2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	15–16 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach	Kelly Cole (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ganiyat Adeduntan Mike Leflar Kindyll Dorsey
Home arena	Cabot Center Matthews 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 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represented the Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Kelly Cole, played their home games at the Cabot Center with one game at Matthews Arena. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 CAA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Towson.

Roster

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zoe Zwerling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Henry M. Gunn Palo Alto, California G 3 Loren Lassiter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Castro Valley, California G 4 Claudia Oritz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So San Jorge Academy Ole Miss Carolina, PR G 20 Jess Genco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Scranton Prep Scranton, Pennsylvania G 22 Te'Erica Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Lovett School Atlanta G/F 23 Samantha DeFreese 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Berkshire School Bergenfield, New Jersey F 24 Gabriella Giacone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, New York C 30 Briana Schnare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Wachusetts Regional HS Manhattan Holden, Massachusetts F 32 Maureen Taggart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Tilton School Wallingford, Vermont C 33 Francesca Salley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East HS Denver, Colorado	Head coach Kelly Cole (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State) Mike Leflar (Boston College) Kindyll Dorsey (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:00 pm		at Boston University	W 77–44	1–0	Case Gym (1,464) Boston
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		at Siena	W 70–67	2–0	Alumni Recreation Center (1,064) Loudonville, New York
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 60–49	3–0	Cabot Center (287) Boston,
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Missouri Saint Mary's Classic	L 56–69	3–1	McKeon Pavilion (175) Moraga, California
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Fresno State Saint Mary's Classic	L 55–69	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (101) Moraga, California
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at New Hampshire	W 66–54	4–2	Lundholm Gym (184) Durham, New Hampshire
12/04/2015* 12:00 pm		Maine	W 56–44	5–2	Cabot Center (1,004) Boston
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	L 60–71	5–3	Cabot Center (732) Boston
12/18/2015* 8:00 pm, ASN		No. 24 Michigan State Northeastern Winter Showdown	L 52–77	5–4	Matthews Arena (1,869) Boston
12/21/2015* 2:00 pm		Canisius	L 57–68	5–5	Cabot Center (248) Boston,
12/28/2015* 2:00 pm		Boston College	L 45–71	5–6	Cabot Center (327) Boston
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		Towson	L 71–72	5–7 (0–1)	Cabot Center (403) Boston
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 73–65	6–7 (1–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (570) Philadelphia
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 52–59	6–8 (1–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,528) Newark, Delaware
01/15/2016 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 69–68 OT	7–8 (2–2)	Cabot Center (296) Boston
01/17/2016 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 62–85	7–9 (2–3)	JMU Convocation Center (2,227) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/22/2016 12:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 50–75	7–10 (2–4)	Hofstra Arena (1,875) Hempstead, New York
01/25/2016 7:00 pm		Drexel	L 49–53	7–11 (2–5)	Cabot Center (319) Boston
01/29/2016 7:00 pm		Elon	L 54–56	7–12 (2–6)	Cabot Center (344) Boston
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 62–69	7–13 (2–7)	Kaplan Arena (416) Williamsburg, Virginia
02/05/2016 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 52–49	8–13 (3–7)	TD Arena (112) Charleston, South Carolina
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 52–61	8–14 (3–8)	Cabot Center (312) Boston
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 72–66	9–14 (4–8)	Trask Coliseum (374) Wilmington, Delaware
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		at Elon	W 67–61	10–14 (5–8)	Alumni Gym (402) Hempstead, New York
02/19/2016 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 57–54	11–14 (6–8)	Cabot Center (384) Boston
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 69–52	12–14 (7–8)	Cabot Center (326) Boston
02/26/2016 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 78–66	13–14 (8–8)	Cabot Center (258) Boston
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 81–63	14–14 (9–8)	SECU Arena (525) Towson, Maryland
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		Hofstra	L 64–71	14–15 (9–9)	Cabot Center (335) Boston
CAA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 7:30 pm, ASN		vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 65–54	15–15	Show Place Arena (1,147) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/11/2016 3:30 pm, CSN		vs. Drexel Semifinals	L 45–58	15–16	Show Place Arena (1,218) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team