# 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all their home games at the Cajundome with a select few (mainly during the WBI) at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinal game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock by the score of 52-63. They competed in the Women's Basketball Invitational and went to the championship game, winning by the score of 87-85 in two overtimes against the Weber State Wildcats

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2014–15 season 23-12, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth in the conference. They made it to the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating Troy in the first round game before losing to Arkansas State Red Wolves in the semifinals. They would continue on to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the first time in school history, and would eventually be crowned National Champions in the WBI after defeating UT Pan American, McNeese State, Oral Roberts, and Siena in the first round, second round, semifinals, and championship game, respectively.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/09/2015* 5:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 95-48 | | 27 – Gordon | 10 – Quinn | 3 – Veal | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 11/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | Xavier (LA) | W 77-69 | | 27 – Gordon | 9 – Wilridge | 4 – Gordon | Cajundome (356) Lafayette, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 82-78 | 1-0 | 29 – Gordon | 11 – Tied | 4 – Wilridge | Tad Smith Coliseum (789) Oxford, MS |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | Southern-New Orleans | W 81-28 | 2-0 | 15 – Fields | 7 – J. Alexander | 3 – Gordon | Earl K. Long Gymnasium (392) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Houston | L 51-52 | 2-1 | 19 – Wilridge | 5 – Wilridge | 4 – Gordon | Hofheinz Pavilion (909) Houston, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 1:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas San Juan Shootout | W 67-59 | 3-1 | 20 – Veal | 6 – Fields | 4 – Wilridge | Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 11/28/2015* 11:15 am | | vs. Sacred Heart San Juan Shootout | W 60-58 $^{OT}$ | 4-1 | 13 – Veal | 9 – Arceneaux | 4 – Wilridge | Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| 12/03/2015 5:00 pm | | at Louisiana-Monroe | W 71-52 | 5-1 | 21 – Gordon | 8 – Gordon | 7 – Veal | Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | | Dillard | W 84-36 | 6-1 | 18 – Wilridge | 9 – Wilridge | 2 – Veal | Cajundome (695) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/15/2015* 11:00 am | | UC Santa Barbara | W 61-42 | 7-1 | 14 – Wilridge | 13 – Wilridge | 3 – Wilridge | Cajundome (2,773) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/19/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62-79 | 7-2 | 23 – Veal | 6 – Wilridge | 5 – Gordon | Thomas Assembly Center (1,818) Ruston, LA |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 73-61 | 8-2 | 22 – Veal | 7 – Gordon | 6 – Gordon | Cajundome (762) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| 01/02/2016 5:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 60-51 | 9-2 | 15 – Wilridge | 7 – Arceneaux | 6 – Gordon | Cajundome (1,166) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/07/2016 5:15 pm | | at Little Rock | W 65-58 | 10-2 | 30 – Veal | 6 – Cooper | 5 – Gordon | Jack Stephens Center (3,218) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/09/2016 3:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 56-83 | 10-3 | 18 – Veal | 9 – Tied | 4 – Gordon | Convocation Center (809) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/14/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | W 56-39 | 11-3 | 17 – Wilridge | 13 – Cooper | 4 – Veal | Hanner Fieldhouse (424) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/16/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 77-57 | 12-3 | 24 – Gordon | 6 – Wilridge | 7 – Gordon | GSU Sports Arena (454) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/21/2016 5:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 69-50 | 13-3 | 14 – Gordon | 8 – Arceneaux | 5 – Gordon | Cajundome (778) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 56-53 | 14-3 | 23 – Gordon | 9 – Arceneaux | 5 – Gordon | Cajundome (1,292) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/28/2016 5:00 pm | | Texas State | L 42-46 | 14-4 | 10 – Wilridge | 9 – Wilridge | 4 – Wilridge | Cajundome (1,476) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | | UT Arlington | W 63-52 | 15-4 | 21 – Veal | 6 – Wilridge | 4 – Veal | Cajundome (864) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/02/2016 5:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 52-40 | 16-4 | 19 – Fields | 10 – Fields | 2 – Arceneaux | Cajundome (811) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | L 59-76 | 16-5 | 27 – Veal | 9 – Fields | 5 – Wilridge | Holmes Center (299) Boone, NC |
| 02/11/2016 5:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 62-74 | 16-6 | 25 – Veal | 5 – Washington | 3 – Veal | Cajundome (958) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | L 49-58 | 16-7 | 12 – Veal | 5 – Wilridge | 5 – Veal | Cajundome (1,132) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/18/2016 11:30 am | | at UT Arlington | W 59-42 | 17-7 | 19 – Fields | 9 – Veal | 3 – Wilridge | College Park Center (3,007) Arlington, TX |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | | at Texas State | W 59-47 | 18-7 | 25 – Veal | 10 – Fields | 7 – Wilridge | Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX |
| 02/25/2016 5:15 pm | | at Troy | L 83-90 | 18-8 | 34 – Veal | 9 – Wilridge | 9 – Wilridge | Trojan Arena (924) Troy, AL |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 59-68 | 18-9 | 26 – Veal | 12 – Fields | 3 – Veal | Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, AL |
| 03/03/2016 5:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 65-60 | 19-9 | 20 – Veal | 8 – Prejean | 6 – Wilridge | Cajundome (869) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 56-49 | 20-9 | 17 – Veal | 7 – Wilridge | 5 – Wilridge | Cajundome (852) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) UT Arlington First Round | W 59-53 | 21-9 | 18 – Fields | 7 – Arceneaux | 4 – Veal | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 03/11/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Little Rock Semifinals | L 52-63 | 21-10 | 17 – Veal | 6 – Fields | 4 – Wilridge | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Women's Basketball Invitational |||||||||
| 03/16/2016 5:00 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Northwestern State First Round | W 69-54 | 22-10 | 26 – Veal | 5 – Quinn | 5 – Veal | Cajundome (803) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/19/2016 7:00 pm | (1) | vs. (4) Stetson Second Round | W 56-47 | 23-10 | 17 – Veal | 6 – Veal | 4 – Arceneaux | Earl K. Long Gymnasium (312) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/23/2016 5:00 pm | (1) | vs. (2) Youngstown State Semifinals | W 69-49 | 24-10 | 22 – Wilridge | 8 – Veal | 3 – Veal | Cajundome (1,317) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/26/2016 4:00 pm | (1) | vs. (7) Weber State Championship | W 87-85 $^{2OT}$ | 25-10 | 32 – Veal | 11 – Wilridge | 4 – Veal | Earl K. Long Gymnasium (636) Lafayette, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||