2015–16 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Davidson College during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth year head coach Michele Savage. The Wildcats are second year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena. They finished the season 11–19, 5–11 in A-10 to finish a 4-way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Richmond.

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
UNCW Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–19 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach	Michele Savage (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mary Ciuk Kira Mowen Shannon Gholar
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
George Washington †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Saint Louis	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
St. Bonaventure	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
VCU	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Fordham	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Richmond	5	–	11		.313			13	–	18		.419
Rhode Island	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
La Salle	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

2015–16 media

Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kianna Speight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Conway Conway, AR G 1 Kayla Seymour 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Panther Creek UMBC Raleigh, NC G 2 Saadia Timpton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Myers Park Charlotte, NC G 5 Justine Lyon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hillside Durham, NC F 10 Hannah Early 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hopewell Huntersville, NC F 11 Kyla Roland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Harrison Farmington Hills, MI G 12 Mya Webb 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hillside Durham, NC G 13 Diona Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Gates Chili Rochester, NY G 22 Alexandra Long 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Flint Hill Great Falls, VA F 23 Dakota Dukes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cary Christian School Raleigh, NC F 24 Rachel Piles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Allen Allen, TX G 32 Melanie Ransom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Marian Catholic Lansing, IL F 42 Jordan Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rancocas Valley Mount Holly, NJ F 44 Mackenzie Latt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Richland Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI G Chloe Johnson (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Mary's San Diego State Phoenix, AZ	Head coach Michele Savage (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Mary Ciuk (Florida) Kira Mowen (Youngstown State) Shannon Gholar (Cal State San Bernardino) 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* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Furman	W 69–51	1–0	Timmons Arena (507) Greenville, SC
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 58–77	1–1	LJVM Coliseum (383) Winston-Salem, NC
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm		at NC State	L 48–52	1–2	Broughton HS (1,408) Raleigh, NC
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 62–60 2OT	2–2	Millis Center (701) High Point, NC
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Bowling Green UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tournament	W 60–56	3–2	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tournament	W 77–50	4–2	Trask Coliseum (327) Wilmington, NC
12/02/2015* 11:30 am		at Radford	L 68–79	4–3	Dedmon Center (1,097) Radford, VA
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 64–51	5–3	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
12/09/2015* 6:00 pm		No. 25 Michigan State	L 44–73	5–4	John M. Belk Arena (3,714) Davidson, NC
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 63–51	6–4	John M. Belk Arena (328) Davidson, NC
12/18/2015* 11:30 am		East Tennessee State	L 58–65	6–5	John M. Belk Arena (864) Davidson, NC
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Charlotte	L 88–99	6–6	John M. Belk Arena (482) Davidson, NC
12/30/2015* 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 45–87	6–7	JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 40–51	6–8 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (334) Bronx, NY
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 66–58	7–8 (1–1)	Tom Gola Arena (321) Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2016 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Saint Louis	L 50–79	7–9 (1–2)	John M. Belk Arena (389) Davidson, NC
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 47–59	7–10 (1–3)	John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC
01/17/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	W 56–50	8–10 (2–3)	Siegel Center (933) Richmond, VA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 69–51	9–10 (3–3)	John M. Belk Arena (443) Davidson, NC
01/23/2016 1:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 62–78	9–11 (3–4)	Ryan Center (677) Kingston, RI
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 60–79	9–12 (3–5)	John M. Belk Arena (411) Davidson, NC
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 66–77	9–13 (3–6)	UD Arena (2,988) Dayton, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		George Mason	W 68–63	10–13 (4–6)	John M. Belk Arena (531) Davidson, NC
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		Duquesne	L 62–77	10–14 (4–7)	John M. Belk Arena (584) Davidson, NC
02/10/2016 12:00 pm		at Richmond	W 67–59	11–14 (5–7)	Robins Center (1,204) Richmond, VA
02/15/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Louis	L 51–88	11–15 (5–8)	Chaifetz Arena (2,084) St. Louis, MO
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Massachusetts	L 62–66	11–16 (5–9)	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 54–87	11–17 (5–10)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		VCU	L 59–74	11–18 (5–11)	John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 4:30 pm		vs. Richmond First Round	L 51–70	11–19	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team