2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record28–4 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Destinee Rogers
  • Greg Long
  • Brooke Rhodes
Home arenaFarris Center
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Abilene Christian*171 .944  264  .867
Central Arkansas162 .889  284  .875
Northwestern State135 .722  1912  .613
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1812  .600
McNeese State117 .611  2013  .606
Houston Baptist99 .500  1415  .483
Nicholls State810 .444  1019  .345
Sam Houston State711 .389  1418  .438
Lamar711 .389  1219  .387
Texas A&M-CC612 .333  920  .310
New Orleans513 .278  819  .296
Incarnate Word*315 .167  623  .207
SE Louisiana315 .167  425  .138
2016 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 4 Raquel Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWest Memphis HS West Memphis, AR
G 5 Jameka Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrEngland HS England, AR
G 10 Brianna Mullins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNevada HS Rosston, AR
F 11 Kendara Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFairfield HS
Shelton State CC
Fairfield, AL
F 15 Tieraney Paylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRidgeway HS Memphis, TN
G 21 Angel Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 22 Maggie Proffitt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrStarkville Academy Columbus, MS
F 23 Taylor Baudoin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBessemer HS
Jones County JC
Columbus, MS
C 24 Taylor Strickland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRogers HS
UMKC
Fayetteville, AR
G 25 Olivia McWilliams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FreStem HS Little Rock, AR
G 33 Alexis Hardaway 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNorth Little Rock HS
Tyler JC/Arkansas State
North Little Rock, AR
C 50 Taisiya Novokreschevnova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFrank Phillips College Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Hendrix College W 72–43  1–0
Farris Center (845)
Conway, AR
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
at No. 4 Tennessee L 47–102  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709)
Knoxville, TN
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm
at Murray State W 61–51  2–1
CFSB Center (212)
Murray, KY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 58–35  3–1
Farris Center (385)
Conway, AR
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Murray State W 50–40  4–1
Farris Center (312)
Conway, AR
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm
Crowley's Ridge W 93–38  5–1
Farris Center (515)
Conway, AR
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 63–54  6–1
Show Me Center (928)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/15/2015*
6:00 pm
Central Baptist W 70–37  7–1
Farris Center (332)
Conway, AR
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Campbell
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 57–34  8–1
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 51–38  9–1
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 77–23  10–1
Farris Center (315)
Conway, AR
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 49–61  10–2 (0–1)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/05/2016
5:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–55  11–2 (1–1)
American Bank Center (465)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin W 55–53  12–2 (2–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (476)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/11/2016
5:30 pm
Lamar W 74–49  13–2 (3–1)
Farris Center (361)
Conway, AR
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 45–44  14–2 (4–1)
Farris Center (562)
Conway, AR
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 59–44  15–2 (5–1)
Lakefront Arena (302)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Nicholls State W 71–65  16–2 (6–1)
Stopher Gym (1,735)
Thibodaux, LA
01/27/2016
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 74–49  17–2 (7–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,118)
Natchitoches, LA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 80–58  18–2 (8–1)
Farris Center (722)
Conway, AR
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
New Orleans W 67–55  19–2 (9–1)
Farris Center (1,585)
Conway, AR
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 56–60  19–3 (9–2)
Farris Center (552)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 76–57  20–3 (10–2)
McDermott Center (275)
San Antonio, TX
02/17/2016
6:00 pm
at McNeese State W 70–56  21–3 (11–2)
Burton Coliseum (614)
Lake Charles, LA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Sam Houston State W 73–63  22–3 (12–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455)
Huntsville, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 72–53  23–3 (13–2)
Farris Center (1,905)
Conway, AR
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 64–60  24–3 (14–2)
University Center (694)
Hammond, LA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
Nicholls State W 56–51  25–3 (15–2)
Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 76–52  26–3 (16–2)
Farris Center (976)
Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament
03/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. McNeese State
Semifinals
W 72–64  27–3
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
03/13/2016
11:30 am, CBSSN
vs. Sam Houston State
Championship Game
W 69–62  28–3
Merrell Center (882)
Katy, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 D) at (3 D) No. 8 Louisville
First Round
L 60–87  28–4
KFC Yum! Center (5,823)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

References

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