# 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fifth year head coach Yvonne Sanchez, were played their home games at The Pit with one game at Johnson Gymnasium and were a members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Colorado State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost to North Dakota in the first round.
On March 18, the school fired Yvonne Sanchez. She finished at New Mexico with a 5 year record of 77–81.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Western New Mexico | W 78–41 | | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/07/2015* 6:00 pm | New Mexico Highlands | W 80–39 | | The Pit (5,188) Albuquerque, NM |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, RTRM | Houston Baptist | W 65–57 | 1–0 | The Pit (12,269) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | L 59–78 | 1–1 | Pan American Center (885) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | Sacramento State | W 84–71 | 2–1 | The Pit (5,178) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Nicholls State | W 83–43 | 3–1 | The Pit (4,963) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/27/2015* 7:00 pm | Southern Utah UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 70–47 | 4–1 | The Pit (5,144) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | Duquesne UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship | L 69–78 | 4–2 | The Pit (5,111) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/02/2015* 4:15 pm | at UTEP | L 62–70 | 4–3 | Don Haskins Center (804) El Paso, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | at SMU | W 63–58 | 5–3 | Moody Coliseum (979) Dallas, TX |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | Pepperdine | W 60–52 | 6–3 | The Pit (5,135) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/16/2015* 11:00 am | at Minnesota | W 72–53 | 7–3 | Williams Arena (4,613) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | L 47–52 | 7–4 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:30 pm | at Nevada | W 51–47 | 8–4 (1–0) | Lawlor Events Center (1,060) Reno, NV |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | Fresno State | L 65–69 $^{2OT}$ | 8–5 (1–1) | The Pit (5,493) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | at Utah State | L 56–72 | 8–6 (1–2) | Smith Spectrum (359) Logan, UT |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | UNLV | W 67–53 | 9–6 (2–2) | The Pit (4,930) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 48–66 | 9–7 (2–3) | Arena-Auditorium (2,509) Laramie, WY |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | San Jose State | W 71–57 | 10–7 (3–3) | The Pit (5,330) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Air Force | W 63–33 | 11–7 (4–3) | Clune Arena (132) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | Boise State | L 60–81 | 11–8 (4–4) | The Pit (5,517) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/03/2016 8:00 pm | at UNLV | L 48–57 | 11–9 (4–5) | Cox Pavilion (805) Paradise, NV |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | San Diego State | L 46–51 | 11–10 (4–6) | The Pit (5,356) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Utah State | W 73–70 | 12–10 (5–6) | The Pit (5,108) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 58–59 | 12–11 (5–7) | Event Center Arena (291) San Jose, CA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at Boise State | W 70–60 | 13–11 (6–7) | Taco Bell Arena (658) Boise, ID |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | Air Force | W 58–36 | 14–11 (7–7) | The Pit (5,586) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | No. 25 Colorado State | L 48–49 | 14–12 (7–8) | The Pit (6,107) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/27/2016 3:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 43–51 | 14–13 (7–9) | Save Mart Center (2,109) Fresno, CA |
| 03/01/2016 7:30 pm | at San Diego State | W 64–45 | 15–13 (8–9) | Viejas Arena (303) San Diego, CA |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm | Nevada | W 66–42 | 16–13 (9–9) | The Pit (5,492) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2016 3:30 pm | vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 65–51 | 17–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,864) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2016 6:30 pm | vs. No. 22 Colorado State Semifinals | L 42–60 | 17–14 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | North Dakota First Round | L 67–75 | 17–15 | Johnson Gymnasium (581) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||