# 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third year head coach Dan Burt. The Dukes were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Palumbo Center. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington and Saint Louis. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before getting blown out by Connecticut in the second round. With 28 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.

## 2015–16 media
### Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

All Duquesne Dukes home games and select road games will be broadcast by Red Zone Media with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey providing the call. Road games not done by Red Zone Media can usually be heard on the home teams radio feed. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 63–38 | 1–0 | Yanitelli Center (502) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 66–94 | 1–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (578) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 73–65 | 2–1 | Kirby Sports Center (377) Easton, PA |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 86–62 | 3–1 | Palumbo Center (220) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 81–67 | 4–1 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/28/2015* 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship | W 78–69 | 5–1 | The Pit (5,111) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 68–49 | 6–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,450) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | W 79–62 | 7–1 | Alumni Arena (832) Amherst, NY |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 95–59 | 8–1 | Palumbo Center (276) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | Ohio | W 64–47 | 9–1 | Palumbo Center (599) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | Slippery Rock | W 79–54 | 10–1 | Palumbo Center (550) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/19/2015* 4:30 pm | | No. 25 St. John's | W 76–57 | 11–1 | Palumbo Center (402) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/30/2015* 2:30 pm | | at Pittsburgh City Game | W 79–65 | 12–1 | Peterson Events Center (2,377) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | W 89–58 | 13–1 (1–0) | Palumbo Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 72–56 | 14–1 (2–0) | EagleBank Arena (582) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/10/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fordham | W 55–40 | 15–1 (3–0) | Palumbo Center (704) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 79–70 | 16–1 (4–0) | Ryan Center (334) Kingston, RI |
| 01/17/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | George Washington | L 52–70 | 16–2 (4–1) | Palumbo Center (1,203) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 74–62 | 17–2 (5–1) | Palumbo Center (652) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 65–44 | 18–2 (6–1) | Robins Center (759) Richmond, VA |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm | | at VCU | W 71–67 | 19–2 (7–1) | Siegel Center (1,077) Richmond, VA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 73–64 $^{OT}$ | 20–2 (8–1) | Palumbo Center (747) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 77–62 | 21–2 (9–1) | John M. Belk Arena (584) Davidson, NC |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 61–56 | 22–2 (10–1) | Palumbo Center (498) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 73–59 | 23–2 (11–1) | Palumbo Center (970) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 81–84 | 23–3 (11–2) | Chaifetz Arena (837) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/21/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Dayton | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 24–3 (12–2) | UD Arena (2,698) Dayton, OH |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 74–49 | 25–3 (13–2) | Palumbo Center (595) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/28/2016 1:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 48–60 | 25–4 (13–3) | Reilly Center (1,370) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | (3) | vs. (6) Fordham Quarterfinals | W 70–65 | 26–4 | Richmond Coliseum (2,041) Richmond, VA |
| 03/05/2016 1:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) Saint Louis Semifinals | W 56–52 | 27–4 | Richmond Coliseum (1,335) Richmond, VA |
| 03/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) George Washington Championship Game | L 60–63 | 27–5 | Richmond Coliseum (2,673) Richmond, VA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (9 B) | vs. (8 B) Seton Hall First Round | W 97–76 | 28–5 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 03/21/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9 B) | at (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Second Round | L 51–97 | 28–6 | Gampel Pavilion (6,316) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. 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 |