2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
SMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record13–18 (7–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Dark
  • Deneen Parker
  • Danny Hughes
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
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 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs played their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season was the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida.

On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25-year record of 438–314.[1]

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Frisco Centennial
Arkansas 		Frisco, TX
G 3 Gabrielle Wilkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Garland Garland, TX
G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Keely Froling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Morgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Duncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock 		Duncanville, TX
C 13 Klara Bradshaw (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Rains
TCU 		Emory, TX
G 14 Karlie Cronin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Oakton Vienna, VA
F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Skyline Dallas, TX
G 24 Kamray Mickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Carroll Southlake
Trinity Valley 		Westlake, TX
G 33 Ashley Gibson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Deer Creek
Butler 		Edmond, OK
Head coach

Rhonda Rompola (SMU)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Dark (SMU)
Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danny Hughes (TCU)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 74–36  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (715)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		TCU L 79–89  1–1
 Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm 		No. 18 Arizona State L 57–64  1–2
 Moody Coliseum (302)
Dallas, TX
11/27/2015*
5:30 pm 		Cal State Fullerton
SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals 		W 74–53  2–2
 Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm 		Kansas
SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship 		W 73–64  3–2
 Moody Coliseum (782)
Dallas, TX
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm 		at North Texas L 57–60  3–3
 The Super Pit (819)
Denton, TX
12/05/2015*
5:00 pm 		New Mexico L 58–63  3–4
 Moody Coliseum (979)
Dallas, TX
12/07/2015*
11:00 am, SECN 		at No. 15 Texas A&M L 55–67  3–5
 Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX
12/19/2015*
12:15 pm 		vs. Arizona
Puerto Rico Classic 		W 58–46  4–5
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
2:30 pm 		vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic 		W 69–61  5–5
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
12:15 pm 		vs. No. 8 Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 70–72  5–6
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
AAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulsa L 54–56  5–7 (0–1)
 Reynolds Center (346)
Tulsa, OK
01/05/2016
7:00 pm 		Temple W 69–67  6–7 (1–1)
 Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2016
6:00 pm, ADN 		at No. 22 South Florida L 56–83  6–8 (1–2)
 USF Sun Dome (1,756)
Tampa, FL
01/10/2016
2:00 pm 		at Houston W 50–48  7–8 (2–2)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (878)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
2:00 pm 		Memphis W 58–49  8–8 (3–2)
 Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulane L 42–54  8–9 (3–3)
 Moody Coliseum (612)
Dallas, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY 		No. 1 Connecticut L 37–90  8–10 (3–4)
 Moody Coliseum (3,732)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2016
6:00 pm 		at Cincinnati W 73–55  9–10 (4–4)
 Fifth Third Arena (318)
Cincinnati, OH
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 South Florida L 48–66  9–11 (4–5)
 Moody Coliseum (982)
Dallas, TX
02/03/2016
11:00 am, ADN 		at Temple L 35–55  9–12 (4–6)
 Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ADN 		UCF W 65–50  10–12 (5–6)
 Moody Coliseum (876)
Dallas, TX
02/09/2016
7:00 pm 		East Carolina W 72–66 OT 11–12 (6–6)
 Moody Coliseum (636)
Dallas, TX
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulane L 64–76  11–13 (6–7)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159)
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa W 62–45  12–13 (7–7)
 Moody Coliseum (923)
Dallas, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm 		at UCF L 54–66  12–14 (7–8)
 CFE Arena (833)
Orlando, FL
02/24/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY 		at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–88  12–15 (7–9)
 Gampel Pavilion (7,505)
Storrs, CT
02/27/2016
2:00 pm 		Houston L 54–63  12–16 (7–10)
 Moody Coliseum (914)
Dallas, TX
02/29/2016
6:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 61–78  12–17 (7–11)
 Williams Arena (1,190)
Greenville, NC
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. UCF
First Round 		W 83–74 OT 13–17
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals 		L 60–73  13–18
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Breaking: Rhonda Rompola Announces Retirement as Women's Basketball Coach at SMU". Women's Hoop Dirt. February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)