2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	17–17 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Trina Patterson; Jermaine Woods; Jim Corrigan;
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

Roster[]

2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rhaven Kemp	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Liberty Technology Magnet Eastern Florida State	Jackson, Tennessee
G	2	MaKayla Timmons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Columbia Central	Columbia, Tennessee
G	3	Carolina Bernardeco	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Escola Secundária de Santo André	Lisbon, Portugal
G	4	Jesse Booker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	West Point	Middlesex, Virginia
G	5	Gianna Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, Virginia
F	11	Aneesah Daniels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Clemson	Decatur, Georgia
F	14	Annika Holopainen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Makelanrinteen Lukio	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	Keyana Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lafayette	Williamsburg, Virginia
C	23	Ije Ajemba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Parkdale	Lanham, Maryland
G	24	LaQuanda Younger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Warwick	Newport News, Virginia
F	25	Jennie Simms	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Riverdale Baptist	Accokeek, Maryland
G	30	Ashley Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Ridgeway	Memphis, Tennessee
F	34	Odegua Oigbokie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Ridgeway	Memphis, Tennessee
F	40	Destinee Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hoffman Estates	Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Head coach

Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport)

Assistant coach(es)

Trina Patterson (Virginia)
Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport)
Jim Corrigan (Duke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 04, 2015* 7:00 pm		Davis & Elkins	W 86–47	–	43 – Simms	8 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,865) Norfolk, Virginia
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 3:00 pm		at Richmond	L 57–62	0–1	15 – Brown (1)	8 – Ajemba (1)	2 – 2 tied	Robins Center (973) Richmond, Virginia
November 15, 2015* 2:00 pm			W 71–57	1–1	27 – Simms (1)	8 – 2 tied	6 – Simms (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,993) Norfolk, Virginia
November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm		Miami (FL)	L 35–61	1–2	16 – Simms (2)	9 – Simms (2)	3 – Kemp (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,576) Norfolk, Virginia
November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 52–56	1–3	15 – Simms (3)	9 – Ajemba (2)	5 – Timmons (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,744) Norfolk, Virginia
November 26, 2015* 5:45 pm		vs. No. 6 Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 49–95	1–4	23 – Simms (4)	7 – 2 tied	3 – Simms (3)	Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2015* 10:00 pm		vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 58–67	1–5	17 – Simms (5)	8 – Simms (3)	9 – Simms (4)	Sports and Fitness Center (1,425) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2015* 5:45 pm		vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 39–71	1–6	10 – 2 tied	7 – Young (3)	2 – 2 tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,729) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 02, 2015* 11:00 am		Loyola (MD)	W 64–41	2–6	28 – Young (2)	15 – Young (4)	6 – Bernardeco (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, Virginia
December 15, 2015* 5:00 pm		at	W 83–64	3–6	17 – 3 tied	11 – Young (5)	5 – Bernardeco (2)	Burr Gymnasium (105) Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2015* 7:30 pm		at VCU	L 54–74	3–7	14 – Young (4)	5 – Brown (1)	6 – Bernardeco (3)	Siegel Center (1,242) Richmond, Virginia
December 22, 2015* 2:00 pm		at	W 69–52	4–7	19 – Simms (6)	9 – Young (6)	5 – Bernardeco (4)	Hytche Athletic Center (345) Princess Anne, Maryland
December 29, 2015* 5:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 64–75	4–8	35 – Simms (7)	9 – Simms (4)	2 – 5 tied	Kaplan Arena (627) Williamsburg, Virginia
Conference USA regular season
January 03, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		at Charlotte	W 71–59	5–8 (1–0)	18 – Simms (8)	11 – Young (7)	3 – Bernardeco (5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, North Carolina
