2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
SMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 13–18 (7–11 The American)
Head coach Rhonda Rompola (25th year)
Assistant coach Lisa Dark
Assistant coach Deneen Parker
Assistant coach Danny Hughes
Home arena Moody Coliseum
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut 18 0   1.000     38 0   1.000
#21 South Florida 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
Temple 13 5   .722     23 12   .657
Memphis 12 6   .667     18 13   .581
Tulane 11 7   .611     23 12   .657
Tulsa 8 10   .444     12 19   .387
SMU 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
East Carolina 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Cincinnati 4 14   .222     8 22   .267
UCF 4 14   .222     7 23   .233
Houston 2 16   .111     6 24   .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will play their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season will be the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida.

On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25 year record of 438–314.[1]

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Perry, KiaraKiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 Adams, McKenzieMcKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Frisco Centennial
Arkansas
Frisco, TX
G 3 Wilkins, GabrielleGabrielle Wilkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Garland Garland, TX
G 4 Reese, MikaylaMikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 DeGar, AurmaniAurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Froling, AliciaAlicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Froling, KeelyKeely Froling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Bolton, MorganMorgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Duncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock
Duncanville, TX
C 13 Bradshaw, KlaraKlara Bradshaw (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Rains
TCU
Emory, TX
G 14 Cronin, KarlieKarlie Cronin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Oakton Vienna, VA
F 15 Collins, StephanieStephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Australia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Thomas, Dai'jaDai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Skyline Dallas, TX
G 24 Mickens, KamrayKamray Mickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Carroll Southlake
Trinity Valley
Westlake, TX
G 33 Gibson, AshleyAshley Gibson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Deer Creek
Butler
Edmond, OK
Head coach

Rhonda Rompola (Southern Methodist)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Dark (Southern Methodist)
Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danny Hughes (Texas Christian)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
5:00 PM
Northwestern State W 74–36  1–0
Moody Coliseum (715)
Dallas, TX

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM
TCU L 79–89  1–1
Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX

11/21/2015*
1:00 PM
No. 18 Arizona State L 57–64  1–2
Moody Coliseum (302)
Dallas, TX

11/27/2015*
5:30 PM
Cal State Fullerton
SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 74–53  2–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX

11/28/2015*
5:00 PM
Kansas
SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 73–64  3–2
Moody Coliseum (782)
Dallas, TX

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
at North Texas L 57–60  3–3
The Super Pit (819)
Denton, TX

12/05/2015*
5:00 PM
New Mexico L 58–63  3–4
Moody Coliseum (979)
Dallas, TX

12/07/2015*
11:00 AM, SECN
at No. 15 Texas A&M L 55–67  3–5
Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX

12/19/2015*
12:15 PM
vs. Arizona
Puerto Rico Classic
W 58–46  4–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR

12/20/2015*
2:30 PM
vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic
W 69–61  5–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR

12/21/2015*
12:15 PM
vs. No. 8 Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Classic
L 70–72  5–6
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
AAC regular season

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
at Tulsa L 54–56  5–7 (0–1)
Reynolds Center (346)
Tulsa, OK

01/05/2016
7:00 PM
Temple W 69–67  6–7 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX

01/07/2016
6:00 PM, ADN
at No. 22 South Florida L 56–83  6–8 (1–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,756)
Tampa, FL

01/10/2016
2:00 PM
at Houston W 50–48  7–8 (2–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (878)
Houston, TX

01/16/2016
2:00 PM
Memphis W 58–49  8–8 (3–2)
Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX

01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulane L 42–54  8–9 (3–3)
Moody Coliseum (612)
Dallas, TX

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY
No. 1 Connecticut L 37–90  8–10 (3–4)
Moody Coliseum (3,732)
Dallas, TX

01/27/2016
6:00 PM
at Cincinnati W 73–55  9–10 (4–4)
Fifth Third Arena (318)
Cincinnati, OH

01/31/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 20 South Florida L 48–66  9–11 (4–5)
Moody Coliseum (982)
Dallas, TX

02/03/2016
11:00 AM, ADN
at Temple L 35–55  9–12 (4–6)
Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
UCF W 65–50  10–12 (5–6)
Moody Coliseum (876)
Dallas, TX

02/09/2016
7:00 PM
East Carolina W 72–66 OT 11–12 (6–6)
Moody Coliseum (636)
Dallas, TX

02/14/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
at Tulane L 64–76  11–13 (6–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159)
New Orleans, LA

02/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulsa W 62–45  12–13 (7–7)
Moody Coliseum (923)
Dallas, TX

02/20/2016
2:00 PM
at UCF L 54–66  12–14 (7–8)
CFE Arena (833)
Orlando, FL

02/24/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY
at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–88  12–15 (7–9)
Gampel Pavilion (7,505)
Storrs, CT

02/27/2016
2:00 PM
Houston L 54–63  12–16 (7–10)
Moody Coliseum (914)
Dallas, TX

02/29/2016
6:00 PM
at East Carolina L 61–78  12–17 (7–11)
Williams Arena (1,190)
Greenville, NC
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. UCF
First Round
W 83–74 OT 13–17
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT

03/05/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 60–73  13–18
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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