2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren DeFalco
  • Tiffany Jones-Smart
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represent Seton Hall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third head coach Anthony Bozzella, play their home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to Duquesne in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 00 JaQuan Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Killeen, TX
F 1 Tabatha Richardson-Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bay City, TX
F 2 Tiffany Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr New York, NY
G 3 LaTecia Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Gardenia, CA
G 4 Kaity Healy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Colts Neck, NJ
G/F 5 Martha Kuderer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Eden Prairie, MN
G 10 Jordan Mosley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Orlando, FL
G 13 Samantha Bozzella 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So West Orange, NJ
F 14 Taylor Byrne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Massapequa, NY
G 15 Aleesha Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Philadelphia, PA
G/F 21 Kathleen Egan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Aberdeen, NJ
G 23 Tara Inman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Holmdal, NJ
G 24 Shakena Richardson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Neptune, NJ
C 25 Jordan Molyneaux 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Denver, CO
G/F 30 Claire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Andover, MN
C 35 Lubirdia Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 22 RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV 25 21 RV 25 24 23 20 RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR
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
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm 		Philadelphia W 71–47 
Walsh Gymnasium (571)
South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am, PSN 		Bryant W 93–57  1–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,132)
South Orange, NJ
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Rutgers W 77–49  2–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,628)
South Orange, NJ
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Princeton W 71–64  3–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,130)
South Orange, NJ
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's W 66–54  4–0
 Hagan Arena (921)
Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2015*
8:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington W 61–54  5–0
 College Park Center (836)
Arlington, TX
11/26/2015*
6:30 pm 		vs. NC State
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 58–55  6–0
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
9:00 pm 		vs. Northern Iowa
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 57–49  7–0
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm 		No. 22 at Georgia L 52–70  7–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,013)
Athens, GA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, PSN 		Fordham W 66–54  8–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,002)
South Orange, NJ
12/12/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Liberty W 92–56  9–1
 Vines Center (1,990)
Williamsburg, VA
12/20/2015*
12:00 pm, PSN 		Saint Peter's W 81–65  10–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (866)
South Orange, NJ
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence W 64–54  11–1 (1–0)
 Alumni Hall (525)
Providence, RI
12/31/2015
2:05 pm, BEDN 		at Creighton W 86–82  12–1 (2–0)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Marquette W 99–68  13–1 (3–0)
 Walsh Gymnasium (842)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, FS2 		No. 25 No. 24 DePaul L 74–86  13–2 (3–1)
 Walsh Gymnasium (851)
South Orange, NJ
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 25 at St. John's L 69–71  13–3 (3–2)
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Villanova L 45–55  13–4 (3–3)
 The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown W 83–75  14–4 (4–3)
 McDonough Gymnasium (541)
Washington, D.C.
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Xavier W 82–66  15–4 (5–3)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,145)
South Orange, NJ
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 98–77  16–4 (6–3)
 Walsh Gymnasium (809)
South Orange, NJ
01/29/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at No. 23 DePaul W 83–74  17–4 (7–3)
 Phillips-McGrath Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
01/31/2016
3:00 pm, BEDN 		at Marquette L 82–89  17–5 (7–4)
 Al McGuire Center (1,527)
Milwaukee, WI
02/07/2016
1:30 pm, FS1 		St. John's L 64–72  17–6 (7–5)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,697)
South Orange, NJ
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown L 65–73  17–7 (7–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (959)
South Orange, NJ
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		Villanova W 60–50  18–7 (8–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,231)
South Orange, NJ
02/19/2016
7:00 pm, FS2 		at Butler W 72–67  19–7 (9–6)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,079)
Indianapolis, IN
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier W 72–67  20–7 (10–6)
 Cintas Center (1,812)
Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Creighton W 77–71  21–7 (11–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (886)
South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN 		Providence W 71–54  22–7 (12–6)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,012)
South Orange, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
3:30 pm, FS2 		vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals 		W 93–86  23–7
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,884)
Chicago, IL
03/07/2016
4:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Creighton
Semifinals 		L 56–77  23–8
 McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
Big East Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(8 B) vs. (9 B) Duquesne
First Round 		L 76–97  23–9
 Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.