# 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular Schedule ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Hendrix College | W 72–43 | 1–0 | Farris Center (845) Conway, AR |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | | at No. 4 Tennessee | L 47–102 | 1–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Murray State | W 61–51 | 2–1 | CFSB Center (212) Murray, KY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 58–35 | 3–1 | Farris Center (385) Conway, AR |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm | | Murray State | W 50–40 | 4–1 | Farris Center (312) Conway, AR |
| 12/03/2015* 6:00 pm | | Crowley's Ridge | W 93–38 | 5–1 | Farris Center (515) Conway, AR |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 63–54 | 6–1 | Show Me Center (928) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/15/2015* 6:00 pm | | Central Baptist | W 70–37 | 7–1 | Farris Center (332) Conway, AR |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Campbell Oceanfront Holiday Classic | W 57–34 | 8–1 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/20/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. South Carolina State Oceanfront Holiday Classic | W 51–38 | 9–1 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | | Jarvis Christian | W 77–23 | 10–1 | Farris Center (315) Conway, AR |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 49–61 | 10–2 (0–1) | Farris Center (512) Conway, AR |
| 01/05/2016 5:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 66–55 | 11–2 (1–1) | American Bank Center (465) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 55–53 | 12–2 (2–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (476) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/11/2016 5:30 pm | | Lamar | W 74–49 | 13–2 (3–1) | Farris Center (361) Conway, AR |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 45–44 | 14–2 (4–1) | Farris Center (562) Conway, AR |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 59–44 | 15–2 (5–1) | Lakefront Arena (302) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/23/2016 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Nicholls State | W 71–65 | 16–2 (6–1) | Stopher Gym (1,735) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/27/2016 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 74–49 | 17–2 (7–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,118) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 80–58 | 18–2 (8–1) | Farris Center (722) Conway, AR |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 67–55 | 19–2 (9–1) | Farris Center (1,585) Conway, AR |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | L 56–60 | 19–3 (9–2) | Farris Center (552) Conway, AR |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 76–57 | 20–3 (10–2) | McDermott Center (275) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/17/2016 6:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 70–56 | 21–3 (11–2) | Burton Coliseum (614) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 73–63 | 22–3 (12–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 72–53 | 23–3 (13–2) | Farris Center (1,905) Conway, AR |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 64–60 | 24–3 (14–2) | University Center (694) Hammond, LA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | | Nicholls State | W 56–51 | 25–3 (15–2) | Farris Center (459) Conway, AR |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 76–52 | 26–3 (16–2) | Farris Center (976) Conway, AR |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. McNeese State Semifinals | W 72–64 | 27–3 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| 03/13/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Sam Houston State Championship Game | W 69–62 | 28–3 | Merrell Center (882) Katy, TX |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (14 D) | at (3 D) No. 8 Louisville First Round | L 60–87 | 28–4 | KFC Yum! Center (5,823) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||