# 2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Azzi's sixth season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They won the WCC women's tournament and earn automatic trip to NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost to Stanford in the first round.
On September 15, 2016, Azzi resigned as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities. She finished with a six-year record of 73–114.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | | Stanislaus State | W 93–50 | | War Memorial Gymnasium (260) San Francisco, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 3:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 69–61 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (550) Denton, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Holy Names | W 77–31 | 2–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (204) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Cal Poly | L 61–62 | 2–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (356) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/23/2015* 6:00 pm, YouTube | | at Utah Valley | L 88–94 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | UCCU Center (241) Orem, UT |
| 11/25/2015* 5:30 pm, TheW.tv | | North Dakota | W 74–57 | 3–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (301) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/28/2015* 12:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 95–94 | 4–2 | Hornets Nest (387) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/01/2015* 6:30 pm, MW Net | | at Nevada | W 70–62 | 5–2 | Lawlor Events Center (796) Reno, NV |
| 12/04/2015* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | | UC Riverside | W 88–76 | 6–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (160) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, MW Net | | at San Jose State | W 82–78 | 7–2 | Event Center Arena (230) San Jose, CA |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 66–52 | 8–2 | Walter Pyramid (652) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | San Francisco State | W 73–45 | 9–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (289) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/21/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Saint Mary's | L 68–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (438) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/23/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Pacific | L 57–70 | 9–4 (0–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (317) Stockton, CA |
| 12/31/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Gonzaga | L 47–68 | 9–5 (0–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733) Spokane, WA |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Portland | W 82–63 | 10–5 (1–3) | Chiles Center (274) Portland, OR |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | San Diego | L 58–67 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (1–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (403) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | BYU | L 57–66 | 10–7 (1–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (386) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (2–5) | Gersten Pavilion (453) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Pepperdine | W 81–74 | 12–7 (3–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (189) Malibu, CA |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Santa Clara | L 57–68 | 12–8 (3–6) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Portland | W 90–69 | 13–8 (4–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (279) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Gonzaga | W 71–52 | 14–8 (5–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (567) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Santa Clara | L 57–59 | 14–9 (5–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (304) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/11/2016 5:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 62–65 | 14–10 (5–8) | Marriott Center (762) Provo, UT |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at San Diego | W 59–54 | 15–10 (6–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (604) San Diego, CA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Pepperdine | W 99–75 | 16–10 (7–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (297) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Loyola Marymount | W 81–72 | 17–10 (8–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (512) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Pacific | W 81–71 | 18–10 (9–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (346) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Saint Mary's | L 59–72 | 18–11 (9–9) | McKeon Pavilion (471) Moraga, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (6) | vs. (3) San Diego Quarterfinals | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Orleans Arena (6,071) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/07/2016 2:00 pm, BYUtv | (6) | vs. (2) Saint Mary's Semifinals | W 67–65 | 20–11 | Orleans Arena (6,990) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/08/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (1) BYU Championship Game | W 70–68 | 21–11 | Orleans Arena (6,816) Las Vegas, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 L) | at (4 L) No. 13 Stanford First Round | L 58–85 | 21–12 | Maples Pavilion (3,106) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||