2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fourth year head coach Sue Darling and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome and the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Big Sky to finish in a 3 way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Montana.

2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–24 (2–16 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sue Darling (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Robyne Bostick Karlie Burris Jamie Rauchwarger
Home arena	Walkup Skydome Rolle Activity Center

2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State	14	–	4		.778			21	–	10		.677
Idaho †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Eastern Washington	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
North Dakota	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Montana	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
Weber State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Sacramento State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Northern Colorado	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Northern Arizona	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
Southern Utah	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
Portland State	2	–	16		.111			4	–	26		.133
† 2016 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 26, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Rene Coggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mountain View Mesa, AZ G 3 Monique Mulder 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Deer Valley New Mexico JC Antioch, CA G 4 Brittani Lusain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mater Dei Catholic San Diego, CA G 10 Passionate Amukamara 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Millennium Glendale, AZ G 11 Olivia Lucero (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Highland Loyola Marymount Gilbert, AZ F 12 Kenna McDavis (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pinnacle HS Boise State Phoenix, AZ G 21 Mariah Willadsen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Red Mountain Mesa CC Mesa, AZ F 22 Catelyn Preston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Oregon City Oregon City, OR F 23 Kaleigh Paplow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lutheran Parker, CO F 24 Shay Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Mount Miguel New Mexico State San Diego, CA G 34 Taylor Leyva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pueblo West Pueblo West, CO G 50 Bradlee Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Denver School S&T Denver, CO C 54 Alyssa Rader 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Horizon Thornton, CO	Head coach Sue Darling (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Robyne Bostick (Saint Joseph's) Karlie Burris (Portland) Jamie Rauchwarger (Cal State Northridge) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		Hawaiʻi	L 52–61	0–1	Rolle Activity Center (378) Flagstaff, AZ
11/17/2015* 7:05 pm		at UTEP	L 66–77	0–2	Don Haskins Center (711) El Paso, TX
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Lamar	W 75–63	1–2	Rolle Activity Center (306) Flagstaff, AZ
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Long Beach State Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	L 48–69	1–3	Pan American Center (123) Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico State Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	L 53–87	1–4	Pan American Center (946) Las Cruces, NM
12/01/2015* 11:00 am, FSAZ/FCSP		New Mexico Highlands	W 91–43	2–4	Rolle Activity Center (1,104) Flagstaff, AZ
12/04/2015* 8:00 pm		at UC Irvine	W 71–55	3–4	Bren Events Center (213) Irvine, CA
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm		at Colorado	L 66–90	3–5	Coors Events Center (1,532) Boulder, CO
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Dixie State	W 68–66	4–5	Walkup Skydome (482) Flagstaff, AZ
12/19/2015* 3:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 67–90	4–6	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,775) Lincoln, NE
12/22/2015* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		at Iowa State	L 63–79	4–7	Hilton Coliseum (7,606) Ames, IA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 4:00 pm		at Montana	L 58–81	4–8 (0–1)	Dahlberg Arena (2,787) Missoula, MT
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Montana State	L 77–86 OT	4–9 (0–2)	Worthington Arena (1,238) Bozeman, MT
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 57–48	5–9 (1–2)	Walkup Skydome (227) Flagstaff, AZ
01/14/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ+/FCSP		Idaho	L 51–72	5–10 (1–3)	Walkup Skydome (309) Flagstaff, AZ
01/16/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Eastern Washington	L 71–81	5–11 (1–4)	Walkup Skydome (346) Flagstaff, AZ
01/21/2016 6:00 pm, FCSC		at North Dakota	L 58–63	5–12 (1–5)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,418) Grand Forks, ND
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 55–79	5–13 (1–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (858) Greeley, CO
01/28/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Weber State	L 56–76	5–14 (1–7)	Walkup Skydome (352) Flagstaff, AZ
01/30/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Idaho State	W 63–62	6–14 (2–7)	Walkup Skydome (421) Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 65–72	6–15 (2–8)	Reese Court (581) Cheney, WA
02/06/2016 3:00 pm		at Idaho	L 59–76	6–16 (2–9)	Cowan Spectrum (622) Moscow, ID
02/11/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Montana State	L 72–83	6–17 (2–10)	Walkup Skydome (503) Flagstaff, AZ
02/13/2016 5:00 pm, FSAZ		Montana	L 57–61	6–18 (2–11)	Walkup Skydome (482) Flagstaff, AZ
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 61–71	6–19 (2–12)	Reed Gym (826) Pocatello, ID
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		at Weber State	L 88–95 OT	6–20 (2–13)	Dee Events Center (591) Ogden, UT
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		at Southern Utah	L 68–73	6–21 (2–14)	Centrum Arena (473) Cedar City, UT
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		Portland State	L 80–88	6–22 (2–15)	Walkup Skydome (347) Flagstaff, AZ
03/04/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ+		Sacramento State	L 79–111	6–23 (2–16)	Walkup Skydome (487) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 3:35 pm		vs. Montana First Round	L 63–78	6–24	Reno Events Center (277) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team