# 2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Explorers were led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams. The Explorers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Tom Gola Arena. They finished the season 5–25, 2–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 women's tournament to UMass.

## 2015–16 media
### La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | L 59–62 | 0–1 | Alumni Hall (272) Fairfield, CT |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Temple | L 48–77 | 0–2 | Tom Gola Arena (419) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 45–76 | 0–3 | Tom Gola Arena (200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2015* 2:00 pm | at Wake Forest | L 53–61 | 0–4 | LJVM Coliseum (365) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | vs. Milwaukee Miami Thanksgiving Classic | L 53–69 | 0–5 | BankUnited Center (178) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 1:00 pm | at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Classic | L 58–86 | 0–6 | BankUnited Center (570) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at Howard | W 71–68 | 1–6 | Burr Gymnasium (175) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/06/2015* 1:00 pm | at UMBC | L 29–60 | 1–7 | Retriever Activities Center (301) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 63–69 | 1–8 | Tom Gola Arena (217) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | Villanova | L 56–67 | 1–9 | Tom Gola Arena (278) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/29/2015* 1:00 pm | vs. Norfolk State Hawk Holiday Classic semifinals | W 67–59 | 2–9 | Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/30/2015* 3:00 pm | at Monmouth Hawk Holiday Classic championship | W 65–50 | 3–9 | Multipurpose Activity Center (657) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN | Richmond | L 43–60 | 3–10 (0–1) | Tom Gola Arena (642) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Davidson | L 58–66 | 3–11 (0–2) | Tom Gola Arena (321) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm | at George Mason | L 70–79 | 3–12 (0–3) | EagleBank Arena (482) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 59–83 | 3–13 (0–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (754) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | L 61–72 | 3–14 (0–5) | Tom Gola Arena (357) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/18/2016* 7:00 pm | Penn | L 68–78 | 3–15 | Tom Gola Arena (385) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2016 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 70–79 | 3–16 (0–6) | Chaifetz Arena (750) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 51–67 | 3–17 (0–7) | Tom Gola Arena (471) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 55–64 | 3–18 (0–8) | Hagan Arena (831) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 52–62 | 3–19 (0–9) | Ryan Center (433) Kingston, RI |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm | VCU | L 76–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–20 (0–10) | Tom Gola Arena (463) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 66–57 | 4–20 (1–10) | Tom Gola Arena (274) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | at Fordham | L 44–54 | 4–21 (1–11) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,018) Bronx, NY |
| 02/17/2016 12:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | W 75–70 | 5–21 (2–11) | Tom Gola Arena (742) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 63–70 | 5–22 (2–12) | Tom Gola Arena (536) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 49–74 | 5–23 (2–13) | Palumbo Center (595) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 57–80 | 5–24 (2–14) | Mullins Center (402) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | vs. Massachusetts First Round | L 65–81 | 5–25 | Richmond Coliseum (604) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |