2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record 22–11 (11–3 A-Sun)
Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (3rd year)
Assistant coach Darnell Haney
Assistant coach Camille Collier
Assistant coach Ed Mahan
Home arena Swisher Gymnasium
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 14 0   1.000     33 6   .846
Jacksonville 11 3   .786     22 11   .667
USC Upstate 10 4   .714     22 12   .647
Stetson 9 5   .643     20 12   .625
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429     11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214     7 23   .233
Lipscomb 2 12   .143     5 25   .167
NJIT 1 13   .071     4 26   .133
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 22–11, 11–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time in school history where they lost to South Carolina in the first round.

Media

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

NCAA invitation

The Jacksonville Dolphins took on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, who had not lost a game to a conference opponent on their home court in the prior 71 games, in the Atlantic Sun championship game. The Dolphins did not hold the lead in the second half until Brandi Buie hit a baseline jumper with just over three seconds left in the game. The Eagles were unable to score on the last possession, so Jacksonville won the tournament championship and an invitation to their first ever NCAA tournament. The Dolphins are now on an eight game winning streak.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Briggs, LoliyaLoliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Potter's House Christian Acad.
Pittsburgh
Gainesville, FL
G 3 Williams, KeanuaKeanua Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Crestwood Sumter, SC
G 4 Buie, BrandiBrandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Randolph-Clay Tampa, FL
G 5 Moede, JillahJillah Moede 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Centennial Houston, TX
G 10 Brown, JasmynJasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Haines City Haines City, FL
F 13 Dawkins, KimberlyKimberly Dawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jonesboro Atlanta, GA
F 15 Gordon, KaylaKayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Meridian Meridian, MS
F 21 Mercer, ChristinChristin Mercer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Douglas County
Florida
Douglasville, GA
G 22 Reddick, SherrandaSherranda Reddick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
F 24 Brown, BrionaBriona Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Haines City Haines City, FL
C 42 Neely, ShalondaShalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Arlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama
Head coach

Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Darnell Haney (Florida A&M)
Camille Collier (Wake Forest)
Ed Mahan (Clemson)


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
Exbition

11/07/2015*
7:00 PM
Flagler College W 78–41 
Swisher Gymnasium (446)
Jacksonville, FL
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:00 PM
at #20 South Florida
Preseason WNIT First Round
L 52–74  0–1
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL

11/20/2015*
8:15 PM
at Texas–Arlington
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
L 54–56  0–2
College Park Center (804)
Arlington, TX

11/21/2015*
6:00 PM
vs. Dartmouth
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
W 51–44  1–2
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Thomas University W 88–50  2–2
Swisher Gymnasium (135)
Jacksonville, FL

11/27/2015*
2:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
L 49–51  2–3
Trask Coliseum (344)
Wilmington, NC

11/28/2015*
12:00 PM
vs. Bowling Green
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
L 69–72 OT 2–4
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Edward Waters W 90–51  3–4
Swisher Gymnasium (218)
Jacksonville, FL

12/06/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPN3
FIU W 80–44  4–4
Swisher Gymnasium (217)
Jacksonville, FL

12/12/2015*
1:00 PM
at Bethune-Cookman W 63–53  5–4
Moore Gymnasium (108)
Daytona Beach, FL

12/14/2015*
11:00 AM
at Wake Forest L 51–57  5–5
LJVM Coliseum (8,849)
Winston-Salem, NC

12/17/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN3
Murray State W 79–54  6–5
Swisher Gymnasium (675)
Jacksonville, FL

12/21/2015*
7:00 PM
at Syracuse L 49–65  6–6
Carrier Dome (404)
Syracuse, NY

12/28/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at #15 Florida State L 60–77  6–7
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,571)
Tallahassee, FL

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 79–47  7–7
Swisher Gymnasium (169)
Jacksonville, FL

01/02/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Savannah State W 65–52  8–7
Swisher Gymnasium (169)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season

01/09/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at North Florida W 73–39  9–7 (1–0)
UNF Arena (729)
Jacksonville, FL

01/16/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 81–51  10–7 (2–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (347)
Jacksonville, FL

01/18/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 76–63  11–7 (3–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (457)
Jacksonville, FL

01/23/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 49–43  12–7 (4–0)
G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC

01/26/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at NJIT W 65–36  13–7 (5–0)
Fleisher Center (335)
Newark, NJ

01/30/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Stetson W 69–49  14–7 (6–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (367)
Jacksonville, FL

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 39–58  14–8 (6–1)
Alico Arena (2,011)
Fort Myers, FL

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Stetson L 61–66  14–9 (6–2)
Edmunds Center (856)
DeLand, FL

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 55–59 OT 14–10 (6–3)
Swisher Gymnasium (379)
Jacksonville, FL

02/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 67–42  15–10 (7–3)
KSU Convocation Center (576)
Kennesaw, GA

02/15/2016
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 76–55  16–10 (8–3)
Allen Arena (264)
Nashville, TN

02/20/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
NJIT W 68–37  17–10 (9–3)
Swisher Gymnasium (152)
Jacksonville, FL

02/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 75–69 OT 18–10 (10–3)
Swisher Gymnasium (876)
Jacksonville, FL

02/27/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
North Florida W 65–51  19–10 (11–3)
Swisher Gymnasium (1,015)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Lipscomb
Quarterfinals
W 80–51  20–10
Swisher Gymnasium (263)
Jacksonville, FL

03/09/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
USC Upstate
Semifinals
W 67–56  21–10
Swisher Gymnasium (432)
Jacksonville, FL

03/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
Championship Game
W 56–54  22–10
Alico Arena (2,133)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
7:30 PM, ESPN2
(16 SF) at (1 SF) #3 South Carolina
First Round
L 41–77  22–11
Colonial Life Arena (10,276)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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