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
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

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings

	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

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

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