2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by ninth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Stetson in the first round.

2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
WBI, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	20–13 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Brooks Donald-Williams (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Kacie Cryer Kevin Jackson
Home arena	Burton Coliseum

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

On April 7, it was announced that Brooks Donald-Williams has resign from her position from McNeese State and accept her assisting coaching position at Alabama. She finished at McNeese State with a 9 year record of 161–130.

Roster

2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pearland HS Pearland, TX G 1 Allison Baggett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Iota HS Iota, LA F 3 Jayin Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Jennings HS Jennings, LA G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA F 5 Jasmyn Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Airline HS Bossier City, LA C 13 Cinthya Rivas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr North Central Texas Academy Guadalajara, Mexico G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Crowley HS Crowley, LA G 22 Hannah Cupit 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Sulphur HS Sulphur, LA G 23 Amber Donnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA G 24 Haily Jenkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Martins Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX F 25 Frederica Haywood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So JFK HS Mound Bayou, MS G 33 Victoria Rachal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA G 34 Talisa Boyd 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA	Head coach Brooks Donald-Williams (Mississippi State) Assistant coach(es) Kacie Cryer (LSU–Shreveport) Kevin Jackson (Southeastern Louisiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 7:00 pm		LSU–Shreveport	W 99–55		Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
Non-conference regular schedule
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at No. 25 Chattanooga Preseason WNIT First Round	L 53–68	0–1	McKenzie Arena (1,565) Chattanooga, TN
11/20/2015* 5:00 pm		vs. Dartmouth Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	W 78–56	1–1	College Park Center (804) Arlington, TX
11/21/2015* 7:15 pm		at Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	W 63–57	2–1	College Park Center (762) Arlington, TX
11/25/2015* 12:00 pm		Rice	W 61–53	3–1	Burton Coliseum (381) Lake Charles, LA
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		Southern (New Orleans)	W 97–61	4–1	Burton Coliseum (238) Lake Charles, LA
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 73–59	5–1	Burton Coliseum (402) Lake Charles, LA
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		at Tulane	L 55–74	5–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 70–69	6–2	Burton Coliseum (219) Lake Charles, LA
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at No. 4 Baylor	L 46–105	6–3	Ferrell Center (5,625) Waco, TX
12/16/2015* 5:30 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–62	7–3	Burton Coliseum (287) Lake Charles, LA
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 56–96	7–4	Tad Smith Coliseum (881) Oxford, MS
12/22/2015* 6:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 74–71	8–4	Thomas Assembly Center (1,849) Ruston, LA
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 55–80	8–5 (0–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,631) Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 71–64	9–5 (1–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (285) Houston, TX
01/09/2016 1:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 72–51	10–5 (2–1)	Burton Coliseum (680) Lake Charles, LA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 62–79	10–6 (2–2)	Moody Coliseum (1,136) Abilene, TX
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 82–79	11–6 (3–2)	Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	L 55–68	11–7 (3–3)	Burton Coliseum (357) Lake Charles, LA
01/23/2016 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 78–74 OT	12–7 (4–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,103) Lake Charles, LA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 96–79	13–7 (5–3)	Burton Coliseum (483) Lake Charles, LA
01/30/2016 4:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 77–74 OT	14–7 (6–3)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
02/02/2016 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 92–63	15–7 (7–3)	Lake Charles Civic Center (487) Lake Charles, LA
02/06/2016 1:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 81–85	15–8 (7–4)	Stopher Gym (478) Thibodaux, LA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 83–74	16–8 (8–4)	University Center (655) Hammond, LA
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northwestern State	L 64–85	16–9 (8–5)	Prather Coliseum (1,314) Natchitoches, LA
02/17/2016 6:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 56–70	16–10 (8–6)	Burton Coliseum (614) Lake Charles, LA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm		Lamar Battle of the Border	W 92–84	17–10 (9–6)	Burton Coliseum (1,403) Lake Charles, LA
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar Battle of the Border	W 76–69	18–10 (10–6)	Montagne Center (737) Beaumont, TX
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		Nicholls State	W 96–62	19–10 (11–6)	Burton Coliseum (1,404) Lake Charles, LA
03/05/2016 2:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 52–76	19–11 (12–6)	Farris Center (976) Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament
03/11/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3		vs. Lamar Quarterfinals	W 88–78	20–11	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Central Arkansas Semifinals	L 64–72	20–12	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
WBI
03/17/2016* 6:00 pm		at Stetson First Round	L 54–89	20–13	Edmunds Center (209) DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team