2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference West Coast Conference
2015–16 record 21–12 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach Jennifer Azzi (6th year)
Assistant coach Blair Hardiek
Assistant coach Shanele Stires
Assistant coach Britinee Yasukochi
Home arena War Memorial Gymnasium
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
BYU 16 – 2   .889     26 – 7   .788
Saint Mary's 14 – 4   .778     24 – 8   .750
San Diego 13 – 5   .722     24 – 8   .750
Santa Clara 13 – 5   .722     23 – 9   .719
Gonzaga 10 – 8   .556     19 – 14   .576
San Francisco † 9 – 9   .500     21 – 12   .636
Pacific 6 – 12   .333     13 – 17   .433
Loyola Marymount 6 – 12   .333     11 – 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111     7 – 24   .226
Portland 1 – 17   .056     3 – 27   .100
† Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team will represent the University of San Francisco in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Azzi's sixth season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They won the WCC Women's Tournament and earn automatic trip to NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost to Stanford in the first round.

On September 15, 2016, Azzi resigns as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities.[1] She finished with a 6 year record of 73–114.

Roster

2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Dykes, ZhaneZhane Dykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 2 McConnell, DagnyDagny McConnell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Beaverton Beaverton, OR
G 3 Gultekin, RaushanRaushan Gultekin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Salt Lake CC Lund, Sweden
G 11 Howard, RachelRachel Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Berkeley Berkeley, CA
G 12 Jones, JaylinJaylin Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr El Dorado Placentia, CA
F 14 Rakova, MichaelaMichaela Rakova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Gymnazium Hubeneho Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
F 20 Roufosse, CierraCierra Roufosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr W. J. Mouat Abbotsford, BC
G 21 Seilund, AnnaAnna Seilund 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Falkonergaarden Copenhagen, Denmark
F 22 Price, ClaudiaClaudia Price 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Mesquite Mesquite, TX
C 25 Dornstauder, ZaynZayn Dornstauder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hamilton Regina, SK
F 32 Proctor, TaylorTaylor Proctor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 35 Simon, KalynKalyn Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 43 Salmi, NinniNinni Salmi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mäkelänrinne Kauhajoki, Finland
F 44 Carothers, HashimaHashima Carothers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Eastside College Prep Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
2:00 PM		 Cal State Stanislaus W 93–50 
War Memorial Gymnasium (260)
San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
3:00 PM		 at North Texas W 69–61  1–0
 The Super Pit (550)
Denton, TX

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Holy Names W 77–31  2–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (204)
San Francisco, CA

11/20/2015*
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Cal Poly L 61–62  2–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium (356)
San Francisco, CA

11/23/2015*
6:00 PM, YouTube		 at Utah Valley L 88–94 OT 2–2
 UCCU Center (241)
Orem, UT

11/25/2015*
5:30 PM, TheW.tv		 North Dakota W 74–57  3–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (301)
San Francisco, CA

11/28/2015*
12:05 PM		 at Sacramento State W 95–94  4–2
 Hornets Nest (387)
Sacramento, CA

12/01/2015*
6:30 PM, MW Net		 at Nevada W 70–62  5–2
 Lawlor Events Center (796)
Reno, NV

12/04/2015*
6:00 PM, TheW.tv		 UC Riverside W 88–76  6–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (160)
San Francisco, CA

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, MW Net		 at San Jose State W 82–78  7–2
 Event Center Arena (230)
San Jose, CA

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Long Beach State W 66–52  8–2
 Walter Pyramid (652)
Long Beach, CA

12/19/2015*
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 San Francisco State W 73–45  9–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (289)
San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season

12/21/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Saint Mary's L 68–78  9–3
(0–1)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (438)
San Francisco, CA

12/23/2015
5:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Pacific L 57–70  9–4
(0–2)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (317)
Stockton, CA

12/31/2015
5:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Gonzaga L 47–68  9–5
(0–3)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733)
Spokane, WA

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Portland W 82–63  10–5
(1–3)		 Chiles Center (274)
Portland, OR

01/07/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 San Diego L 58–67 OT 10–6
(1–4)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (403)
San Francisco, CA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 BYU L 57–66  10–7
(1–5)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (386)
San Francisco, CA

01/14/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Loyola Marymount W 75–73 OT 11–7
(2–5)		 Gersten Pavilion (453)
Los Angeles, CA

01/16/2016
1:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Pepperdine W 81–74  12–7
(3–5)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (189)
Malibu, CA

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Santa Clara L 57–68  12–8
(3–6)		 Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA

01/28/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Portland W 90–69  13–8
(4–6)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (279)
San Francisco, CA

01/30/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Gonzaga W 71–52  14–8
(5–6)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (567)
San Francisco, CA

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Santa Clara L 57–59  14–9
(5–7)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (304)
San Francisco, CA

02/11/2016
5:00 PM, BYUtv		 at BYU L 62–65  14–10
(5–8)		 Marriott Center (762)
Provo, UT

02/13/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at San Diego W 59–54  15–10
(6–8)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (604)
San Diego, CA

02/18/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Pepperdine W 99–75  16–10
(7–8)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (297)
San Francisco, CA

02/20/2016
2:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Loyola Marymount W 81–72  17–10
(8–8)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (512)
San Francisco, CA

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, TheW.tv		 Pacific W 81–71  18–10
(9–8)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (346)
San Francisco, CA

02/27/2016
1:00 PM, TheW.tv		 at Saint Mary's L 59–72  18–11
(9–9)		 McKeon Pavilion (471)
Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament

03/03/2016
6:00 PM, BYUtv		 (6) vs. (3) San Diego
Quarterfinals		 W 84–80 OT 19–11
 Orleans Arena (6,071)
Las Vegas, NV

03/07/2016
2:00 PM, BYUtv		 (6) vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Semifinals		 W 67–65  20–11
 Orleans Arena (6,990)
Las Vegas, NV

03/08/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 (6) vs. (1) BYU
Championship Game		 W 70–68  21–11
 Orleans Arena (6,816)
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 (13 L) at (4 L) No. 13 Stanford
First Round		 L 58–85  21–12
 Maples Pavilion (3,106)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "San Francisco women's basketball coach Jennifer Azzi resigns". WashingtonPost.com. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ http://usfdons.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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