# 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 8–10 in Southland play to in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Sam Houston State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 p.m. | Southern (New Orleans) | W 98–65 | 1–0 | Stopher Gym (455) Thibodaux, LA |
| 11/17/2015* 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | L 70–81 | 1–1 | Stopher Gym (611) Thibodaux, LA |
| 11/24/2015* 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | L 43–83 | 1–2 | The Pit (4,963) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 p.m. | vs. Samford Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 43–45 | 1–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,320) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 p.m. | vs. Mississippi Valley State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game | W 63–54 | 2–3 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/01/2015* 5:15 p.m. | at Troy | L 51–104 | 2–4 | Trojan Arena (729) Troy, AL |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | L 55–58 | 2–5 | Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 57–69 | 2–6 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (972) Monroe, LA |
| 12/18/2015* 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | L 49–63 | 2–7 | Stopher Gym (410) Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/29/2015* 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State | L 65–69 | 2–8 | Stopher Gym (522) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 1:00 p.m. | Lamar | W 69–59 | 3–8 (1–0) | Stopher Gym (401) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | L 71–80 | 3–9 (1–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, TX |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | L 68–71 | 3–10 (1–2) | Stopher Gym (487) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/13/2016 6:30 p.m. | at Sam Houston State | W 67–63 | 4–10 (2–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/16/2016 4:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (3–2) | American Bank Center (417) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/20/2016 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | W 70–61 | 6–10 (4–2) | Stopher Gym (515) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/23/2016 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | L 65–71 | 6–11 (4–3) | Stopher Gym (1,735) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 p.m. | at New Orleans | L 55–62 | 6–12 (4–4) | Lakefront Arena (341) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | W 66–64 | 7–12 (5–4) | McDermott Center (187) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/03/2016 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | L 61–63 | 7–13 (5–5) | Stopher Gym (513) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 p.m. | McNeese State | W 85–81 | 8–13 (6–5) | Stopher Gym (478) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 68–78 | 8–14 (6–6) | University Center (527) Hammond, LA |
| 02/17/2016 6:30 p.m. | at Northwestern State | L 62–66 | 8–15 (6–7) | Prather Coliseum (948) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | L 67–89 | 8–16 (6–8) | Stopher Gym (522) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/24/2016 6:00 p.m. | New Orleans | W 70–55 | 9–16 (7–8) | Stopher Gym (991) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | L 62–96 | 9–17 (7–9) | Burton Coliseum (1,404) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | L 51–56 | 9–18 (7–10) | Farris Center (459) Conway, AR |
| 03/05/2016 1:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–52 | 10–18 (8–10) | Stopher Gym (953) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 1:30 p.m. | vs. Sam Houston State First Round | L 64–73 | 10–19 | Merrell Center (705) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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