2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represented the University of San Diego in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Toreros, members of the West Coast Conference (WCC), were led by head coach Cindy Fisher, in her eleventh season at the school. The Toreros played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in WCC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Northwestern and IUPUI in the first and second rounds before losing to Michigan in the third round.

2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball
WNIT, Third round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–8 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mary Ann Falcosky
  • Niecee Nelson
  • Ashley Ford
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU162 .889267 .788
Saint Mary's144 .778248 .750
San Diego135 .722248 .750
Santa Clara135 .722239 .719
Gonzaga108 .5561914 .576
San Francisco99 .5002112 .636
Pacific612 .3331317 .433
Loyola Marymount612 .3331120 .355
Pepperdine216 .111724 .226
Portland117 .056327 .100
Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Chynna Stevens6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrClarkClark, SD
F2Tayla Hepburn6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrSt. Mary's AnglicanPerth, Australia
G5Aubrey Ward-El5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoSkyviewVancouver, WA
F11Malina Hood5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrLa Jolla Country DaySan Diego, CA
F12Alexandra Hagan6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrInglemoorKenmore, WA
G21Sydney Shepard5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrLake WashingtonKirkland, WA
F22Maya Hood5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS JrLa Jolla Country DaySan Diego, CA
F24Caroline Buhr6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoPennMishawaka, IN
G25Katherine Hamilton5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrDobsonChandler, AZ
G32Cori Woodward5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrPrairieVancouver, WA
G40Jamie Kissinger5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoMindenMinden, NE
F44Sydney Williams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoCoeur d'AleneCoeur d'Alene, ID
F55Alexandria Young6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoMater DeiSan Diego, CA
FEdi Utibe6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoCharlotte AmalieU.S. Virgin Islands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 5, 2024

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
6:00 p.m., TheW.tv
San Diego ChristianW 99–37 
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 p.m., MW Net
at NevadaW 84–47 1–0
Lawlor Events Center (1,119)
Reno, NV
11/17/2015*
6:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Cal State NorthridgeW 86–64 2–0
Jenny Craig Pavilion (524)
San Diego, CA
11/21/2015*
4:00 p.m., TheW.tv
ArizonaW 59–54 3–0
Jenny Craig Pavilion (714)
San Diego, CA
11/24/2015*
7:00 p.m., Watch Big Sky
at Montana StateW 62–49 4–0
Worthington Arena (709)
Bozeman, MT
11/27/2015*
4:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Valparaiso
San Diego Central Classic
W 76–60 5–0
Jenny Craig Pavilion (618)
San Diego, CA
11/28/2015*
4:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Akron
San Diego Central Classic
W 86–65 6–0
Jenny Craig Pavilion (503)
San Diego, CA
12/03/2015*
7:00 p.m., MW Net
at San Diego StateW 60–53 7–0
Viejas Arena (370)
San Diego, CA
12/06/2015*
1:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Washington StateL 72–78 7–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (774)
San Diego, CA
12/09/2015*
7:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
at Cal State FullertonW 53–44 8–1
Titan Gym (197)
Fullerton, CA
12/12/2015*
2:00 p.m., MW Net
at Fresno StateW 72–68 9–1
Save Mart Center (2,121)
Fresno, CA
12/15/2015*
5:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Hope InternationalW 90–52 10–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (351)
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
12/23/2015
1:00 p.m., TheW.tv
BYUW 78–65 11–1
(1–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,518)
San Diego, CA
12/31/2015
4:00 p.m., TheW.tv
PacificW 69–56 12–1
(2–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (244)
San Diego, CA
01/02/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Saint Mary'sL 68–73 12–2
(2–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (302)
San Diego, CA
01/07/2016
7:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at San FranciscoW 67–58 OT13–2
(3–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (403)
San Francisco, CA
01/09/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at Santa ClaraW 70–58 14–2
(4–1)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2016
6:00 p.m., TheW.tv
PortlandW 71–43 15–2
(5–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (321)
San Diego, CA
01/16/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
GonzagaW 63–54 16–2
(6–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (652)
San Diego, CA
01/21/2016
6:00 p.m., TheW.tv
PepperdineW 74–55 17–2
(7–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (411)
San Diego, CA
01/23/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Loyola MarymountW 82–58 18–2
(8–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (411)
San Diego, CA
01/28/2016
7:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at PepperdineW 70–54 19–2
(9–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (183)
Malibu, CA
01/30/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at Loyola MarymountW 75–67 20–2
(10–1)
Gersten Pavilion (418)
Los Angeles, CA
02/04/2016
7:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at Saint Mary'sL 60–68 20–3
(10–2)
McKeon Pavilion (330)
Moraga, CA
02/06/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at PacificW 59–56 21–3
(11–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (543)
Stockton, CA
02/11/2016
6:00 p.m., TheW.tv
Santa ClaraL 47–61 21–4
(11–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (607)
San Diego, CA
02/13/2016
2:00 p.m., TheW.tv
San FranciscoL 54–59 21–5
(11–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (604)
San Diego, CA
02/18/2016
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYUL 60–68 21–6
(11–5)
Marriott Center (2,293)
Provo, UT
02/25/2016
7:00 p.m., TheW.tv
at GonzagaW 58–57 22–6
(12–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,630)
Spokane, WA
02/27/2016
2:00 p.m., CSNNW
at PortlandW 77–67 23–6
(13–5)
Chiles Center (389)
Portland, OR
WCC women's tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
vs. San Francisco
Quarterfinals
L 80–84 OT23–7
Orleans Arena (6,071)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/17/2016*
5:00 p.m.
at Northwestern
First round
W 69–65 24–7
Welsh–Ryan Arena (416)
Evanston, IL
03/19/2016*
4:00 p.m.
at IUPUI
Second round
W 59–48 25–7
The Jungle (308)
Indianapolis, IN
03/22/2016*
4:00 p.m.
at Michigan
Third round
L 51–78 25–8
Crisler Center (1,000)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

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Legend
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 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received votes

References