2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach	June Daugherty (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Daugherty; Ashley Grover; Rod Jensen;
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Washington	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	24	–	11	.686
Utah	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
USC	6	–	12	.333	19	–	13	.594
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
California	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406
Colorado	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The cougars, led by ninth year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to USC.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Caila Hailey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Serra HS	Inglewood, CA
G	2	Krystle McKenzie	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	XXXX	Brisbane, Australia
F	4	Louise Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	XXXX	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Alexas Williamson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mater Dei	Chino Hills, CA
G	11	Dawnyelle Awa	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Konawaena HS	Kealakekua, HI
G	12	Taylor Edmundson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Carlsbad HS	Carlsbad, NM
F	15	Ivana Kmetovska	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Orce Nikolov	Skopeje, Macedonia
C	20	Maria Kostourkova	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	E.S.P.J.A.L.	Lisbon, Portugal
F	21	Nike McClure	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	W. F. West HS	Tenino, WA
G	22	Pinelopi Pavlopoulou	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	ACS Athens	Athens, Greece
G	23	Alexys Swedlund	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Thomas More HS	Rapid City, SD
C	24	Bianca Blanaru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	XXXX	Timișoara, Romania
F	34	Mariah Cooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Ernest Righetti	Santa Maria, CA
F	45	Borislava Hristova	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Georgi Benkovski	Varna, Bulgaria

Head coach

June Daugherty (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Daugherty (Ohio State)
Ashley Grover (Washington State)
Rod Jensen (Redlands)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 1:00 pm		Lewis–Clark State	W 79–37		Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:30 pm		UC Santa Barbara	W 61–44	1–0	Beasley Coliseum (3,011) Pullman, WA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Hampton	W 68–61	2–0	Beasley Coliseum (429) Pullman, WA
11/20/2015* 6:30 pm		vs. Nevada Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 70–57	3–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 62–52	4–0	Stan Sheriff Center (2,342) Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 95–80	5–0	Beasley Coliseum (632) Pullman, WA
11/30/2015* 5:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 60–70	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,410) Stillwater, OK
12/03/2015* 6:00 pm		at Boise State	W 57–52	6–1	Taco Bell Arena (863) Boise, ID
12/06/2015* 1:00 pm		at San Diego	W 78–72	7–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion (774) San Diego, CA
12/08/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N		Gonzaga	W 55–48	8–1	Beasley Coliseum (1,302) Pullman, WA
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 71–75	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (257) Moraga, CA
12/20/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas	W 66–53	9–2	Allen Fieldhouse (2,184) Lawrence, KS
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2015 8:00 pm, P12N		Washington	L 64–79	9–3 (0–1)	Beasley Coliseum (837) Pullman, WA
01/02/2016 4:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 71–73	9–4 (0–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,151) Salt Lake City, UT
01/04/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	W 74–66	10–4 (1–2)	Coors Events Center (1,595) Boulder, CO
01/08/2016 7:00 pm		Arizona	W 67–46	11–4 (2–2)	Beasley Coliseum (756) Pullman, WA
01/10/2016 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 14 Arizona State	L 45–63	11–5 (2–3)	Beasley Coliseum (713) Pullman, WA
01/15/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 25 USC	W 73–61	12–5 (3–3)	Beasley Coliseum (772) Pullman, WA
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 17 UCLA	L 73–75	12–6 (3–4)	Beasley Coliseum (568) Pullman, WA
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 63–69	12–7 (3–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (3,157) Seattle, WA
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 71–74	12–8 (3–6)	Haas Pavilion (1,178) Berkeley, CA
01/31/2016 12:00 pm, P12N		at No. 16 Stanford	L 52–69	12–9 (3–7)	Maples Pavilion (3,421) Stanford, CA
02/05/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 48–73	12–10 (3–8)	Beasley Coliseum (784) Pullman, WA
02/07/2016 11:00 am		No. 9 Oregon State	L 45–54	12–11 (3–9)	Beasley Coliseum (687) Pullman, WA
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 14 UCLA	L 61–73	12–12 (3–10)	Pauley Pavilion (1,660) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016 4:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 62–64	12–13 (3–11)	Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016 5:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Arizona State	L 39–61	12–14 (3–12)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,851) Tempe, AZ
02/21/2016 12:00 pm		at Arizona	W 62–61	13–14 (4–12)	McKale Center (1,225) Tucson, AZ
02/25/2016 7:00 pm		Colorado	W 83–70	14–14 (5–12)	Beasley Coliseum (718) Pullman, WA
02/27/2016 11:00 am, P12N		Utah	L 69–75	14–15 (5–13)	Beasley Coliseum (788) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(9)	vs. (8) USC First Round	L 73–77	14–16	KeyArena Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[edit]

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[edit]

^ "Women's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule/Results". Washington State Cougars. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

[1] "Women's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule/Results". Washington State Cougars. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

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v t e Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1970–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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