2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 9th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to Notre Dame. They missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994 and they were also not invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the first time in 21 years due to a limited roster.[ 1]
All Blue Devils games aired on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC once again acted as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.
Roster
2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Haley Gorecki
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
William Fremd
Palatine, IL
G
3
Ángela Salvadores
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Marista San Jose
León, Spain
G
4
Lexie Brown (I)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
North Gwinnett Maryland
Suwanee, GA
G/F
11
Azurá Stevens
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
Cary
Raleigh, NC
G
12
Mercedes Riggs
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Timpanogos Salt Lake CC
Lindon, UT
G
13
Crystal Primm
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Oxbridge Academy
West Palm Beach, FL
G/F
14
Faith Suggs
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Homewood Flossmoor
Flossmoor, IL
G
15
Kyra Lambert
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Samuel Clemens
Cibolo, TX
F/C
21
Kendall Cooper
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
St. Anthony
Carson, CA
F
22
Oderah Chidom
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Bishop O'Dowd
Oakland, CA
G
23
Rebecca Greenwell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS So
Owensboro Catholic
Owensboro, KY
F/C
30
Amber Henson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Sr
Walter L. Sickles
Tampa, FL
F/C
34
Lyneé Belton
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Fr
The Bullis School
Clinton, MD
F/C
35
Erin Mathias
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Fox Chapel Area
Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 14
Pfeiffer
W 113–36
–
29 – Stevens
9 – Stevens
8 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
11/08/2015 *1:00 pm
No. 14
Saint Leo
W 116–33
–
26 – Greenwell
11 – Tied
6 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14
at Penn
W 59–50
1–0
15 – Stevens
9 – Chidom
3 – Lambert
The Palestra (2,587)Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2015 *6:00 pm
No. 14
Winthrop
W 78–50
2–0
18 – Stevens
14 – Stevens
4 – Tied
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,582)Durham, NC
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14
No. 12 Texas A&M
L 66–72 OT
2–1
22 – Greenwell
16 – Stevens
4 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708)Durham, NC
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 14
Army
W 72–61
3–1
32 – Stevens
14 – Stevens
5 – Salvadores
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147)Durham, NC
11/26/2015 *1:30 pm
No. 15
vs. Idaho Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 74–68
4–1
22 – Stevens
12 – Stevens
6 – Salvadores
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015 *1:30 pm
No. 15
vs. Iowa State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 86–48
5–1
15 – Greenwell
11 – Chidom
5 – Gorecki
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2015 *1:30 pm
No. 15
vs. Texas State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 85–34
6–1
19 – Stevens
7 – Greenwell
9 – Salvadores
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)Cancún, Mexico
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14
Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 84–64
7–1
26 – Stevens
11 – Stevens
8 – Salvadores
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617)Durham, NC
12/06/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14
at No. 2 South Carolina
L 55–66
7–2
16 – Lambert
9 – Stevens
2 – 3 tied
Colonial Life Arena (16,429)Columbia, SC
12/14/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 13
Massachusetts
W 70–46
8–2
24 – Stevens
10 – Stevens
5 – Greenwell
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602)Durham, NC
12/17/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 13
Liberty
W 79–41
9–2
26 – Greenwell
8 – Greenwell
8 – Salvadores
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,003)Durham, NC
12/20/2015 *7:00 pm, SECN
No. 13
at No. 8 Kentucky
L 61–71
9–3
17 – Stevens
7 – Chidom
2 – 3 tied
Rupp Arena (17,150)Lexington, KY
12/29/2015 *7:00 pm
No. 12
Western Carolina
W 84–47
10–3
21 – Stevens
10 – Stevens
4 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,023)Durham, NC
12/31/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 12
UNC Wilmington
W 78–56
11–3
23 – Greenwell
9 – Greenwell
6 – Salvadores
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,844)Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/03/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12
at Syracuse
L 50–86
11–4 (0–1)
12 – Stevens
12 – Stevens
4 – Lambert
Carrier Dome (1,585)Syracuse, NY
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18
Wake Forest
W 95–68
12–4 (1–1)
23 – Stevens
9 – Greenwell
5 – Salvadores
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,937)Durham, NC
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18
at Louisville
L 48–65
12–5 (1–2)
14 – Greenwell
11 – Chidom
3 – Salvadores
KFC Yum! Center (11,342)Louisville, KY
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 22
NC State
L 62–65
12–6 (1–3)
21 – Stevens
11 – Stevens
2 – 3 tied
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,830)Durham, NC
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22
Boston College
W 71–51
13–6 (2–3)
23 – Greenwell
14 – Stevens
7 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,983)Durham, NC
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson
W 72–43
14–6 (3–3)
33 – Stevens
7 – Stevens
4 – Tied
Jervey Athletic Center (494)Clemson, SC
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, RSN
North Carolina
W 71–55
15–6 (4–3)
26 – Stevens
16 – Henson
4 – Lambert
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622)Durham, NC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh
W 70–48
16–6 (5–3)
26 – Stevens
9 – Stevens
4 – Tied
Peterson Events Center (1,204)Pittsburgh, PA
02/01/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Notre Dame
L 61–68
16–7 (5–4)
14 – Stevens
9 – Tied
3 – Henson
Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,159)Durham, NC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Virginia
W 67–52
17–7 (6–4)
25 – Greenwell
12 – Greenwell
4 – Tied
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506)Durham, NC
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 Miami (FL)
L 53–61
17–8 (6–5)
18 – Chidom
7 – Greenwell
3 – Salvadores
BankUnited Center (1,293)Coral Gables, FL
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 10 Florida State
L 53–69
17–9 (6–6)
13 – Salvadores
7 – Salvadores
1 – 6 tied
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,536)Durham, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest
L 58–64
17–10 (6–7)
18 – Chidom
8 – Suggs
6 – Salvadores
LJVM Coliseum (1,458)Winston-Salem, NC
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech
W 66–62
18–10 (7–7)
16 – Chidom
11 – Chidom
4 – Tied
Cassell Coliseum (1,264)Blacksburg, VA
02/21/2016 2:00 pm
Georgia Tech
L 59–64
18–11 (7–8)
19 – Salvadores
9 – Henson
3 – Henson
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,845)Durham, NC
02/28/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Carolina
W 93–57
19–11 (8–8)
27 – Greenwell
10 – Tied
7 – Lanbert
Carmichael Arena (4,762)Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 2:00 pm, RSN
vs. Virginia Second Round
W 57–53
20–11
20 – Chidom
15 – Stevens
3 – Salvadores
Greensboro Coliseum (2,114)Greensboro, NC
03/04/2016 2:00 pm, RSN
vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Quarterfinals
L 54–83
20–12
19 – Stevens
10 – Stevens
3 – Salvadores
Greensboro Coliseum (3,148)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll ,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 2]
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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
Week 19
Final
AP
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
18
22
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Coaches
12
9
12
13
11
11
12
12
16
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics