2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Brenda Welch-Nichols (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Rosalind Jennings Jessica Salera Stacy Stephens
Home arena	Bernard Johnson 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

Roster

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kamry Orr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Central Little Rock, AR G 3 Shernise Robertson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Cy Falls HS Tyler JC Cypress, TX G 4 Jasmin Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Loyola Prep Shreveport, LA G 5 Morghen Day 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Rockwall HS Rockwall, TX G 10 Angela Delaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Harker Heights Killeen, TX F 12 Angela Beadle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Crockett Austin, TX F 21 Lydia Baxter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bowie Austin, TX C 22 Jasmine McCants 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pine Forest Alabama Southern CC Pensacola, FL G 23 Amanda Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Martin HS Arlington, TX G 25 Laurynn McGowen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Juan Seguin Arlington, TX C 35 Ashleigh Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Henderickson Pflugerville, TX	Head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols (Sam Houston State) Assistant coach(es) Rosalind Jennings (North Greenville) Jessica Salera (Tennessee Temple) Stacy Stephens (Texas) 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
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 3:00 pm		Mary Hardin–Baylor	W 75–59		Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm		at TCU	L 59–85	0–1	University Recreation Center (1,663) Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 47–67	0–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,612) Fayetteville, AR
11/20/2015* 11:00 am		Our Lady of the Lake	W 67–56	1–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,452) Huntsville, TX
11/23/2015* 6:30 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 85–50	2–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (581) Huntsville, TX
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. No. 14 Florida State LIU Turkey Classic	L 37–94	2–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (129) Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2015* 11:00 am		at LIU Brooklyn LIU Turkey Classic	W 63–56	3–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (427) Brooklyn, NY
12/14/2015* 6:00 pm		at Texas Southern	W 53–51	4–3	Health and Physical Education Arena (245) Houston, TX
12/17/2015* 6:30 pm		Rice	L 46–58	4–4	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719) Huntsville, TX
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 50–78	4–5	Bramlage Coliseum (3,955) Manhattan, KS
12/27/2015* 2:00 pm, LHN		at No. 5 Texas	L 49–83	4–6	Frank Erwin Center (3,123) Austin, TX
Southland Conference regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 65–60	5–6 (1–0)	McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX
01/04/2016 5:30 pm		at Northwestern State	L 49–69	5–7 (1–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2016 6:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 80–56	6–7 (2–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (568) Huntsville, TX
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		New Orleans	W 64–52	7–7 (3–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345) Huntsville, TX
01/13/2016 6:30 pm		Nicholls State	L 63–67	7–8 (3–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781) Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 79–82	7–9 (3–3)	Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA
01/21/2016 6:30 pm		Abilene Christian	L 76–87	7–10 (3–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,009) Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 63–70	7–11 (3–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,274) Nacogdoches, TX
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	W 78–76	8–11 (4–5)	Montagne Center (752) Beaumont, TX
01/30/2016 4:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	L 63–67	8–12 (4–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (712) Houston, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–81	8–13 (4–7)	American Bank Center (865) Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 55–67	8–14 (4–8)	Moody Coliseum (1,009) Abilene, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 78–70	9–14 (5–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657) Huntsville, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 63–73	9–15 (5–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455) Huntsville, TX
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 53–72	9–16 (5–10)	Farris Center (1,905) Conway, AR
02/27/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 75–57	10–16 (6–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (435) Huntsville, TX
03/02/2016 6:00 pm		Lamar	W 78–75	11–16 (7–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528) Huntsville, TX
03/05/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Stephen F. Austin	L 59–65	11–17 (7–11)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (945) Huntsville, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 1:30 pm		vs. Nicholls State First Round	W 73–64	12–17	Merrell Center (705) Katy, TX
03/11/2016 1:30 pm		vs. Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals	W 78–70	13–17	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
03/12/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Northwestern State Semifinals	W 78–71	14–17	Merrell Center (1,283) Katy, TX
03/13/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN		vs. Central Arkansas Championship Game	L 62–69	14–18	Merrell Center (882) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team