2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–15 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Chase
  • Lauren Tippert
  • Becca Allison
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian* 17 – 1   .944 26 – 4   .867
Central Arkansas † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Houston Baptist 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 19   .345
Sam Houston State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Lamar 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Texas A&M–CC 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
New Orleans 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Incarnate Word* 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Lamar.

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Heidi Sihvola 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Makelanrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr HAK Korneuburg Vienna, Austria
G 10 Bria Johnson (C) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX
G 14 Amanda Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Georgetown Georgetown, TX
F 20 Charlotte Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kingwood Kingwood, TX
G 21 Rachel Arthur 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Atascocita Humble, TX
F 22 Lauren Calver Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Heathcote Helensburgh, Australia
F 23 Anna Strickland (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr The Woodlands
Harding 		The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Meghan Shank 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ventura Ventura, CA
F 25 Monet Neal (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr William Howard Taft San Antonio, TX
F 33 Brooklyn Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wylie Murphy, TX
G 35 Ekemini Essien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dallas Lutheran Carrollton, TX
C 45 Veronika Kirienko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr School 168 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
C 55 Kennedy Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cedar Creek Bastrop, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm 		Southwestern W 90–56 
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Out of Conference Schedule
11/13/2015*
9:00 pm, RTSW 		at New Mexico L 57–65  0–1
 The Pit (12,269)
Albuquerque, NM
11/15/2015*
3:00 pm 		at UTEP L 63–98  0–2
 Don Haskins Center (977)
El Paso, TX
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm 		Paul Quinn W 95–42  1–2
 Sharp Gymnasium (418)
Houston, TX
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm 		vs. Nebraska–Omaha
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		W 64–51  2–2
 Convocation Center (150)
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm 		at UTSA
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		L 50–79  2–3
 Convocation Center (400)
San Antonio, TX
12/02/2015*
2:00 pm 		Trinity W 60–46  3–3
 Sharp Gymnasium (422)
Houston, TX
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Texas Southern W 77–65  4–3
 Health and Physical Education Arena (214)
Houston, TX
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Texas State L 66–71  4–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (610)
Houston, TX
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington L 40–64  4–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (150)
Houston, TX
12/28/2015*
2:00 pm 		Huston–Tillotson W 96–65  5–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (385)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
1:00 pm 		at Northwestern State L 44–55  5–6
(0–1) 		Prather Coliseum (930)
Natchitoches, LA
01/04/2016
7:00 pm 		McNeese State L 64–71  5–7
(0–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (285)
Houston, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 80–71  6–7
(1–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (200)
Houston, TX
01/09/2016
4:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 64–56  7–7
(2–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (388)
Houston, TX
01/13/2016
7:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 44–45  7–8
(2–3) 		Farris Center (562)
Conway, AR
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Orleans W 71–51  8–8
(3–3) 		Lakefront Arena (1,066)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar L 70–77  8–9
(3–4) 		Montagne Center (826)
Beaumont, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 60–77  8–10
(3–5) 		Moody Coliseum (1,227)
Abliene, TX
01/30/2016
4:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 67–63  9–10
(4–5) 		Sharp Gymnasium (712)
Houston, TX
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–59  10–10
(5–5) 		Dugan Wellness Center (737)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/06/2016
4:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 50–64  10–11
(5–6) 		Sharp Gymnasium (897)
Houston, TX
02/10/2016
7:00 pm 		Lamar W 77–66  11–11
(6–6) 		Sharp Gymnasium (230)
Houston, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 70–78  11–12
(6–7) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657)
Huntsville, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 62–61  12–12
(7–7) 		McDermott Center (450)
San Antonio, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 55–76  12–13
(7–8) 		Sharp Gymnasium (179)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 54–66  12–14
(7–9) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,691)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/03/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 55–51  13–14
(8–9) 		Sharp Gymnasium (622)
Houston, TX
03/05/2016
12:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 64–46  14–14
(9–9) 		Sharp Gymnasium (508)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3 		vs. Lamar
First Round 		L 95–98 2OT 14–15
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com.