2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wahine, led by fourth-year head coach Laura Beeman, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, including 12–4 in Big West play to finish tied for second place with Long Beach State. Hawaii won the Big West tournament. With that conference tournament title, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA.[1][2]

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–11 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mary Wooley (associate head coach, 4th season)
  • Dekita Williams (3rd season)
  • Alex Delanian (2nd season)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Riverside 16 0   1.000 23 9   .719
Long Beach State 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Hawaii 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
UC Davis 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
UC Santa Barbara 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Cal Poly 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Cal State Northridge 5 11   .313 7 24   .226
UC Irvine 1 15   .063 4 27   .129
Cal State Fullerton 1 15   .063 3 27   .100
2016 Big West tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wahine finished the 2014–15 season 23–9 (14–2 Big West), good for first place in the conference.[3] After losing the championship round of the Big West tournament, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by virtue of winning its regular season conference title and lost in the first round.[4]

Departures

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Shawna-Lei Kuehu, Morgan Mason, and Shawlina Segovia, all seniors from the 2014–15 team, departed from the team due to graduation.[5] In addition, freshmen Breana Jones and Jasmine Redmon left the team.[6][7]

Recruits

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On December 3, 2014, guard Olivia Crawford from Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington signed her national letter of intent to play for Hawaii.[8]

On May 28, 2015, Hawaii announced the signings of combo guard Andrea Easley out of Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as twin sisters and forwards Lahni and Leah Salanoa, both from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California.[9]

Roster

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2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Brianna Kennedy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Bonita HS
Loyola Marymount
La Verne, CA
G 3 Marissa Wimbley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
PG 4 Briana Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Saint Monica Catholic HS Inglewood, CA
G 5 Sarah Toeaina 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kentwood HS Covington, WA
F 12 Leah Salanoa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rio Mesa HS Oxnard, CA
G 20 Olivia Crawford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lakes HS Lakewood, WA
F 21 Lahni Salanoa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rio Mesa HS Oxnard, CA
G 22 Ashleigh Karaitiana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Endeavour Sports HS Hamilton, New Zealand
F 24 Dalayna Sampton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Florin HS Vallejo, CA
C 31 Megan Huff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Todd Beamer HS Federal Way, WA
C 32 Kalei Adolpho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Moloka'i HS Hoʻolehua, HI
C 33 Connie Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Virgin Valley HS
Salt Lake CC
Mesquite, NV
G/F 34 Destiny King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-03-06

Schedule

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Sources:[10][11]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Hawaii–Hilo W 86–39 
Stan Sheriff Center (1,738[12])
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am
Grand Canyon W 74–41  1–0
GCU Arena (623)
Phoenix, AZ
11/15/2015*
11:00 am
at Northern Arizona W 61–52  2–0
Rolle Activity Center (378)
Flagstaff, AZ
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Loyola Marymount
Rainbow Wahine Classic
W 65–51  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center (2,088)
Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015*
5:00 pm, OC Sports
Washington State
Rainbow Wahine Classic
L 52–62  3–1
Stan Sheriff Center (2,342)
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 74–60  4–1
Stan Sheriff Center (2,020)
Honolulu, HI
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
No. 16 Arizona State
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 49–75  4–2
Stan Sheriff Center (2,152)
Honolulu, HI
11/29/2015*
5:00 pm
No. 2 South Carolina
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 51–67  4–3
Stan Sheriff Center (2,073)
Honolulu, HI
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. BYU
Tom Weston Classic
L 56–67  4–4
Cannon Activities Center (257)
Laie, HI
12/04/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. No. 12 Texas A&M
Tom Weston Classic
L 41–82  4–5
Cannon Activities Center (150)
Laie, HI
Exhibition
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm
BYU–Hawaii W 68–57  4–5
Stan Sheriff Center (1,708[13])
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
12/20/2015*
3:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 74–72  5–5
Hornets Nest (311)
Sacramento, CA
12/22/2015*
1:00 pm
at San Jose State W 76–73  6–5
Event Center Arena (1,236)
San Jose, CA
12/30/2015*
5:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 65–55  7–5
Icardo Center (476)
Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016*
8:00 pm, OC Sports
Penn L 54–64  7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (1,810)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
01/07/2016
5:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 67–55  8–6 (1–0)
Walter Pyramid (630)
Long Beach, CA
01/09/2016
12:00 pm
at UC Davis L 58–60  8–7 (1–1)
The Pavilion (508)
Davis, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Northridge W 77–50  9–7 (2–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,881)
Honolulu, HI
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Riverside L 74–77  9–8 (2–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,405)
Honolulu, HI
01/21/2016
5:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 83–65  10–8 (3–2)
Bren Events Center (175)
Irvine, CA
01/23/2016
5:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 60–63  10–9 (3–3)
Matadome (365)
Northridge, CA
01/28/2016
7:05 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Fullerton W 62–53  11–9 (4–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,773)
Honolulu, HI
01/30/2016
5:35 pm, OC Sports
UC Irvine W 59–35  12–9 (5–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
02/04/2016
5:05 pm
at Cal Poly W 64–58  13–9 (6–3)
Mott Athletic Center (382)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/06/2016
12:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 63–62  14–9 (7–3)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (407)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/11/2016
5:30 pm, OC Sports
Long Beach State W 60–42  15–9 (8–3)
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Davis W 70–50  16–9 (9–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,987)
Honolulu, HI
02/25/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 70–50  17–9 (10–3)
Titan Gym (244)
Fullerton, CA
02/27/2016
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 77–81  17–10 (10–4)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center  (623)
Riverside, CA
03/03/2016
7:05 pm, OC Sports
UC Santa Barbara W 59–45  18–10 (11–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,945)
Honolulu, HI
03/05/2016
7:05 pm, OC Sports
Cal Poly W 68–47  19–10 (12–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,884)
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
03/11/2016
12:30 pm
(2) vs. (3) Long Beach State
Semifinal
W 76–70  20–10
Honda Center (1,048)
Anaheim, CA
03/12/2016
1:00 pm
(2) vs. (4) UC Davis
Final
W 78–59  21–10
Honda Center (1,523)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 B) at (3 B) No. 10 UCLA
First Round
L 50–66  21–11
Pauley Pavilion (2,552[14])
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawai'i vs. UCLA - Game Recap - March 19, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score". UCLA. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Standings". bigwest.org. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Banquet Celebrates Championship Season". University of Hawaii. April 12, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "2015-2016 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Lakes senior Olivia Crawford signs a letter of Intent (LOI) to play basketball @ the University of Hawaii". Twitter user @LakesLancers. December 3, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Women's Hoops Announces Signees For 2015-16 Season". University of Hawaii. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics". static.hawaiiathletics.com.
  12. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Game Totals - Final Statistics - UH-Hilo vs University of Hawai'i" (PDF). HawaiiAthletics.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Game Totals - Final Statistics - BYU-Hawaii vs University of Hawai'i" (PDF). HawaiiAthletics.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score". UCLA. Retrieved May 17, 2021.