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2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

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2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Puerto Rico Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 15
Record28–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 15 Mississippi State 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
No. 18 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 12 Kentucky 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 25 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Missouri 8 8   .500 22 10   .688
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Arkansas 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Alabama 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
LSU 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
2016 SEC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Chattanooga and Michigan State in the first and second rounds before getting dismantled by Connecticut by 60 points in the sweet sixteen, the largest defeat in Bulldogs women's basketball history.

Roster

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2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Dominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Klein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Breanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 5 Sherise Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr McCluer HS St. Louis, MO
G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Roshunda Johnson Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Parkview Arts & Science Little Rock, AR
G 12 Jazmine Spears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Trinity Valley CC New Albany, MS
F 13 Ketara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Temple HS Temple, TX
C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Brenham HS Brenham, TX
G 23 Kayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Andy Dekaney HS Houston, TX
C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Scott Central HS Forest, MS
F 44 LaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
C 45 Chinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Mississippi College W 128–34 
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:15 pm
No. 11 Samford W 68–47  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum (6,463)
Starkville, MS
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 10 Grambling State W 107–43  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,472)
Starkville, MS
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Mississippi Valley State W 109–37  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,566)
Starkville, MS
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm
No. 8 Norfolk State W 92–34  4–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,894)
Starkville, MS
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 8 Savannah State W 92–25  5–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,672)
Starkville, MS
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 9 at No. 6 Texas L 47–53  5–1
Frank Erwin Center (2,887)
Austin, TX
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 9 Tennessee State W 82–54  6–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,828)
Starkville, MS
12/13/2015*
3:00 pm
No. 9 at Louisiana Tech W 93–63  7–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,513)
Ruston, LA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Southern Miss W 78–65  8–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,505)
Starkville, MS
12/19/2015*
10:00 am
No. 9 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Puerto Rico Classic
W 65–60  9–1
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
12:15 pm
No. 9 vs. Western Michigan
Puerto Rico Classic
W 90–68  10–1
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (370)
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
12:15 pm
No. 8 vs. SMU
Puerto Rico Classic
W 72–70  11–1
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana W 81–41  12–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,419)
Starkville, MS
12/30/2015*
3:30 pm, SECN
No. 8 vs. No. 20 South Florida
SEC/AAC Challenge
W 68–58  13–1
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2016
12:00 pm, SECN
No. 8 at Florida W 76–70  14–1 (1–0)
O'Connell Center (1,378)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 7 Auburn W 60–45  15–1 (2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,610)
Starkville, MS
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
No. 7 Arkansas W 80–55  16–1 (3–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,712)
Starkville, MS
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
No. 7 at No. 24 Missouri L 54–66  16–2 (3–1)
Mizzou Arena (3,461)
Columbia, MO
01/18/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Ole Miss W 79–51  17–2 (4–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,128)
Starkville, MS
01/21/2016
6:00 pm
No. 10 at Georgia L 43–47  17–3 (4–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,920)
Athens, GA
01/24/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 No. 2 South Carolina L 51–57  17–4 (4–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,626)
Starkville, MS
01/28/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 No. 19 Tennessee W 65–63 OT 18–4 (5–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,710)
Starkville, MS
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
No. 13 at Arkansas W 65–55  19–4 (6–3)
Bud Walton Arena (5,273)
Fayetteville, AR
02/04/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at LSU W 71–52  20–4 (7–3)
Maravich Center (2,194)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
No. 11 No. 21 Missouri W 52–42  21–4 (8–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,521)
Starkville, MS
02/11/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at No. 15 Texas A&M L 58–64  21–5 (8–4)
Reed Arena (5,645)
College Station, TX
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 14 No. 16 Kentucky L 60–83  21–6 (8–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,355)
Starkville, MS
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at Ole Miss W 60–51  22–6 (9–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,411)
Oxford, MS
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 16 at Vanderbilt W 66–61  23–6 (10–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,466)
Nashville, TN
02/28/2016
2:00 pm
No. 16 Alabama W 61–52  24–6 (11–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,224)
Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
7:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 16 vs. (11) Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals
W 63–46  25–6
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214)
Jacksonville, FL
03/05/2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 16 vs. (7) Tennessee
Semifinals
W 58–48  26–6
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,632)
Jacksonville, FL
03/06/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN
(3) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina
Championship Game
L 52–66  26–7
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (6,549)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 B) No. 15 (12 B) Chattanooga
First Round
W 60–50  27–7
Humphrey Coliseum (5,115)
Starkville, MS
03/20/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 B) No. 15 vs. (4 B) No. 16 Michigan State
Second Round
W 74–72  28–7
Humphrey Coliseum (7,094)
Starkville, MS
03/26/2016*
10:30 am, ESPN
(5 B) No. 15 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 38–98  28–8
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 Central Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 10 13 11 11 14 16 16 15 15 N/A
Coaches 13 11 10 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 10 13 12 11 13 16 14 14 14 18
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2015–16 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.