2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	16–10 (8–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Brittney Ezell (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Laura Barry
Assistant coach	Nikki Davis
Assistant coach	Brittany Burkhardt
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2015–16 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mercer	9	–	1	.900	19	–	6	.760
Chattanooga	9	–	2	.818	18	–	7	.720
Samford	8	–	2	.800	16	–	9	.640
East Tennessee State	8	–	3	.727	16	–	10	.615
Furman	5	–	5	.500	12	–	13	.480
Western Carolina	2	–	9	.182	6	–	19	.240
Wofford	1	–	9	.100	7	–	17	.292
UNC Greensboro	0	–	11	.000	8	–	18	.308

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 17, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball team will represent East Tennessee State University (ETSU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The "Bucs", led by third year head coach Brittney Ezell, will play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

During the February 4, 2016, win against Wofford, junior Shamauria Bridges hit a three-pointer to become the 22nd ETSU player to surpass the 1,000-point mark and only the fourth in program history to reach it in three seasons.^[1]

Previous season

The Bucs finished the 2014–15 season at 21–12, 11–3 and made it to the Southern Conference Tournament finals, before losing to Chattanooga in overtime. The team also received a bid to play in the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament for the third time in school history, but lost to NC State in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	2	Bridges, ShamauriaShamauria Bridges	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Miramar, Fla.
1.5 !G	3	Vaughan, AdrianeAdriane Vaughan	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Midlothian, Va.
1.5 !G	4	Lytton, CarleyCarley Lytton	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Floyd, Va.
3.5 !F	5	Dean, RavenRaven Dean	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, N.C.
1.5 !G	10	Christopher, ChandlerChandler Christopher	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Greeneville, Tenn.
1.5 !G	15	Tarter, TiannaTianna Tarter	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Johnson City, Tenn.
1.5 !G	22	Schurr, MalloreeMalloree Schurr	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Montgomery, Texas
3.5 !F	24	Kendrick, ShomariShomari Kendrick	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Lexington, Ky.
1.5 !G	25	Barnard, KayleeKaylee Barnard	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, Fla.
3.5 !F	30	Tipps, SadasiaSadasia Tipps	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Hickory, N.C.
1.5 !G	33	McNeese, MendyMendy McNeese	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Greeneville, Tenn.
3.5 !F	44	Martin, MorganMorgan Martin	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Davenport, Iowa
5.0 !C	45	Rodriguez, YamileYamile Rodriguez	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Head coach

Brittney Ezell

Assistant coach(es)

Laura Barry
Nikki Davis
Brittany Burkhardt

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 7, 2015* 2:00 pm	Milligan	W 88–56		Freedom Hall Civic Center (691) Johnson City, TN
Regular Season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	W 74–68	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (710) Johnson City, TN
November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm	at Wake Forest	L 52–69	1–1	The Joel (554) Winston-Salem, NC
November 19, 2015* 7:00 pm	at Appalachian State	L 50–72	1–2	Holmes Center (380) Boone, NC
November 21, 2015* 7:00 pm	Brevard College	W 69–46	2–2	Freedom Hall Civic Center (627) Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	W 56–52	3–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,744) Norfolk, VA
November 27, 2015* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	L 41–64	3–3	Alumni Coliseum (150) Richmond, KY
November 29, 2015* 2:00 pm	at Elon	L 38–50	3–4	Alumni Gym (572) Elon, NC
December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm	at #8 Tennessee	L 49–85	3–5	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,328) Knoxville, TN
December 5, 2015* 1:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	L 39–65	3–6	Memorial Gymnasium (2,264) Nashville, TN
December 13, 2015* 2:00 pm	Armstrong State	W 62–52	4–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (632) Johnson City, TN
December 16, 2015* 7:00 pm	Campbell	W 70–55	5–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (536) Johnson City, TN
December 18, 2015* 11:30 am	at Davidson	W 65–58	6–6	John M. Belk Arena (864) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2015* 7:00 pm	Austin Peay	W 80–76	7–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (764) Johnson City, TN
December 29, 2015* 2:00 pm	at Iona	L 50–56	7–7	Hynes Athletic Center (328) New Rochelle, NY
January 3, 2016* 2:00 pm	Lees–McRae	W 73–46	8–7	Freedom Hall Civic Center (635) Johnson City, TN
January 7, 2016 7:00 pm	at Furman	L 77–81	8–8 (0–1)	Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
January 9, 2016 5:00 pm	at Wofford	W 70–54	9–8 (1–1)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (191) Spartanburg, SC
January 14, 2016 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 89–73	10–8 (2–1)	Fleming Gymnasium (593) Greensboro, NC
January 16, 2016 2:00 pm	Western Carolina	W 74–62	11–8 (3–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (852) Johnson City, TN
January 21, 2016 7:00 pm	at Samford	L 47–55	11–9 (3–2)	Pete Hanna Center (334) Homewood, AL
January 23, 2016 2:00 pm	at Mercer	W 55–53	12–9 (4–2)	Hawkins Arena (721) Macon, GA
January 30, 2016 2:00 pm	Chattanooga	L 57–65	12–10 (4–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,034) Johnson City, TN
February 4, 2016 11:00 am	Wofford	W 70–69	13–10 (5–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,814) Johnson City, TN
February 6, 2016 2:00 pm	Furman	W 68–64	14–10 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (624) Johnson City, TN
February 11, 2016 5:00 pm	at Western Carolina	W 75–73	15–10 (7–3)	Ramsey Center (1,982) Cullhowee, NC
February 13, 2016 2:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	W 80–77	16–10 (8–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (592) Johnson City, TN
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm	Mercer			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2016 2:00 pm	Samford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 27, 2016 2:00 pm	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 6–9, 2016	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

References

↑ Bridges surpasses 1,000; ETSU escapes with 70-69 victory
↑ "ETSU extends Brittney Ezell". espn.go.com. Associated Press. March 27, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
↑ Schedule

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