2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team is representing Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Harry Perretta, they played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Creighton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Bucknell in the second.

2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
Lehigh Christmas City Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2015–16 record20–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 DePaul*162 .889  279  .750
Seton Hall126 .667  239  .719
Villanova126 .667  2012  .625
St. John's117 .611  2310  .697
Georgetown99 .500  1614  .533
Marquette99 .500  1416  .467
Xavier810 .444  1713  .567
Creighton810 .444  1718  .486
Butler414 .222  1021  .323
Providence117 .056  524  .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBraintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
G 4 Karlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPitman Pitman, NJ
G 5 Caroline Coyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrOakton Oak Hill, VA
G 10 Katherine Coyer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrOakton Oak Hill, VA
G 11 Jordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDecatur Conyers, GA
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEpiscopal Academy Berwyn, PA
F 20 Kate Brunori 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrHilton Head Prep Hilton Head, SC
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNew Town Baltimore, MD
G 22 Kendall Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNewton South Newton Highlands, MA
F 25 Brandi Teague 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrAmerican Heritage Davie, FL
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, DE
F 32 Samantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrImmaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ
F 35 Kavunaa Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach

Harry Perretta (Lycoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Mullaney (Providence)
Laura Kurz (Villanova)
Shanette Lee (Villanova)


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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Bloomsburg W 78–51 
The Pavilion (409)
Villanova, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at NC State L 64–70  0–1
PNC Arena (1,211)
Raleigh, NC
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 67–55  1–1
The Pavilion (809)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 55–49  2–1
The Pavilion (1,151)
Villanova, PA
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Drexel
Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals
W 67–55  3–1
Stabler Arena (473)
Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2015*
2:30 pm
at Lehigh
Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship
W 65–44  4–1
Stabler Arena (652)
Bethlehem, PA
12/02/2015*
5:00 pm
at Temple L 55–61  4–2
McGonigle Hall (725)
Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Cal Classic semifinals
W 78–54  5–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/06/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Cal Classic championship
L 60–67  5–3
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
at George Washington L 70–78  5–4
Charles E. Smith Center (976)
Washington, D.C.
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
at La Salle W 67–56  6–4
Tom Gola Arena (278)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 57–45  7–4 (1–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (530)
Indianapolis, IN
12/31/2015
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 67–74 OT 7–5 (1–1)
Cintas Center (918)
Cincinnati, OH
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 67–39  8–5 (2–1)
The Pavilion (1,141)
Villanova, PA
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton L 62–65  8–6 (2–2)
The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
01/08/2016
8:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette W 82–75  9–6 (3–2)
Al McGuire Center (1,257)
Milwaukee, WI
01/10/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 24 DePaul W 64–60  10–6 (4–2)
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,044)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 55–45  11–6 (5–2)
The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's W 58–54  12–6 (6–2)
The Pavilion (1,059)
Villanova, PA
01/24/2016
1:00 pm, FS2
Georgetown L 51–57  12–7 (6–3)
The Pavilion (335)
Villanova, PA
01/26/2016*
7:00 pm
Penn W 66–46  13–7
The Pavilion (809)
Villanova, PA
01/29/2016
8:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 48–53  13–8 (6–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 76–47  14–8 (7–4)
Alumni Hall (352)
Providence, RI
02/05/2016
11:30 am, BEDN
DePaul L 47–75  14–9 (7–5)
The Pavilion (641)
Villanova, PA
02/07/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette W 81–60  15–9 (8–5)
The Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
02/12/2016
8:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's W 71–59  16–9 (9–5)
Carnesecca Arena (2,951)
Queens, NY
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 50–60  16–10 (9–6)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,231)
South Orange, NJ
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 63–60  17–10 (10–6)
McDonough Gymnasium (1,109)
Washington, D.C.
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 58–55  18–10 (11–6)
The Pavilion (541)
Villanova, PA
02/28/2016
1:00 pm, BEDN
Butler W 66–46  19–10 (12–6)
The Pavilion (901)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/06/2016
1:00 pm, FS2
vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 48–57  19–11
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Liberty
First Round
W 67–51  20–11
The Pavilion (305)
Villanova, PA
03/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Hofstra
Second Round
L 74–82  20–12
The Pavilion (327)
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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