2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	23–12 (11–7 The American)
Head coach	Lisa Stockton (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Frey; Doshia Woods; Beth Dunkenberger;
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
No. 21 South Florida	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	18	–	13	.581
Tulane	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
SMU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Cincinnati	4	–	14	.222	8	–	22	.267
UCF	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Houston	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200


† American Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

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 Tulane All-Access, ESPN3, or 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

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Shakira Harding	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Vandrbilt Catholic Hutchinson CC	Houma, LA
G	3	Kolby Morgan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	John Curtis Christian	Hammond, LA
G	11	Leslie Vorpahl	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Winston Churchill	San Antonio, TX
G	13	Caylah Cruickshank	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Dawson College	Montreal, QE
G	14	Taylor Emery	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Freedom	Tampa, FL
F	15	Adesuwa Ebomwonyi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Hillgrove	Powder Springs, GA
G	22	Meredith Schulte	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Mill Creek	Brasleton, GA
F	25	Harlyn Wyatt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Benjamin E. Mays	Atlanta, GA
G	30	Tierra Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Bob Jones	Madison, AL
G	33	Courtnie Latham	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Clear Springs	Houston, TX
C	34	Ksenija Madzarevic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Rabun Gap Nacoochee	Novi Sad, Serbia
C	45	Chinwe Duru	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Vista Ridge	Round Rock, TX

Head coach

Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Frey (New Orleans)
Doshia Woods (Western Illinois)
Beth Dunkenberger (Randolph-Macon)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 5:30 pm	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 90–48		Devlin Fieldhouse (577) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm	Arkansas–Little Rock	W 69–53	1–0	Devlin Fieldhouse (357) New Orleans, LA
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	W 92–49	2–0	Devlin Fieldhouse (706) New Orleans, LA
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 6 Florida State	L 72–78	2–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,756) Tallahassee, FL
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3	LSU	W 67–63	3–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,173) New Orleans, LA
11/26/2015* 2:15 pm	vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam tournament Island Division	L 51–75	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (488) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm	vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 58–79	3–3	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm	vs. Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 67–62	4–3	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	McNeese State	W 74–55	5–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA
12/16/2015* 6:00 pm	at Ole Miss	W 61–59	6–3	Tad Smith Coliseum (734) Oxford, MS
12/18/2015* 3:00 pm	Southern	W 77–48	7–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (878) New Orleans, LA
12/20/2015* 5:00 pm	UNC Greensboro Tulane Classic semifinals	W 74–53	8–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (882) New Orleans, LA
12/21/2015* 5:00 pm	Saint Louis Tulane Classic championship	W 66–58	9–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (723) New Orleans, LA
Conference regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ADN	Houston	W 70–48	10–3 (1–0)	Devlin Fieldhouse (934) New Orleans, LA
01/03/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at Memphis	L 67–83	10–4 (1–1)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (631) Memphis, TN
01/05/2016 6:00 pm, ADN	at East Carolina	W 66–51	11–4 (2–1)	Williams Arena (993) Greenville, NC
01/10/2016 4:00 pm	UCF	W 75–54	12–4 (3–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (994) New Orleans, LA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 19 South Florida	L 67–71	12–5 (3–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,646) New Orleans, LA
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ADN	at Tulsa	W 71–47	13–5 (4–2)	Reynolds Center (377) Tulsa, OK
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at SMU	W 54–42	14–5 (5–2)	Moody Coliseum (612) Dallas, TX
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ADN	East Carolina	W 78–73	15–5 (6–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,136) New Orleans, LA
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ADN	Temple	L 54–72	15–6 (6–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (992) New Orleans, LA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3	No. 1 Connecticut	L 38–96	15–7 (6–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,983) New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	at Houston	W 59–56	16–7 (7–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (497) Houston, TX
02/09/2016 6:00 pm, ADN	at No. 22 South Florida	L 65–77	16–8 (7–5)	USF Sun Dome (2,011) Tampa, FL
02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ADN	SMU	W 76–64	17–8 (8–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159) New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016 6:00 pm	at UCF	W 65–53	18–8 (9–5)	CFE Arena (472) Orlando, FL
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ADN	Tulsa	W 61–42	19–8 (10–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,436) New Orleans, LA
02/23/2016 7:00 pm	at Temple	L 67–72	19–9 (10–6)	McGonigle Hall (1,074) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3	at No. 1 Connecticut	L 40–80	19–10 (10–7)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cincinnati	W 70–51	20–10 (11–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428) New Orleans, LA
American Athletic Conference Women's tournament
03/05/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3	vs. Memphis Quarterfinals	W 70–64	21–10	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033) Uncasville, CT
03/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. No. 1 Connecticut Semifinals	L 35–82	21–11	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm	Alabama First Round	W 53–52	22–11	Devlin Fieldhouse (627) New Orleans, LA
03/21/2016* 6:00 pm	at Georgia Tech Second Round	W 64–61	23–11	Hank McCamish Pavilion (585) Atlanta, GA
03/23/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast Third Round	L 61–73	23–12	Alico Arena (1,641) Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

[1] "Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

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See also

References