2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Brenda Welch-Nichols (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Rosalind Jennings; Jessica Salera; Stacy Stephens;
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Abilene Christian*	17	–	1	.944	26	–	4	.867
Central Arkansas †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
Northwestern State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
McNeese State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Houston Baptist	9	–	9	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nicholls State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	19	.345
Sam Houston State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Lamar	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M–CC	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
New Orleans	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Incarnate Word*	3	–	15	.167	6	–	23	.207
SE Louisiana	3	–	15	.167	4	–	25	.138

† 2016 Southland tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kamry Orr	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Central	Little Rock, AR
G	3	Shernise Robertson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Cy Falls HS Tyler JC	Cypress, TX
G	4	Jasmin Anderson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Loyola Prep	Shreveport, LA
G	5	Morghen Day	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Rockwall HS	Rockwall, TX
G	10	Angela Delaney	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Harker Heights	Killeen, TX
F	12	Angela Beadle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Crockett	Austin, TX
F	21	Lydia Baxter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bowie	Austin, TX
C	22	Jasmine McCants	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Pine Forest Alabama Southern CC	Pensacola, FL
G	23	Amanda Barnes	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Martin HS	Arlington, TX
G	25	Laurynn McGowen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Juan Seguin	Arlington, TX
C	35	Ashleigh Cooper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Henderickson	Pflugerville, TX

Head coach

Brenda Welch-Nichols (Sam Houston State)

Assistant coach(es)

Rosalind Jennings (North Greenville)
Jessica Salera (Tennessee Temple)
Stacy Stephens (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 3:00 pm	Mary Hardin–Baylor	W 75–59		Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm	at TCU	L 59–85	0–1	University Recreation Center (1,663) Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm	at Arkansas	L 47–67	0–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,612) Fayetteville, AR
11/20/2015* 11:00 am	Our Lady of the Lake	W 67–56	1–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,452) Huntsville, TX
11/23/2015* 6:30 pm	LSU–Alexandria	W 85–50	2–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (581) Huntsville, TX
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm	vs. No. 14 Florida State LIU Turkey Classic	L 37–94	2–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (129) Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2015* 11:00 am	at LIU Brooklyn LIU Turkey Classic	W 63–56	3–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (427) Brooklyn, NY
12/14/2015* 6:00 pm	at Texas Southern	W 53–51	4–3	Health and Physical Education Arena (245) Houston, TX
12/17/2015* 6:30 pm	Rice	L 46–58	4–4	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719) Huntsville, TX
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kansas State	L 50–78	4–5	Bramlage Coliseum (3,955) Manhattan, KS
12/27/2015* 2:00 pm, LHN	at No. 5 Texas	L 49–83	4–6	Frank Erwin Center (3,123) Austin, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 65–60	5–6 (1–0)	McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX
01/04/2016 5:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 49–69	5–7 (1–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2016 6:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 80–56	6–7 (2–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (568) Huntsville, TX
01/09/2016 2:00 pm	New Orleans	W 64–52	7–7 (3–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345) Huntsville, TX
01/13/2016 6:30 pm	Nicholls State	L 63–67	7–8 (3–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781) Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016 1:00 pm	at McNeese State	L 79–82	7–9 (3–3)	Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA
01/21/2016 6:30 pm	Abilene Christian	L 76–87	7–10 (3–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,009) Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 63–70	7–11 (3–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,274) Nacogdoches, TX
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar	W 78–76	8–11 (4–5)	Montagne Center (752) Beaumont, TX
01/30/2016 4:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 63–67	8–12 (4–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (712) Houston, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–81	8–13 (4–7)	American Bank Center (865) Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 55–67	8–14 (4–8)	Moody Coliseum (1,009) Abilene, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 78–70	9–14 (5–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657) Huntsville, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 63–73	9–15 (5–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455) Huntsville, TX
02/24/2016 7:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 53–72	9–16 (5–10)	Farris Center (1,905) Conway, AR
02/27/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 75–57	10–16 (6–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (435) Huntsville, TX
03/02/2016 6:00 pm	Lamar	W 78–75	11–16 (7–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528) Huntsville, TX
03/05/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	L 59–65	11–17 (7–11)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (945) Huntsville, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 1:30 pm	vs. Nicholls State First Round	W 73–64	12–17	Merrell Center (705) Katy, TX
03/11/2016 1:30 pm	vs. Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals	W 78–70	13–17	Merrell Center Katy, TX
03/12/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Northwestern State Semifinals	W 78–71	14–17	Merrell Center (1,283) Katy, TX
03/13/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN	vs. Central Arkansas Championship Game	L 62–69	14–18	Merrell Center (882) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

v t e Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball
Venues	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1976–present)
Culture & lore	History Sammy Bearkat The Famous Bearkat Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule

See also

References