2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
Lehigh Christmas City Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
2015–16 record	20–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Harry Perretta (37th year)
Assistant coach	Joe Mullaney
Assistant coach	Laura Kurz
Assistant coach	Shanette Lee
Home arena	The Pavilion

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 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-seventh 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 Home town F 1 Herlihy, BridgetBridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Braintree Braintree, MA G 2 Louin, AlexAlex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA G 4 Crispin, KarlieKarlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pitman Pitman, NJ G 5 Coyer, CarolineCaroline Coyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Oakton Oak Hill, VA G 10 Coyer, KatherineKatherine Coyer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Oakton Oak Hill, VA G 11 Dillard, JordanJordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Decatur Conyers, GA C 12 Quinn, MeganMegan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Episcopal Academy Berwyn, PA F 20 Brunori, KateKate Brunori 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hilton Head Prep Hilton Head, SC G/F 21 Tucker, JannahJannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So New Town Baltimore, MD G 22 Burton, KendallKendall Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Newton South Newton Highlands, MA F 25 Teague, BrandiBrandi Teague 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr American Heritage Davie, FL G 31 Hahn, AdriannaAdrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE F 32 Wilkes, SamanthaSamantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Immaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ F 35 Edwards, KavunaaKavunaa Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH G 45 Stant, GraceGrace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rumson Fair Haven Pickerington, OH	Head coach Harry Perretta (Lycoming) Assistant coach(es) Joe Mullaney (Providence) Laura Kurz (Villanova) Shanette Lee (Villanova) 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	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

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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 #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

• 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nova-w-baskbl-sched.html