2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Northeast Conference NEC 7–22 4–14 John Thurston 4th Dionne Dodson 8th Kaitlyn Vican 5th Ranait Griff 1st Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team was a member of the Northeast Conference. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by John Thurston, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the Terriers. The previous year, the Terriers won the programs first NEC Tournament and participated in their first NCAA Tournament. For this season, the Terriers returned only one starter from last season and had 7 freshman joining the program. The Terriers finished 7–22 overall and 4–14 in conference play. The Terriers failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament with their 9th-place finish. Maria Palarino was selected to the All-NEC Rookie Team and Leah Fechko was named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the All-NEC First Team. In addition on January 11, 2016, Fechko became the 16th member of the St. Francis Brooklyn women's basketball 1,000 points club. She is currently the Terriers' eighth all-time leading scorer with 1,216 points. The guard was the first player (men's or women's) to score 1,000 points, record 800 rebounds, 200 assists, and 200 steals in a career. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women w Leah Fechko 12 G 5 8 SR C Twinsburg, Ohio w Taylor Watson 3 G 5 8 SR C Southampton, New Jersey w Olivia Levey 35 F 6 0 JR Seymour, Connecticut w Rachel Iozzia 11 G 5 10 JR Bayville, New Jersey w Blair Arthur 1 G 5 6 SO Allegan, Michigan w Becky Pund 5 G 5 7 SO Audubon, New Jersey w Alex Delaney 14 F 5 10 SO Sydney, Australia w Cassidy Derda 15 F 6 2 SO South Burlington, Vermont w Etta Andersen 4 G 5 9 FR Copenhagen, Denmark w Maria Palarino 23 F 5 10 FR Irwin, Pennsylvania w Kat Phipps 24 G 5 6 FR Spring Lake, New Jersey w Dana DiRenzo 32 G 5 10 FR Hammonton, New Jersey w Mia Ehling 33 G 5 8 FR Holmdel, New Jersey w Lorraine Hickman 34 F 6 0 FR Floral Park, New York w Tori Wagner 40 F 6 2 FR Freehold, New Jersey John Thurston (Seton Hall '70) Dionne Dodson (Muskingum '97) Kaitlyn Vican (Fordham '11) Ranait Griff (Fordham '13) https://sfcathletics.com/roster.aspx?roster=167&path=wbasket November 9, 2015 Schedule 2015-2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball schedule http://www.sfcathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbasket& SFCAthletics.com 9 November 2015 no 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 15, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA Fechko 16 Levey, Direnzo 4 Fechko 4 854   51–89St. Francis (BKN) Terriers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets-Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400827801 ESPN.com 15 November 2015 0–1 November 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes no women 2015-16 Rider University Rider Broncs Rider Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 23 Fechko 11 Palarino 4 355 59–71St. Francis Brooklyn vs Rider Broncs- Box Score http://www.sfcathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?id=4701&path=wbasket SFCAthletics.com 19 November 2015 0–2 November 22, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes no women 2015-16 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peahens Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ Palarino, Arthur 9 Fechko 8 Fechko 3 324 40–44St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers at Saint Peter's Peahens http://www.sfcathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wbasket&id=4702 SFCAthletics.com 22 November 2015 0–3 November 27, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT TD Bank Classic semifinals Fechko 14 Fechko, Direnzo 7 3 tied 3 575   59–55 1–3 November 28, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Georgetown Patrick Gym Burlington, VT TD Bank Classic championship Direnzo 10 Palarino 5 Fechko 4 461   52–74 1–4 December 4, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA Pund 12 Fechko 10 Fechko 5 428 59–77 1–5 December 8, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Army Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 17 Fechko 10 Phipps 3 200   35–74 1–6 December 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no women 2015-16 Manhattan College Manhattan Lady Jaspers Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY Fechko 19 Fechko 10 Fechko 6 207   53–61 1–7 December 22, 2015 1:00 pm yes no Loyola (MD) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Palarino, Levey 13 Fechko 15 Fechko 8 150   64–54 2–7 December 29, 2015 3:00 pm yes yes no women 2015-16 Monmouth University Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ Monmouth Holiday Tournament Palarino 15 Direnzo, Fechko 9 Fechko 4 937   54–63 2–8 December 30, 2015 1:00 pm yes no Norfolk State Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ Monmouth Holiday Tournament Palarino 17 Direnzo 8 Iozzia 5   59–55 3–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Northeast Conference Regular Season January 2, 2016 1:00 pm yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ Delaney 15 Fechko 8 Fechko 4 126   61–65 3–9 (0–1) January 4, 2016 4:00 pm yes no women 2015-16 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD Fechko 25 Levey 6 Fechko 4 253   56–66 3–10 (0–2) January 9, 2016 1:00 pm no women 2015-16 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 19 Fechko 11 Iozzia 3 203   53–62 3–11 (0–3) January 11, 2016 7:00 pm no women 2015-16 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 20 Fechko 10 Fechko 5 155   76–83 3–12 (0–4) January 16, 2016 1:00 pm no women 2015-16 Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 24 Fechko 6 Levey 3 485   51–68 3–13 (0–5) January 18, 2016 1:00 pm no women 2015-16 Bryant University Bryant Bulldogs Bryant Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Levey, Watson 8 Fechko 7 Palarino 3 215   42–70 3–14 (0–6) January 23, 2016 5:00 pm yes no women 2015-16 Long Island University LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY Fechko 21 Fechko 8 Iozzia 6 117 ESPN3 71–51 4–14 (1–6) January 25, 2016 7:00 pm yes no women 2015-16 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Fechko 16 Fechko 15 Phipps 4 708 ESPN3 53–70 4–15 (1–7) January 30, 2016 1:00 pm yes no women 2015-16 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT Levey 23 Levey 12 Fechko 8 853   61–65 OT 4–16 (1–8) February 1, 2016 7:00 pm no Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 23 Fechko 17 Fechko 5 305   78–82 OT 4–17 (1–9) February 6, 2016 1:00 pm yes no Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT Delaney 17 Fechko 9 Fechko, Pund 3 306   55–63 4–18 (1–10) February 8, 2016 7:00 pm no Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 25 Fechko 13 Palarino 5 225   88–78 5–18 (2–10) February 13, 2016 1:00 pm no LIU Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn Derda 16 Derda 7 Phipps 6   62–65 OT 5–19 (2–11) February 15, 2016 1:00 pm yes no Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Arthur 12 Fechko, Arthur 6 Fechko 3 215   58–57 6–19 (3–11) February 20, 2016 1:00 pm yes no Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA Fechko 20 Palarino 9 Delaney 7 1,004   72–65 OT 7–19 (4–11) February 22, 2016 7:00 pm yes no Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA Fechko 27 Derda 9 Delaney 5 571   68–85 7–20 (4–12) February 27, 2016 1:00 pm no Mount St. Mary's Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Fechko 16 Fechko, Palarino 6 3 tied 2 215   40–57 7–21 (4–13) February 29, 2016 7:00 pm no Central Connecticut Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Delaney 16 Fechko 9 Fechko 6 200   61–67 7–22 (4–14) AP Poll, Eastern Time. See also 2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team References Saint Francis Brooklyn Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball seasons Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball