2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Nitra Perry. They played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center, in Kennesaw, Georgia and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–19, 6–8 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of ASUN tournament to Stetson.

2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–19 (6–8 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Nitra Perry (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nicci Kelly
  • Stacy Franklin
  • Janie Mitchell
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast140 1.000335 .868
Jacksonville113 .7862211 .667
USC Upstate104 .7142212 .647
Stetson95 .6432012 .625
Kennesaw State68 .4291119 .367
North Florida311 .214723 .233
Lipscomb212 .143525 .167
NJIT113 .071426 .133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On March 7, head coach Nitra Perry's contract was not renewed.[1] She finished a four-year record at Kennesaw State of 41–80.

Roster

2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
C1Alexis Jean6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrPort Saint Lucie, FL
G2Karly Frye5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SrChuckey, TN
F4Kelly Dulkoski5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoChina Grove, NC
G10Tayler Smith5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrSebastian, FL
G11Clara Young5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoWoodstock, GA
G/F12Alexandra Landby6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrStockholm, Sweden
F22Allison Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrNorcross, GA
G23Deja McPhee5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrGainesville, FL
G24Iceis Walker5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrLawrenceville, GA
F25Katie Polinsky6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoGainesville, FL
F30Aaereon Smith5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrLouisville, KY
F31Chloe Branch5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SoFayetteville, GA
G44Deandrea Sawyers5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrNashville, TN
C45Jasmine McAllister6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrMemphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 10, 2024

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
EmoryW 63–46 
KSU Convocation Center (250)
Kennesaw, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia StateL 62–66 0–1
KSU Convocation Center (704)
Kennesaw, GA
11/16/2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
PresbyterianW 49–47 1–1
KSU Convocation Center (349)
Kennesaw, GA
11/19/2015*
7:30 p.m.
at Jacksonville StateL 52–61 1–2
Pete Mathews Coliseum (533)
Jacksonville, AL
11/21/2015*
4:00 p.m.
at FloridaL 57–84 1–3
O'Connell Center (1,129)
Gainesville, FL
11/24/2015*
7:00 p.m.
at Florida A&ML 67–69 OT1–4
Teaching Gym (278)
Tallahassee, FL
11/28/2015*
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
Western Carolina
KSU Thanksgiving Classic
W 65–53 2–4
KSU Convocation Center (754)
Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2015*
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
New Orleans
KSU Thanksgiving Classic
W 60–53 3–4
KSU Convocation Center (457)
Kennesaw, GA
12/03/2015*
7:00 p.m.
at GeorgiaL 34–89 3–5
Stegeman Coliseum (1,622)
Athens, GA
12/05/2015*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
MercerL 61–72 3–6
KSU Convocation Center (327)
Kennesaw, GA
12/12/2015*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Austin PeayW 73–65 4–6
KSU Convocation Center (317)
Kennesaw, GA
12/15/2015*
7:00 p.m.
at Gardner WebbL 56–70 4–7
Paul Porter Arena (117)
Boiling Springs, NC
12/19/2015*
12:00 p.m.
at Morehead StateL 77–83 4–8
Ellis Johnson Arena (610)
Morehead, KY
12/21/2015*
2:00 p.m.
at XavierL 59–62 4–9
Cintas Center (654)
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/2015*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Thomas University (GA)W 70–41 5–9
KSU Convocation Center (217)
Kennesaw, GA
01/02/2016*
2:00 p.m.
at WoffordL 59–70 5–10
Benjamin Johnson Arena (241)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Conference season
01/09/2016
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
LipscombW 55–54 6–10 (1–0)
KSU Convocation Center (612)
Kennesaw, GA
01/16/2016
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at North FloridaW 70–55 7–10 (2–0)
UNF Arena (323)
Jacksonville, FL
01/18/2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at JacksonvilleL 63–76 7–11 (2–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (457)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2015
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
StetsonL 54–57 7–12 (2–2)
KSU Convocation Center (420)
Kennesaw, GA
01/26/2015
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Florida Gulf CoastL 47–78 7–13 (2–3)
KSU Convocation Center (173)
Kennesaw, GA
01/30/2015
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
NJITW 64–48 8–13 (3–3)
KSU Convocation Center (755)
Kennesaw, GA
02/04/2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at USC UpstateL 57–66 8–14 (3–4)
G.B. Hodge Center (141)
Spartanburg, SC
02/06/2016
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at NJITW 82–77 9–14 (4–4)
Fleisher Center (275)
Newark, NJ
02/10/2015
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
USC UpstateL 53–61 9–15 (4–5)
KSU Convocation Center (253)
Kennesaw, GA
02/13/2015
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
JacksonvilleL 42–67 9–16 (4–6)
KSU Convocation Center (576)
Kennesaw, GA
02/15/2015
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
North FloridaW 76–54 10–16 (5–6)
KSU Convocation Center (403)
Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2016
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Florida Gulf CoastL 41–63 10–17 (5–7)
Alico Arena (2,367)
Fort Myers, FL
02/23/2016
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at StetsonL 62–77 10–18 (5–8)
Edmunds Center (878)
DeLand, FL
02/27/2016
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at LipscombW 68–64 11–18 (6–8)
Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
ASUN women's tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stetson
Quarterfinals
L 56–74 11–19
Edmunds Center (415)
DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References