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2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

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2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–12 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Blair Hardiek
  • Shanele Stires
  • Britinee Yasukochi
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
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 represented 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, played 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 resigned as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities.[1] She finished with a six-year record of 73–114.

Roster

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2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zhane Dykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 2 Dagny McConnell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Beaverton Beaverton, OR
G 3 Raushan Gultekin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Salt Lake CC Lund, Sweden
G 11 Rachel Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Berkeley Berkeley, CA
G 12 Jaylin Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr El Dorado Placentia, CA
F 14 Michaela Rakova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Gymnazium Hubeneho Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
F 20 Cierra Roufosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr W. J. Mouat Abbotsford, BC
G 21 Anna Seilund 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Falkonergaarden Copenhagen, Denmark
F 22 Claudia Price 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Mesquite Mesquite, TX
C 25 Zayn Dornstauder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hamilton Regina, SK
F 32 Taylor Proctor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 35 Kalyn Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 43 Ninni Salmi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mäkelänrinne Kauhajoki, Finland
F 44 Hashima 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
Stanislaus State 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

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References

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  1. ^ "San Francisco women's basketball coach Jennifer Azzi resigns". WashingtonPost.com. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".