2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball
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Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	15–16 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach	Kelly Cole (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Ganiyat Adeduntan
Assistant coach	Mike Leflar
Assistant coach	Kindyll Dorsey
Home arena	Cabot Center

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 represents the Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Kelly Cole, play their home games at the Cabot Center and 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 High school/previous college Home town G 1 Zoe Zwerling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Henry M. Gunn Palo Alto, CA G 2 Tiffany Montagne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jackson Memorial HS Jackson, NJ G 3 Loren Lassiter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Castro Valley, CA G 4 Claudia Oritz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So San Jorge Academy Ole Miss Carolina, PR G 10 Kazzidy Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's College Lanham, MD G 20 Jess Genco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Scranton Prep Scranton, PA G 22 Te'Erica Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Lovett School Atlanta, GA G/F 23 Samantha DeFreese 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Berkshire School Bergenfield, NJ F 24 Gabriella Giacone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY C 30 Briana Schnare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Wachusetts Regional HS Manhattan Holden, MA F 32 Maureen Taggart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Tilton School Wallingford, VT C 33 Francesca Salley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East HS Denver, CO	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, MA
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM		at Siena	W 70–67	2–0	Alumni Recreation Center (1,064) Loudonville, NY
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 60–49	3–0	Cabot Center (287) Boston, MA
11/27/2015* 3:00 PM		vs. Missouri Saint Mary's Classic	L 56–69	3–1	McKeon Pavilion (175) Moraga, CA
11/28/2015* 3:00 PM		vs. Fresno State Saint Mary's Classic	L 55–69	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (101) Moraga, CA
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at New Hampshire	W 66–54	4–2	Lundholm Gym (184) Durham, NH
12/04/2015* 12:00 PM		Maine	W 56–44	5–2	Cabot Center (1,004) Boston, MA
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM		Quinnipiac	L 60–71	5–3	Cabot Center (732) Boston, MA
12/18/2015* 8:00 PM, ASN		#24 Michigan State Northeastern Winter Showdown	L 52–77	5–4	Matthews Arena (1,869) Boston, MA
12/21/2015* 2:00 PM		Canisius	L 57–68	5–5	Cabot Center (248) Boston, MA
12/28/2015* 2:00 PM		Boston College	L 45–71	5–6	Cabot Center (327) Boston, MA
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 PM		Towson	L 71–72	5–7 (0–1)	Cabot Center (403) Boston, MA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM		at Drexel	W 73–65	6–7 (1–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (570) Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2016 2:00 PM		at Delaware	L 52–59	6–8 (1–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,528) Newark, DE
01/15/2016 7:00 PM		William & Mary	W 69–68 OT	7–8 (2–2)	Cabot Center (296) Boston, MA
01/17/2016 2:00 PM		at James Madison	L 62–85	7–9 (2–3)	JMU Convocation Center (2,227) Harrionsburg, VA
01/22/2016 12:00 PM		at Hofstra	L 50–75	7–10 (2–4)	Hofstra Arena (1,875) Hempstead, NY
01/25/2016 7:00 PM		Drexel	L 49–53	7–11 (2–5)	Cabot Center (319) Boston, MA
01/29/2016 7:00 PM		Elon	L 54–56	7–12 (2–6)	Cabot Center (344) Boston, MA
01/31/2016 2:00 PM		at William & Mary	L 62–69	7–13 (2–7)	Kaplan Arena (416) Williamsburg, VA
02/05/2016 6:30 PM		at College of Charleston	W 52–49	8–13 (3–7)	TD Arena (112) Charleston, SC
02/07/2016 2:00 PM		James Madison	L 52–61	8–14 (3–8)	Cabot Center (312) Boston, MA
02/12/2016 7:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington	W 72–66	9–14 (4–8)	Trask Coliseum (374) Wilmington, DE
02/14/2016 2:00 PM		at Elon	W 67–61	10–14 (5–8)	Alumni Gym (402) Hempstead, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 PM		Delaware	W 57–54	11–14 (6–8)	Cabot Center (384) Boston, MA
02/21/2016 2:00 PM		UNC Wilmington	W 69–52	12–14 (7–8)	Cabot Center (326) Boston, MA
02/26/2016 7:00 PM		College of Charleston	W 78–66	13–14 (8–8)	Cabot Center (258) Boston, MA
02/28/2016 2:00 PM		at Towson	W 81–63	14–14 (9–8)	SECU Arena (525) Towson, MD
03/02/2016 7:00 PM		Hofstra	L 64–71	14–15 (9–9)	Cabot Center (335) Boston, MA
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, MD
03/11/2016 3:30 PM, CSN		vs. Drexel Semifinals	L 45–58	15–16	Show Place Arena (1,218) Upper Marlboro, MD
*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