2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wahine, led by fourth-year head coach Laura Beeman , played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 22–11, including 12–4 in Big West play to finish tied for second place with Long Beach State. Hawaii won the Big West tournament . With that conference tournament title, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA .[ 1] [ 2]
Previous season
The Wahine finished the 2014–15 season 23–9 (14–2 Big West), good for first place in the conference.[ 3] After losing the championship round of the Big West tournament , Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by virtue of winning its regular season conference title and lost in the first round.[ 4]
Departures
Shawna-Lei Kuehu, Morgan Mason, and Shawlina Segovia, all seniors from the 2014–15 team, departed from the team due to graduation.[ 5] In addition, freshmen Breana Jones and Jasmine Redmon left the team.[ 6] [ 7]
Recruits
On December 3, 2014, guard Olivia Crawford from Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington signed her national letter of intent to play for Hawaii.[ 8]
On May 28, 2015, Hawaii announced the signings of combo guard Andrea Easley out of Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona , as well as twin sisters and forwards Lahni and Leah Salanoa, both from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California .[ 9]
Roster
2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
00
Brianna Kennedy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr
Bonita HS Loyola Marymount
La Verne, CA
G
3
Marissa Wimbley
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr
Pleasant Grove HS
Elk Grove, CA
PG
4
Briana Harris
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Saint Monica Catholic HS
Inglewood, CA
G
5
Sarah Toeaina
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Kentwood HS
Covington, WA
F
12
Leah Salanoa
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Rio Mesa HS
Oxnard, CA
G
20
Olivia Crawford
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
Lakes HS
Lakewood, WA
F
21
Lahni Salanoa
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Rio Mesa HS
Oxnard, CA
G
22
Ashleigh Karaitiana
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Endeavour Sports HS
Hamilton, New Zealand
F
24
Dalayna Sampton
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Florin HS
Vallejo, CA
C
31
Megan Huff
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Todd Beamer HS
Federal Way, WA
C
32
Kalei Adolpho
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr
Moloka'i HS
Hoʻolehua, HI
C
33
Connie Morris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
Virgin Valley HS Salt Lake CC
Mesquite, NV
G/F
34
Destiny King
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Long Beach Poly HS
Long Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2016-03-06
Schedule
Sources:[ 10] [ 11]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2015 *7:00 pm
Hawaii–Hilo
W 86–39
Stan Sheriff Center (1,738[ 12] )Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *11:00 am
Grand Canyon
W 74–41
1–0
GCU Arena (623)Phoenix, AZ
11/15/2015 *11:00 am
at Northern Arizona
W 61–52
2–0
Rolle Activity Center (378)Flagstaff, AZ
11/20/2015 *7:00 pm, OC Sports
Loyola Marymount Rainbow Wahine Classic
W 65–51
3–0
Stan Sheriff Center (2,088)Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015 *5:00 pm, OC Sports
Washington State Rainbow Wahine Classic
L 52–62
3–1
Stan Sheriff Center (2,342)Honolulu, HI
11/27/2015 *5:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 74–60
4–1
Stan Sheriff Center (2,020)Honolulu, HI
11/28/2015 *4:00 pm
No. 16 Arizona State Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 49–75
4–2
Stan Sheriff Center (2,152)Honolulu, HI
11/29/2015 *5:00 pm
No. 2 South Carolina Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 51–67
4–3
Stan Sheriff Center (2,073)Honolulu, HI
12/03/2015 *6:00 pm
vs. BYU Tom Weston Classic
L 56–67
4–4
Cannon Activities Center (257)Laie, HI
12/04/2015 *5:00 pm
vs. No. 12 Texas A&M Tom Weston Classic
L 41–82
4–5
Cannon Activities Center (150)Laie, HI
Exhibition
12/10/2015 *7:00 pm
BYU–Hawaii
W 68–57
4–5
Stan Sheriff Center (1,708[ 13] )Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
12/20/2015 *3:00 pm
at Sacramento State
W 74–72
5–5
Hornets Nest (311)Sacramento, CA
12/22/2015 *1:00 pm
at San Jose State
W 76–73
6–5
Event Center Arena (1,236)San Jose, CA
12/30/2015 *5:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield
W 65–55
7–5
Icardo Center (476)Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016 *8:00 pm, OC Sports
Penn
L 54–64
7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (1,810)Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
01/07/2016 5:00 pm
at Long Beach State
W 67–55
8–6 (1–0)
Walter Pyramid (630)Long Beach, CA
01/09/2016 12:00 pm
at UC Davis
L 58–60
8–7 (1–1)
The Pavilion (508)Davis, CA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Northridge
W 77–50
9–7 (2–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,881)Honolulu, HI
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Riverside
L 74–77
9–8 (2–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,405)Honolulu, HI
01/21/2016 5:00 pm
at UC Irvine
W 83–65
10–8 (3–2)
Bren Events Center (175)Irvine, CA
01/23/2016 5:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge
L 60–63
10–9 (3–3)
Matadome (365)Northridge, CA
01/28/2016 7:05 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Fullerton
W 62–53
11–9 (4–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,773)Honolulu, HI
01/30/2016 5:35 pm, OC Sports
UC Irvine
W 59–35
12–9 (5–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)Honolulu, HI
02/04/2016 5:05 pm
at Cal Poly
W 64–58
13–9 (6–3)
Mott Athletic Center (382)San Luis Obispo, CA
02/06/2016 12:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
W 63–62
14–9 (7–3)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (407)Santa Barbara, CA
02/11/2016 5:30 pm, OC Sports
Long Beach State
W 60–42
15–9 (8–3)
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Davis
W 70–50
16–9 (9–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,987)Honolulu, HI
02/25/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton
W 70–50
17–9 (10–3)
Titan Gym (244)Fullerton, CA
02/27/2016 5:00 pm
at UC Riverside
L 77–81
17–10 (10–4)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (623)Riverside, CA
03/03/2016 7:05 pm, OC Sports
UC Santa Barbara
W 59–45
18–10 (11–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,945)Honolulu, HI
03/05/2016 7:05 pm, OC Sports
Cal Poly
W 68–47
19–10 (12–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,884)Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
03/11/2016 12:30 pm
(2)
vs. (3) Long Beach State Semifinal
W 76–70
20–10
Honda Center (1,048)Anaheim, CA
03/12/2016 1:00 pm
(2)
vs. (4) UC Davis Final
W 78–59
21–10
Honda Center (1,523)Anaheim, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2016 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 B)
at (3 B) No. 10 UCLA First Round
L 50–66
21–11
Pauley Pavilion (2,552[ 14] )Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in
Hawaii–Aleutian Time .
See also
References
^ "Hawai'i vs. UCLA - Game Recap - March 19, 2016 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved May 17, 2021 .
^ "Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score" . UCLA . Retrieved May 17, 2021 .
^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Standings" . bigwest.org . Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021 .
^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule" . University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics .
^ "Women's Basketball Banquet Celebrates Championship Season" . University of Hawaii. April 12, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "2014-2015 Women's Basketball Roster" . University of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "2015-2016 Women's Basketball Roster" . University of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "Lakes senior Olivia Crawford signs a letter of Intent (LOI) to play basketball @ the University of Hawaii" . Twitter user @LakesLancers. December 3, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "Women's Hoops Announces Signees For 2015-16 Season" . University of Hawaii. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics" . static.hawaiiathletics.com .
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^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Game Totals - Final Statistics - BYU-Hawaii vs University of Hawai'i" (PDF) . HawaiiAthletics.com . December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ "Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score" . UCLA . Retrieved May 17, 2021 .