# 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament, where they lost to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Eastern Michigan in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 2:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 93–59 | 1–0 | Matadome (348) Northridge, CA |
| 11/15/2015* 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Jose State | W 91–81 | 2–0 | McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm, MW Net | at Wyoming | W 70–64 | 3–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,423) Laramie, WY |
| 11/22/2015* 5:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | W 65–52 | 4–0 | Bank of Colorado Arena (521) Greeley, CO |
| 11/27/2015* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | Fresno State Saint Mary's Classic | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | McKeon Pavilion (477) Moraga, CA |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | Missouri Saint Mary's Classic | L 78–95 | 5–1 | McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, CA |
| 12/03/2015* 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | UC Davis | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | McKeon Pavilion (221) Moraga, CA |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | at No. 18 California Cal Classic semifinals | W 64–63 | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Villanova Cal Classic championship | W 67–60 | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Washington State | W 75–71 | 8–2 | McKeon Pavilion (257) Moraga, CA |
| 12/17/2015* 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | Cal Poly | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | McKeon Pavilion (209) Moraga, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/21/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | W 78–68 | 10–2 (1–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (438) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/23/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | L 67–73 | 10–3 (1–1) | McKeon Pavilion (470) Moraga, CA |
| 12/31/2015 12:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 59–65 | 10–4 (1–2) | Marriott Center (1,209) Provo, UT |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Diego | W 73–68 | 11–4 (2–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (302) San Diego, CA |
| 01/07/2016 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | Loyola Marymount | W 72–57 | 12–4 (3–2) | McKeon Pavilion (619) Moraga, CA |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | W 88–72 | 13–4 (4–2) | McKeon Pavilion (404) Moraga, CA |
| 01/16/2016 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | W 82–73 | 14–4 (5–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,205) Stockton, CA |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Gonzaga | W 69–68 | 15–4 (6–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,593) Spokane, WA |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm, CSNNW | at Portland | W 78–51 | 16–4 (7–2) | Chiles Center (361) Portland, OR |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pacific | W 83–75 | 17–4 (8–2) | McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA |
| 02/04/2016 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego | W 68–60 | 18–4 (9–2) | McKeon Pavilion (330) Moraga, CA |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | BYU | L 44–65 | 18–5 (9–3) | McKeon Pavilion (359) Moraga, CA |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pepperdine | L 58–62 | 18–6 (9–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse (195) Malibu, CA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Loyola Marymount | W 91–81 | 19–6 (10–4) | Gersten Pavilion (441) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/18/2016 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | Gonzaga | W 66–47 | 20–6 (11–4) | McKeon Pavilion (405) Moraga, CA |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | W 95–53 | 21–6 (12–4) | McKeon Pavilion (419) Moraga, CA |
| 02/25/2016 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Santa Clara | W 78–70 | 22–6 (13–4) | Leavey Center (500) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Francisco | W 72–59 | 23–6 (14–4) | McKeon Pavilion (471) Moraga, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 2:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | W 85–71 | 24–6 | Orleans Arena (6,261) Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2016 2:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. San Francisco Semifinals | L 65–67 | 24–7 | Orleans Arena (6,990) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Eastern Michigan First Round | L 73–74 | 24–8 | McKeon Pavilion (250) Moraga, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||