2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represent Seton Hall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third head coach Anthony Bozzella, play their home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to Duquesne in the first round.

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren DeFalco
  • Tiffany Jones-Smart
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 DePaul*162 .889279 .750
Seton Hall126 .667239 .719
Villanova126 .6672012 .625
St. John's117 .6112310 .697
Georgetown99 .5001614 .533
Marquette99 .5001416 .467
Xavier810 .4441713 .567
Creighton810 .4441718 .486
Butler414 .2221021 .323
Providence117 .056524 .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G00JaQuan Jackson5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrKilleen, TX
F1Tabatha Richardson-Smith6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrBay City, TX
F2Tiffany Jones6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrNew York, NY
G3LaTecia Smith5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrGardenia, CA
G4Kaity Healy5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrColts Neck, NJ
G/F5Martha Kuderer5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrEden Prairie, MN
G10Jordan Mosley5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrOrlando, FL
G13Samantha Bozzella5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoWest Orange, NJ
F14Taylor Byrne6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrMassapequa, NY
G15Aleesha Powell5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)RS SrPhiladelphia, PA
G/F21Kathleen Egan5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SoAberdeen, NJ
G23Tara Inman5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrHolmdal, NJ
G24Shakena Richardson5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)RS SrNeptune, NJ
C25Jordan Molyneaux6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrDenver, CO
G/F30Claire Lundberg6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoAndover, MN
C35Lubirdia Gordon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrMount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
PhiladelphiaW 71–47 
Walsh Gymnasium (571)
South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am, PSN
BryantW 93–57 1–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,132)
South Orange, NJ
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2
RutgersW 77–49 2–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,628)
South Orange, NJ
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2
PrincetonW 71–64 3–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,130)
South Orange, NJ
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph'sW 66–54 4–0
Hagan Arena (921)
Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2015*
8:00 pm
at Texas–ArlingtonW 61–54 5–0
College Park Center (836)
Arlington, TX
11/26/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. NC State
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 58–55 6–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
9:00 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 57–49 7–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 22 at GeorgiaL 52–70 7–1
Stegeman Coliseum (3,013)
Athens, GA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, PSN
FordhamW 66–54 8–1
Walsh Gymnasium (1,002)
South Orange, NJ
12/12/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at LibertyW 92–56 9–1
Vines Center (1,990)
Williamsburg, VA
12/20/2015*
12:00 pm, PSN
Saint Peter'sW 81–65 10–1
Walsh Gymnasium (866)
South Orange, NJ
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN
at ProvidenceW 64–54 11–1 (1–0)
Alumni Hall (525)
Providence, RI
12/31/2015
2:05 pm, BEDN
at CreightonW 86–82 12–1 (2–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
MarquetteW 99–68 13–1 (3–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (842)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 25 No. 24 DePaulL 74–86 13–2 (3–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (851)
South Orange, NJ
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
No. 25 at St. John'sL 69–71 13–3 (3–2)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
at VillanovaL 45–55 13–4 (3–3)
The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at GeorgetownW 83–75 14–4 (4–3)
McDonough Gymnasium (541)
Washington, D.C.
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
XavierW 82–66 15–4 (5–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,145)
South Orange, NJ
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
ButlerW 98–77 16–4 (6–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (809)
South Orange, NJ
01/29/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 23 DePaulW 83–74 17–4 (7–3)
Phillips-McGrath Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
01/31/2016
3:00 pm, BEDN
at MarquetteL 82–89 17–5 (7–4)
Al McGuire Center (1,527)
Milwaukee, WI
02/07/2016
1:30 pm, FS1
St. John'sL 64–72 17–6 (7–5)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,697)
South Orange, NJ
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
GeorgetownL 65–73 17–7 (7–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (959)
South Orange, NJ
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
VillanovaW 60–50 18–7 (8–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,231)
South Orange, NJ
02/19/2016
7:00 pm, FS2
at ButlerW 72–67 19–7 (9–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,079)
Indianapolis, IN
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
at XavierW 72–67 20–7 (10–6)
Cintas Center (1,812)
Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
CreightonW 77–71 21–7 (11–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (886)
South Orange, NJ
02/28/2016
6:00 pm, BEDN
ProvidenceW 71–54 22–7 (12–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,012)
South Orange, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
3:30 pm, FS2
vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 93–86 23–7
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,884)
Chicago, IL
03/07/2016
4:00 pm, FS1
vs. Creighton
Semifinals
L 56–77 23–8
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
Big East Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 B) vs. (9 B) Duquesne
First Round
L 76–97 23–9
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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