2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach Kate Henderson, played their home games at McDermott Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 12th place.

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–23 (3–15 Southland)
Head coach	Kate Henderson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Dumas Bryant Porter Natalie Marlowe
Home arena	McDermott Center

2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	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 season was year 3 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from D2 to D1. In years 2–4 Incarnate Word is classified as a D1 school for scheduling purposes. They played a full conference schedule, and they could win the regular season conference title. However Incarnate Word could not participate in the conference tourney until the 2017–18 season, at which time they will also be able to enter the NCAA tournament, should they win the conference. Incarnate Word was eligible to participate in the WBI or WNIT had they been invited.

On March 7, Kate Henderson has resigned her position. She finished at Incarnate Word with a 2-year record of 19–66.

Audio Streaming

All Incarnate Word games were to be broadcast on KUIW Radio, and they provided streaming of all non-televised home games shown via UIW TV.

Roster

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Tanjunique Ajeto 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Foothill Eastern Oklahoma Federal Way, WA G 4 Brianna Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Mesquite Collin County CC Wylie, TX G 10 Haley Frias 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Georgetown Georgetown, TX G 12 Melina Merritt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cedar Ridge Round Rock, TX G 20 Aricka Adams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Round Rock Temple Round Rock, TX G 22 Jordan Franks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Norman Eastern Oklahoma Norman, OK F 23 Celia Garcia Paunero 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Julian Marias Otero JC Valladolid, Spain F 24 Quincy Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Klein Houston, TX F 25 Yvonne Maosa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Mansfield Jacksonville College Mansfield, TX G 31 Aneya Torres 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Del Rio Del Rio, TX F 32 Breanna Bimingham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Harper Creek Kalamazoo Valley CC Battle Creek, MI C 33 Shanise Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Highland Park Seward CC Topeka, KS G 41 Cheyenne Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Lytle Tarleton State Lytle, TX	Head coach Kate Henderson (Incarnate Word) Assistant coach(es) Eric Dumas (Lambuth) Bryant Porter (Missouri Valley) Natalie Marlowe (Chicago State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 96–54	1–0	McDermott Center (836) San Antonio, TX
11/17/2015* 8:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 37–60	1–1	Moby Arena (688) Fort Collins, CO
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm		Sul Ross State	W 54–35	2–1	McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX
11/23/2015* 6:00 pm		Howard Payne	W 78–65	3–1	McDermott Center (222) San Antonio, TX
12/03/2015* 6:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 50–68	3–2	McDermott Center (206) San Antonio, TX
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm		at Trinity	L 55–61	3–3	William H. Bell Athletic Center (154) San Antonio, TX
12/07/2015* 6:00 pm		Houston	L 51–67	3–4	McDermott Center (502) San Antonio, TX
12/10/2015* 6:00 pm		at Purdue	L 27–95	3–5	Mackey Arena (5,480) West Lafayette, IN
12/14/2015* 6:30 pm		at Texas Tech	L 55–70	3–6	United Supermarkets Arena (3,096) Lubbock, TX
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS Alt.		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 47–60	3–7	UTRGV Fieldhouse (206) Edinburg, TX
12/21/2015* 2:00 pm		North Texas	L 55–62	3–8	McDermott Center (255) San Antonio, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 60–65	3–9 (0–1)	McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 49–55	3–10 (0–2)	Lakefront Arena (261) New Orleans, LA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 48–53	3–11 (0–3)	McDermott Center (284) San Antonio, TX
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 70–66	4–11 (1–3)	University Center (457) Hammond, LA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 68–55	5–11 (2–3)	Burton Coliseum (357) Lake Charles, LA
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 71–86	5–12 (2–4)	McDermott Center (357) San Antonio, TX
01/27/2016 6:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 56–57	5–13 (2–5)	McDermott Center (435) San Antonio, TX
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		Nicholls State	L 64–66	5–14 (2–6)	McDermott Center (187) San Antonio, TX
02/03/2016 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	W 63–61	6–14 (3–6)	Stopher Gym (513) Thibodaux, LA
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 49–59	6–15 (3–7)	Montagne Center (888) Beaumont, TX
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 62–74	6–16 (3–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (681) Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 57–76	6–17 (3–9)	McDermott Center (275) San Antonio, TX
02/18/2016 6:00 pm		Houston Baptist	L 61–62	6–18 (3–10)	McDermott Center (450) San Antonio, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 55–59	6–19 (3–11)	Dugan Wellness Center (520) Corpus Christai, TX
02/24/2016 6:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 66–82	6–20 (3–12)	McDermott Center (568) San Antonio, TX
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		Lanar	L 61–67	6–21 (3–13)	McDermott Center (676) San Antonio, TX
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 58–66	6–22 (3–14)	Moody Coliseum (1,231) Abilene, TX
03/05/2016 12:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	L 46–64	6–23 (3–15)	Sharp Gymnasium (508) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team