2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 25–9 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (10th year)
Assistant coach Faisal Khan
Assistant coach Denise King
Assistant coach Michael Gibson
Home arena Hofstra Arena
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 1   .944     27 6   .818
Hofstra 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Drexel 13 5   .722     19 14   .576
Elon 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
Delaware 10 8   .556     16 15   .516
Northeastern 9 9   .500     15 16   .484
William & Mary 6 12   .333     15 15   .500
College of Charleston 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167     7 23   .233
Towson 3 15   .167     7 24   .226
2016 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by tenth year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, play their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Northeastern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals

Previous season

They finished last season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2015 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Penn.

Roster

2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Loftus, KellyKelly Loftus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mount Vernon Alexandria, Virginia
G 1 Jackson, AsiaAsia Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Peekskill Peekskill, New York
G 2 Durant, AshunaeAshunae Durant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bloomfield Tech Newark, New Jersey
G 3 Epps, SydniSydni Epps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Springside Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G 11 Luciano, KrystalKrystal Luciano 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Colegio San Antonio San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 12 Faulk, DariusDarius Faulk 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Nazareth/West Virginia Hempstead, New York
G 13 Leon, AleanaAleana Leon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Ponce, Puerto Rico
G 20 White, AnjieAnjie White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Sanford School/George Washington Newark, Delaware
G 21 King-Gilchrist, JakelleJakelle King-Gilchrist 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Teaneck/Florida State Teaneck, New Jersey
G 22 Askin, OliviaOlivia Askin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Shawnee Medford, New Jersey
F 24 Thomas-Palmer, DeeDee Thomas-Palmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr William Penn Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Minott, KaylaKayla Minott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Peter Catholic High School Ottawa, Ontario
C 34 Dongmo, MaevaMaeva Dongmo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr College Les Sapins/ASA College Dschang, Cameroon
Head coach

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (North Carolina State)

Assistant coach(es)

Faisal Khan (UMBC)
Denise King (Rhode Island)
Michael Gibson (Boston C)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
5:00 PM
Navy W 65–63  1–0
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Stony Brook W 71–66  2–0
Hofstra Arena (315)
Hempstead, NY

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
at American W 60–51  3–0
Bender Arena (307)
Washington, D.C.

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
at Fairfield W 67–53  4–0
Alumni Hall (136)
Fairfield, CT

11/27/2015*
1:15 PM
vs. No. 7 Oregon State
San Juan Shootout
L 50–73  4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR

11/28/2015*
11:00 AM
vs. Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout
W 82–40  5–1
Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Buffalo W 79–36  6–1
Hofstra Arena (157)
Hempstead, NY

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 75–62  7–1
Hofstra Arena (143)
Hempstead, NY

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
at Massachusetts L 56–57  7–2
Mullins Center (226)
Amherst, MA

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
at Marist W 71–67  8–2
McCann Field House (1,352)
Poughkeepsie, NY

12/30/2015*
3:00 PM
at Delaware State W 66–49  9–2
Memorial Hall (181)
Dover, DE
CAA regular season

01/03/2016
2:00 PM
Delaware W 58–49  10–2 (1–0)
Hofstra Arena (215)
Hempstead, NY

01/08/2016
7:00 PM
at Elon L 60–61  10–3 (1–1)
Alumni Gym (413)
Elon, NC

01/10/2016
2:00 PM
at College of Charleston W 62–58  11–3 (2–1)
TD Arena (132)
Charleston SC

01/15/2016
11:30 AM
at UNC Wilmington W 68–64  12–3 (3–1)
Trask Coliseum (3,639)
Wilmington, NC

01/17/2016
1:00 PM, ASN
William & Mary W 75–45  13–3 (4–1)
Hofstra Arena (252)
Hempstead, NY

01/22/2016
12:00 PM
Northeastern W 75–50  14–3 (5–1)
Hofstra Arena (1,875)
Hempstead, NY

01/24/2016
2:00 PM
Towson W 64–60  15–3 (6–1)
Hofstra Arena (145)
Hempstead, NY

01/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Drexel L 64–67  15–4 (6–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (521)
Philadelphia, PA

01/31/2016
2:00 PM
Elon W 59–49  16–4 (7–2)
Hofstra Arena (245)
Hempstead, NY

02/05/2016
7:00 PM
James Madison L 54–71  16–5 (7–3)
Hofstra Arena (905)
Hempstead, NY

02/07/2016
1:00 PM
at Towson W 74–56  17–5 (8–3)
SECU Arena (534)
Towson, MD

02/12/2016
7:00 PM
William & Mary W 61–53  18–5 (9–3)
Kaplan Arena (479)
Williamsburg, VA

02/14/2016
1:00 PM, ASN
at James Madison L 42–57  18–6 (9–4)
JMU Convocation Center (4,536)
Harrisonburg, VA

02/19/2016
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington W 62–38  19–6 (10–4)
Hofstra Arena (215)
Hempstead, NY

02/21/2016
2:00 PM
at Delaware L 47–54  19–7 (10–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,929)
Newark, DE

02/26/2016
7:00 PM
Drexel W 61–54  20–7 (11–5)
Hofstra Arena (258)
Hempstead, NY

02/28/2016
2:00 PM
College of Charleston W 66–54  21–7 (12–5)
Hofstra Arena (480)
Hempstead, NY

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
at Northeastern W 71–64  22–7 (13–5)
Cabot Center (335)
Boston, MA
CAA Women's Tournament

03/17/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
vs. Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 54–65  22–8
Show Place Arena (1,147)
Upper Marlboro, MD
WNIT

03/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Harvard
First Round
W 76–50  23–8
Hofstra Arena (219)
Hempstead, NY

03/19/2016*
6:00 PM
at Villanova
Second Round
W 82–74  24–8
The Pavilion (327)
Villanova, PA

03/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Virginia
Third Round
W 65–57  25–8
Hofstra Arena (344)
Hempstead, NY

03/28/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals
L 46–61  25–9
Alico Arena (3,307)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

References

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