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2015-16 2015-16 FINAL NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS 11th NCAA Tournament Appearance | 5th 25-win season | 3rd in Big 12 OVERALL: 25-10 BIG 12: 12-6 HOME: 13-2 AWAY: 5-6 NEUTRAL: 7-2 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT #23/25 WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 31 Shepherd (exh.) W, 89-48 Location ............................Morgantown, W.Va. Regular-Season Big 12 Finish ....................3rd Nov. 14 Delaware State W, 77-34 Ranking (AP/Coaches) ............................ 23/25 Big 12 Record Under Carey .......44-28 (.611) Nov. 16 Coppin State W, 96-64 2015-16 Record .................25-10, 12-6 Big 12 Big 12 Championship Finish ........Semifi nals Nov. 22 at Gonzaga^ L, 62-57 Head Coach ......................................Mike Carey L, 67-51 vs. No. 2 Texas (3/6/16) Nov. 23 vs. USC^ L, 78-67 (OT) 15th Season at WVU ...............322-171 (.653) Big 12 Championship Record Under Carey ...4-4 (.500) Nov. 24 vs. Grand Canyon^ W, 68-50 28th Season Overall ................610-273 (.691) WVU’s Postseason Appearances ...15 (11 NCAA) Nov. 29 vs. Yale ^ W, 70-60 Scoring Leader............... B. Holmes, 16.8 ppg Consecutive Postseason Appearances ...10 Dec. 2 Morehead State W, 94-56 Rebounds Leader .......L. Montgomery, 8.1 rpg NCAA Finish ..............................Second Round Dec. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 91-42 Assists Leader.................... B. Holmes, 3.7 apg L, 88-81 at Ohio State (3/20/16) Dec. 13 vs. Marshall # W, 66-60 Steals Leader .................A. Roberson, 1.5 spg Overall NCAA Record .....................9-11 (.450) Dec. 16 Longwood W, 74-43 Blocks Leader .........L. Montgomery, 2.8 bpg NCAA Record Under Carey .............7-9 (.438) Dec. 20 vs. James Madison $ W, 69-62 Dec. 21 vs. Indiana $ W, 75-64 Dec. 28 Elon W, 67-57 THE TREND Dec. 30 #5/6 Texas * L, 65-54 Jan. 3 at Kansas * (ESPN3) W, 65-45 ANOTHER 25-WIN SEASON Jan. 6 at Kansas State * (FCS Central) W, 72-53 Jan. 9 Texas Tech * W, 79-57 WVU recorded its fi fth 25-win season overall Jan. 12 at #6/7 Baylor * (FSSW+) L, 69-64 and the fourth under coach Mike Carey. West Jan. 16 Kansas * (ROOT SPORTS) W, 72-35 Virginia has reached the NCAA Tourney 11 Jan. 24 at TCU * (FSSW) W, 97-84 times and has made a postseason apperance Jan. 27 at #21/20 Oklahoma * (FSSW+) L, 57-54 for a program-record 10 consecutive years. Jan. 30 #4/4 Baylor * (FSN) L, 71-61 Feb. 2 at Texas Tech * (FS2) W, 69-42 Feb. 6 Kansas State * (W.Va. Media) W, 64-44 WEST VIRGINIA’S STARTERS Feb. 10 Iowa State * W, 57-47 Feb. 13 at #20/24 Oklahoma State * L, 63-51 P # Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% APG Feb. 17 #20/21 Oklahoma * W, 63-55 G 12 Chania RAY 5-8 So. Alexandria, Va. 4.6 2.0 30.4 27.1 2.2 Feb. 21 at #8/7 Texas * (FSN) L, 73-50 G 22 Katrina PARDEE 5-9 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas 5.9 1.9 33.3 28.7 0.9 Feb. 24 TCU * (ROOT SPORTS) W, 83-72 G 23 Bria HOLMES 6-1 Sr. New Haven, Conn. 16.8 4.1 48.5 32.4 3.7 F 32 Arielle ROBERSON 6-1 Sr. San Antonio, Texas 4.4 7.5 48.4 34.8 1.0 Feb. 27 #22 Oklahoma State * (ROOT SPORTS) W, 82-48 C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 8.2 8.1 58.9 - 0.3 Mar. 1 at Iowa State * W, 82-57 Mar. 5 vs. Kansas State (FSN) + W, 74-65 Mar. 6 vs. Texas (FS1) + L, 67-51 QUICK HITTERS Mar. 18 vs. Princeton (ESPN2) ! W, 74-65 Mar. 20 at Ohio State (ESPN2) ! L, 88-81 • With 11 newcomers, No. 23/25 West Virginia fi nished above expectations with a 25-10 overall ^ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s record and a third-place 12-6 fi nish in the Big 12. Challenge ( Spokane, Wash./Uncasville, Conn.) • The Mountaineers made their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance and the ninth under coach # Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic (Charleston, W.Va.) $ Florida Sunshine Classic (Winter Park, Fla.) Mike Carey. West Virginia has reached the postseason a school-record 10 consecutive years. * Big 12 Conference Game • In April, senior Bria Holmes became the program’s highest draft pick, as the Atlanta Dream + Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) ! NCAA First and Second Rounds (Columbus, Ohio) selected her 11th overall in fi rst round of the 2016 WNBA Draft. All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change • Tynice Martin was tabbed the 2016 Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Martin, also a member of the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, was named a fi nalist for the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. MEDIA CONTACT: • No. 6-seed West Virginia (25-9) recorded its ninth NCAA Championship First Round victory with Russell Luna/Associate Director a 74-65 win over No. 11-seed Princeton on March 18. Email: [email protected] • For the fi rst time in program history, West Virginia won a NCAA Statistical Award after averaging Offi ce: (304) 293-2821 Cell: (304) 290-6236 6.5 blocked shots per game to lead the nation. