# 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Oregon State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 2:00 pm | | Cal State San Marcos | W 89–25 | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 12:00 pm | | Hope International | W 92–43 | 1–0 | Galen Center (402) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/16/2015* 4:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 81–46 | 2–0 | Galen Center (302) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/22/2015* 4:00 pm | | vs. Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 75–44 | 3–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509) Spokane, WA |
| 11/23/2015* 8:00 pm | | vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 78–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222) Spokane, WA |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 60–56 | 5–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154) Spokane, WA |
| 11/29/2015* 9:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Iona Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 76–56 | 6–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (452) Uncasville, CT |
| 12/04/2015* 4:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 71–32 | 7–0 | Lyon Center (492) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | | UNLV | W 73–42 | 8–0 | Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 69–43 | 9–0 | Galen Center (621) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2015* 6:00 pm | | Florida A&M Women of Troy Classic semifinals | W 88–45 | 10–0 | Galen Center (425) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/20/2015* 3:00 pm | | Albany Women of Troy Classic championship | W 68–67 | 11–0 | Galen Center (977) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 75–56 | 12–0 | Galen Center (406) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 21 UCLA Rivalry | L 73–78 | 12–1 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Oregon State | L 49–57 | 12–2 (0–2) | Galen Center (498) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/04/2016 5:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | W 75–67 | 13–2 (1–2) | Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 15 UCLA Rivalry | W 71–68 | 14–2 (2–2) | Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/15/2016 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | at Washington State | L 61–73 | 14–3 (2–3) | Beasley Coliseum (772) Pullman, WA |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | at Washington | L 60–69 | 14–4 (2–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,790) Seattle, WA |
| 01/22/2016 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 12 Stanford | L 47–57 | 14–5 (2–5) | Galen Center (612) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 61–47 | 15–5 (3–5) | Galen Center (1,476) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 70–59 | 16–5 (4–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,621) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/31/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 63–66 | 16–6 (4–6) | Coors Events Center (1,583) Boulder, CO |
| 02/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | W 67–57 | 17–6 (5–6) | McKale Center (1,030) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm | | at No. 9 Arizona State | L 68–69 | 17–7 (5–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,564) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm | | Washington | L 53–61 | 17–8 (5–8) | Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/14/2016 4:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 64–62 | 18–8 (6–8) | Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/19/2016 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 52–76 | 18–9 (6–9) | Gill Coliseum (3,615) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | | at Oregon | L 60–69 | 18–10 (6–10) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,425) Eugene, OR |
| 02/26/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona State | L 45–50 | 18–11 (6–11) | Galen Center (486) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm | | Arizona | L 56–63 | 18–12 (6–12) | Galen Center (3,433) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (9) Washington State First Round | W 77–73 | 19–12 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| 03/04/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Quarterfinals | L 53–63 | 19–13 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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| (RV) | Received Votes |