2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
Lehigh Christmas City Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
  • Harry Perretta (38th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 DePaul* 16 – 2   .889 27 – 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Villanova 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
St. John's † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Marquette 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Xavier 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Creighton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 18   .486
Butler 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Providence 1 – 17   .056 5 – 24   .172
† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team is representing Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Harry Perretta, they played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Bucknell in the second.

Roster

2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Braintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
G 4 Karlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pitman Pitman, NJ
G 5 Caroline Coyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Oakton Oak Hill, VA
G 10 Katherine Coyer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Oakton Oak Hill, VA
G 11 Jordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Decatur Conyers, GA
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Episcopal Academy Berwyn, PA
F 20 Kate Brunori 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hilton Head Prep Hilton Head, SC
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So New Town Baltimore, MD
G 22 Kendall Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Newton South Newton Highlands, MA
F 25 Brandi Teague 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr American Heritage Davie, FL
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE
F 32 Samantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Immaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ
F 35 Kavunaa Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Bloomsburg W 78–51 
The Pavilion (409)
Villanova, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NC State L 64–70  0–1
 PNC Arena (1,211)
Raleigh, NC
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 67–55  1–1
 The Pavilion (809)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's W 55–49  2–1
 The Pavilion (1,151)
Villanova, PA
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm 		vs. Drexel
Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals 		W 67–55  3–1
 Stabler Arena (473)
Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2015*
2:30 pm 		at Lehigh
Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship 		W 65–44  4–1
 Stabler Arena (652)
Bethlehem, PA
12/02/2015*
5:00 pm 		at Temple L 55–61  4–2
 McGonigle Hall (725)
Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		vs. Sacramento State
Cal Classic semifinals 		W 78–54  5–2
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/06/2015*
6:00 pm 		vs. Saint Mary's
Cal Classic championship 		L 60–67  5–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm 		at George Washington L 70–78  5–4
 Charles E. Smith Center (976)
Washington, D.C.
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm 		at La Salle W 67–56  6–4
 Tom Gola Arena (278)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler W 57–45  7–4 (1–0)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (530)
Indianapolis, IN
12/31/2015
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier L 67–74 OT 7–5 (1–1)
 Cintas Center (918)
Cincinnati, OH
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Providence W 67–39  8–5 (2–1)
 The Pavilion (1,141)
Villanova, PA
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Creighton L 62–65  8–6 (2–2)
 The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
01/08/2016
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at Marquette W 82–75  9–6 (3–2)
 Al McGuire Center (1,257)
Milwaukee, WI
01/10/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 24 DePaul W 64–60  10–6 (4–2)
 Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,044)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Seton Hall W 55–45  11–6 (5–2)
 The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's W 58–54  12–6 (6–2)
 The Pavilion (1,059)
Villanova, PA
01/24/2016
1:00 pm, FS2 		Georgetown L 51–57  12–7 (6–3)
 The Pavilion (335)
Villanova, PA
01/26/2016*
7:00 pm 		Penn W 66–46  13–7
 The Pavilion (809)
Villanova, PA
01/29/2016
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 48–53  13–8 (6–4)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence W 76–47  14–8 (7–4)
 Alumni Hall (352)
Providence, RI
02/05/2016
11:30 am, BEDN 		DePaul L 47–75  14–9 (7–5)
 The Pavilion (641)
Villanova, PA
02/07/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Marquette W 81–60  15–9 (8–5)
 The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
02/12/2016
8:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's W 71–59  16–9 (9–5)
 Carnesecca Arena (2,951)
Queens, NY
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall L 50–60  16–10 (9–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,231)
South Orange, NJ
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown W 63–60  17–10 (10–6)
 McDonough Gymnasium (1,109)
Washington, D.C.
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 58–55  18–10 (11–6)
 The Pavilion (541)
Villanova, PA
02/28/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 66–46  19–10 (12–6)
 The Pavilion (901)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
1:00 pm, FS2 		vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals 		L 48–57  19–11
 McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		Liberty
First Round 		W 67–51  20–11
 The Pavilion (305)
Villanova, PA
03/19/2016*
6:00 pm 		Hofstra
Second Round 		L 74–82  20–12
 The Pavilion (327)
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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