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2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

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2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record18–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Gym
Seasons
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 1   .944 27 6   .818
Hofstra 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Drexel 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Elon 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Delaware 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Northeastern 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
William & Mary 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
College of Charleston 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Towson 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2016 CAA tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

Roster

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2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Phillip O'Berry Academy
UAB
Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Alpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia
G 4 Emily Sasser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Apex Cary, North Carolina
G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southern Alamance Graham, North Carolina
G 10 Lauren Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wakefield Raleigh, North Carolina
F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pinewood Prep North Charleston, South Carolina
G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr River Mill Burlington, North Carolina
G 13 Josepha Mbouma 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Watkins Mill Montgomery Village, Maryland
F 14 Mackenzie Darrah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Buford Buford, Georgia
F 15 Nicole Razor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southwest Dekalb Stone Mountain, Georgia
G 20 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wesleyan Atlanta
G 22 Jessica Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Carolina Day Asheville, North Carolina
F 32 Autumn Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Rockingham County Reidsville, North Carolina
G 33 Maddie MaCallie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Riverside
Miami (OH)
Durham, North Carolina
C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina
F Meme Garner (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jordan-Matthews
Chalotte
Siler City, North Carolina
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
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Winston-Salem State W 70–27  1–0
Alumni Gym 
Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm
Lenoir–Rhyne W 67–29  1–0
Alumni Gym (378)
Elon, North Carolina
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Liberty L 63–72  1–1
Vines Center (1,550)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 90–83  2–1
Alumni Gym (423)
Elon, North Carolina
11/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at American W 62–54  3–1
Bender Arena (240)
Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
at Navy L 70–73 2OT 3–2
Alumni Hall (347)
Annapolis, Maryland
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 50–38  4–2
Alumni Gym (572)
Elon, North Carolina
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Furman W 65–55  5–2
Timmons Arena (502)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
at NC State W 69–66  6–2
Broughton HS (1,476)
Raleigh, North Carolina
12/19/2015*
3:30 pm
High Point W 80–69  7–2
Alumni Gym (607)
Elon, North Carolina
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 2 South Carolina L 63–78  7–3
Colonial Life Arena (13,670)
Columbia, South Carolina
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia L 57–67  7–4
WVU Coliseum (2,026)
Morgantown, West Virginia
CAA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 67–60  8–4 (1–0)
Trask Coliseum (441)
Wilmington, North Carolina
01/08/2016
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 61–60  9–4 (2–0)
Alumni Gym (413)
Elon, North Carolina
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
James Madison L 76–81 OT 9–5 (2–1)
Alumni Gym (547)
Elon, North Carolina
01/15/2016
7:00 pm
at Towson L 78–85  9–6 (2–2)
SECU Arena (453)
Towson, Maryland
01/17/2016
2:00 pm
at Drexel L 31–74  9–7 (2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (916)
Philadelphia
01/22/2016
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 52–41  10–7 (3–3)
Alumni Gym (650)
Elon, North Carolina
01/26/2016
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 70–53  11–7 (4–3)
Alumni Gym (469)
Elon, North Carolina
01/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 56–54  12–7 (5–3)
Cabot Center (344)
Boston
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Hofstra L 49–59  12–8 (5–4)
Hofstra Arena (245)
Hempstead, New York
02/05/2016
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 73–51  13–8 (6–4)
Alumni Gym (468)
Elon, North Carolina
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
at Delaware W 66–64 OT 14–8 (7–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,744)
Newark, Delaware
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
Towson W 80–58  15–8 (8–4)
Alumni Gym (473)
Elon, North Carolina
02/14/2016
2:00 pm
Northeastern L 61–67  15–9 (8–5)
Alumni Gym (402)
Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2016
11:30 am
at College of Charleston W 54–38  16–9 (9–5)
TD Arena (1,759)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ASN
Drexel L 47–54  16–10 (9–6)
Alumni Gym (527)
Elon, North Carolina
02/26/2016
7:00 pm
Delaware W 62–45  17–10 (10–6)
Alumni Gym (605)
Elon, North Carolina
02/28/2016
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 72–73  17–11 (10–7)
JMU Convocation Center (4,103)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 74–64  18–11 (11–7)
Kaplan Arena (381)
Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
2:30 pm, ASN
vs. Delaware
Quarterfinals
L 50–57  18–12
Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
First Round
L 59–68  18–13
Cassell Coliseum (657)
Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Elon University Phoenix - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com.