2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball | |
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NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 8 |
2015–16 record | 26–8 (15–1 ACC) |
Head coach | Jeff Walz (9th year) |
Assistant coach | Stephanie Norman |
Assistant coach | Sam Purcell |
Assistant coach | Samantha Williams |
Home arena | KFC Yum! Center |
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Notre Dame † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Louisville | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Syracuse | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Florida State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#19 Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 ACC Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team will represent the University of Louisville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Walz, play their home games at the KFC Yum! Center and were in their second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–1 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas in the first round before losing to DePaul in the second round.
Roster
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Media
Once again select Cardinals games will be broadcast on WHAS. Some of the games will be on the ACC RSN. Additional ACC games will air on ESPN3.
All Cardinals basketball games will air on Learfield Sports on WKRD 790 AM or WVKY 101.7 FM, depending on conflicts with Louisville and Kentucky football and men's basketball games.
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 8 | California | L 71–75 | 0–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (16,524) Louisville, KY | ||||||
11/21/2015* 3:30 PM, FCS |
No. 16 | at WKU | L 69–71 | 0–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,176) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/27/2015* 5:00 PM |
No. 22 | vs. Marist Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
W 65–53 | 1–2 |
Germain Arena (1,257) Eastero, FL | ||||||
11/28/2015* 7:30 PM |
No. 22 | vs. Purdue Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals |
L 60–62 | 1–3 |
Germain Arena (1,407) Eastero, FL | ||||||
11/29/2015* 5:00 PM |
No. 22 | vs. Dayton Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game |
L 66–79 | 1–4 |
Germain Arena Eastero, FL | ||||||
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at No. 19 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 85–78 | 2–4 |
Breslin Center (5,721) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM |
Valparaiso | W 75–42 | 3–4 |
KFC Yum! Center (8,274) Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN |
at No. 8 Kentucky The Battle for the Bluegrass |
L 54–72 | 3–5 |
Rupp Arena (14,425) Lexington, KY | |||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM |
IUPUI | W 70–61 | 4–5 |
KFC Yum! Center (8,686) Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/15/2015* 7:00 PM |
Dartmouth | W 94–42 | 5–5 |
KFC Yum! Center (7,971) Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/18/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Tennessee Tech | W 76–54 | 6–5 |
Eblen Center (943) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
12/20/2015* 2:00 PM |
at College of Charleston | W 71–67 | 7–5 |
TD Arena (517) Charleston, SC | |||||||
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM |
Tennessee–Martin | W 88–66 | 8–5 |
KFC Yum! Center (8,690) Louisville, KY | |||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
01/01/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU |
No. 15 Florida State | W 79–69 | 9–5 (1–0) |
KFC Yum! Center (9,126) Louisville, KY | |||||||
01/03/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Georgia Tech | W 78–65 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,982) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Virginia Tech | W 56–45 | 11–5 (3–0) |
KFC Yum! Center (7,891) Louisville, KY | |||||||
01/10/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 18 Duke | W 65–48 | 12–5 (4–0) |
KFC Yum! Center (11,342) Louisville, KY | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 PM |
No. 23 | at Virginia | W 59–41 | 13–5 (5–0) |
John Paul Jones Arena (2,880) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 PM |
No. 23 | at NC State | W 92–90 | 14–5 (6–0) |
Broughton HS (2,313) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
01/25/2016 7:00 PM, RSN |
No. 14 | at Syracuse | W 71–53 | 15–5 (7–0) |
Carrier Dome (549) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 14 | Clemson | W 75–33 | 16–5 (8–0) |
KFC Yum! Center (8,379) Louisville, KY | ||||||
01/31/2016 1:00 PM, RSN |
No. 14 | Wake Forest | W 78–54 | 17–5 (9–0) |
KFC Yum! Center (9,673) Louisville, KY | ||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 13 | at North Carolina | W 78–60 | 18–5 (10–0) |
Carmichael Arena (2,176) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 61–66 | 18–6 (10–1) |
KFC Yum! Center (13,837) Louisville, KY | ||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 12 | at Pittsburgh | W 84–61 | 19–6 (11–1) |
Peterson Events Center (806) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
02/15/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 11 | No. 19 South Florida | W 67–50 | 20–6 |
KFC Yum! Center (7,941) Louisville, KY | ||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 11 | Virginia | W 74–59 | 21–6 (12–1) |
KFC Yum! Center (8,736) Louisville, KY | ||||||
02/21/2016 1:00 PM |
No. 11 | at Boston College | W 55–45 | 22–6 (13–1) |
Conte Forum (1,454) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
02/27/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 10 | at No. 17 Miami (FL) | W 79–51 | 23–6 (14–1) |
BankUnited Center (1,378) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
02/28/2016 12:30 PM, RSN |
No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 65–36 | 24–6 (15–1) |
KFC Yum! Center (11,641) Louisville, KY | ||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 6:00 PM, RSN |
No. 7 | vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals |
W 60–50 | 25–6 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
03/05/2016 2:30 PM, ESPNU |
No. 7 | vs. No. 17 Syracuse Semifinals |
L 75–80 | 25–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,871) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2 |
(3 D) No. 8 | (14 D) Central Arkansas First Round |
W 87–60 | 26–7 |
KFC Yum! Center (5,823) Louisville, KY | ||||||
03/20/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2 |
(3 D) No. 8 | (6 D) No. 20 DePaul Second Round |
L 72–73 | 26–8 |
KFC Yum! Center (7,515) Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Eastern. |
Source[2]
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 8 | 16 | 22 | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | N/A |
Coaches | 8 | 16 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |