2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by tenth year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, play 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 they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.

2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record25–9 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Faisal Khan
  • Denise King
  • Michael Gibson
Home arenaHofstra Arena
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
James Madison171 .944  276  .818
Hofstra135 .722  259  .735
Drexel135 .722  1914  .576
Elon117 .611  1813  .581
Delaware108 .556  1615  .516
Northeastern99 .500  1516  .484
William & Mary612 .333  1515  .500
College of Charleston513 .278  1120  .355
UNC Wilmington315 .167  723  .233
Towson315 .167  724  .226
2016 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kelly Loftus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMount Vernon Alexandria, Virginia
G 1 Asia Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrPeekskill Peekskill, New York
G 2 Ashunae Durant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBloomfield Tech Newark, New Jersey
G 3 Sydni Epps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSpringside Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G 11 Krystal Luciano 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrColegio San Antonio San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 12 Darius Faulk 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNazareth/West Virginia Hempstead, New York
G 13 Aleana Leon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoColegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Ponce, Puerto Rico
G 20 Anjie White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrSanford School/George Washington Newark, Delaware
G 21 Jakelle King-Gilchrist 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrTeaneck/Florida State Teaneck, New Jersey
G 22 Olivia Askin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoShawnee Medford, New Jersey
F 24 Dee Thomas-Palmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWilliam Penn Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Kayla Minott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt. Peter Catholic High School Ottawa, Ontario
C 34 Maeva Dongmo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrCollege Les Sapins/ASA College Dschang, Cameroon
Head coach

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (North Carolina 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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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.

See also

2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

References

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