# 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.

## Media

All Bearscats games will have an audio broadcast streamed on Bearcats TV. Before conference season home games will also have a video stream on Bearcats TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, Fox Sports Ohio, and Bearcats TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 3:00 pm | Southern Indiana | W 69–46 | | Fifth Third Arena (419) Cincinnati, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 1:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 93–86 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena (460) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Northern Kentucky | W 71–68 | 2–0 | Fifth Third Arena (395) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 54–51 | 3–0 | Fifth Third Arena (963) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/26/2015* 2:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Baylor Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division | L 34–72 | 3–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (353) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/27/2015* 5:45 pm | vs. No. 20 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division | L 63–103 | 3–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (328) Freeport, BAH |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at Detroit | L 68–77 | 3–3 | Calihan Hall (197) Detroit, MI |
| 12/06/2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 Ohio State | L 76–105 | 3–4 | Fifth Third Arena (1,767) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/13/2015* 5:00 pm | at Xavier | L 56–65 | 3–5 | Cintas Center (1,863) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | L 57–63 | 3–6 | Fifth Third Arena (377) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 70–57 | 4–6 | Fifth Third Arena (302) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/23/2015* 1:00 pm | at Georgia | L 42–60 | 4–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,350) Athens, GA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | No. 1 Connecticut | L 45–107 | 4–8 (0–1) | Fifth Third Arena (2,246) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | at UCF | W 68–50 | 5–8 (1–1) | CFE Arena (356) Orlando, FL |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | Memphis | L 47–64 | 5–9 (1–2) | Fifth Third Arena (373) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple | L 51–74 | 5–10 (1–3) | McGonigle Hall (915) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ADN | at Tulsa | W 55–53 | 6–10 (2–3) | Reynolds Center (363) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | UCF | L 60–80 | 6–11 (2–4) | Fifth Third Arena (451) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 60–63 | 6–12 (2–5) | Williams Arena (1,198) Greenville, NC |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | SMU | L 55–73 | 6–13 (2–6) | Fifth Third Arena (318) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | Houston | W 56–50 | 7–13 (3–6) | Fifth Third Arena (456) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | at No. 19 South Florida | L 49–82 | 7–14 (3–7) | USF Sun Dome (2,007) Tampa, FL |
| 02/06/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis | L 51–54 | 7–15 (3–8) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,789) Memphis, TN |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ADN | Temple | L 49–74 | 7–16 (3–9) | Fifth Third Arena (329) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ADN | No. 22 South Florida | L 51–78 | 7–17 (3–10) | Fifth Third Arena (323) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 34–88 | 7–18 (3–11) | Gampel Pavilion (8,461) Storrs, CT |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at Houston | W 67–61 | 8–18 (4–11) | Hofheinz Pavilion (363) Houston, TX |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | East Carolina | L 55–77 | 8–19 (4–12) | Fifth Third Arena (458) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | Tulsa | L 63–76 | 8–20 (4–13) | Fifth Third Arena (553) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 51–70 | 8–21 (4–14) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428) New Orleans, LA |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. East Carolina First Round | L 61–70 | 8–22 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||