2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Cristy McKinney Josh Wick Tasha Taylor
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Elon	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
William & Mary	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Towson	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Phillip O'Berry Academy UAB Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Alpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia G 4 Emily Sasser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Apex Cary, North Carolina G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southern Alamance Graham, North Carolina G 10 Lauren Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wakefield Raleigh, North Carolina F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pinewood Prep North Charleston, South Carolina G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr River Mill Burlington, North Carolina G 13 Josepha Mbouma 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Watkins Mill Montgomery Village, Maryland F 14 Mackenzie Darrah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Buford Buford, Georgia F 15 Nicole Razor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southwest Dekalb Stone Mountain, Georgia G 20 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wesleyan Atlanta G 22 Jessica Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Carolina Day Asheville, North Carolina F 32 Autumn Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Rockingham County Reidsville, North Carolina G 33 Maddie MaCallie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Riverside Miami (OH) Durham, North Carolina C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina F Meme Garner (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jordan-Matthews Chalotte Siler City, North Carolina	Head coach Charlotte Smith (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Cristy McKinney (Western Carolina) Josh Wick (North Carolina) Tasha Taylor (Clemson) 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
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Winston-Salem State	W 70–27	1–0	Alumni Gym  Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 2:00 pm		Lenoir–Rhyne	W 67–29	1–0	Alumni Gym (378) Elon, North Carolina
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Liberty	L 63–72	1–1	Vines Center (1,550) Lynchburg, Virginia
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Charlotte	W 90–83	2–1	Alumni Gym (423) Elon, North Carolina
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at American	W 62–54	3–1	Bender Arena (240) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 70–73 2OT	3–2	Alumni Hall (347) Annapolis, Maryland
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		East Tennessee State	W 50–38	4–2	Alumni Gym (572) Elon, North Carolina
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		at Furman	W 65–55	5–2	Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, North Carolina
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at NC State	W 69–66	6–2	Broughton HS (1,476) Raleigh, North Carolina
12/19/2015* 3:30 pm		High Point	W 80–69	7–2	Alumni Gym (607) Elon, North Carolina
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at No. 2 South Carolina	L 63–78	7–3	Colonial Life Arena (13,670) Columbia, South Carolina
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		at West Virginia	L 57–67	7–4	WVU Coliseum (2,026) Morgantown, West Virginia
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 67–60	8–4 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (441) Wilmington, North Carolina
01/08/2016 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 61–60	9–4 (2–0)	Alumni Gym (413) Elon, North Carolina
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 76–81 OT	9–5 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (547) Elon, North Carolina
01/15/2016 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 78–85	9–6 (2–2)	SECU Arena (453) Towson, Maryland
01/17/2016 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 31–74	9–7 (2–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (916) Philadelphia
01/22/2016 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 52–41	10–7 (3–3)	Alumni Gym (650) Elon, North Carolina
01/26/2016 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 70–53	11–7 (4–3)	Alumni Gym (469) Elon, North Carolina
01/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 56–54	12–7 (5–3)	Cabot Center (344) Boston
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 49–59	12–8 (5–4)	Hofstra Arena (245) Hempstead, New York
02/05/2016 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 73–51	13–8 (6–4)	Alumni Gym (468) Elon, North Carolina
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		at Delaware	W 66–64 OT	14–8 (7–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,744) Newark, Delaware
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		Towson	W 80–58	15–8 (8–4)	Alumni Gym (473) Elon, North Carolina
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		Northeastern	L 61–67	15–9 (8–5)	Alumni Gym (402) Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2016 11:30 am		at College of Charleston	W 54–38	16–9 (9–5)	TD Arena (1,759) Charleston, South Carolina
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, ASN		Drexel	L 47–54	16–10 (9–6)	Alumni Gym (527) Elon, North Carolina
02/26/2016 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 62–45	17–10 (10–6)	Alumni Gym (605) Elon, North Carolina
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 72–73	17–11 (10–7)	JMU Convocation Center (4,103) Harrisonburg, Virginia
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 74–64	18–11 (11–7)	Kaplan Arena (381) Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ASN		vs. Delaware Quarterfinals	L 50–57	18–12	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Virginia Tech First Round	L 59–68	18–13	Cassell Coliseum (657) Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team