# 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history where they lost to South Carolina in the first round.

## Media

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

## NCAA invitation

The Jacksonville Dolphins took on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, who had not lost a game to a conference opponent on their home court in the prior 71 games, in the Atlantic Sun championship game. The Dolphins did not hold the lead in the second half until Brandi Buie hit a baseline jumper with just over three seconds left in the game. The Eagles were unable to score on the last possession, so Jacksonville won the tournament championship and an invitation to their first ever NCAA tournament. The Dolphins are now on an eight-game winning streak.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 7:00 pm | | Flagler College | W 78–41 | | Swisher Gymnasium (446) Jacksonville, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | | at No. 20 South Florida Preseason WNIT First Round | L 52–74 | 0–1 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 11/20/2015* 8:15 pm | | at Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT Consolation round | L 54–56 | 0–2 | College Park Center (804) Arlington, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 6:00 pm | | vs. Dartmouth Preseason WNIT Consolation round | W 51–44 | 1–2 | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Thomas University | W 88–50 | 2–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (135) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | L 49–51 | 2–3 | Trask Coliseum (344) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Bowling Green UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Edward Waters | W 90–51 | 3–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (218) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/06/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | FIU | W 80–44 | 4–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (217) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 63–53 | 5–4 | Moore Gymnasium (108) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/14/2015* 11:00 am | | at Wake Forest | L 51–57 | 5–5 | LJVM Coliseum (8,849) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/17/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Murray State | W 79–54 | 6–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (675) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Syracuse | L 49–65 | 6–6 | Carrier Dome (404) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/28/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 15 Florida State | L 60–77 | 6–7 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,571) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | W 79–47 | 7–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (169) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/02/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Savannah State | W 65–52 | 8–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (169) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 73–39 | 9–7 (1–0) | UNF Arena (729) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 81–51 | 10–7 (2–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (347) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 76–63 | 11–7 (3–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (457) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 49–43 | 12–7 (4–0) | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 65–36 | 13–7 (5–0) | Fleisher Center (335) Newark, NJ |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 69–49 | 14–7 (6–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (367) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 39–58 | 14–8 (6–1) | Alico Arena (2,011) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 61–66 | 14–9 (6–2) | Edmunds Center (856) DeLand, FL |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 55–59 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (6–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (379) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 67–42 | 15–10 (7–3) | KSU Convocation Center (576) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 76–55 | 16–10 (8–3) | Allen Arena (264) Nashville, TN |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 68–37 | 17–10 (9–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (152) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (10–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (876) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 65–51 | 19–10 (11–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,015) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb Quarterfinals | W 80–51 | 20–10 | Swisher Gymnasium (263) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate Semifinals | W 67–56 | 21–10 | Swisher Gymnasium (432) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game | W 56–54 | 22–10 | Alico Arena (2,133) Fort Myers, FL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | (16 SF) | at (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina First Round | L 41–77 | 22–11 | Colonial Life Arena (10,276) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||