January 07, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN		Louisiana Tech	L 51–69	5–9 (1–1)	24 – Simms (9)	8 – 2 tied	3 – Timmons (4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, Virginia
January 09, 2016 4:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 53–45	6–9 (2–1)	22 – Simms (10)	13 – Ajemba (4)	5 – Simms (6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975) Norfolk, Virginia
January 14, 2016 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 55–58	6–10 (2–2)	21 – Simms (11)	8 – 2 tied	4 – Bernardeco (6)	Bartow Arena (226) Birmingham, Alabama
January 16, 2016 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–58	7–10 (3–2)	17 – Simms (12)	12 – Ajemba (5)	4 – 2 tied	Murphy Center (3,758) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
January 21, 2016 12:00 pm		at WKU	L 51–68	7–11 (3–3)	18 – Simms (13)	8 – Ajemba (6)	5 – Simms (8)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,814) Bowling Green, Kentucky
January 24, 2016 1:00 pm		at Marshall	L 62–80	7–12 (3–4)	20 – Simms (14)	10 – Young (10)	6 – Timmons (5)	Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, West Virginia
January 28, 2016 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 85–45	8–12 (4–4)	20 – Simms (15)	13 – Ajemba (7)	8 – Simms (9)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,718) Norfolk, Virginia
January 30, 2016 4:00 pm		FIU	W 84–49	9–12 (5–4)	23 – Simms (16)	12 – Young (11)	8 – Simms (10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221) Norfolk, Virginia
February 06, 2016 4:00 pm		Charlotte Hoops for the Cure Game	W 94–85	10–12 (6–4)	35 – Simms (17)	13 – Ajemba (8)	5 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,146) Norfolk, Virginia
February 11, 2016 8:00 pm		at North Texas	W 65–48	11–12 (7–4)	15 – Smith (2)	9 – Simms (7)	8 – Simms (12)	The Super Pit (484) Denton, Texas
February 13, 2016 3:00 pm		at Rice	L 46–68	11–13 (7–5)	16 – Ajemba (1)	9 – Ajemba (9)	4 – Simms (13)	Tudor Fieldhouse (656) Houston, Texas
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm		WKU	L 74–85 ^OT	11–14 (7–6)	28 – Simms (18)	9 – Ajemba (10)	4 – Simms (14)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,606) Norfolk, Virginia
February 20, 2016 4:00 pm		Marshall	W 77–55	12–14 (8–6)	22 – Simms (19)	12 – Simms (8)	6 – Simms (15)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, Virginia
February 25, 2016 9:05 pm		at UTEP	L 64–70	12–15 (8–7)	17 – Young (5)	17 – Young (12)	3 – Smith (2)	Don Haskins Center (2,055) El Paso, Texas
February 27, 2016 3:00 pm		at UTSA	L 67–70	12–16 (8–8)	39 – Simms (20)	10 – Ajmeba (10)	4 – Bernardeco (9)	Convocation Center (803) San Antonio, Texas
March 03, 2016 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 62–55	13–16 (9–8)	33 – Simms (21)	8 – 2 tied	4 – Bernardeco (10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,663) Norfolk, Virginia
March 05, 2016 1:00 pm		Rice	W 61–52	14–16 (10–8)	24 – Simms (22)	15 – Ajemba (12)	2 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,066) Norfolk, Virginia
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 09, 2016 2:30 pm, ASN	(5)	vs. (13) North Texas Second Round	W 62–55	15–16	32 – Simms (23)	8 – Young (14)	2 – Simms (16)	Bartow Arena (311) Birmingham, Alabama
March 10, 2016 2:30 pm, ASN	(5)	vs. (4) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 57–54	16–16	24 – Simms (24)	21 – Ajemba (13)	6 – Simms (17)	Bartow Arena (432) Birmingham, Alabama
March 11, 2016 11:00 am, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) UTEP Semifinals	W 66–54	17–16	21 – Simms (25)	12 – Young (15)	7 – Simms (18)	Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama
March 12, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Championship Game	L 54–70	17–17	21 – Simms (26)	11 – Ajemba (14)	3 – Holopainen (1)	Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[]

^ "Women's Basketball".

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v t Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Norfolk State VCU
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People
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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Rankings[]

Schedule[]

See also[]

References[]

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
WKU	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UAB	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Rice	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
FIU	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161


† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll