2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

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2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Saint Mary's	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
San Diego	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Santa Clara	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Gonzaga	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
San Francisco †	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Pacific	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Pepperdine	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
Portland	1	–	17		.056			3	–	27		.100
† Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team will represent Saint Mary's College of California in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion.

Roster

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woolooware Sydney, Australia G 4 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lewis & Clark Oregon Spokane, WA G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Eltham, Australia G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Modesto Christian Merced, CA F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA F 13 Lisa Janko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rhein MB II Essen, Germany G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carondelet Concord, CA G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand F 22 Devon Brookshire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Bishop Montgomery Northwestern Rancho Palos Verdes, CA G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Canyon Canyon Country, CA G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr River Ridge Lacey, WA F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 2:00 PM		at Cal State Northridge	W 93–59	1–0	Matadome (348) Northridge, CA
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM		San Jose State	W 91–81	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA
11/20/2015* 6:00 PM		at Wyoming	W 70–64	3–0	Arena-Auditorium (2,423) Laramie, WY
11/22/2015* 5:00 PM		at Northern Colorado	W 65–52	4–0	Bank of Colorado Arena (521) Greeley, CO
11/27/2015* 2:00 PM		Fresno State Saint Mary's Classic	W 83–81 OT	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (477) Moraga, CA
11/28/2015* 2:00 PM		Missouri Saint Mary's Classic	L 78–95	5–1	McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, CA
12/03/2015* 6:30 PM		UC Davis	L 71–78 OT	5–2	McKeon Pavilion (221) Moraga, CA
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM		at No. 18 California Cal Classic semifinals	W 64–63	6–2	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
12/06/2015* 3:00 PM		vs. Villanova Cal Classic championship	W 67–60	7–2	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
12/12/2015* 1:00 PM		Washington State	W 75–71	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (257) Moraga, CA
12/17/2015* 6:30 PM		Cal Poly	W 87–83 OT	9–2	McKeon Pavilion (209) Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015 7:00 PM		at San Francisco	W 78–68	10–2 (1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (438) San Francisco, CA
12/23/2015 1:00 PM		Santa Clara	L 67–73	10–3 (1–1)	McKeon Pavilion (470) Moraga, CA
12/31/2015 12:00 PM, BYUtv		at BYU	L 59–65	10–4 (1–2)	Marriott Center (1,209) Provo, UT
01/02/2016 2:00 PM		at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
01/07/2016 6:30 PM		Loyola Marymount			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/09/2016 1:00 PM		Pepperdine			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/16/2016 2:00 PM		at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/21/2016 6:00 PM		at Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
01/23/2016 1:00 PM		at Portland			Chiles Center  Portland, OR
01/30/2016 1:00 PM		Pacific			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/04/2016 6:30 PM		San Diego			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/06/2016 1:00 PM		BYU			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 PM		at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
02/13/2016 2:00 PM		at Loyola Marymount			Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2016 6:30 PM		Gonzaga			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/20/2016 1:00 PM		Portland			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/25/2016 6:00 PM		at Santa Clara			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
02/27/2016 1:00 PM		San Francisco			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03–08/2016		vs.			Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

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
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
• 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team