# 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach Kate Henderson, played their home games at McDermott Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 12th place.
The 2015–16 season was year 3 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from D2 to D1. In years 2–4 Incarnate Word is classified as a D1 school for scheduling purposes. They played a full conference schedule, and they could win the regular season conference title. However Incarnate Word could not participate in the conference tourney until the 2017–18 season, at which time they will also be able to enter the NCAA tournament, should they win the conference. Incarnate Word was eligible to participate in the WBI or WNIT had they been invited.
On March 7, Kate Henderson has resigned her position. She finished at Incarnate Word with a 2-year record of 19–66.

## Audio Streaming

All Incarnate Word games were to be broadcast on KUIW Radio, and they provided streaming of all non-televised home games shown via UIW TV.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | LSU–Alexandria | W 96–54 | 1–0 | McDermott Center (836) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 8:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 37–60 | 1–1 | Moby Arena (688) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm | Sul Ross State | W 54–35 | 2–1 | McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/23/2015* 6:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 78–65 | 3–1 | McDermott Center (222) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/03/2015* 6:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 50–68 | 3–2 | McDermott Center (206) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | at Trinity | L 55–61 | 3–3 | William H. Bell Athletic Center (154) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/07/2015* 6:00 pm | Houston | L 51–67 | 3–4 | McDermott Center (502) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/10/2015* 6:00 pm | at Purdue | L 27–95 | 3–5 | Mackey Arena (5,480) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/14/2015* 6:30 pm | at Texas Tech | L 55–70 | 3–6 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,096) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS Alt. | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 47–60 | 3–7 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (206) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/21/2015* 2:00 pm | North Texas | L 55–62 | 3–8 | McDermott Center (255) San Antonio, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 60–65 | 3–9 (0–1) | McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 49–55 | 3–10 (0–2) | Lakefront Arena (261) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 48–53 | 3–11 (0–3) | McDermott Center (284) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–66 | 4–11 (1–3) | University Center (457) Hammond, LA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 68–55 | 5–11 (2–3) | Burton Coliseum (357) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 71–86 | 5–12 (2–4) | McDermott Center (357) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/27/2016 6:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 56–57 | 5–13 (2–5) | McDermott Center (435) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | Nicholls State | L 64–66 | 5–14 (2–6) | McDermott Center (187) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/03/2016 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | W 63–61 | 6–14 (3–6) | Stopher Gym (513) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 49–59 | 6–15 (3–7) | Montagne Center (888) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 62–74 | 6–16 (3–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (681) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 57–76 | 6–17 (3–9) | McDermott Center (275) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/18/2016 6:00 pm | Houston Baptist | L 61–62 | 6–18 (3–10) | McDermott Center (450) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 55–59 | 6–19 (3–11) | Dugan Wellness Center (520) Corpus Christai, TX |
| 02/24/2016 6:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 66–82 | 6–20 (3–12) | McDermott Center (568) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | Lanar | L 61–67 | 6–21 (3–13) | McDermott Center (676) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 58–66 | 6–22 (3–14) | Moody Coliseum (1,231) Abilene, TX |
| 03/05/2016 12:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 46–64 | 6–23 (3–15) | Sharp Gymnasium (508) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||