2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC women's tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State.

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	26–5 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Trakh (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Tamara Inoue Aarika Hughes Cecilia Russell-Nava
Home arena	Pan American Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 WAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1		.929			26	–	5		.839
UTRGV	9	–	5		.643			19	–	14		.576
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6		.571			16	–	15		.516
Utah Valley	8	–	6		.571			16	–	15		.516
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	6		.571			12	–	19		.387
UMKC	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Seattle	3	–	11		.214			9	–	21		.300
Chicago State	2	–	12		.143			4	–	25		.138
† 2016 WAC tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jasmine Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lincoln HS Dallas, TX G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr El Dorado HS Placentia, CA G 3 Takiyah Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Chapin HS El Paso, TX G 4 Sasha Weber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Timberline HS Lacey, WA G 10 Emily Hardin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Monache HS Porterville, CA G 11 Shanice Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX G 12 Zaire Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Santa Margarita Catholic HS Dana Point, CA F 20 Brandee Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Mary's HS Surprise, AZ G 21 Tamera William 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV F 22 Tyler Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Antelope HS Antelope, AZ G 23 Abby Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Madras HS Madras, OR F 24 Brianna Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX F 33 Jeneva Toilolo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Farrington HS Honolulu, HI G 35 Moriah Mack 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Reagan HS San Antonio, TX F 50 Tyesha Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Temple HS Temple, TX	Head coach Mark Trakh (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Tamara Inoue (Long Beach State) Aarika Hughes (USC) Cecilia Russell-Nava (New Mexico State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 79–69	1–0	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (587) Fargo, ND
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, AggieVision		New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	W 78–59	2–0	Pan American Center (885) Las Cruces, NM
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 80–77	3–0	Pan American Center (1,265) Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015* 5:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 74–60	4–0	Pan American Center (700) Las Cruces, NM
11/27/2015* 1:00 pm		Northwestern State Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	W 65–54	5–0	Pan American Center (873) Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	W 87–53	6–0	Pan American Center (946) Las Cruces, NM
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Arizona	L 64–68	6–1	McKale Center (741) Tucson, AZ
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm, AggieVision		UTEP The Battle of I-10	L 65–71	6–2	Pan American Center (768) Las Cruces, NM
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 76–61	7–2	Pan American Center (862) Las Cruces, NM
12/17/2015* 8:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 75–66	8–2	Event Center Arena (224) San Jose, CA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	W 52–47	9–2	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
12/29/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Vanderbilt Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	L 45–71	9–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (832) Bronx, NY
12/30/2015* 11:00 am		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place game	W 70–51	10–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
01/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Western New Mexico	W 68–39	11–3	Pan American Center (855) Las Cruces, NM
WAC regular season
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, AggieVision		Utah Valley	W 73–68	12–3 (1–0)	Pan American Center (815) Las Cruces, NM
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, AggieVision		Grand Canyon	W 60–58	13–3 (2–0)	Pan American Center (879) Las Cruces, NM
01/14/2016 6:00 pm		at UMKC	W 68–62	14–3 (3–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (231) Kansas City, MO
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 70–60	15–3 (4–0)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (110) Chicago, IL
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, AggieVision		Seattle	W 69–54	16–3 (5–0)	Pan American Center (1,070) Las Cruces, NM
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, AggieVision		Cal State Bakersfield	W 86–63	17–3 (6–0)	Pan American Center (5,034) Las Cruces, NM
01/30/2016 6:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 68–57	18–3 (7–0)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,709) Edinburg, TX
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	W 64–44	19–3 (8–0)	GCU Arena (414) Phoenix, AZ
02/06/2016 3:00 pm		at Utah Valley	W 59–53	20–3 (9–0)	PE Building (353) Orem, UT
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Chicago State	W 76–63	21–3 (10–0)	Pan American Center (1,305) Las Cruces, NM
02/18/2016 8:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–59	22–3 (11–0)	Icardo Center (674) Bakersfield, CA
02/20/2016 8:00 pm, ASN		at Seattle	W 66–56	23–3 (12–0)	Connolly Center (342) Seattle, WA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		UMKC	W 78–74 OT	24–3 (13–0)	Pan American Center (1,142) Las Cruces, NM
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 55–66	24–4 (13–1)	Pan American Center (1,618) Las Cruces, NM
WAC Women's Tournament
03/11/2016 1:00 pm		vs. Utah Valley Semifinals	W 58–44	25–4	Orleans Arena (1,618) Paradise, NV
03/12/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Championship Game	W 80–53	26–4	Orleans Arena (777) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN2		at No. 11 Arizona State First Round	L 52–74	26–5	Wells Fargo Arena (3,134) Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

References

1. New Mexico State Athletics - 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule