2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA.

2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–17 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trina Patterson
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Jim Corrigan
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP162 .889295 .853
WKU153 .833277 .794
Middle Tennessee153 .833249 .727
Charlotte126 .6671912 .613
Old Dominion108 .5561717 .500
Marshall99 .5002112 .636
Louisiana Tech99 .5001416 .467
UAB711 .3891516 .484
Southern Miss711 .3891416 .467
Rice711 .389922 .290
Florida Atlantic612 .3331416 .467
UTSA612 .3331019 .345
North Texas513 .2781119 .367
FIU216 .111526 .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

After defeating Howard 83–64, Old Dominion became the fourth D-I program to reach 1,000 overall wins.[1]

Roster

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2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Rhaven Kemp5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrLiberty Technology Magnet
Eastern Florida State
Jackson, Tennessee
G2MaKayla Timmons5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrColumbia CentralColumbia, Tennessee
G3Carolina Bernardeco5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrEscola Secundária de Santo AndréLisbon, Portugal
G4Jesse Booker5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrWest PointMiddlesex, Virginia
G5Gianna Smith5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrLake TaylorNorfolk, Virginia
F11Aneesah Daniels6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrClemsonDecatur, Georgia
F14Annika Holopainen6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS JrMakelanrinteen LukioHelsinki, Finland
G20Keyana Brown5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoLafayetteWilliamsburg, Virginia
C23Ije Ajemba6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrParkdaleLanham, Maryland
G24LaQuanda Younger5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrWarwickNewport News, Virginia
F25Jennie Simms6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrRiverdale BaptistAccokeek, Maryland
G30Ashley Jackson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrRidgewayMemphis, Tennessee
F34Odegua Oigbokie6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrRidgewayMemphis, Tennessee
F40Destinee Young6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrHoffman EstatesHoffman Estates, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 04, 2015*
7:00 pm
Davis & ElkinsW 86–47 
 43  Simms  8  2 tied  3  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,865)
Norfolk, Virginia
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
3:00 pm
at RichmondL 57–62 0–1
 15  Brown (1)  8  Ajemba (1)  2  2 tied Robins Center (973)
Richmond, Virginia
November 15, 2015*
2:00 pm
WagnerW 71–57 1–1
 27  Simms (1)  8  2 tied  6  Simms (2) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,993)
Norfolk, Virginia
November 17, 2015*
7:00 pm
Miami (FL)L 35–61 1–2
 16  Simms (2)  9  Simms (2)  3  Kemp (1) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,576)
Norfolk, Virginia
November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee StateL 52–56 1–3
 15  Simms (3)  9  Ajemba (2)  5  Timmons (2) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,744)
Norfolk, Virginia
November 26, 2015*
5:45 pm
vs. No. 6 Maryland
Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division
L 49–95 1–4
 23  Simms (4)  7  2 tied  3  Simms (3) Sports and Fitness Center (1,024)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2015*
10:00 pm
vs. Pittsburgh
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 58–67 1–5
 17  Simms (5)  8  Simms (3)  9  Simms (4) Sports and Fitness Center (1,425)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2015*
5:45 pm
vs. South Dakota State
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 39–71 1–6
 10  2 tied  7  Young (3)  2  2 tied Sports and Fitness Center (1,729)
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 02, 2015*
11:00 am
Loyola (MD)W 64–41 2–6
 28  Young (2)  15  Young (4)  6  Bernardeco (1) Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, Virginia
December 15, 2015*
5:00 pm
at HowardW 83–64 3–6
 17  3 tied  11  Young (5)  5  Bernardeco (2) Burr Gymnasium (105)
Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2015*
7:30 pm
at VCUL 54–74 3–7
 14  Young (4)  5  Brown (1)  6  Bernardeco (3) Siegel Center (1,242)
Richmond, Virginia
December 22, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern ShoreW 69–52 4–7
 19  Simms (6)  9  Young (6)  5  Bernardeco (4) Hytche Athletic Center (345)
Princess Anne, Maryland
December 29, 2015*
5:00 pm
at William & Mary
Rivalry
L 64–75 4–8
 35  Simms (7)  9  Simms (4)  2  5 tied Kaplan Arena (627)
Williamsburg, Virginia
C-USA regular season
January 03, 2016
1:00 pm, FSN
at CharlotteW 71–59 5–8
(1–0)
 18  Simms (8)  11  Young (7)  3  Bernardeco (5) Dale F. Halton Arena (682)
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 07, 2016
7:00 pm, FSN
Louisiana TechL 51–69 5–9
(1–1)
 24  Simms (9)  8  2 tied  3  Timmons (4) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718)
Norfolk, Virginia
January 09, 2016
4:00 pm
Southern MissW 53–45 6–9
(2–1)
 22  Simms (10)  13  Ajemba (4)  5  Simms (6) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975)
Norfolk, Virginia
January 14, 2016
8:00 pm
at UABL 55–58 6–10
(2–2)
 21  Simms (11)  8  2 tied  4  Bernardeco (6) Bartow Arena (226)
Birmingham, Alabama
January 16, 2016
7:00 pm
at Middle TennesseeW 61–58 7–10
(3–2)
 17  Simms (12)  12  Ajemba (5)  4  2 tied Murphy Center (3,758)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
January 21, 2016
12:00 pm
at WKUL 51–68 7–11
(3–3)
 18  Simms (13)  8  Ajemba (6)  5  Simms (8) E. A. Diddle Arena (2,814)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
January 24, 2016
1:00 pm
at MarshallL 62–80 7–12
(3–4)
 20  Simms (14)  10  Young (10)  6  Timmons (5) Cam Henderson Center (652)
Huntington, West Virginia
January 28, 2016
7:00 pm
Florida AtlanticW 85–45 8–12
(4–4)
 20  Simms (15)  13  Ajemba (7)  8  Simms (9) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718)
Norfolk, Virginia
January 30, 2016
4:00 pm
FIUW 84–49 9–12
(5–4)
 23  Simms (16)  12  Young (11)  8  Simms (10) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221)
Norfolk, Virginia
February 06, 2016
4:00 pm
Charlotte
Hoops for the Cure Game
W 94–85 10–12
(6–4)
 35  Simms (17)  13  Ajemba (8)  5  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,146)
Norfolk, Virginia
February 11, 2016
8:00 pm
at North TexasW 65–48 11–12
(7–4)
 15  Smith (2)  9  Simms (7)  8  Simms (12) The Super Pit (484)
Denton, Texas
February 13, 2016
3:00 pm
at RiceL 46–68 11–13
(7–5)
 16  Ajemba (1)  9  Ajemba (9)  4  Simms (13) Tudor Fieldhouse (656)
Houston, Texas
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm
WKUL 74–85 OT11–14
(7–6)
 28  Simms (18)  9  Ajemba (10)  4  Simms (14) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,606)
Norfolk, Virginia
February 20, 2016
4:00 pm
MarshallW 77–55 12–14
(8–6)
 22  Simms (19)  12  Simms (8)  6  Simms (15) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487)
Norfolk, Virginia
February 25, 2016
9:05 pm
at UTEPL 64–70 12–15
(8–7)
 17  Young (5)  17  Young (12)  3  Smith (2) Don Haskins Center (2,055)
El Paso, Texas
February 27, 2016
3:00 pm
at UTSAL 67–70 12–16
(8–8)
 39  Simms (20)  10  Ajmeba (10)  4  Bernardeco (9) Convocation Center (803)
San Antonio, Texas
March 03, 2016
7:00 pm
North TexasW 62–55 13–16
(9–8)
 33  Simms (21)  8  2 tied  4  Bernardeco (10) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,663)
Norfolk, Virginia
March 05, 2016
1:00 pm
RiceW 61–52 14–16
(10–8)
 24  Simms (22)  15  Ajemba (12)  2  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,066)
Norfolk, Virginia
C-USA Tournament
March 09, 2016
2:30 pm, ASN
(5) vs. (13) North Texas
Second Round
W 62–55 15–16
 32  Simms (23)  8  Young (14)  2  Simms (16) Bartow Arena (311)
Birmingham, Alabama
March 10, 2016
2:30 pm, ASN
(5) vs. (4) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 57–54 16–16
 24  Simms (24)  21  Ajemba (13)  6  Simms (17) Bartow Arena (432)
Birmingham, Alabama
March 11, 2016
11:00 am, CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) UTEP
Semifinals
W 66–54 17–16
 21  Simms (25)  12  Young (15)  7  Simms (18) Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 12, 2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (2) Middle Tennessee
Championship Game
L 54–70 17–17
 21  Simms (26)  11  Ajemba (14)  3  Holopainen (1) Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics[2]

See also

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2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Path of a pioneer: Old Dominion is fourth to win 1,000 games". ESPN.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.