2015–16 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2015–16 South Florida Bulls women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#21
2015–16 record	24–10 (14–4 The American)
Head coach	Jose Fernandez (15th year)
Associate head coach	Jeff Osterman
Assistant coach	Michele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coach	Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arena	USF Sun Dome

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Connecticut †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
#21 South Florida	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	18	–	13	.581
Tulane	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
SMU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Cincinnati	4	–	14	.222	8	–	22	.267
UCF	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Houston	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200


† American Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fifteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's third season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament for the second year in a row, where they lost to Connecticut again. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, where they defeated Colorado State in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Kroll, MicahMicah Kroll	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Tampa Catholic	Tampa, FL
1.5 !G	4	Pacholke, NeenaNeena Pacholke	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Freedom	Tampa, FL
1.5 !G	5	McCullough, TremaineTremaine McCullough	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Edgewater	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	10	Williams, CourtneyCourtney Williams	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Charlton County	Folkston, GA
2.5 !G/F	11	Pujol, AriadnaAriadna Pujol	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	GEM	Mataró, Spain
3.5 !F	12	Jesperson, MariaMaria Jesperson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	None	Hojbjerg, Denmark
1.5 !G	13	Canedo, Laura MarcosLaura Marcos Canedo	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Colegio Champagnat	Salamanca, Spain
3.5 !F	14	Cashin, PaigePaige Cashin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Newark	Newark, OH
1.5 !G	20	Ferreira, LauraLaura Ferreira	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	None	Lisbon, Portugal
1.5 !G	22	Flores, LaiaLaia Flores	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Institut Municipal Biada	Mataró, Spain
1.5 !G	23	Stringfield, ShalethiaShalethia Stringfield	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Potters House Christian Academy	Jacksonville, FL
3.5 !F	24	Jenkins, AlisiaAlisia Jenkins	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Statesboro	Statesboro, GA
5.0 !C	32	Warioba, NancyNancy Warioba	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Tigoi Girls HS Blinn College	Kisumu, Kenya
3.5 !F	33	Laksa, KitijaKitija Laksa	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Rigas Francu Licejs	Riga, Latvia
5.0 !C	45	Weber, KatelynKatelyn Weber	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hall	Little Rock, AR

Head coach

Jose Fernandez (Miami-Dade Kendall)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Osterman (Siena)
Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher College)
Desma Thomas Bateast (Miami (FL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[1]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 PM	#20	Jacksonville Preseason WNIT First Round	W 74–52	1–0	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
11/15/2015* 4:00 PM	#20	Drexel Preseason WNIT Second Round	W 73–58	2–0	USF Sun Dome (1,790) Tampa, FL
11/19/2015* 8:00 PM	#19	at #5 Baylor Preseason WNIT semifinals	L 63–66	2–1	Ferrell Center (5,717) Waco, TX
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM	#18	Butler	W 87–77	3–1	USF Sun Dome (1,772) Tampa, FL
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM, FS2	#18	at St. John's	L 70–74	3–2	Carnesecca Arena (535) Queens, NY
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM	#24	Harvard	W 86–59	4–2	USF Sun Dome (1,880) Tampa, FL
12/06/2015* 3:00 PM, CBSSN	#24	Penn State	W 101–79	5–2	USF Sun Dome (1,908) Tampa, FL
12/13/2015* 12:00 PM	#21	Chattanooga	W 61–33	6–2	USF Sun Dome (1,779) Tampa, FL
12/15/2015* 9:00 PM	#20	at Northern Colorado	Cancelled^[2]		Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
12/20/2015* 2:00 PM	#20	Oklahoma State	W 68–46	7–2	USF Sun Dome (1,912) Tampa, FL
12/30/2015* 4:30 PM, SECN	#20	vs. #8 Mississippi State SEC/AAC Challenge	L 58–68	7–3	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
AAC regular season
01/02/2016 1:00 PM, CBSSN	#20	at East Carolina	W 61–59	8–3 (1–0)	Williams Arena (1,454) Greenville, NC
01/05/2016 7:00 PM	#22	UCF	W 108–63	9–3 (2–0)	USF Sun Dome (1,856) Tampa, FL
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ADN	#22	SMU	W 83–56	10–3 (3–0)	USF Sun Dome (1,756) Tampa, FL
01/10/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN	#22	#1 Connecticut	L 59–75	10–4 (3–1)	USF Sun Dome (6,634) Tampa, FL
01/13/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN3	#19	at Tulane	W 71–67	11–4 (4–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,646) New Orleans, LA
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	East Carolina	W 75–54	12–4 (5–1)	USF Sun Dome (2,101) Tampa, FL
01/20/2016 8:00 PM, ADN	#15	at Memphis	L 87–88 ^OT	12–5 (5–2)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (684) Memphis, TN
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	at UCF	W 88–49	13–5 (6–2)	CFE Arena (958) Orlando, FL
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	#20	Houston	W 73–49	14–5 (7–2)	USF Sun Dome (1,885) Tampa, FL
01/31/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#20	at SMU	W 66–48	15–5 (8–2)	Moody Coliseum (982) Dallas, TX
02/03/2016 7:00 PM	#19	Cincinnati	W 82–49	16–5 (9–2)	USF Sun Dome (2,007) Tampa, FL
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	#19	at Temple	L 66–68	16–6 (9–3)	Liacouras Center (1,320) Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2016 7:00 PM, ADN	#22	Tulane	W 77–65	17–6 (10–3)	USF Sun Dome (2,011) Tampa, FL
02/12/2016 7:00 PM, ADN	#22	at Cincinnati	W 78–51	18–6 (11–3)	Fifth Third Arena (323) Cincinnati, OH
02/15/2015* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at #11 Louisville	L 50–67	18–7	KFC Yum! Center (7,941) Louisville, KY
02/21/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	Memphis	W 97–82	19–7 (12–3)	USF Sun Dome (2,206) Tampa, FL
02/24/2016 8:00 PM, ADN	#21	at Tulsa	W 72–66	20–7 (13–3)	Reynolds Center (337) Tulsa, OK
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	#21	Temple	W 76–62	21–7 (14–3)	USF Sun Dome (2,446) Tampa, FL
02/29/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#20	at #1 Connecticut	L 59–79	21–8 (14–4)	Gampel Pavilion (9,030) Storrs, CT
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3	#20	vs. SMU Quarterfinals	W 73–60	22–8	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
03/06/2016 7:30 PM, ESPNU	#20	vs. Temple Semifinals	W 64–46	23–8	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,821) Uncasville, CT
03/06/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#21	vs. #1 Connecticut Championship Game	L 51–77	23–9	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,073) Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	(6 BR) #21	vs. (11 BR) #22 Colorado State First Round	W 48–45	24–9	Pauley Pavilion (2,552) Los Angeles, CA
03/21/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	(6 BR) #21	at (3 BR) #10 UCLA Second Round	L 67–72	24–10	Pauley Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. BR=Bridgeport region. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	20	19	18	24т	21	20	20	20	22	19	15	20	19	22	19	21	20	21	21	N/A
Coaches	19	17	17	23	20	19	17	17	18	16	15	18	17	20	20	20	20	20	20	22

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&SPID=2924&SPSID=36696
↑ "Bulls game at Northern Colorado Cancelled". USF Bulls Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

External links

Official site

South Florida Bulls women's basketball

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Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

Media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References

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