2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Terri Williams-Flournoy (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ty Evans Adrian Walters Sherill Baker
Home arena	Auburn Arena
Seasons ←  2014–15 2016–17  →

2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 15 Mississippi State	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
No. 18 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 12 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			22	–	10		.688
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			22	–	14		.611
Auburn	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
Alabama	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
LSU	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
Ole Miss	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
† 2016 SEC tournament winner As of March 27, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated St. John's in the first before losing to Baylor in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Bria Johnson 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Episcopal Baton Rouge, LA G 3 Erica Sanders 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr Johnson San Antonio, TX G 10 Brandy Montgomery 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Lincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL F 12 Jonika Garvin 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) Fr Lake Worth Community Lake Worth, FL G/F 13 Katie Frerking 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) So Wesleyan School Johns Creek, GA G 14 Tiffany Lewis (I)  5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Riverdale Clemson Chattanooga, TN F 15 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) So West Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC G 23 Jessica Jones 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) So West Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC G 25 Neydja Petithomme 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Grandview Prep Boca Raton, FL G 33 Janiah McKay 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Gainesville Gainesville, FL F 35 Cabriana Capers 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) Sr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL G 40 Ndeye Dieng 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Gatewood School Dakar, Senegal F/C 44 Tra'Cee Tanner 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) Sr Hoover Birmingham, AL	Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Ty Evans (UW–Whitewater) Adrian Walters (Saint Francis (PA)) Sherill Baker (Georgia) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		UAB	W 85–71	1–0	Auburn Arena  (3,110) Auburn, AL
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		at  Southeastern Louisiana	W 80–68	2–0	University Center  (794) Hammond, LA
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm,  SECN		Virginia	L 52–69	2–1	Auburn Arena (1,675) Auburn, AL
11/22/2015* 3:00 pm		at  Savannah State	W 62–40	3–1	Tiger Arena  (2,922) Savannah, GA
11/27/2015* 6:00 pm		vs.  Boise State San Juan Shootout	W 55–53	4–1	Mario Morales Coliseum  (116) Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm		vs.  Minnesota San Juan Shootout	W 81–79 OT	5–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (110) Guaynabo, PR
12/05/2015* 12:00 pm		East Carolina	W 83–69	6–1	Auburn Arena (1,886) Auburn, AL
12/13/2015* 1:00 pm		at  Marquette	L 69–70 OT	6–2	Al McGuire Center  (1,275) Milwaukee, WI
12/16/2015* 11:00 am		Winthrop	W 76–33	7–2	Auburn Arena (2,429) Auburn, AL
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm		vs.  Coppin State	W 69–54	8–2	SECU Arena  (250) Towson, MD
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm		at  Towson	W 74–52	9–2	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
12/23/2015* 6:00 pm		George Mason	W 88–59	10–2	Auburn Arena (1,817) Auburn, AL
12/30/2015* 6:00 pm		at  Florida Gulf Coast	L 45–52	10–3	Alico Arena  (1,710) Fort Myers, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		No. 7  Kentucky	W 66–61	11–3 (1–0)	Auburn Arena (2,677) Auburn, AL
01/07/2016 7:30 pm, SECN		at No. 7  Mississippi State	L 45–60	11–4 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  (4,610) Starkville, MS
01/10/2016 1:00 pm,  ESPNU		at No. 12  Tennessee	L 52–79	11–5 (1–2)	Thompson–Boling Arena  (11,539) Knoxville, TN
01/14/2016 6:00 pm		Alabama	W 72–59	12–5 (2–2)	Auburn Arena (3,383) Auburn, AL
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Kentucky	L 47–54	12–6 (2–3)	Memorial Coliseum  (6,171) Lexington, KY
01/21/2016 6:00 pm		No. 2  South Carolina	L 58–74	12–7 (2–4)	Auburn Arena (2,419) Auburn, AL
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 71–60 OT	13–7 (3–4)	Auburn Arena (2,807) Auburn, AL
01/28/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		at  Georgia	L 30–63	13–8 (3–5)	Stegeman Coliseum  (1,961) Athens, GA
02/01/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		at  LSU	W 63–53	14–8 (4–5)	Maravich Center  (2,150) Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2016 6:00 pm		Vanderbilt	W 53–45	15–8 (5–5)	Auburn Arena (2,176) Auburn, AL
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	W 59–55	16–8 (6–5)	Foster Auditorium  (3,303) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/11/2016 6:00 pm		at  Ole Miss	W 65–60	17–8 (7–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  (1,335) Oxford, MS
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 16  Florida	W 80–58	18–8 (8–5)	Auburn Arena (2,760) Auburn, AL
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		Missouri	L 55–69	18–9 (8–6)	Auburn Arena (2,522) Auburn, AL
02/25/2016 6:30 pm, SECN		No. 11  Texas A&M	L 49–57	18–10 (8–7)	Auburn Arena (3,651) Auburn, AL
02/28/2016 1:00 pm		at Florida	L 49–56	18–11 (8–8)	O'Connell Center  (4,019) Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 11:00 am, SECN		vs. Missouri Second Round	W 47–45	19–11	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena   Jacksonville, FL
03/04/2016 11:00 am, SECN		vs. No. 2 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 48–57	19–12	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena  Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 6:30 pm,  ESPN2	(9 D)	vs. (8 D)  St. John's First Round	W 68–57	20–12	Ferrell Center  (4,990) Austin, TX
03/20/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(9 D)	at (1 D) No. 4  Baylor Second Round	L 52–84	20–13	Ferrell Center (4,665) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source ^[1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No change
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

See also

• 2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

References

1. "2015-16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball schedule". Auburn University Athletics.