2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–9 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Faisal Khan; Denise King; Michael Gibson;
Home arena	Hofstra Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by tenth year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Northeastern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

They finished last season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2015 CAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Penn.

Roster

2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kelly Loftus	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Mount Vernon	Alexandria, Virginia
G	1	Asia Jackson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Peekskill	Peekskill, New York
G	2	Ashunae Durant	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Bloomfield Tech	Newark, New Jersey
G	3	Sydni Epps	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Springside	Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G	11	Krystal Luciano	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Colegio San Antonio	San Juan, Puerto Rico
G	12	Darius Faulk	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Nazareth/West Virginia	Hempstead, New York
G	13	Aleana Leon	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus	Ponce, Puerto Rico
G	20	Anjie White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Sanford School/George Washington	Newark, Delaware
G	21	Jakelle King-Gilchrist	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Teaneck/Florida State	Teaneck, New Jersey
G	22	Olivia Askin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Shawnee	Medford, New Jersey
F	24	Dee Thomas-Palmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	William Penn Charter	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	33	Kayla Minott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. Peter Catholic High School	Ottawa, Ontario
C	34	Maeva Dongmo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	College Les Sapins/ASA College	Dschang, Cameroon

Head coach

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Faisal Khan (UMBC)
Denise King (Rhode Island)
Michael Gibson (Boston College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm	Navy	W 65–63	1–0	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	W 71–66	2–0	Hofstra Arena (315) Hempstead, NY
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm	at American	W 60–51	3–0	Bender Arena (307) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm	at Fairfield	W 67–53	4–0	Alumni Hall (136) Fairfield, CT
11/27/2015* 1:15 pm	vs. No. 7 Oregon State San Juan Shootout	L 50–73	4–1	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015* 11:00 am	vs. Coastal Carolina San Juan Shootout	W 82–40	5–1	Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Buffalo	W 79–36	6–1	Hofstra Arena (157) Hempstead, NY
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	W 75–62	7–1	Hofstra Arena (143) Hempstead, NY
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 56–57	7–2	Mullins Center (226) Amherst, MA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm	at Marist	W 71–67	8–2	McCann Field House (1,352) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/30/2015* 3:00 pm	at Delaware State	W 66–49	9–2	Memorial Hall (181) Dover, DE
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm	Delaware	W 58–49	10–2 (1–0)	Hofstra Arena (215) Hempstead, NY
01/08/2016 7:00 pm	at Elon	L 60–61	10–3 (1–1)	Alumni Gym (413) Elon, NC
01/10/2016 2:00 pm	at College of Charleston	W 62–58	11–3 (2–1)	TD Arena (132) Charleston SC
01/15/2016 11:30 am	at UNC Wilmington	W 68–64	12–3 (3–1)	Trask Coliseum (3,639) Wilmington, NC
01/17/2016 1:00 pm, ASN	William & Mary	W 75–45	13–3 (4–1)	Hofstra Arena (252) Hempstead, NY
01/22/2016 12:00 pm	Northeastern	W 75–50	14–3 (5–1)	Hofstra Arena (1,875) Hempstead, NY
01/24/2016 2:00 pm	Towson	W 64–60	15–3 (6–1)	Hofstra Arena (145) Hempstead, NY
01/29/2016 7:00 pm	at Drexel	L 64–67	15–4 (6–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (521) Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2016 2:00 pm	Elon	W 59–49	16–4 (7–2)	Hofstra Arena (245) Hempstead, NY
02/05/2016 7:00 pm	James Madison	L 54–71	16–5 (7–3)	Hofstra Arena (905) Hempstead, NY
02/07/2016 1:00 pm	at Towson	W 74–56	17–5 (8–3)	SECU Arena (534) Towson, MD
02/12/2016 7:00 pm	William & Mary	W 61–53	18–5 (9–3)	Kaplan Arena (479) Williamsburg, VA
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ASN	at James Madison	L 42–57	18–6 (9–4)	JMU Convocation Center (4,536) Harrisonburg, VA
02/19/2016 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 62–38	19–6 (10–4)	Hofstra Arena (215) Hempstead, NY
02/21/2016 2:00 pm	at Delaware	L 47–54	19–7 (10–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,929) Newark, DE
02/26/2016 7:00 pm	Drexel	W 61–54	20–7 (11–5)	Hofstra Arena (258) Hempstead, NY
02/28/2016 2:00 pm	College of Charleston	W 66–54	21–7 (12–5)	Hofstra Arena (480) Hempstead, NY
03/02/2016 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	W 71–64	22–7 (13–5)	Cabot Center (335) Boston, MA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	vs. Northeastern Quarterfinals	L 54–65	22–8	Show Place Arena (1,147) Upper Marlboro, MD
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 pm	Harvard First Round	W 76–50	23–8	Hofstra Arena (219) Hempstead, NY
03/19/2016* 6:00 pm	at Villanova Second Round	W 82–74	24–8	The Pavilion (327) Villanova, PA
03/22/2016* 7:00 pm	Virginia Third Round	W 65–57	25–8	Hofstra Arena (344) Hempstead, NY
03/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals	L 46–61	25–9	Alico Arena (3,307) Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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