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
Conference	Big East Conference
2015–16 record	23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Anthony Bozzella (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Lauren DeFalco
Assistant coach	Tiffany Jones-Smart
Assistant coach	Christian Stefanopoulos
Home arena	Walsh Gymnasium

2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Jackson, JaQuanJaQuan Jackson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Killeen, TX
3.5 !F	1	Richardson-Smith, TabathaTabatha Richardson-Smith	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Bay City, TX
3.5 !F	2	Jones, TiffanyTiffany Jones	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	New York, NY
1.5 !G	3	Smith, LaTeciaLaTecia Smith	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Gardenia, CA
1.5 !G	4	Healy, KaityKaity Healy	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Colts Neck, NJ
2.5 !G/F	5	Kuderer, MarthaMartha Kuderer	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Eden Prairie, MN
1.5 !G	10	Mosley, JordanJordan Mosley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	13	Bozzella, SamanthaSamantha Bozzella	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	West Orange, NJ
3.5 !F	14	Byrne, TaylorTaylor Byrne	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Massapequa, NY
1.5 !G	15	Powell, AleeshaAleesha Powell	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Philadelphia, PA
2.5 !G/F	21	Egan, KathleenKathleen Egan	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.5 !RS So	Aberdeen, NJ
1.5 !G	23	Inman, TaraTara Inman	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Holmdal, NJ
1.5 !G	24	Richardson, ShakenaShakena Richardson	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Neptune, NJ
5.0 !C	25	Molyneaux, JordanJordan Molyneaux	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Denver, CO
2.5 !G/F	30	Lundberg, ClaireClaire Lundberg	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Andover, MN
5.0 !C	35	Gordon, LubirdiaLubirdia Gordon	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Vernon, NY

Head coach

Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Lauren DeFalco (Iona)
Tiffany Jones-Smart (Saint Peter's)
Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More)

Legend

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

Injured
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	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	#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	#25	#24 DePaul	L 74–86	13–2 (3–1)	Walsh Gymnasium (851) South Orange, NJ
01/09/2016 2:00 PM, BEDN	#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 #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		vs. Duquesne First Round	L 76–97	23–9	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/seha-w-baskbl-sched.html

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2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References