# 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with two games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated UNC Asheville and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Washington the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 5:00 pm | No. 18 | Union (TN) | W 95–63 | | Memorial Coliseum (2,095) Lexington, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Rice | W 72–39 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,907) Lexington, KY |
| 11/15/2015* 5:30 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at No. 15 Arizona State | W 68–64 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,543) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Morehead State | W 112–57 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,895) Lexington, KY |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 13 | Colorado | W 86–61 | 4–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,380) Lexington, KY |
| 11/25/2015* 12:00 pm | No. 12 | Eastern Michigan | W 89–67 | 5–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,988) Lexington, KY |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 12 | Jackson State | W 92–24 | 6–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,010) Lexington, KY |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | at Northern Kentucky | W 84–65 | 7–0 | BB&T Arena (4,084) Highland Heights, KY |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 8 | Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass | W 72–54 | 8–0 | Rupp Arena (14,425) Lexington, KY |
| 12/13/2015* 3:00 pm | No. 8 | at Middle Tennessee | W 68–52 | 9–0 | Murphy Center (5,190) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/20/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 8 | No. 13 Duke | W 71–61 | 10–0 | Rupp Arena (17,150) Lexington, KY |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 7 | Tennessee State | W 81–39 | 11–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,586) Lexington, KY |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 3:00 pm | No. 7 | at Auburn | L 61–66 | 11–1 (0–1) | Auburn Arena (2,677) Auburn, AL |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 10 | Alabama | W 73–48 | 12–1 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum (4,792) Lexington, KY |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm | No. 10 | at Georgia | W 64–53 | 13–1 (2–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,681) Athens, GA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | No. 2 South Carolina | L 62–73 | 13–2 (2–2) | Memorial Coliseum (5,527) Lexington, KY |
| 01/17/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | Auburn | W 54–47 | 14–2 (3–2) | Memorial Coliseum (6,171) Lexington, KY |
| 01/21/2016 9:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | at Ole Miss | L 65–73 | 14–3 (3–3) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335) Oxford, MS |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 19 Tennessee Rivalry | W 64–63 | 15–3 (4–3) | Memorial Coliseum (6,188) Lexington, KY |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | L 69–71 | 15–4 (4–4) | Memorial Coliseum (5,193) Lexington, KY |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 12 | at Florida | L 79–85 | 15–5 (4–5) | O'Connell Center (3,231) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 68–78 | 15–6 (4–6) | Colonial Life Arena (15,015) Columbia, SC |
| 02/07/2016 12:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | LSU | W 70–58 | 16–6 (5–6) | Memorial Coliseum (6,110) Lexington, KY |
| 02/14/2016 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | at Vanderbilt | W 71–55 | 17–6 (6–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 16 | at No. 14 Mississippi State | W 83–60 | 18–6 (7–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (4,355) Starkville, MS |
| 02/21/2016 3:00 pm, SECN | No. 16 | Arkansas | W 77–63 | 19–6 (8–6) | Memorial Coliseum (7,589) Lexington, KY |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | No. 24 Missouri | W 79–69 | 20–6 (9–6) | Memorial Coliseum (6,496) Lexington, KY |
| 02/28/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 11 Texas A&M | W 71–58 | 21–6 (10–6) | Reed Arena (7,133) College Station, TX |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 2:30 pm, SECN | No. 13 | vs. LSU Second Round | W 79–71 | 22–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,245) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/03/2016 2:30 pm, SECN | No. 13 | vs. No. 25 Florida Quarterfinals | W 92–69 | 23–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,703) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Semifinals | L 63–93 | 23–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 L) No. 12 | (14 L) UNC Asheville First Round | W 85–31 | 24–7 | Memorial Coliseum (2,701) Lexington, KY |
| 03/21/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 L) No. 12 | (6 L) No. 24 Oklahoma Second Round | W 79–58 | 25–7 | Memorial Coliseum (3,056) Lexington, KY |
| 03/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 L) No. 12 | vs. (7 L) Washington Sweet Sixteen | L 72–85 | 25–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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