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2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record26–9 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon State 16 2   .889 32 5   .865
No. 11 Arizona State 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
No. 13 Stanford 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 10 UCLA 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Washington 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
Oregon 9 9   .500 24 11   .686
Utah 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
USC 6 12   .333 19 13   .594
Washington State 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
California 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
Arizona 3 15   .167 13 19   .406
Colorado 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hawaii in the first round and South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Recee' Caldwell G 5'8" Fr. San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Texas Tech
Luiana Livulo C 6'3" Sr. Lisbon, Portugal Graduated
Madeline Poteet G 5'8" Sr. Temecula, California Graduated
Corinne Costa F/C 6'4" RS Sr. Discovery Bay, California Graduated
Savanna Trapp C 6'9" RS Fr. Esko, Minnesota Left team for personal reasons

Incoming transfer

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Nicole Kornet Guard 6'1" Jr Lantana, TX Oklahoma

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kennedy Burke
W
Northridge, CA Sierra Canyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Ashley Hearn
F
Rowlett, TX Sachse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Nicole Kornet Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Liberty Christian
Oklahoma
Lantana, TX
G 2 Kari Korver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Valley Christian Paramount, CA
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Windward Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ashley Hearn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sachse Rowlett, TX
F 10 Kacy Swain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr St. Bernard's Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Long Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
G 20 Dominique Williams Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
G 21 Nirra Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mater Dei Montreal, QC
G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sierra Canyon School Northridge, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
F 24 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Igelstavikens Gymnasium Malmö, Sweden
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Santiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wheaton North Wheaton, IL
Head coach

Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara)
Shannon Perry (Iowa)


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

Roster

Rankings

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AP RV RV RV 24т 20 19 19 21 15 17 20 15 14 14 12т 14 12 10 10 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 21 23 25 19 16 16 14 15 14 12 12 13
Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm
Vanguard W 113–42 
Pauley Pavilion (1,206)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm
St. John's W 73–58  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,674)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
James Madison W 90–61  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (840)
Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 South Carolina L 65–68  2–1
Pauley Pavilion (2,018)
Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2015*
10:00 am
vs. Louisiana Tech
Junkanoo Jam semifinals
W 68–57  3–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (763)
Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015*
12:15 pm
vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Junkanoo Jam championship
L 84–92 OT 3–2
St. George HS Gymnasium (683)
Freeport, BAH
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Cal State Bakersfield W 82–68  4–2
Pauley Pavilion (795)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2015*
11:00 am, BTN
No. 20 at Michigan W 86–77  5–2
Crisler Arena (2,834)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 19 UC Irvine W 83–49  6–2
Pauley Pavilion (563)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015*
7:05 pm
No. 19 at Sacramento State W 109–76  7–2
Hornets Nest (688)
Sacramento, CA
12/21/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 at No. 21 California L 104–108 2OT 7–3
Haas Pavilion (2,482)
Berkeley, CA
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at UC Riverside W 70–56  8–3
Student Recreation Center Arena (667)
Riverside, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 USC
Rivalry
W 78–73  9–3 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (2,766)
Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 Oregon W 80–69  10–3 (2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (1,443)
Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 No. 11 Oregon State W 71–51  11–3 (3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (1,161)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 at USC
Rivalry
L 68–71  11–4 (3–1)
Galen Center (2,214)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 at Washington L 56–64  11–5 (3–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,547)
Seattle, WA
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 at Washington State W 75–73  12–5 (4–2)
Beasley Coliseum (568)
Pullman, WA
01/22/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 California W 75–56  13–5 (5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (1,790)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 No. 12 Stanford W 56–36  14–5 (6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (3,061)
Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2016
6:00 pm
No. 15 at Colorado W 82–64  15–5 (7–2)
Coors Events Center (2,252)
Boulder, CO
01/31/2016
1:00 pm
No. 15 at Utah W 69–63  16–5 (8–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (957)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/05/2016
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 at No. 8 Arizona State L 61–65  16–6 (8–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,095)
Tempe, AZ
02/07/2016
12:00 pm
No. 14 at Arizona W 73–39  17–6 (9–3)
McKale Center (843)
Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
No. 14 Washington State W 73–61  18–6 (10–3)
Pauley Pavilion (1,660)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016
11:00 am, ESPNU
No. 14 Washington W 63–59  19–6 (11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (1,609)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 at Oregon W 77–72  20–6 (12–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,166)
Eugene, OR
02/21/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 at No. 7 Oregon State L 54–64  20–7 (12–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,654)
Corvallis, OR
02/26/2016
8:00 pm
No. 14 Arizona W 80–53  21–7 (13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (1,641)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016
11:00 am, P12N
No. 14 No. 9 Arizona State W 74–61  22–7 (14–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,972)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
(3) No. 12 vs. (11) Arizona
Quarterfinals
W 72–51  23–7
KeyArena (3,747)
Seattle, WA
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
(3) No. 12 vs. (10) California
Semifinals
W 73–67 OT 24–7
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/06/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
(3) No. 12 vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State
Championship Game
L 57–69  24–8
KeyArena (4,759)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 B) No. 10 (14 B) Hawaii
First Round
W 66–50  25–8
Pauley Pavilion (2,552)
Los Angeles, CA
03/21/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(3 B) No. 10 (6 B) No. 21 South Florida
Second Round
W 72–67  26–8
Pauley Pavilion (1,656)
Los Angeles, CA
03/26/2016*
10:30 am, ESPN
(3 B) No. 10 vs. (2 B) No. 7 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–72  26–9
Webster Bank Arena (8,898)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Notes

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  • February 29, 2016 – Jordin Canada, Nirra Fields, and Monique Billings (honorable mention) were named to the All-Pac-12 team
  • March 23, 2016 – Coach Cori Close was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Region 5 Coach of the Year
  • March 29, 2916 – Jordin Canada received Honorable Mention on the Associated Press All-America team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".