# 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs played their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season was the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida.
On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25-year record of 438–314.

## Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up 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 |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 74–36 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (715) Dallas, TX |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | TCU | L 79–89 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (745) Dallas, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | No. 18 Arizona State | L 57–64 | 1–2 | Moody Coliseum (302) Dallas, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 5:30 pm | Cal State Fullerton SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals | W 74–53 | 2–2 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 5:00 pm | Kansas SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship | W 73–64 | 3–2 | Moody Coliseum (782) Dallas, TX |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 57–60 | 3–3 | The Super Pit (819) Denton, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 5:00 pm | New Mexico | L 58–63 | 3–4 | Moody Coliseum (979) Dallas, TX |
| 12/07/2015* 11:00 am, SECN | at No. 15 Texas A&M | L 55–67 | 3–5 | Reed Arena (8,004) College Station, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 12:15 pm | vs. Arizona Puerto Rico Classic | W 58–46 | 4–5 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR |
| 12/20/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. Gardner–Webb Puerto Rico Classic | W 69–61 | 5–5 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR |
| 12/21/2015* 12:15 pm | vs. No. 8 Mississippi State Puerto Rico Classic | L 70–72 | 5–6 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | at Tulsa | L 54–56 | 5–7 (0–1) | Reynolds Center (346) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm | Temple | W 69–67 | 6–7 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum (514) Dallas, TX |
| 01/07/2016 6:00 pm, ADN | at No. 22 South Florida | L 56–83 | 6–8 (1–2) | USF Sun Dome (1,756) Tampa, FL |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm | at Houston | W 50–48 | 7–8 (2–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion (878) Houston, TX |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | Memphis | W 58–49 | 8–8 (3–2) | Moody Coliseum (743) Dallas, TX |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulane | L 42–54 | 8–9 (3–3) | Moody Coliseum (612) Dallas, TX |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | No. 1 Connecticut | L 37–90 | 8–10 (3–4) | Moody Coliseum (3,732) Dallas, TX |
| 01/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Cincinnati | W 73–55 | 9–10 (4–4) | Fifth Third Arena (318) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 20 South Florida | L 48–66 | 9–11 (4–5) | Moody Coliseum (982) Dallas, TX |
| 02/03/2016 11:00 am, ADN | at Temple | L 35–55 | 9–12 (4–6) | Liacouras Center (2,846) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | UCF | W 65–50 | 10–12 (5–6) | Moody Coliseum (876) Dallas, TX |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm | East Carolina | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 (6–6) | Moody Coliseum (636) Dallas, TX |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | at Tulane | L 64–76 | 11–13 (6–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | W 62–45 | 12–13 (7–7) | Moody Coliseum (923) Dallas, TX |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at UCF | L 54–66 | 12–14 (7–8) | CFE Arena (833) Orlando, FL |
| 02/24/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 41–88 | 12–15 (7–9) | Gampel Pavilion (7,505) Storrs, CT |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | Houston | L 54–63 | 12–16 (7–10) | Moody Coliseum (914) Dallas, TX |
| 02/29/2016 6:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 61–78 | 12–17 (7–11) | Williams Arena (1,190) Greenville, NC |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UCF First Round | W 83–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–17 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. No. 20 South Florida Quarterfinals | L 60–73 | 13–18 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||