2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team

2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball
Navy Classic Champions
Mountain West Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
AP #22
2015–16 record 31–2 (18–0 Mountain West)
Head coach Ryun Williams (4th year)
Assistant coach Tim Moser
Assistant coach Brooke Atkinson
Assistant coach Rebecca Alvidrez
Home arena Moby Arena
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#22 Colorado State † 18 – 0   1.000     31 – 2   .939
Fresno State 15 – 3   .833     22 – 12   .647
Boise State 12 – 6   .667     19 – 11   .633
San Jose State 11 – 7   .611     13 – 17   .433
UNLV 9 – 9   .500     18 – 14   .563
New Mexico 9 – 9   .500     17 – 15   .531
Utah State 8 – 10   .444     14 – 17   .452
Wyoming 6 – 12   .333     13 – 16   .448
San Diego State 6 – 12   .333     12 – 19   .387
Nevada 4 – 14   .222     5 – 25   .167
Air Force 1 – 17   .056     1 – 29   .033
† 2016 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team represents Colorado State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth year head coach Ryun Williams. The Rams played their home games at Moby Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finish the season 31–2, 18–0 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. They also won the Mountain West Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Aistgulen, StineStine Aistgulen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Langhaugen Videregaende Bergen, Norway
F 3 Wharry, KeyoraKeyora Wharry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Edison
Fresno City		 Fresno, CA
F 4 Hesseldal, EmilieEmilie Hesseldal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Aabyhøj/Horsholm 79ers
Eckerd College		 Aarhus, Denmark
G 5 Tryggedsson, SofieSofie Tryggedsson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Aabyhøj Aarhus, Denmark
G 10 Tvrdy, HannahHannah Tvrdy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seward
Nebraska		 Seward, NE
G/F 12 Kasier, CallieCallie Kasier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Broomfield Broomfield, CO
G 13 Nystrom, EllenEllen Nystrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Luleå Gymnasieskola BLuleå, Sweden
G 14 Patrick, JamieJamie Patrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hutchinson Hutchinson, KS
F 15 Mirkovic, VeronikaVeronika Mirkovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sandagymnasiet Nässjö, Sweden
G 20 Kelemen, KincsoKincso Kelemen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Szekely Miko Kollegium Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
G/F 21 Hamm, MyanneMyanne Hamm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Poudre Fort Collins, CO
F 22 Gustavsson, ElinElin Gustavsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Sandagymnasiet Ängelholm, Sweden
G 23 Ely, TaylorTaylor Ely 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Norman Norman, OK
F 24 Kantzy, AmandaAmanda Kantzy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Luleå Basketball Club Vällingby, Sweden
F 34 Arias, AlanaAlana Arias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Liberty Christian
Palm Beach State		 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2015*
7:00 PM		 USC Aiken W 77–43 
Moby Arena (895)
Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM		 Western State (Colorado) W 84–42  1–0
 Moby Arena (1,173)
Fort Collins, CO

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 Incarnate Word W 60–37  2–0
 Moby Arena (688)
Fort Collins, CO

11/21/2015*
7:00 PM		 BYU W 61–55  3–0
 Moby Arena (1,057)
Fort Collins, CO

11/24/2015*
5:00 PM		 at Penn L 48–49  3–1
 Palestra (393)
Philadelphia, PA

11/27/2015*
1:30 PM		 vs. Morgan State
Navy Classic semifinals		 W 54–36  4–1
 Alumni Hall (607)
Annapolis, MD

11/28/2015*
4:00 PM		 at Navy
Navy Classic championship		 W 82–73 2OT 5–1
 Alumni Hall (317)
Annapolis, MD

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 Colorado
Rivalry		 W 64–63  6–1
 Moby Arena (2,049)
Fort Collins, CO

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM, CET		 at Northern Colorado
Rivalry		 W 62–46  7–1
 Bank of Colorado Arena (907)
Greeley, CO

12/10/2015*
7:00 PM		 Montana W 75–44  8–1
 Moby Arena (1,127)
Fort Collins, CO

12/13/2015*
7:00 PM		 Oklahoma Panhandle State W 90–45  9–1
 Moby Arena (972)
Fort Collins, CO

12/20/2015*
4:00 PM		 at Denver W 74–46  10–1
 Magness Arena (495)
Denver, CO
Mountain West regular season

01/02/2016
2:00 PM		 Boise State W 68–64  11–1 (1–0)
 Moby Arena (1,776)
Fort Collins, CO

01/06/2016
8:00 PM		 at UNLV W 64–56  12–1 (2–0)
 Cox Pavilion (842)
Paradise, NV

01/09/2016
2:00 PM		 San Jose State W 76–54  13–1 (3–0)
 Moby Arena (1,612)
Fort Collins, CO

01/13/2016
7:30 PM		 at San Diego State W 60–57  14–1 (4–0)
 Viejas Arena (255)
San Diego, CA

01/16/2016
2:00 PM		 at Utah State W 69–49  15–1 (5–0)
 Smith Spectrum (577)
Logan, UT

01/20/2016
7:00 PM		 Air Force W 71–47  16–1 (6–0)
 Moby Arena (1,225)
Fort Collins, CO

01/27/2016
8:00 PM		 at San Jose State W 80–78  17–1 (7–0)
 Event Center Arena (492)
San Jose, CA

01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 Wyoming
Border War		 W 63–42  18–1 (8–0)
 Moby Arena (2,837)
Fort Collins, CO

02/03/2016
7:00 PM		 San Diego State W 70–54  19–1 (9–0)
 Moby Arena (1,005)
Fort Collins, CO

02/06/2016
5:00 PM		 at Nevada W 64–37  20–1 (10–0)
 Lawlor Events Center (819)
Reno, NV

02/10/2016
7:00 PM		 at Boise State W 83–51  21–1 (11–0)
 Taco Bell Arena (1,545)
Boise, ID

02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 UNLV W 83–52  22–1 (12–0)
 Moby Arena (2,353)
Fort Collins, CO

02/17/2016
7:00 PM		 Utah State W 91–64  23–1 (13–0)
 Moby Arena (1,505)
Fort Collins, CO

02/20/2016
2:00 PM		 at Wyoming
Border War		 W 62–57  24–1 (14–0)
 Arena-Auditorium (3,269)
Laramie, WY

02/24/2016
7:00 PM		 #25 at New Mexico W 49–48  25–1 (15–0)
 The Pit (6,107)
Albuquerque, NM

02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 #25 Nevada W 74–56  26–1 (16–0)
 Moby Arena (2,376)
Fort Collins, CO

03/01/2016
7:00 PM		 #22 Fresno State W 68–55  27–1 (17–0)
 Moby Arena (2,114)
Fort Collins, CO

03/04/2016
7:00 PM		 #22 at Air Force W 81–48  28–1 (18–0)
 Clune Arena (717)
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West Women's Tournament

03/08/2016
1:00 PM		 (1) #22 vs. (9) San Diego State
Quarterfinals		 W 53–41  29–1
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV

03/09/2016
7:30 PM		 (1) #22 vs. (4) New Mexico
Semifinals		 W 60–42  30–1
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV

03/11/2016
1:00 PM		 (1) #22 vs. (2) Fresno State
Championship Game		 W 55–54  31–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (3,219)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 (11 B) #22 vs. (6 B) #21 South Florida
First Round		 L 45–48  31–2
 Pauley Pavilion (2,552)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
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19 		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 22т 22 22 N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 25 23 22 22 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colorado State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Csurams.com. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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