2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to Fresno State.

2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	14–17 (8–10 Mountain West)
Head coach	Jerry Finkbeiner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Finkbeiner JC Carter Micha Thompson
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Fresno State	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
San Jose State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
UNLV	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
New Mexico	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Wyoming	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Nevada	4	–	14		.222			5	–	25		.167
Air Force	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† 2016 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Victoria Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX G/F 3 Funda Nakkasoglu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Leonard's Hampton, Australia G/F 10 Julianne Anchling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Notre Dame des Victoires Trinity Valley CC Faverges de la Tour, France G 11 Lindsey Jensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sky View Smithfield, UT C 15 Hannah Hutchins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Ledyard HS Ledyard, CT G 20 Mariah Miles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Calumet HS Oral Roberts Geary, OK F 21 Angelica de Paulo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Escola Estadual Doutor Jose Fornari New Mexico JC São Paulo, Brazil F 22 Tijana Djukic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Gymnasium J.J. Zmaj Miami Dade College Kikinda, Serbia F 23 Baylee Peck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rouse HS Leander, TX G 25 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia G 31 Katie Toole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viewmont HS Bountiful, UT G 32 Taylor Enders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr West Linn HS West Linn, OR G 33 Lizzy Klinker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fairfield HS Fairfield, MT F 41 Antonia Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Duncanville HS New Mexico JC Dallas, TX C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX	Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Ben Finkbeiner (Oral Roberts) JC Carter (Southwest Baptist) Micha Thompson (Pensacola Christian) 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
10/31/2015* 2:00 pm		South Dakota School of Mines	W 74–63		Smith Spectrum (388) Logan, UT
11/07/2015* 2:00 pm		Dixie State	W 109–76		Smith Spectrum (380) Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 86–95	0–1	Smith Spectrum (320) Logan, UT
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Westminster	W 74–67	1–1	Smith Spectrum (428) Logan, UT
11/21/2015* 6:00 pm		Pacific	W 78–70	2–1	Smith Spectrum (477) Logan, UT
11/24/2015* 11:00 am, BYUtv		at BYU	L 69–81	2–2	Marriott Center (2,808) Provo, UT
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 60–74	2–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (567) Greeley, CO
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm		Haskell Indian Nations	W 90–63	3–3	Smith Spectrum (572) Logan, UT
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 67–81	3–4	Reed Gym (924) Pocatello, ID
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm		at Utah Valley	W 76–72	4–4	PE Building (323) Orem, UT
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. Tennessee State Lady Griz Classic semifinals	W 63–46	5–4	Dahlberg Arena (320) Missoula, MT
12/20/2015* 3:30 pm		at Montana Lady Griz Classic championship	L 70–86	5–5	Dahlberg Arena (2,404) Missoula, MT
12/22/2015* 1:00 pm		Utah	L 61–64	5–6	Smith Spectrum (354) Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		San Jose State	L 74–86	5–7 (0–1)	Smith Spectrum (266) Logan, UT
01/02/2016 3:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 55–36	6–7 (1–1)	Viejas Arena (404) San Diego, CA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Boise State	L 78–84 OT	6–8 (1–2)	Taco Bell Arena (683) Boise, ID
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		New Mexico	W 72–56	7–8 (2–2)	Smith Spectrum (359) Logan, UT
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		at Air Force	W 66–53	8–8 (3–2)	Clune Arena (184) Colorado Springs, CO
01/16/2016 2:00 pm		Colorado State	L 49–69	8–9 (3–3)	Smith Spectrum (577) Logan, UT
01/20/2016 8:00 pm		at UNLV	L 38–46	8–10 (3–4)	Cox Pavilion (1,342) Paradise, NV
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		San Diego State	W 72–59	9–10 (4–4)	Smith Spectrum (677) Logan, UT
01/30/2016 5:00 pm		at Nevada	W 79–66	10–10 (5–4)	Lawlor Events Center (1,124) Reno, NV
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		Boise State	L 58–63	10–11 (5–5)	Smith Spectrum (657) Logan, UT
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		Wyoming	W 84–76	11–11 (6–5)	Smith Spectrum (696) Logan, UT
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 70–73	11–12 (6–6)	The Pit (5,108) Albuquerque, NM
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 64–91	11–13 (6–7)	Moby Arena (1,505) Fort Collins, CO
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		Fresno State	L 61–67	11–14 (6–8)	Smith Spectrum (560) Logan, UT
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		Nevada	W 70–55	12–14 (7–8)	Smith Spectrum (549) Logan, UT
02/27/2016 3:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 65–83	12–15 (7–9)	Event Center Arena (486) San Jose, CA
03/01/2016 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 64–40	13–15 (8–9)	Smith Spectrum (440) Logan, UT
03/04/2016 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 62–66	13–16 (8–10)	Save Mart Center (1,577) Fresno, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 5:30 pm		vs. Nevada First Round	W 59–35	14–16	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
03/08/2016 7:00 pm		vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals	L 47–55	14–17	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team