# 2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fourth year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 12–8 in C-USA play to finish fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Wake Forest in the first round.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Saint Leo | W 84–47 | | Dale F. Halton Arena (621) Charlotte, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | Ball State | W 72–66 | 1–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/15/2015* 4:00 pm | Robert Morris | W 94–73 | 2–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (610) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 83–90 | 2–1 | Alumni Gym (423) Elon, NC |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | Miami (FL) | L 70–77 | 2–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (720) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Mercer GSU Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–62 | 3–2 | GSU Sports Arena (608) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Classic | W 83–71 | 4–2 | GSU Sports Arena (521) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | W 67–52 | 5–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (655) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | at NC State | L 65–72 | 5–3 | Needham HS (1,224) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 89–61 | 6–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (533) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | at Davidson | W 99–88 | 7–3 | John M. Belk Arena (482) Davidson, NC |
| 12/29/2015* 6:30 pm | at No. 23 Missouri | L 71–88 | 7–4 | Mizzou Arena (6,154) Columbia, MO |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 1:00 pm, FSN | Old Dominion | L 59–71 | 7–5 (0–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/07/2016 12:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 80–59 | 8–5 (1–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,437) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 63–58 | 9–5 (2–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (821) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/14/2016 7:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 67–72 | 9–6 (2–2) | Murphy Center (3,698) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/16/2016 3:00 pm | at UAB | L 57–75 | 9–7 (2–3) | Bartow Arena (473) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm | at Marshall | W 64–61 | 10–7 (3–3) | Cam Henderson Center (474) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm | at WKU | L 66–77 | 10–8 (3–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (817) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | FIU | W 87–74 | 11–8 (4–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 85–79 | 12–8 (5–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,013) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 85–94 | 12–9 (5–5) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,146) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/11/2016 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 69–58 | 13–9 (6–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (364) Houston, TX |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm | at North Texas | W 82–70 | 14–9 (7–5) | The Super Pit (325) Denton, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | Marshall | W 87–77 | 15–9 (8–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | WKU | W 81–72 | 16–9 (9–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,423) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm | at UTSA | W 64–54 | 17–9 (10–5) | Convocation Center (490) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/27/2016 4:05 pm | at UTEP | L 91–94 $^{2OT}$ | 17–10 (10–6) | Don Haskins Center (4,012) El Paso, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | Rice | W 68–63 | 18–10 (11–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (651) Charlotte, NC |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 72–69 | 19–10 (12–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,143) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ASN | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals | L 54–57 | 19–11 | Bartow Arena (432) Birmingham, AL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | Wake Forest First Round | L 69–72 | 19–12 | Dale F. Halton Arena (497) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||