2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	16–14 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Brittney Ezell (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Laura Barry
Assistant coach	Nikki Davis
Assistant coach	Brittany Burkhardt
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2015–16 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	8		.750
Mercer*	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
Samford	11	–	3		.786			20	–	11		.645
East Tennessee State	8	–	6		.571			16	–	14		.533
Furman	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Wofford	3	–	11		.214			9	–	20		.310
Western Carolina	3	–	11		.214			6	–	22		.214
UNC Greensboro	0	–	14		.000			8	–	22		.267
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The "Bucs", led by third year head coach Brittney Ezell, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 16–14, 8–6 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Women's Tournament to Furman.

During the February 4, 2016, win against Wofford, junior Shamauria Bridges hit a three-pointer to become the 22nd ETSU player to surpass the 1,000-point mark and only the fourth in program history to reach it in three seasons.^[1]

Previous season

The Bucs finished the 2014–15 season at 21–12, 11–3 and made it to the Southern Conference Tournament finals, before losing to Chattanooga in overtime. The team also received a bid to play in the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament for the third time in school history, but lost to NC State in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town G 2 Bridges, ShamauriaShamauria Bridges 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Miramar, Fla. G 3 Vaughan, AdrianeAdriane Vaughan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Midlothian, Va. G 4 Lytton, CarleyCarley Lytton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Floyd, Va. F 5 Dean, RavenRaven Dean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Charlotte, N.C. G 10 Christopher, ChandlerChandler Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Greeneville, Tenn. G 15 Tarter, TiannaTianna Tarter 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Johnson City, Tenn. G 22 Schurr, MalloreeMalloree Schurr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Montgomery, Texas F 24 Kendrick, ShomariShomari Kendrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lexington, Ky. G 25 Barnard, KayleeKaylee Barnard  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Orlando, Fla. F 30 Tipps, SadasiaSadasia Tipps 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hickory, N.C. G 33 McNeese, MendyMendy McNeese 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Greeneville, Tenn. F 44 Martin, MorganMorgan Martin  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Davenport, Iowa C 45 Rodriguez, YamileYamile Rodriguez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Head coach Brittney Ezell Assistant coach(es) Laura Barry Nikki Davis Brittany Burkhardt Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 7, 2015* 2:00 pm		Milligan	W 88–56		Freedom Hall Civic Center (691) Johnson City, TN
Regular Season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 74–68	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (710) Johnson City, TN
November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 52–69	1–1	The Joel (554) Winston-Salem, NC
November 19, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 50–72	1–2	Holmes Center (380) Boone, NC
November 21, 2015* 7:00 pm		Brevard College	W 69–46	2–2	Freedom Hall Civic Center (627) Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 56–52	3–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,744) Norfolk, VA
November 27, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	L 41–64	3–3	Alumni Coliseum (150) Richmond, KY
November 29, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Elon	L 38–50	3–4	Alumni Gym (572) Elon, NC
December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm		at No. 8 Tennessee	L 49–85	3–5	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,328) Knoxville, TN
December 5, 2015* 1:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	L 39–65	3–6	Memorial Gymnasium (2,264) Nashville, TN
December 13, 2015* 2:00 pm		Armstrong State	W 62–52	4–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (632) Johnson City, TN
December 16, 2015* 7:00 pm		Campbell	W 70–55	5–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (536) Johnson City, TN
December 18, 2015* 11:30 am		at Davidson	W 65–58	6–6	John M. Belk Arena (864) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2015* 7:00 pm		Austin Peay	W 80–76	7–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (764) Johnson City, TN
December 29, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Iona	L 50–56	7–7	Hynes Athletic Center (328) New Rochelle, NY
January 3, 2016* 2:00 pm		Lees–McRae	W 73–46	8–7	Freedom Hall Civic Center (635) Johnson City, TN
January 7, 2016 7:00 pm		at Furman	L 77–81	8–8 (0–1)	Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
January 9, 2016 5:00 pm		at Wofford	W 70–54	9–8 (1–1)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (191) Spartanburg, SC
January 14, 2016 7:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	W 89–73	10–8 (2–1)	Fleming Gymnasium (593) Greensboro, NC
January 16, 2016 2:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 74–62	11–8 (3–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (852) Johnson City, TN
January 21, 2016 7:00 pm		at Samford	L 47–55	11–9 (3–2)	Pete Hanna Center (334) Homewood, AL
January 23, 2016 2:00 pm		at Mercer	W 55–53	12–9 (4–2)	Hawkins Arena (721) Macon, GA
January 30, 2016 2:00 pm		Chattanooga	L 57–65	12–10 (4–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,034) Johnson City, TN
February 4, 2016 11:00 am		Wofford	W 70–69	13–10 (5–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,814) Johnson City, TN
February 6, 2016 2:00 pm		Furman	W 68–64	14–10 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (624) Johnson City, TN
February 11, 2016 5:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 75–73	15–10 (7–3)	Ramsey Center (1,982) Cullhowee, NC
February 13, 2016 2:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 80–77	16–10 (8–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (592) Johnson City, TN
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm		Mercer	L 45–61	16–11 (8–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (755) Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2016 2:00 pm		Samford	L 51–56	16–12 (8–5)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (762) Johnson City, TN
February 27, 2016 2:00 pm		at Chattanooga	L 42–66	16–13 (8–6)	McKenzie Arena (2,372) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 3, 2016 1:45 PM, ESPN3		vs. Furman Quarterfinals	L 68–71	16–14	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

References

1. Bridges surpasses 1,000; ETSU escapes with 70-69 victory
2. "ETSU extends Brittney Ezell". espn.go.com. Associated Press. March 27, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. Schedule