# 2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by ninth-year head coach June Daugherty, played their games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to USC.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2015* 1:00 p.m. | | Lewis–Clark State | W 79–37 | | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 8:30 p.m. | | UC Santa Barbara | W 61–44 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (3,011) Pullman, WA |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | Hampton | W 68–61 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (429) Pullman, WA |
| November 20, 2015* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Nevada Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 70–57 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 22, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 62–52 | 4–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,342) Honolulu, HI |
| November 27, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | San Jose State | W 95–80 | 5–0 | Beasley Coliseum (632) Pullman, WA |
| November 30, 2015* 5:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 60–70 | 5–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,410) Stillwater, OK |
| December 3, 2015* 6:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 57–52 | 6–1 | Taco Bell Arena (863) Boise, ID |
| December 6, 2015* 1:00 p.m. | | at San Diego | W 78–72 | 7–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (774) San Diego, CA |
| December 8, 2015* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Gonzaga | W 55–48 | 8–1 | Beasley Coliseum (1,302) Pullman, WA |
| December 12, 2015* 1:00 p.m. | | at Saint Mary's | L 71–75 | 8–2 | McKeon Pavilion (257) Moraga, CA |
| December 20, 2015* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Kansas | W 66–53 | 9–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (2,184) Lawrence, KS |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2015 8:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | L 64–79 | 9–3 (0–1) | Beasley Coliseum (837) Pullman, WA |
| January 2, 2016 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | L 71–73 | 9–4 (0–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,151) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 4, 2016 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Colorado | W 74–66 | 10–4 (1–2) | Coors Events Center (1,595) Boulder, CO |
| January 8, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | Arizona | W 67–46 | 11–4 (2–2) | Beasley Coliseum (756) Pullman, WA |
| January 10, 2016 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 14 Arizona State | L 45–63 | 11–5 (2–3) | Beasley Coliseum (713) Pullman, WA |
| January 15, 2016 8:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 25 USC | W 73–61 | 12–5 (3–3) | Beasley Coliseum (772) Pullman, WA |
| January 17, 2016 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 17 UCLA | L 73–75 | 12–6 (3–4) | Beasley Coliseum (568) Pullman, WA |
| January 23, 2016 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | L 63–69 | 12–7 (3–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,157) Seattle, WA |
| January 29, 2016 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 71–74 | 12–8 (3–6) | Haas Pavilion (1,178) Berkeley, CA |
| January 31, 2016 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 16 Stanford | L 52–69 | 12–9 (3–7) | Maples Pavilion (3,421) Stanford, CA |
| February 5, 2016 8:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon | L 48–73 | 12–10 (3–8) | Beasley Coliseum (784) Pullman, WA |
| February 7, 2016 11:00 a.m. | | No. 9 Oregon State | L 45–54 | 12–11 (3–9) | Beasley Coliseum (687) Pullman, WA |
| February 12, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 14 UCLA | L 61–73 | 12–12 (3–10) | Pauley Pavilion (1,660) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 2016 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 62–64 | 12–13 (3–11) | Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 19, 2016 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 9 Arizona State | L 39–61 | 12–14 (3–12) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,851) Tempe, AZ |
| February 21, 2016 12:00 p.m. | | at Arizona | W 62–61 | 13–14 (4–12) | McKale Center (1,225) Tucson, AZ |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | Colorado | W 83–70 | 14–14 (5–12) | Beasley Coliseum (718) Pullman, WA |
| February 27, 2016 11:00 a.m., P12N | | Utah | L 69–75 | 14–15 (5–13) | Beasley Coliseum (788) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 women's tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2016 6:00 p.m., P12N | (9) | vs. (8) USC First round | L 73–77 | 14–16 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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## Rankings

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