2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hawaii in the first round and South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.

2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 10
Record	26–9 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cori Close (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jenny Huth Tony Newnan Shannon Perry
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	5		.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Washington	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Oregon	9	–	9		.500			24	–	11		.686
Utah	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
USC	6	–	12		.333			19	–	13		.594
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
California	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
Arizona	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
Colorado	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Recee' Caldwell	G	5'8"	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas	Transferred to Texas Tech
Luiana Livulo	C	6'3"	Sr.	Lisbon, Portugal	Graduated
Madeline Poteet	G	5'8"	Sr.	Temecula, California	Graduated
Corinne Costa	F/C	6'4"	RS Sr.	Discovery Bay, California	Graduated
Savanna Trapp	C	6'9"	RS Fr.	Esko, Minnesota	Left team for personal reasons

Incoming transfer

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Nicole Kornet	Guard	6'1"	Jr	Lantana, TX	Oklahoma

2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kennedy Burke W	Northridge, CA	Sierra Canyon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Ashley Hearn F	Rowlett, TX	Sachse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nicole Kornet   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Liberty Christian Oklahoma Lantana, TX G 2 Kari Korver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Valley Christian Paramount, CA G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Windward Los Angeles, CA F 4 Ashley Hearn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sachse Rowlett, TX F 10 Kacy Swain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr St. Bernard's Los Angeles, CA F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Long Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA G 20 Dominique Williams     5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saint Mary's Phoenix, AZ G 21 Nirra Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mater Dei Montreal, QC G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sierra Canyon School Northridge, CA G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA F 24 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Igelstavikens Gymnasium Malmö, Sweden F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Santiago Corona, CA G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wheaton North Wheaton, IL	Head coach Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara) Assistant coach(es) Jenny Huth (Colorado) Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara) Shannon Perry (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	RV	RV	RV	24т	20	19	19	21	15	17	20	15	14	14	12т	14	12	10	10	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	23	25	19	16	16	14	15	14	12	12	13

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 pm		Vanguard	W 113–42		Pauley Pavilion (1,206) Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm		St. John's	W 73–58	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (6,674) Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 90–61	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (840) Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N		No. 2 South Carolina	L 65–68	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (2,018) Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2015* 10:00 am		vs. Louisiana Tech Junkanoo Jam semifinals	W 68–57	3–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (763) Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015* 12:15 pm		vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Junkanoo Jam championship	L 84–92 ^OT	3–2	St. George HS Gymnasium (683) Freeport, BAH
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm	No. 24	Cal State Bakersfield	W 82–68	4–2	Pauley Pavilion (795) Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2015* 11:00 am, BTN	No. 20	at Michigan	W 86–77	5–2	Crisler Arena (2,834) Ann Arbor, MI
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 19	UC Irvine	W 83–49	6–2	Pauley Pavilion (563) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015* 7:05 pm	No. 19	at Sacramento State	W 109–76	7–2	Hornets Nest (688) Sacramento, CA
12/21/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	at No. 21 California	L 104–108 ^2OT	7–3	Haas Pavilion (2,482) Berkeley, CA
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 21	at UC Riverside	W 70–56	8–3	Student Recreation Center Arena (667) Riverside, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	USC Rivalry	W 78–73	9–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	Oregon	W 80–69	10–3 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion (1,443) Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2016 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 15	No. 11 Oregon State	W 71–51	11–3 (3–0)	Pauley Pavilion (1,161) Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 15	at USC Rivalry	L 68–71	11–4 (3–1)	Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 17	at Washington	L 56–64	11–5 (3–2)	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,547) Seattle, WA
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 17	at Washington State	W 75–73	12–5 (4–2)	Beasley Coliseum (568) Pullman, WA
01/22/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 20	California	W 75–56	13–5 (5–2)	Pauley Pavilion (1,790) Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 20	No. 12 Stanford	W 56–36	14–5 (6–2)	Pauley Pavilion (3,061) Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2016 6:00 pm	No. 15	at Colorado	W 82–64	15–5 (7–2)	Coors Events Center (2,252) Boulder, CO
01/31/2016 1:00 pm	No. 15	at Utah	W 69–63	16–5 (8–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (957) Salt Lake City, UT
02/05/2016 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 14	at No. 8 Arizona State	L 61–65	16–6 (8–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,095) Tempe, AZ
02/07/2016 12:00 pm	No. 14	at Arizona	W 73–39	17–6 (9–3)	McKale Center (843) Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016 7:00 pm	No. 14	Washington State	W 73–61	18–6 (10–3)	Pauley Pavilion (1,660) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU	No. 14	Washington	W 63–59	19–6 (11–3)	Pauley Pavilion (1,609) Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	at Oregon	W 77–72	20–6 (12–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,166) Eugene, OR
02/21/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	at No. 7 Oregon State	L 54–64	20–7 (12–4)	Gill Coliseum (5,654) Corvallis, OR
02/26/2016 8:00 pm	No. 14	Arizona	W 80–53	21–7 (13–4)	Pauley Pavilion (1,641) Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016 11:00 am, P12N	No. 14	No. 9 Arizona State	W 74–61	22–7 (14–4)	Pauley Pavilion (6,972) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 2:00 pm, P12N	(3) No. 12	vs. (11) Arizona Quarterfinals	W 72–51	23–7	KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA
03/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(3) No. 12	vs. (10) California Semifinals	W 73–67 ^OT	24–7	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
03/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN	(3) No. 12	vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Championship Game	L 57–69	24–8	KeyArena (4,759) Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(3 B) No. 10	(14 B) Hawaii First Round	W 66–50	25–8	Pauley Pavilion (2,552) Los Angeles, CA
03/21/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(3 B) No. 10	(6 B) No. 21 South Florida Second Round	W 72–67	26–8	Pauley Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA
03/26/2016* 10:30 am, ESPN	(3 B) No. 10	vs. (2 B) No. 7 Texas Sweet Sixteen	L 64–72	26–9	Webster Bank Arena (8,898) Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Notes

• February 29, 2016 – Jordin Canada, Nirra Fields, and Monique Billings (honorable mention) were named to the All-Pac-12 team
• March 23, 2016 – Coach Cori Close was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Region 5 Coach of the Year
• March 29, 2916 – Jordin Canada received Honorable Mention on the Associated Press All-America team

References

1. "Women's Basketball".