2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball

WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
2015–16 record	21–12 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Azzi (6th year)
Assistant coach	Blair Hardiek
Assistant coach	Shanele Stires
Assistant coach	Britinee Yasukochi
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium

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 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team will represent the University of San Francisco in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Azzi's sixth season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They won the WCC Women's Tournament and earn automatic trip to NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost to Stanford in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Dykes, ZhaneZhane Dykes	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
3.5 !F	2	McConnell, DagnyDagny McConnell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Beaverton	Beaverton, OR
1.5 !G	3	Gultekin, RaushanRaushan Gultekin	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Salt Lake CC	Lund, Sweden
1.5 !G	11	Howard, RachelRachel Howard	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Berkeley	Berkeley, CA
1.5 !G	12	Jones, JaylinJaylin Jones	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	El Dorado	Placentia, CA
3.5 !F	14	Rakova, MichaelaMichaela Rakova	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Gymnazium Hubeneho	Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
3.5 !F	20	Roufosse, AliciaAlicia Roufosse	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	W. J. Mouat	Abbotsford, BC
1.5 !G	21	Seilund, AnnaAnna Seilund	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Falkonergaarden	Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 !F	22	Price, ClaudiaClaudia Price	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	West Mesquite	Mesquite, TX
5.0 !C	25	Dornstauder, ZaynZayn Dornstauder	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Hamilton	Regina, SK
3.5 !F	32	Proctor, TaylorTaylor Proctor	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Sand Creek	Colorado Springs, CO
1.5 !G	35	Simon, KalynKalyn Simon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Archbishop Mitty	San Jose, CA
1.5 !G	43	Salmi, NinniNinni Salmi	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Mäkelänrinne	Kauhajoki, Finland
3.5 !F	44	Carothers, HashimaHashima Carothers	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Eastside College Prep	Las Vegas, NV

Head coach

Jennifer Azzi (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Blair Hardiek (Missouri)
Shanele Stires (Kansas State)
Britinee Yasukochi (Occidental)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 2:00 PM		Cal State Stanislaus	W 93–50		War Memorial Gymnasium (260) San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 3:00 PM		at North Texas	W 69–61	1–0	The Super Pit (550) Denton, TX
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM		Holy Names	W 77–31	2–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (204) San Francisco, CA
11/20/2015* 7:00 PM		Cal Poly	L 61–62	2–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (356) San Francisco, CA
11/23/2015* 6:00 PM		at Utah Valley	L 88–94 ^OT	2–2	UCCU Center (241) Orem, UT
11/25/2015* 5:30 PM		North Dakota	W 74–57	3–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (301) San Francisco, CA
11/28/2015* 12:05 PM		at Sacramento State	W 95–94	4–2	Colberg Court (387) Sacramento, CA
12/01/2015* 6:30 PM		at Nevada	W 70–62	5–2	Lawlor Events Center (796) Reno, NV
12/04/2015* 6:00 PM		UC Riverside	W 88–76	6–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (160) San Francisco, CA
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM		at San Jose State	W 82–78	7–2	Event Center Arena (230) San Jose, CA
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM		at Long Beach State	W 66–52	8–2	Walter Pyramid (652) Long Beach, CA
12/19/2015* 2:00 PM		San Francisco State	W 73–45	9–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (289) San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015 7:00 PM		Saint Mary's	L 68–78	9–3 (0–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (438) San Francisco, CA
12/23/2015 5:00 PM		at Pacific	L 57–70	9–4 (0–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (317) Stockton, CA
12/31/2015 5:00 PM		at Gonzaga	L 47–68	9–5 (0–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733) Spokane, WA
01/02/2016 2:00 PM		at Portland	W 82–63	10–5 (1–3)	Chiles Center (274) Portland, OR
01/07/2016 7:00 PM		San Diego	L 58–67 ^OT	10–6 (1–4)	War Memorial Gymnasium (403) San Francisco, CA
01/09/2016 2:00 PM		BYU	L 57–66	10–7 (1–5)	War Memorial Gymnasium (386) San Francisco, CA
01/14/2016 7:00 PM		at Loyola Marymount	W 75–73 ^OT	11–7 (2–5)	Gersten Pavilion (453) Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2016 1:00 PM		at Pepperdine	W 81–74	12–7 (3–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (189) Malibu, CA
01/23/2016 2:00 PM		at Santa Clara	L 57–68	12–8 (3–6)	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2016 7:00 PM		Portland	W 90–69	13–8 (4–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (279) San Francisco, CA
01/30/2016 2:00 PM		Gonzaga	W 71–52	14–8 (5–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (567) San Francisco, CA
02/04/2016 7:00 PM		Santa Clara	L 57–59	14–9 (5–7)	War Memorial Gymnasium (304) San Francisco, CA
02/11/2016 5:00 PM, BYUtv		at BYU	L 62–65	14–10 (5–8)	Marriott Center (762) Provo, UT
02/13/2016 2:00 PM		at San Diego	W 59–54	15–10 (6–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (604) San Diego, CA
02/18/2016 7:00 PM		Pepperdine	W 99–75	16–10 (7–8)	War Memorial Gymnasium (297) San Francisco, CA
02/20/2016 2:00 PM		Loyola Marymount	W 81–72	17–10 (8–8)	War Memorial Gymnasium (512) San Francisco, CA
02/25/2016 7:00 PM		Pacific	W 81–71	18–10 (9–8)	War Memorial Gymnasium (346) San Francisco, CA
02/27/2016 1:00 PM		at Saint Mary's	L 59–72	18–11 (9–9)	McKeon Pavilion (471) Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 6:00 PM, BYUtv	(6)	vs. (3) San Diego Quarterfinals	W 84–80 ^OT	19–11	Orleans Arena (6,071) Las Vegas, NV
03/07/2016 2:00 PM, BYUtv	(6)	vs. (2) Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 67–65	20–11	Orleans Arena (6,990) Las Vegas, NV
03/08/2016 1:00 PM, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (1) BYU Championship Game	W 70–68	21–11	Orleans Arena (6,816) Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	(13 L)	at (4 L) #13 Stanford First Round	L 58–85	21–12	Maples Pavilion (3,106) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ http://usfdons.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

San Francisco Dons women's basketball

Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1976–present)

Culture & lore	History The Don

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References