# 2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

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

## 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||