2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference West Coast Conference
2015–16 record 1914 (108 WCC)
Head coach Lisa Fortier (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jordan Green
Assistant coach Stacy Clinesmith
Assistant coach Craig Fortier
Home arena McCarthey Athletic Center
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
BYU 16 2   .889     26 7   .788
Saint Mary's 14 4   .778     24 8   .750
San Diego 13 5   .722     24 8   .750
Santa Clara 13 5   .722     23 9   .719
Gonzaga 10 8   .556     19 14   .576
San Francisco 9 9   .500     21 12   .636
Pacific 6 12   .333     13 17   .433
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333     11 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 16   .111     7 24   .226
Portland 1 17   .056     3 27   .100
Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs were led by second year head coach Lisa Fortier. The Zags play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Basketball Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Riverside in the first round before losing to Utah in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G/F 1 Waters, ChelseaChelsea Waters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lewiston Lewiston, ID
G 4 Williams, MakenleeMakenlee Williams (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Syrause
Utah State
Syracuse, UT
G 5 Stirton, GeorgiaGeorgia Stirton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Waverly Falcons
North Idaho College
Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Templeton, ZhaneZhane Templeton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
G 11 Stockton, LauraLaura Stockton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
C 12 Wolfram, EmmaEmma Wolfram  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So South Kamloops Kamloops, BC
F 13 Barta, JillJill Barta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fairfield Fairfield, MT
G 14 Stach, EmmaEmma Stach 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Avides Hurricanes Buchholz, Germany
G 20 Bosch, KacieKacie Bosch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Chinook Lethbridge, AB
F 22 Nilles, ShaniquaShaniqua Nilles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr West Valley Spokane, WA
F 23 Kudron, KiaraKiara Kudron  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Huron High School New Boston, MI
G 30 Smith, ChandlerChandler Smith (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brewster
Nebraska
Brewster, WA
G 31 Tinkle, ElleElle Tinkle  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Big Sky Missoula, MT
G 32 Holland, MelissaMelissa Holland (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sacred Heart Preparatory Atherton, CA
F 33 Rice, ZykeraZykera Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Clover Park Lakewood, WA
C 44 Cheslek, ShelbyShelby Cheslek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Pullman Pullman, WA
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*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Carroll (Montana) W 64–31 
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,405)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Air Force W 88–35  1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,574)
Spokane, WA

11/15/2015*
1:00 PM, SWX
#16 Stanford L 48–65  1–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

11/19/2015*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Eastern Washington W 78–56  2–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,439)
Spokane, WA

11/22/2015*
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
West Virginia
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 62–57  3–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509)
Spokane, WA

11/23/2015*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 70–44  4–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222)
Spokane, WA

11/24/2015*
6:00 PM, SWX
USC
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 56–60  4–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154)
Spokane, WA

11/29/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN3
vs. North Carolina
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 62–67  4–3
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT

12/03/2015*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Wyoming W 61–57 OT 5–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,212)
Spokane, WA

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, SWX
Montana State W 65–52  6–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

12/08/2015*
6:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State L 48–55  6–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,302)
Pullman, WA

12/11/2015*
4:00 PM, TWCS OH
at Dayton W 57–47  7–4
UD Arena (2,533)
Dayton, OH

12/13/2015*
11:00 AM, PLN
at Colgate W 80–50  8–4
Cotterell Court (522)
Hamilton, NY
WCC regular season

12/21/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine W 74–57  9–4
(1–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (201)
Malibu, CA

12/23/2015
1:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount W 66–59  10–4
(2–0)
Gersten Pavilion (401)
Los Angeles, CA

12/31/2015
5:00 PM, TheW.tv
San Francisco W 68–47  11–4
(3–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733)
Spokane, WA

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
Santa Clara W 53–44  12–4
(4–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Portland W 71–63  13–4
(5–0)
Chiles Center (395)
Portland, OR

01/14/2016
6:00 PM, BYUtv
at BYU L 54–58  13–5
(5–1)
Marriott Center (1,235)
Provo, UT

01/16/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
at San Diego L 54–63  13–6
(5–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (652)
San Diego, CA

01/21/2016
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Saint Mary's L 68–69  13–7
(5–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,593)
Spokane, WA

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, SWX
Pacific W 68–61  14–7
(6–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,503)
Spokane, WA

01/28/2016
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara L 64–71  14–8
(6–4)
Leavey Center (400)
Santa Clara, CA

01/30/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
at San Francisco L 52–71  14–9
(6–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (567)
San Francisco, CA

02/04/2016
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
Loyola Marymount W 83–68  15–9
(7–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,127)
Spokane, WA

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, SWX
Pepperdine W 56–39  16–9
(8–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

02/13/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
Portland W 86–51  17–9
(9–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,559)
Spokane, WA

02/18/2016
6:30 PM, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's L 47–66  17–10
(9–6)
McKeon Pavilion (405)
Moraga, CA

02/20/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 83–84 OT 17–11
(9–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (692)
Stockton, CA

02/25/2016
6:00 PM, TheW.tv
San Diego L 57–58  17–12
(9–8)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,630)
Spokane, WA

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, SWX
BYU W 73–55  18–12
(10–8)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament

03/03/2016
8:00 PM, BYUtv
vs. Santa Clara
Quarterfinals
L 58–59  18–13
Orleans Arena (6,071)
Paradise, NV
WCC Women's Tournament

03/17/2016*
6:00 PM
UC Riverside
First Round
W 88–54  19–13
McCarthey Athletic Center (1,309)
Spokane, WA

03/21/2016*
6:00 PM
Utah
Second Round
L 77–92  19–14
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,000)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

References

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