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2015-16 NUMERICAL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS WVU OPP Scoring .............................2470 ...............2054 Per Game ..............................70.6 ...................58.7 Scoring Margin ...................+11.9 ....................- Scoring Defense ....................58.7 ...................70.6 Field Goals-Att ...............911-2066 ....... 733-2071 Field Goal % ................ .441 ............... .354 Field Goal Defense ... .354 ............... .441 3-Pt FG-Att .....................213-668 ......... 151-514 3-Pt FG % ..............................319 .................. .294 3-Pt FG Per Game...................6.1 .....................4.3 3-Pt FG Defense .....................294 .................. .319 Free Throws ....................435-650 ......... 437-623 FT Percentage ...................... .669 .................. .701 FT Made Per Game ................12.4 ...................12.5 No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School Rebounds .........................1442 ...............1217 1 Lauren Saiki SAY-kee G 5-3 Fr. Monterey Park, Calif. Mark Keppel Per Game ..............................41.2 ...................34.8 2 Alexis Brewer G 5-9 Fr. Buff alo, Ky. Bardstown Margin .................................+6.4 .....................- 3 Olivia Seggie SEG-ee G 5-3 Fr. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown Assists ...............................502 ................ 334 5 Tynice Martin TIE-neece G 5-10 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. SW Atlanta Christian Aca. Per Game ..............................14.3 ....................9.5 11 Teana Muldrow tee-AH-nuh MULL-droh F 6-1 So. East Orange, N.J. East Orange Turnovers ..........................582 ................ 557 12 Chania Ray shuh-NYE-uh G 5-8 So. Alexandria, Va. Florida State Per Game ..............................16.6 ...................15.9 14 Yassemeen Sa’Dullah yazz-MEEN suh-DOO-luh G 5-7 Fr. Burbank, Calif. Burbank Margin ..................................-0.7 ......................- 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Academy of the Holy Cross Assist/TO Ratio .......................0.9 .....................0.6 20 Desiree Rhodes DEZ-uh-ray P 6-1 Jr. Aurora, Ill. Wabash Valley College Steals ................................275 ................ 246 21 Jessica Morton G 5-10 Sr. Augusta, Ga. Gulf Coast State Per Game .......................7.9 ..................7.0 22 Katrina Pardee par-DEE G 5-9 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas Vista Ridge Blocks ...............................226 ................102 23 Bria Holmes BREE-uh G 6-1 Sr. New Haven, Conn. James Hillhouse Per Game .......................6.5 ..................2.9 24 Anja Martin ANN-juh F/G 5-11 Fr. San Antonio, Texas John Paul Stevens Win/Loss Streak ..................L1 ..................W1 32 Arielle Roberson ARE-ee-ell RAH-bur-son F 6-1 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Colorado 45 Marlena Schmidt F 6-6 Fr. Eighty Four, Pa. Ringgold AWARD WINNERS Head Coach: Mike Carey Associate Head Coach: Chester Nichols Assistant Coaches: Sharrona Reaves, Lester Rowe Bria Holmes Senior CLASS Award All-America 2nd Team ANOTHER NCAA APPEARANCE HOLMES ACHIEVES HER DREAM AP All-America Honorable Mention • West Virginia made its 11th NCAA • Bria Holmes became the highest WBCA All-America Honorable Mention Championship appearance and the fi rst Mountaineer drafted in the WNBA with WBCA All-Region 3 Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team since being a No. 2-seed in 2014. her 11th overall selection in the fi rst Senior CLASS Award Finalist • WVU made a school-record 10th round by the Atlanta Dream. The previous Academic All-Big 12 Second Team consecutive postseason appearance and highest pick was Asya Bussie’s 15th WVU NAACP Female Athlete of the Year has reached the postseason 12 times in overall selection in the second round by Preseason All-Big 12 15 seasons under Mike Carey. the Minnesota Lynx. Naismith Trophy Watch List Wooden Award Watch List • Carey’s squads have reached the NCAA • The guard led WVU with 16.8 points Hall of Fame Challenge MVP Tournament nine times and participated and 3.7 assists per game and tallied 589 WVU SA of the Week (Nov. 30) in the Women’s National Invitation points with 145 rebounds in 35 contests. Florida Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team Tournament three times. • With her 21 points against Ohio State Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 29) • The Mountaineers were a No. 6-seed for on March 20, Holmes became the third NCAA Weekly Starting Five (March 2) the fi rst time in program history. Mountaineer in program history to reach Tynice Martin • WVU is 9-11 all-time in NCAA Tournament the 2,000-point plateau. USBWA National Freshman of the Year Finalist games and is 7-9 under Mike Carey. Big 12 Freshman of the Year • No. 6-seed West Virginia defeated No. Big 12 All-Freshman Team 11-seed Princeton, 74-65, in the NCAA YOUTHFUL SUCCESS WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Dec.