2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Lubomyr Lichonczak, played their home games at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as third-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 10–19, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to FIU.^[1]

2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	10–19 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Lubomyr Lichonczak (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kristen Holt Nicole Dunson Ela Mukosiej
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Kasia Kiejdrowska 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mineral Area College Grudziądz, Poland G/F 2 Mathilde Hergott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lycee Jean Mermoz Jonage, France G 3 Alexus Dukes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Harker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX G 4 Crystal Chidomere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bush HS Richmond, TX G 5 Alana Heard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hightower HS Missouri City, TX G 11 Sara Anastasieska 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy Collaroy, Australia G/F 12 Niaga Mitchell-Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Roosevelt HS San Antonio, TX F 21 Akunna Elonu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alief Elsik HS Houston, TX C 23 Dempsey Thornton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr King HS Corpus Christi, TX F 25 Taylor Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX C 30 Tesha Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wagner HS San Antonio, TX G 31 Carlie Henieman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Brennan HS San Antonio, TX G 32 Dwanisha Tate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Seguin HS Arlington, TX	Head coach Lubomyr Lichonczak (Idaho) Assistant coach(es) Kristen Holt (Ohio) Nicole Dunson (Texas–San Antonio) Ela Mukosiej (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 29, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Trinity	W 59–50		Convocation Center (433) San Antonio, TX
November 8, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		St. Edward's	W 81–50		Convocation Center (251) San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2015* 7:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 12 Texas	L 53–90	0–1	Frank Erwin Center (2,596) Austin, TX
November 21, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		at Abilene Christian	L 60–79	0–2	Moody Coliseum (1,002) Abilene, TX
November 27, 2015* 4:00 p.m.		Illinois State UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	W 77–51	1–2	Convocation Center (234) San Antonio, TX
November 29, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Houston Baptist UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	W 79–50	2–2	Convocation Center (400) San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas State I-35 Rivalry	L 64–72	2–3	Strahan Coliseum (1,309) San Angelo, TX
December 13, 2015* 2:00 p.m., FSSW		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 41–80	2–4	Lloyd Noble Center (4,086) Norman, OK
December 15, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Howard Payne	W 106–65	3–4	Convocation Center (265) San Antonio, TX
December 19, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 88–51	4–4	Convocation Center (250) San Antonio, TX
December 21, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Texas–Arlington	L 47–51	4–5	Convocation Center (353) San Antonio, TX
December 28, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Texas Southern UTSA Holiday Classic	L 44–59	4–6	Convocation Center (297) San Antonio, TX
December 30, 2015* 12:00 p.m.		Bowling Green UTSA Holiday Classic			Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 58–68	4–7 (0–1)	The Super Pit (882) Denton, TX
January 3, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at Rice	L 48–49 OT	4–8 (0–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (583) Houston, TX
January 7, 2016 7:00 p.m.		UAB	W 54–52	5–8 (1–2)	Convocation Center (307) San Antonio, TX
January 9, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	L 63–74	5–9 (1–3)	Convocation Center (303) San Antonio, TX
January 17, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at UTEP	L 55–62	5–10 (1–4)	Don Haskins Center (1,605) El Paso, TX
January 21, 2016 6:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 63–52	6–10 (2–4)	FIU Arena (376) Miami, FL
January 21, 2016 6:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	L 51–64	6–11 (2–5)	FAU Arena (763) Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	L 72–82	6–12 (2–6)	Convocation Center (539) San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 47–41	7–12 (3–6)	Convocation Center (554) San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at WKU	L 65–72	7–13 (3–7)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,076) Bowling Green, KY
February 6, 2016 12:00 p.m.		at Marshall	L 76–80	7–14 (3–8)	Cam Henderson Center (812) Huntington, WV
February 11, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 57–54	8–14 (4–8)	Convocation Center (536) San Antonio, TX
February 13, 2016 1:00 p.m.		FIU	L 54–59	8–15 (4–9)	Convocation Center (401) San Antonio, TX
February 18, 2016 6:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 66–75	8–16 (4–10)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,835) Ruston, LA
February 20, 2016 4:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 53–65	8–17 (4–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,549) Hattiesburg, MS
February 25, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Charlotte	L 54–64	8–18 (4–12)	Convocation Center (490) San Antonio, TX
February 27, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 70–67	9–18 (5–12)	Convocation Center (803) San Antonio, TX
March 3, 2016 7:00 p.m.		UTEP	W 69–64	10–18 (6–12)	Convocation Center (646) San Antonio, TX
C-USA women's tournament
March 8, 2016 1:30 p.m., ASN		vs. FIU First round	L 56–61	10–19	Bartow Arena (272) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]

See also

• 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

References

1. "FIU upsets UTSA in opening round of Conference USA Tournament, 61-56". UTSA Athletics. March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
2. "Women's Basketball - Schedule/Results". goutsa.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.