2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 28–4 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach Sandra Rushing (4th season)
Assistant coach Destinee Rogers
Assistant coach Greg Long
Assistant coach Brooke Rhodes
Home arena Farris 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 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and play their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Logan, RaquelRaquel Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr West Memphis HS West Memphis, AR
G 5 Watkins, JamekaJameka Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr England HS England, AR
G 10 Mullins, BriannaBrianna Mullins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Nevada HS Rosston, AR
F 11 Watts, KendaraKendara Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fairfield HS
Shelton State CC
Fairfield, AL
F 15 Paylor, TieraneyTieraney Paylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ridgeway HS Memphis, TN
G 21 Williams, AngelAngel Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 22 Proffitt, MaggieMaggie Proffitt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Starkville Academy Columbus, MS
F 23 Baudoin, TaylorTaylor Baudoin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bessemer HS
Jones County JC
Columbus, MS
C 24 Strickland, TaylorTaylor Strickland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rogers HS
UMKC
Fayettville, AR
G 25 McWilliams, OliviaOlivia McWilliams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr eStem HS Little Rock, AR
G 33 Hardaway, AlexisAlexis Hardaway 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr North Little Rock HS
Tyler JC/Arkansas State
North Little Rock, AR
C 50 Novokreschevnova, TaisiyaTaisiya Novokreschevnova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Frank Phillips College Moscow, Russia
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 Schedule

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
Hendrix College W 72–43  1–0
Farris Center (845)
Conway, AR

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
at No. 4 Tennessee L 47–102  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709)
Knoxville, TN

11/21/2015*
1:00 PM
at Murray State W 61–51  2–1
CFSB Center (212)
Murray, KY

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
Alcorn State W 58–35  3–1
Farris Center (385)
Conway, AR

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM
Murray State W 50–40  4–1
Farris Center (312)
Conway, AR

12/03/2015*
6:00 PM
Crowley's Ridge W 93–38  5–1
Farris Center (515)
Conway, AR

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at Southeast Missouri State W 63–54  6–1
Show Me Center (928)
Cape Girardeau, MO

12/15/2015*
6:00 PM
Central Baptist W 70–37  7–1
Farris Center (332)
Conway, AR

12/19/2015*
12:00 PM
vs. Campbell
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 57–34  8–1
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL

12/20/2015*
12:00 PM
vs. South Carolina State
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 51–38  9–1
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL

12/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Jarvis Christian W 77–23  10–1
Farris Center (315)
Conway, AR
Southland Conference Schedule

01/02/2016
2:00 PM
Abilene Christian L 49–61  10–2 (0–1)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR

01/05/2016
5:30 PM
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–55  11–2 (1–1)
American Bank Center (465)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at Stephen F. Austin W 55–53  12–2 (2–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (476)
Nacogdoches, TX

01/11/2016
5:30 PM
Lamar W 74–49  13–2 (3–1)
Farris Center (361)
Conway, AR

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 45–44  14–2 (4–1)
Farris Center (562)
Conway, AR

01/21/2016
7:00 PM
at New Orleans W 59–44  15–2 (5–1)
Lakefront Arena (302)
New Orleans, LA

01/23/2016
5:30 PM, ESPN3
at Nicholls State W 71–65  16–2 (6–1)
Stopher Gym (1,735)
Thibodaux, LA

01/27/2016
6:30 PM
at Northwestern State W 74–49  17–2 (7–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,118)
Natchitoches, LA

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 80–58  18–2 (8–1)
Farris Center (722)
Conway, AR

02/06/2016
2:00 PM
New Orleans W 67–55  19–2 (9–1)
Farris Center (1,585)
Conway, AR

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern State L 56–60  19–3 (9–2)
Farris Center (552)
Conway, AR

02/13/2016
2:00 PM
at Incarnate Word W 76–57  20–3 (10–2)
McDermott Center (275)
San Antonio, TX

02/17/2016
6:00 PM
at McNeese State W 70–56  21–3 (11–2)
Burton Coliseum (614)
Lake Charles, LA

02/20/2016
2:00 PM
at Sam Houston State W 73–63  22–3 (12–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455)
Huntsville, TX

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
Sam Houston State W 72–53  23–3 (13–2)
Farris Center (1,905)
Conway, AR

02/27/2016
1:00 PM
at Southeastern Louisiana W 64–60  24–3 (14–2)
University Center (694)
Hammond, LA

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
Nicholls State W 56–51  25–3 (15–2)
Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR

03/05/2016
2:00 PM
McNeese State W 76–52  26–3 (16–2)
Farris Center (976)
Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament

03/12/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. McNeese State
Semifinals
W 72–64  27–3
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX

03/13/2016
11:30 AM, CBSSN
vs. Sam Houston State
Championship Game
W 69–62  28–3
Merrell Center (882)
Katy, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2
(14 D) at (3 D) No. 8 Louisville
First Round
L 60–87  28–4
KFC Yum! Center (5,823)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

References

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