2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–19 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Sullivan; Jackie Smith; Sarah Eichler;
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	5	.848
Maine	15	–	1	.938	26	–	9	.743
UMBC	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Stony Brook	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Binghamton	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Hartford	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
New Hampshire	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Vermont	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
UMass Lowell*	1	–	15	.063	4	–	24	.143


† 2016 America East tournament winner As of March 20, 2016 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks were led by seventeenth year Women's Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Jennifer Rizzotti and played their home games in the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East women's tournament to Stony Brook.

On April 15, 2016, it was announced that Rizzotti had resigned from Hartford and accepted the coaching position at George Washington.^[1] She finished at Hartford with a 17-year record of 316–200.

Media

All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WWUH.

Roster

2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Deanna Mayza	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	The Hill School	Pennsburg, PA
F	4	Christie Michals	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Robinson Secondary	Fairfax, VA
G	5	Lindsey Abed	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Oakton	Oakton, VA
G	10	Mary Pattison	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Troy	Troy, NY
G	11	Katelyn Skinner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Homer Center	Homer City, PA
F	12	La'Trice Hall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart	Buffalo, NY
G/F	13	Kelly Douglass	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Clifton	Clifton, NJ
F	15	Darby Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Altoona Area	Altoona, PA
F	20	Jalay Knowles	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Ossining	Ossining, NY
G	23	Morgan Lumb	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	North Andover	North Andover, MA
F	24	Alyssa Reaves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Northwest Catholic	Bloomfield, CT
G	30	Mallory Shickora	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Mount Saint Dominic Academy	Little Falls, NJ
F	33	Janelle Harrison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Cromwell	Cromwell, CT

Head coach

Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Sullivan (Connecticut)
Jackie Smith (Hartford)
Sarah Eichler (Green Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Cornell	W 53–50	1–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (862) West Hartford, CT
11/15/2015* 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	W 68–67	2–0	William H. Pitt Center (312) Fairfield, CT
11/19/2015* 11:00 am	at Quinnipiac	L 69–71 ^OT	2–1	TD Bank Sports Center (1,329) Hamden, CT
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm	Lafayette	W 55–50	3–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (802) West Hartford, CT
11/25/2015* 12:00 pm	at Providence	L 50–69	3–2	Alumni Hall (802) Providence, RI
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm	at Michigan	L 47–83	3–3	Crisler Center (2,004) Ann Arbor, MI
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Central Connecticut Rivalry	W 49–41	4–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,402) West Hartford, CT
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm	at Boston College	L 28–62	4–4	Conte Forum (411) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm	Dartmouth	L 36–43	4–5	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (883) West Hartford, CT
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm	No. 21 Arizona State	L 29–60	4–6	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,822) West Hartford, CT
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 56–63	4–7	Mullins Center (256) Amherst, MA
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm	at George Washington	L 51–82	4–8	Charles E. Smith Center (915) Washington, D.C.
01/02/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 44–64	4–9	Alico Arena (2,217) Fort Myers, FL
America East regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	UMass Lowell	W 72–59	5–9 (1–0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (784) West Hartford, CT
01/13/2016 7:00 pm	Binghamton	L 47–53	5–10 (1–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (825) West Hartford, CT
01/16/2016 2:00 pm	at Vermont	W 51–47	6–10 (2–1)	Patrick Gym (481) Burlington, VT
01/18/2016 5:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 35–58	6–11 (2–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (816) Stony Brook, NY
01/21/2016 7:00 pm	UMBC	W 65–57	7–11 (3–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,012) West Hartford, CT
01/24/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3	New Hampshire	W 48–44	8–11 (4–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,091) West Hartford, CT
01/27/2016 7:00 pm	at Maine	L 43–61	8–12 (4–3)	Cross Insurance Center (1,559) Bangor, ME
01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Albany	L 41–78	8–13 (4–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,516) West Hartford, CT
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	at UMass Lowell	W 75–70 ^OT	9–13 (5–4)	Costello Athletic Center (449) Lowell, MA
02/08/2016 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	L 42–45	9–14 (5–5)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (816) West Hartford, CT
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	at Binghamton	W 41–39	10–14 (6–5)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,266) Vestal, NY
02/14/2016 2:00 pm	Vermont	W 52–50 ^OT	11–14 (7–5)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,440) West Hartford, CT
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	at UMBC	L 51–58	11–15 (7–6)	Retriever Activities Center (486) Catonsville, MD
02/20/2016 1:00 pm	at New Hampshire	L 42–53	11–16 (7–7)	Lundholm Gym (384) Durham, NH
02/24/2016 7:00 pm	Maine	L 44–50	11–17 (7–8)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,091) West Hartford, CT
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Albany	L 39–84	11–18 (7–9)	SEFCU Arena (1,647) Albany, NY
America East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 2:15 pm, ESPN3	vs. Stony Brook Quarterfinals	L 42–60	11–19	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Jennifer Rizzotti hired as head coach at George Washington". April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "Jennifer Rizzotti hired as head coach at George Washington". April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[2] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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Rivalries	Central Connecticut
People	Head coaches
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