# 2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by ninth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Stetson in the first round.
On April 7, it was announced that Brooks Donald-Williams has resign from her position from McNeese State and accept her assisting coaching position at Alabama. She finished at McNeese State with a 9 year record of 161–130.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 99–55 | | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| Non-conference regular schedule ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | at No. 25 Chattanooga Preseason WNIT First Round | L 53–68 | 0–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,565) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/20/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Dartmouth Preseason WNIT Consolation Round | W 78–56 | 1–1 | College Park Center (804) Arlington, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 7:15 pm | at Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT Consolation Round | W 63–57 | 2–1 | College Park Center (762) Arlington, TX |
| 11/25/2015* 12:00 pm | Rice | W 61–53 | 3–1 | Burton Coliseum (381) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Southern (New Orleans) | W 97–61 | 4–1 | Burton Coliseum (238) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 73–59 | 5–1 | Burton Coliseum (402) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | at Tulane | L 55–74 | 5–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 70–69 | 6–2 | Burton Coliseum (219) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | at No. 4 Baylor | L 46–105 | 6–3 | Ferrell Center (5,625) Waco, TX |
| 12/16/2015* 5:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–62 | 7–3 | Burton Coliseum (287) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 56–96 | 7–4 | Tad Smith Coliseum (881) Oxford, MS |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | W 74–71 | 8–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,849) Ruston, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 55–80 | 8–5 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,631) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 71–64 | 9–5 (1–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (285) Houston, TX |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–51 | 10–5 (2–1) | Burton Coliseum (680) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 62–79 | 10–6 (2–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,136) Abilene, TX |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | Sam Houston State | W 82–79 | 11–6 (3–2) | Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 55–68 | 11–7 (3–3) | Burton Coliseum (357) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (4–3) | Burton Coliseum (1,103) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 96–79 | 13–7 (5–3) | Burton Coliseum (483) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at New Orleans | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (6–3) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 92–63 | 15–7 (7–3) | Lake Charles Civic Center (487) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 81–85 | 15–8 (7–4) | Stopher Gym (478) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 83–74 | 16–8 (8–4) | University Center (655) Hammond, LA |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northwestern State | L 64–85 | 16–9 (8–5) | Prather Coliseum (1,314) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/17/2016 6:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 56–70 | 16–10 (8–6) | Burton Coliseum (614) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm | Lamar Battle of the Border | W 92–84 | 17–10 (9–6) | Burton Coliseum (1,403) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar Battle of the Border | W 76–69 | 18–10 (10–6) | Montagne Center (737) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | Nicholls State | W 96–62 | 19–10 (11–6) | Burton Coliseum (1,404) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 52–76 | 19–11 (12–6) | Farris Center (976) Conway, AR |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 | vs. Lamar Quarterfinals | W 88–78 | 20–11 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| 03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Central Arkansas Semifinals | L 64–72 | 20–12 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 6:00 pm | at Stetson First Round | L 54–89 | 20–13 | Edmunds Center (209) DeLand, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||