2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	17–17 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (5th year)
Assistant coach	Trina Patterson
Assistant coach	Jermaine Woods
Assistant coach	Jim Corrigan
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

Roster

2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G 0 Kemp, RhavenRhaven Kemp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Liberty Technology Magnet Eastern Florida State Jackson, TN G 2 Timmons, MaKaylaMaKayla Timmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Columbia Central Columbia, TN G 3 Bernardeco, CarolinaCarolina Bernardeco 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Escola Secundária de Santo André Lisbon, Portugal G 4 Booker, JesseJesse Booker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr West Point Middlesex, VA G 5 Smith, GiannaGianna Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA F 11 Daniels, AneesahAneesah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Clemson Decatur, GA F 14 Holopainen, AnnikaAnnika Holopainen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Makelanrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland G 20 Brown, KeyanaKeyana Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lafayette Williamsburg, VA C 23 Ajemba, IjeIje Ajemba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Parkdale Lanham, MD G 24 Younger, LaQuandaLaQuanda Younger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Warwick Newport News, VA F 25 Simms, JennieJennie Simms 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Riverdale Baptist Accokeek, MD G 30 Jackson, AshleyAshley Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Ridgeway Memphis, TN F 34 Oigbokie, OdeguaOdegua Oigbokie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ridgeway Memphis, TN F 40 Young, DestineeDestinee Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hoffman Estates Hoffman Estates, IL	Head coach Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport) Assistant coach(es) Trina Patterson (Virginia) Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport) Jim Corrigan (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 04, 2015* 7:00 pm		Davis & Elkins	W 86–47	–	43 – Simms	8 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,865) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 3:00 pm		at Richmond	L 57–62	0–1	15 – Brown (1)	8 – Ajemba (1)	2 – 2 tied	Robins Center (973) Richmond, VA
November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm		Wagner	W 71–57	1–1	27 – Simms (1)	8 – 2 tied	6 – Simms (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,993) Norfolk, VA
November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm		Miami (FL)	L 35–61	1–2	16 – Simms (2)	9 – Simms (2)	3 – Kemp (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,576) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 52–56	1–3	15 – Simms (3)	9 – Ajemba (2)	5 – Timmons (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,744) Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2015* 5:45 pm		vs. #6 Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 49–95	1–4	23 – Simms (4)	7 – 2 tied	3 – Simms (3)	Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2015* 10:00 pm		vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 58–67	1–5	17 – Simms (5)	8 – Simms (3)	9 – Simms (4)	Sports and Fitness Center (1,425) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2015* 5:45 pm		vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 39–71	1–6	10 – 2 tied	7 – Young (3)	2 – 2 tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,729) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 02, 2015* 11:00 am		Loyola (MD)	W 64–41	2–6	28 – Young (2)	15 – Young (4)	6 – Bernardeco (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2015* 5:00 pm		at Howard	W 83–64	3–6	17 – 3 tied	11 – Young (5)	5 – Bernardeco (2)	Burr Gymnasium (105) Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2015* 7:30 pm		at VCU	L 54–74	3–7	14 – Young (4)	5 – Brown (1)	6 – Bernardeco (3)	Siegel Center (1,242) Richmond, VA
December 22, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 69–52	4–7	19 – Simms (6)	9 – Young (6)	5 – Bernardeco (4)	Hytche Athletic Center (345) Princess Anne, MD
December 29, 2015* 5:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 64–75	4–8	35 – Simms (7)	9 – Simms (4)	2 – 5 tied	Kaplan Arena (627) Williamsburg, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 03, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		at Charlotte	W 71–59	5–8 (1–0)	18 – Simms (8)	11 – Young (7)	3 – Bernardeco (5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC
January 07, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN		Louisiana Tech	L 51–69	5–9 (1–1)	24 – Simms (9)	8 – 2 tied	3 – Timmons (4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, VA
January 09, 2016 4:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 53–45	6–9 (2–1)	22 – Simms (10)	13 – Ajemba (4)	5 – Simms (6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975) Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2016 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 55–58	6–10 (2–2)	21 – Simms (11)	8 – 2 tied	4 – Bernardeco (6)	Bartow Arena (226) Birmingham, AL
January 16, 2016 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–58	7–10 (3–2)	17 – Simms (12)	12 – Ajemba (5)	4 – 2 tied	Murphy Center (3,758) Murfreesboro, TN
January 21, 2016 12:00 pm		at WKU	L 51–68	7–11 (3–3)	18 – Simms (13)	8 – Ajemba (6)	5 – Simms (8)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,814) Bowling Green, KY
January 24, 2016 1:00 pm		at Marshall	L 62–80	7–12 (3–4)	20 – Simms (14)	10 – Young (10)	6 – Timmons (5)	Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, WV
January 28, 2016 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 85–45	8–12 (4–4)	20 – Simms (15)	13 – Ajemba (7)	8 – Simms (9)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2016 4:00 pm		FIU	W 84–49	9–12 (5–4)	23 – Simms (16)	12 – Young (11)	8 – Simms (10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221) Norfolk, VA
February 06, 2016 4:00 pm		Charlotte Hoops for the Cure Game	W 94–85	10–12 (6–4)	35 – Simms (17)	13 – Ajemba (8)	5 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,146) Norfolk, VA
February 11, 2016 8:00 pm		at North Texas	W 65–48	11–12 (7–4)	15 – Smith (2)	9 – Simms (7)	8 – Simms (12)	The Super Pit (484) Denton, TX
February 13, 2016 3:00 pm		at Rice	L 46–68	11–13 (7–5)	16 – Ajemba (1)	9 – Ajemba (9)	4 – Simms (13)	Tudor Fieldhouse (656) Houston, TX
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm		WKU	L 74–85 ^OT	11–14 (7–6)	28 – Simms (18)	9 – Ajemba (10)	4 – Simms (14)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,606) Norfolk, VA
February 20, 2016 4:00 pm		Marshall	W 77–55	12–14 (8–6)	22 – Simms (19)	12 – Simms (8)	6 – Simms (15)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, VA
February 25, 2016 9:05 pm		at UTEP	L 64–70	12–15 (8–7)	17 – Young (5)	17 – Young (12)	3 – Smith (2)	Don Haskins Center (2,055) El Paso, TX
February 27, 2016 3:00 pm		at UTSA	L 67–70	12–16 (8–8)	39 – Simms (20)	10 – Ajmeba (10)	4 – Bernardeco (9)	Convocation Center (803) San Antonio, TX
March 03, 2016 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 62–55	13–16 (9–8)	33 – Simms (21)	8 – 2 tied	4 – Bernardeco (10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,663) Norfolk, VA
March 05, 2016 1:00 pm		Rice	W 61–52	14–16 (10–8)	24 – Simms (22)	15 – Ajemba (12)	2 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,066) Norfolk, VA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 09, 2016 2:30 pm, ASN	(5)	vs. (13) North Texas Second Round	W 62–55	15–16	32 – Simms (23)	8 – Young (14)	2 – Simms (16)	Bartow Arena (311) Birmingham, AL
March 10, 2016 2:30 pm, ASN	(5)	vs. (4) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 57–54	16–16	24 – Simms (24)	21 – Ajemba (13)	6 – Simms (17)	Bartow Arena (432) Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2016 11:00 am, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) UTEP Semifinals	W 66–54	17–16	21 – Simms (25)	12 – Young (15)	7 – Simms (18)	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Championship Game	L 54–70	17–17	21 – Simms (26)	11 – Ajemba (14)	3 – Holopainen (1)	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

References

1. http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127329&SPSID=750500