# 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 3:00 pm | Mary Hardin–Baylor | W 75–59 | | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | at TCU | L 59–85 | 0–1 | University Recreation Center (1,663) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 47–67 | 0–2 | Bud Walton Arena (1,612) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/20/2015* 11:00 am | Our Lady of the Lake | W 67–56 | 1–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,452) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/23/2015* 6:30 pm | LSU–Alexandria | W 85–50 | 2–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (581) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | vs. No. 14 Florida State LIU Turkey Classic | L 37–94 | 2–3 | Steinberg Wellness Center (129) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/29/2015* 11:00 am | at LIU Brooklyn LIU Turkey Classic | W 63–56 | 3–3 | Steinberg Wellness Center (427) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/14/2015* 6:00 pm | at Texas Southern | W 53–51 | 4–3 | Health and Physical Education Arena (245) Houston, TX |
| 12/17/2015* 6:30 pm | Rice | L 46–58 | 4–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (719) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas State | L 50–78 | 4–5 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,955) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/27/2015* 2:00 pm, LHN | at No. 5 Texas | L 49–83 | 4–6 | Frank Erwin Center (3,123) Austin, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 65–60 | 5–6 (1–0) | McDermott Center (335) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/04/2016 5:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 49–69 | 5–7 (1–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/07/2016 6:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 80–56 | 6–7 (2–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (568) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | New Orleans | W 64–52 | 7–7 (3–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/13/2016 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 63–67 | 7–8 (3–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (781) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 79–82 | 7–9 (3–3) | Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/21/2016 6:30 pm | Abilene Christian | L 76–87 | 7–10 (3–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,009) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 63–70 | 7–11 (3–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,274) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | W 78–76 | 8–11 (4–5) | Montagne Center (752) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 63–67 | 8–12 (4–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (712) Houston, TX |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 71–81 | 8–13 (4–7) | American Bank Center (865) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 55–67 | 8–14 (4–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,009) Abilene, TX |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 78–70 | 9–14 (5–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (657) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 63–73 | 9–15 (5–9) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 53–72 | 9–16 (5–10) | Farris Center (1,905) Conway, AR |
| 02/27/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 75–57 | 10–16 (6–10) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (435) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm | Lamar | W 78–75 | 11–16 (7–10) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/05/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 59–65 | 11–17 (7–11) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (945) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 1:30 pm | vs. Nicholls State First Round | W 73–64 | 12–17 | Merrell Center (705) Katy, TX |
| 03/11/2016 1:30 pm | vs. Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 13–17 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| 03/12/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northwestern State Semifinals | W 78–71 | 14–17 | Merrell Center (1,283) Katy, TX |
| 03/13/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN | vs. Central Arkansas Championship Game | L 62–69 | 14–18 | Merrell Center (882) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||