2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats Villanova Wildcats logo.svg 150 Big East Conference Big East 20–12 12–6 Harry Perretta 38th Joe Mullaney Laura Kurz Shanette Lee The Pavilion Lehigh Christmas City Classic Champions WNIT Second Round The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Harry Perretta, 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 w 2015 Villanova Wildcats y y w Bridget Herlihy n 1 F 6 2 FR Braintree, MA Braintree w Alex Louin n 2 G 6 0 SO Doylestown, PA Mount St. Joseph Academy W w Karlie Crispin n 4 G 5 6 JR Pitman, NJ Pitman w Caroline Coyer n 5 G 5 10 SR Oak Hill, VA Oakton w Katherine Coyer n 10 G 5 11 SR Oak Hill, VA Oakton w Jordan Dillard n 11 G 6 0 JR Conyers, GA Decatur w Megan Quinn n 12 C 6 2 SO Berwyn, PA Episcopal Academy w Kate Brunori n 20 F 5 10 SR Hilton Head, SC Hilton Head Prep w Jannah Tucker n 21 G/F 6 0 SO Baltimore, MD New Town w Kendall Burton n 22 G 5 8 SR Newton Highlands, MA Newton South w Brandi Teague n 25 F 6 2 JR y Davie, FL American Heritage w Adrianna Hahn n 31 G 5 6 FR Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy w Samantha Wilkes n 32 F 6 1 JR Fair Lawn, NJ Immaculate Heart Academy w Kavunaa Edwards n 35 F 6 0 SR Pickerington, OH Pickerington North w Grace Stant n 45 G 6 0 FR Fair Haven, NJ Rumson Fair Haven Harry Perretta (Lycoming) Joe Mullaney (Providence) Laura Kurz (Villanova) Shanette Lee (Villanova) http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nova-w-baskbl-mtt.html Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 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 http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nova-w-baskbl-sched.html Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Villanova University Official Athletic Site 2015-11-10 2014-10-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018010520/http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nova-w-baskbl-sched.html dead 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Exhibition 11/09/2015 7:00 pm yes Bloomsburg The Pavilion Villanova, PA 409 78–51 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 5:00 pm yes yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC 1,211 ESPN3 64–70 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Loyola (MD) The Pavilion Villanova, PA 809 67–55 1–1 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's The Pavilion Villanova, PA 1,151 55–49 2–1 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Drexel Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals 473 67–55 3–1 11/29/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship 652 65–44 4–1 12/02/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 725 55–61 4–2 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Sacramento State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA Cal Classic semifinals   78–54 5–2 12/06/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Saint Mary's Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA Cal Classic championship   60–67 5–3 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 976 70–78 5–4 12/20/2015 1:00 pm yes yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 278 67–56 6–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East regular season 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 530 BEDN 57–45 7–4 (1–0) 12/31/2015 2:00 pm yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 918 BEDN 67–74 OT 7–5 (1–1) 01/03/2016 1:00 pm Providence The Pavilion Villanova, PA 1,141 BEDN 67–39 8–5 (2–1) 01/05/2016 7:00 pm Creighton The Pavilion Villanova, PA 509 BEDN 62–65 8–6 (2–2) 01/08/2016 8:00 pm yes Marquette Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI 1,257 BEDN 82–75 9–6 (3–2) 01/10/2016 4:00 pm yes DePaul 24 Phillips-McGrath Arena Chicago, IL 2,044 CBSSN 64–60 10–6 (4–2) 01/15/2016 7:00 pm Seton Hall The Pavilion Villanova, PA 909 BEDN 55–45 11–6 (5–2) 01/17/2016 1:00 pm St. John's The Pavilion Villanova, PA 1,059 BEDN 58–54 12–6 (6–2) 01/24/2016 1:00 pm Georgetown The Pavilion Villanova, PA 335 FS2 51–57 12–7 (6–3) 01/26/2016 7:00 pm yes Penn The Pavilion Villanova, PA 809 66–46 13–7 01/29/2016 8:00 pm yes Creighton D. 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Sokol Arena Omaha, NE 1,327 FS1 48–53 13–8 (6–4) 01/31/2016 1:00 pm yes Providence Alumni Hall Providence, RI 352 BEDN 76–47 14–8 (7–4) 02/05/2016 11:30 am DePaul The Pavilion Villanova, PA 641 BEDN 47–75 14–9 (7–5) 02/07/2016 1:00 pm Marquette The Pavilion Villanova, PA 1,009 BEDN 81–60 15–9 (8–5) 02/12/2016 8:00 pm yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 2,951 FS1 71–59 16–9 (9–5) 02/14/2016 2:00 pm yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 1,231 BEDN 50–60 16–10 (9–6) 02/21/2016 12:00 pm yes Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 1,109 BEDN 63–60 17–10 (10–6) 02/26/2016 9:00 pm Xavier The Pavilion Villanova, PA 541 FS1 58–55 18–10 (11–6) 02/28/2016 1:00 pm Butler The Pavilion Villanova, PA 901 BEDN 66–46 19–10 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Women's Tournament 03/06/2016 1:00 pm yes Creighton McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL Quarterfinals   FS2 48–57 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Liberty The Pavilion Villanova, PA First Round 305 67–51 20–11 03/19/2016 6:00 pm yes Hofstra The Pavilion Villanova, PA Second Round 327 74–82 20–12 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team References Category:Villanova Wildcats women's basketball seasons Villanova Villanova Villanova Villanova