2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks were led by first year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland women's tournament to Sam Houston State. Despite having 18 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–12 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayci Stone
  • Jamila Ganter
  • Leonard Bishop
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
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

Roster

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2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Schippers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Concordia Lutheran
Butler
Houston, TX
G 2 Taylor Ross 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pfluegerville HS Pflugerville, TX
G 3 Chanell Hayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Texas HS Texarkana, TX
G 4 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Anderson HS Austin, TX
G 10 Brentney Branch 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Clear Creek HS Houston, TX
G 20 Victoria Pena 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Edinburg North HS Edinburg, TX
F 21 Stevi Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bixby HS
Tulsa
Bixby, OK
G 23 Paulletta Powell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Port Arthur Memorial HS Port Arthur, TX
G 24 Charisma Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Georgetown HS Georgetown, TX
F 25 Danielle Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bishop Lynch HS DeSoto, TX
F 34 LaNesha Middleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Stillwater HS Stillwater, OK
C 55 Adrienne Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Texas–Tyler W 91–69  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,120)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/21/2015*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 44–76  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (1,812)
Ruston, LA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
LSU–Shreveport W 94–39  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (502)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/27/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. SIU Edwardsville
Plaza Lights Classic
W 82–74  3–1
Swinney Recreation Center (172)
Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Indiana State
Plaza Lights Classic
W 71–62  4–1
Swinney Recreation Center (164)
Kansas City, MO
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 63–67  4–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (474)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/04/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. IUPUI
Hospitality Hill Challenge
L 55–62 OT 4–3
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Weber State
Hospitality Hill Challenge
L 46–56  4–4
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 55–88  4–5
University Recreation Center (1,501)
Fort Worth, TX
12/19/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
Rice W 59–45  5–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (311)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/30/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Commerce W 75–65  6–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (425)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State W 80–55  7–5
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,631)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2016
4:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 56–65  7–6
(1–1)
University Center (358)
Hammond, LA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 53–55  7–7
(1–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (476)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 57–58  7–8
(1–3)
Lakefront Arena (294)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian L 70–85  7–9
(1–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar L 60–64  7–10
(1–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (682)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 70–63  8–10
(2–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,274)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/30/2016
11:30 am, ESPN3
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 71–66  9–10
(3–5)
American Bank Center (704)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 62–58  10–10
(4–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,330)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 64–50  11–10
(5–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (897)
Houston, TX
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 74–62  12–10
(6–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (681)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–59  13–10
(7–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,947)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar W 79–77  14–10
(8–5)
Montagne Center (751)
Beaumont, TX
02/20/2016
1:00 pm
at Nicholls State W 89–67  15–10
(9–5)
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 82–66  16–10
(10–5)
McDermott Center (568)
San Antonio, TX
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 66–54  17–10
(11–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,330)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/03/2016
5:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 51–72  17–11
(11–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,913)
Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 65–59  18–11
(12–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (945)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
03/11/2016
1:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals
L 70–78  18–12
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.