2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–16, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas.

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Tournament champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–16 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Kellie Lewis-Jay (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Richard Henderson Danielle Stoimenoff Brooklyn Kohlheim
Home arena	FAU 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 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Norland Miami, FL G 3 Ro Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Viera HS Rockledge, FL F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Desert Christian HS Lancaster, CA G 10 Morgan Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lyman HS Longwood, FL G/F 13 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Notre Dame HS Woodland Hills, CA F 15 Sasha Cedeno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Klein Oak HS Spring, TX G 23 Ali Gorrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Wyoming Evergreen, CO G 25 Halee Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Broward College Orlando, FL F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brookside Christian HS Stockton, CA G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Briarwood Academy Statesboro, GA G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Casper College Yekaterinburg, Russia F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Highland HS Gilbert, AZ	Head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Richard Henderson (Oklahoma State) Danielle Maloney-Stoimenoff (Carroll (MT)) Fitzroy Anthony (Florida Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2014* 5:00 p.m.		Barry	W 79–64		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Akron	W 91–77	1–0	FAU Arena (641) Boca Raton, FL
November 17, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 62–55	2–0	Alico Arena (1,704) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Milwaukee	W 71–67	3–0	FAU Arena (525) Boca Raton, FL
November 27, 2015* 12:00 p.m.		Delaware State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 83–55	4–0	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
November 28, 2015* 2:30 p.m.		South Dakota FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 53–76	4–1	FAU Arena (441) Boca Raton, FL
December 6, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Keiser	W 74–52	5–1	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
December 13, 2015* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 53–102	5–2	Bramlage Coliseum (3,905) Manhattan, KS
December 19, 2015* 5:30 p.m.		at Montana Lady Griz Classic semifinals	L 69–83	5–3	Dahlberg Arena (2,365) Missoula, MT
December 20, 2015* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Tennessee State Lady Griz Classic 3rd-place game	W 69–64	6–3	Dahlberg Arena (384) Missoula, MT
December 29, 2015* 5:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 82–60	7–3	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
December 30, 2015* 7:15 p.m.		Miami (OH) FAU Holiday Tournament championship	W 68–65 OT	8–3	FAU Arena (526) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2016 2:00 p.m.		FIU	W 87–82	9–3 (1–0)	FAU Arena (527) Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Marshall	W 84–73	10–3 (2–0)	FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2016 3:00 p.m.		WKU	L 62–81	10–4 (2–1)	FAU Arena (469) Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2016 9:00 p.m., FSN		at Southern Miss	L 80–89	10–5 (2–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,546) Hattiesburg, MS
January 16, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 62–65	10–6 (2–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,116) Ruston, LA
January 21, 2016 7:00 p.m.		UTEP	L 66–78	10–7 (2–4)	FAU Arena (747) Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2016 5:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 64–51	11–7 (3–4)	FAU Arena (763) Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 45–85	11–8 (3–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 79–85	11–9 (3–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,013) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	L 73–83	11–10 (3–7)	FAU Arena (612) Boca Raton, FL
February 6, 2016 5:00 p.m.		UAB	L 62–67	11–11 (3–8)	FAU Arena (532) Boca Raton, FL
February 11, 2016 8:00 p.m.		at UTSA	L 54–57	11–12 (3–9)	Convocation Center (536) San Antonio, TX
February 13, 2016 4:05 p.m.		at UTEP	L 47–75	11–13 (3–10)	Don Haskins Center (2,001) El Paso, TX
February 18, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Rice	L 54–75	11–14 (3–11)	FAU Arena (561) Boca Raton, FL
February 20, 2016 5:00 p.m.		North Texas	W 71–61	12–14 (4–11)	FAU Arena (564) Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 63–52	13–14 (5–11)	FIU Arena (418) Miami, FL
March 3, 2016 7:30 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 65–71	13–15 (5–12)	Murphy Center (4,203) Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at UAB	W 52–51	14–15 (6–12)	Bartow Arena (439) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA women's tournament
March 8, 2016 12:00 p.m., ASN		vs. North Texas First round	L 74–79	14–16	Bartow Arena (273) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team