2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball

WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	18–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (5th year)
Assistant coach	Cristy McKinney
Assistant coach	Josh Wick
Assistant coach	Tasha Taylor
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	6	.818
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Elon	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
William & Mary	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	7	–	23	.233
Towson	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226


† 2016 CAA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Baucom, EssenceEssence Baucom	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Phillip O'Berry Academy UAB	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	3	Brown, LaurenLauren Brown	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Alpharetta	Alpharetta, GA
1.5 !G	4	Sasser, EmilyEmily Sasser	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Apex	Cary, NC
1.5 !G	5	Burnett, ShayShay Burnett	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Southern Alamance	Graham, NC
1.5 !G	10	Hudson, LaurenLauren Hudson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Wakefield	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	11	Rhodes, JeniferJenifer Rhodes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Pinewood Prep	North Charleston, SC
1.5 !G	12	Ruffin, LenairaLenaira Ruffin	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	River Mill	Burlington, NC
1.5 !G	13	Mbouma, JosephaJosepha Mbouma	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Watkins Mill	Montgomery Village, MD
3.5 !F	14	Darrah, MackenzieMackenzie Darrah	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.5 !RS So	Buford	Buford, GA
3.5 !F	15	Razor, NicoleNicole Razor	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.0 !Sr	Southwest Dekalb	Stone Mountain, GA
1.5 !G	20	McDonald, NikkiNikki McDonald	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Wesleyan	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	22	Farmer, JessicaJessica Farmer	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Carolina Day	Asheville, NC
3.5 !F	32	Carter, AutumnAutumn Carter	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	4.0 !Sr	Rockingham County	Reidsville, NC
1.5 !G	33	MaCallie, MaddieMaddie MaCallie	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Riverside Miami (OH)	Durham, NC
5.0 !C	44	Johnson, MalayaMalaya Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	North Surry	Mount Airy, NC
3.5 !F		Garner, MemeMeme Garner (I)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Jordan-Matthews Chalotte	Siler City, NC

Head coach

Charlotte Smith (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM	Winston-Salem State	W 70–27	1–0	Alumni Gym Elon, NC
Non-confernece regular season
11/14/2015* 2:00 PM	Lenoir–Rhyne	W 67–29	1–0	Alumni Gym (378) Elon, NC
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Liberty	L 63–72	1–1	Vines Center (1,550) Lynchburg, VA
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	Charlotte	W 90–83	2–1	Alumni Gym (423) Elon, NC
11/22/2015* 7:00 PM	at American	W 62–54	3–1	Bender Arena (240) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM	at Navy	L 70–73 ^2OT	3–2	Alumni Hall (347) Annapolis, MD
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM	East Tennessee State	W 50–38	4–2	Alumni Gym (572) Elon, NC
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM	at Furman	W 65–55	5–2	Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, NC
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM	at NC State	W 69–66	6–2	Broughton HS (1,476) Raleigh, NC
12/19/2015* 3:30 PM	High Point	W 80–69	7–2	Alumni Gym (607) Elon, NC
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM	at #2 South Carolina	L 63–78	7–3	Colonial Life Arena (13,670) Columbia, SC
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM	at West Virginia	L 57–67	7–4	WVU Coliseum (2,026) Morgantown, WV
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 PM	at UNC Wilmington	W 67–60	8–4 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (441) Wilmington, NC
01/08/2016 7:00 PM	Hofstra	W 61–60	9–4 (2–0)	Alumni Gym (413) Elon, NC
01/10/2016 2:00 PM	James Madison	L 76–81 ^OT	9–5 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (547) Elon, NC
01/15/2016 7:00 PM	at Towson	L 78–85	9–6 (2–2)	SECU Arena (453) Towson, MD
01/17/2016 2:00 PM	at Drexel	L 31–74	9–7 (2–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (916) Philadelphia, PA
01/22/2016 7:00 PM	College of Charleston	W 52–41	10–7 (3–3)	Alumni Gym (650) Elon, NC
01/26/2016 7:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	W 70–53	11–7 (4–3)	Alumni Gym (469) Elon, NC
01/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	W 56–54	12–7 (5–3)	Cabot Center (344) Boston, MA
01/31/2016 2:00 PM	at Hofstra	L 49–59	12–8 (5–4)	Hofstra Arena (245) Hempstead, NY
02/05/2016 7:00 PM	William & Mary	W 73–51	13–8 (6–4)	Alumni Gym (468) Elon, NC
02/07/2016 2:00 PM	at Delaware	W 66–64 ^OT	14–8 (7–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,744) Newark, DE
02/12/2016 7:00 PM	Towson	W 80–58	15–8 (8–4)	Alumni Gym (473) Elon, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 PM	Northeastern	L 61–67	15–9 (8–5)	Alumni Gym (402) Elon, NC
02/19/2016 11:30 AM	at College of Charleston	W 54–38	16–9 (9–5)	TD Arena (1,759) Charleston, SC
02/21/2016 3:00 PM, ASN	Drexel	L 47–54	16–10 (9–6)	Alumni Gym (527) Elon, NC
02/26/2016 7:00 PM	Delaware	W 62–45	17–10 (10–6)	Alumni Gym (605) Elon, NC
02/28/2016 2:00 PM	at James Madison	L 72–73	17–11 (10–7)	JMU Convocation Center (4,103) Harrisonburg, VA
03/02/2016 7:00 PM	at William & Mary	W 74–64	18–11 (11–7)	Kaplan Arena (381) Williamsburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 PM, ASN	vs. Delaware Quarterfinals	L 50–57	18–12	Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, MD
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	at Virginia Tech First Round	L 59–68	18–13	Cassell Coliseum (657) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Elon University Phoenix - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com.

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2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

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