Bay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kress Events Center
| site_cityst = Green Bay, WI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 56–58
| overtime =
| attend = 2,351
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Presbyterian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56–38
| overtime =
| attend = 5,351
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Austin Peay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
| tv =
| score = 73–56
| overtime =
| attend = 2,447
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Thanksgiving Tournament championship
| tv =
| score = 62–59
| overtime =
| attend = 2,462
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 86–29
| overtime =
| attend = 2,213
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| attend = 539
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 65–39
| overtime =
| attend = 2,264
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Troy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 97–43
| overtime =
| attend = 2,528
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee–Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–61
| overtime =
| attend = 2,574
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
| tv =
| score = 71–45
| overtime =
| attend = 832
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Fordham Holiday Classic championship
| tv =
| score = 53–40
| overtime =
| attend = 622
| record = 11–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| SEC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 52–55
| overtime =
| attend = 1,283
| record = 11–3 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 61–71
| overtime =
| attend = 2,547
| record = 11–4 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Foster Auditorium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 54–48
| overtime =
| attend = 3,023
| record = 12–4 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–42
| overtime =
| attend = 2,332
| record = 13–4 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = SECN
| score = 49–58
| overtime =
| attend = 11,159
| record = 13–5 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 67–52
| overtime =
| attend = 2,961
| record = 14–5 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–69
| overtime =
| attend = 5,193
| record = 15–5 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–64
| overtime =
| attend = 3,111
| record = 15–6 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 45–53
| overtime =
| attend = 2,176
| record = 15–7 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56–57
| overtime =
| attend = 1,946
| record = 15–8 (4–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = SECN
| score = 51–69
| overtime =
| attend = 4,980
| record = 15–9 (4–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 55–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–10 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–79
| overtime =
| attend = 1,439
| record = 15–11 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| attend = 2,975
| record = 15–12 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 61–66
| overtime =
| attend = 2,466
| record = 15–13 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Mizzou Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 56–52
| overtime =
| attend = 5,998
| record = 16–13 (5–11)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| SEC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = First Round
| tv = SECN
| score = 74–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = SECN
| score = 54–49
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,094
| record = 18–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = SECN
| score = 46–63
| overtime =
| attend = 4,214
| record = 18–14
}}
{{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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