2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fourth year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 12–8 in C-USA play to finish fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Wake Forest in the first round.

2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
GSU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–12 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Joanne Aluka-White Randi Henderson Nicole Woods
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Amaya Ransom 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Landstown Virginia Beach, VA G 1 Ciara Gregory 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jeannette Jeannette, PA F 2 Mintrell McKoy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Jack Britt Fayetteville, NC G 3 Ayanna Holmes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Salisbury Salisbury, NC G 4 Laia Raventós 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr IES Joaquim Blume Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain G 11 Griffin Dempsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Joseph Central Catholic Huntington, WV F 15 Nyilah Jamison-Myers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Orangeburg-Wilkinson Clemson Orangeburg, SC F 20 Kira Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Kennesaw Mountain Kennesaw, GA G 21 Lefty Webster 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Norfolk Christian Norfolk, VA F 23 Kenya Olley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Dorman Spartanburg, SC G 24 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Athens Drive Raleigh, NC F 30 Jaida Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Albemarle Albemarle, NC F 32 Alexis Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Alpharetta Atlanta, GA F 34 Dara Pearson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hampton Hampton, VA	Head coach Cara Consuegra (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee) Randi Henderson (Iowa) Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm		Saint Leo	W 84–47		Dale F. Halton Arena (621) Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		Ball State	W 72–66	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC
11/15/2015* 4:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 94–73	2–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (610) Charlotte, NC
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 83–90	2–1	Alumni Gym (423) Elon, NC
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Miami (FL)	L 70–77	2–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (720) Charlotte, NC
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Mercer GSU Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–62	3–2	GSU Sports Arena (608) Atlanta, GA
11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Classic	W 83–71	4–2	GSU Sports Arena (521) Atlanta, GA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 67–52	5–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (655) Charlotte, NC
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		at NC State	L 65–72	5–3	Needham HS (1,224) Raleigh, NC
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 89–61	6–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (533) Charlotte, NC
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at Davidson	W 99–88	7–3	John M. Belk Arena (482) Davidson, NC
12/29/2015* 6:30 pm		at No. 23 Missouri	L 71–88	7–4	Mizzou Arena (6,154) Columbia, MO
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016 1:00 pm, FSN		Old Dominion	L 59–71	7–5 (0–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC
01/07/2016 12:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 80–59	8–5 (1–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,437) Charlotte, NC
01/09/2016 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 63–58	9–5 (2–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (821) Charlotte, NC
01/14/2016 7:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 67–72	9–6 (2–2)	Murphy Center (3,698) Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016 3:00 pm		at UAB	L 57–75	9–7 (2–3)	Bartow Arena (473) Birmingham, AL
01/21/2016 6:00 pm		at Marshall	W 64–61	10–7 (3–3)	Cam Henderson Center (474) Morgantown, WV
01/23/2016 3:00 pm		at WKU	L 66–77	10–8 (3–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (817) Bowling Green, KY
01/28/2016 7:00 pm		FIU	W 87–74	11–8 (4–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC
01/30/2016 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 85–79	12–8 (5–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,013) Charlotte, NC
02/06/2016 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 85–94	12–9 (5–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,146) Norfolk, VA
02/11/2016 8:00 pm		at Rice	W 69–58	13–9 (6–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (364) Houston, TX
02/13/2016 3:00 pm		at North Texas	W 82–70	14–9 (7–5)	The Super Pit (325) Denton, TX
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 87–77	15–9 (8–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, NC
02/20/2016 7:00 pm		WKU	W 81–72	16–9 (9–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,423) Charlotte, NC
02/25/2016 8:00 pm		at UTSA	W 64–54	17–9 (10–5)	Convocation Center (490) San Antonio, TX
02/27/2016 4:05 pm		at UTEP	L 91–94 2OT	17–10 (10–6)	Don Haskins Center (4,012) El Paso, TX
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		Rice	W 68–63	18–10 (11–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (651) Charlotte, NC
03/05/2016 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 72–69	19–10 (12–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,143) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ASN		vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	L 54–57	19–11	Bartow Arena (432) Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Wake Forest First Round	L 69–72	19–12	Dale F. Halton Arena (497) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team