# 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Bucknell in the second.

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Bloomsburg | W 78–51 | | The Pavilion (409) Villanova, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NC State | L 64–70 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (1,211) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 67–55 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (809) Villanova, PA |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | W 55–49 | 2–1 | The Pavilion (1,151) Villanova, PA |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | vs. Drexel Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals | W 67–55 | 3–1 | Stabler Arena (473) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/29/2015* 2:30 pm | at Lehigh Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship | W 65–44 | 4–1 | Stabler Arena (652) Bethlehem, PA |
| 12/02/2015* 5:00 pm | at Temple | L 55–61 | 4–2 | McGonigle Hall (725) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm | vs. Sacramento State Cal Classic semifinals | W 78–54 | 5–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Saint Mary's Cal Classic championship | L 60–67 | 5–3 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | at George Washington | L 70–78 | 5–4 | Charles E. Smith Center (976) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | at La Salle | W 67–56 | 6–4 | Tom Gola Arena (278) Philadelphia, PA |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2015 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Butler | W 57–45 | 7–4 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (530) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/31/2015 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Xavier | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (1–1) | Cintas Center (918) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/03/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | Providence | W 67–39 | 8–5 (2–1) | The Pavilion (1,141) Villanova, PA |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | Creighton | L 62–65 | 8–6 (2–2) | The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA |
| 01/08/2016 8:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | W 82–75 | 9–6 (3–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,257) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/10/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 24 DePaul | W 64–60 | 10–6 (4–2) | Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,044) Chicago, IL |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | Seton Hall | W 55–45 | 11–6 (5–2) | The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA |
| 01/17/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | St. John's | W 58–54 | 12–6 (6–2) | The Pavilion (1,059) Villanova, PA |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm, FS2 | Georgetown | L 51–57 | 12–7 (6–3) | The Pavilion (335) Villanova, PA |
| 01/26/2016* 7:00 pm | Penn | W 66–46 | 13–7 | The Pavilion (809) Villanova, PA |
| 01/29/2016 8:00 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | L 48–53 | 13–8 (6–4) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,327) Omaha, NE |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | W 76–47 | 14–8 (7–4) | Alumni Hall (352) Providence, RI |
| 02/05/2016 11:30 am, BEDN | DePaul | L 47–75 | 14–9 (7–5) | The Pavilion (641) Villanova, PA |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | Marquette | W 81–60 | 15–9 (8–5) | The Pavilion (1,009) Villanova, PA |
| 02/12/2016 8:00 pm, FS1 | at St. John's | W 71–59 | 16–9 (9–5) | Carnesecca Arena (2,951) Queens, NY |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Seton Hall | L 50–60 | 16–10 (9–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,231) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | W 63–60 | 17–10 (10–6) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,109) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/26/2016 9:00 pm, FS1 | Xavier | W 58–55 | 18–10 (11–6) | The Pavilion (541) Villanova, PA |
| 02/28/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | Butler | W 66–46 | 19–10 (12–6) | The Pavilion (901) Villanova, PA |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2016 1:00 pm, FS2 | vs. Creighton Quarterfinals | L 48–57 | 19–11 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:00 pm | Liberty First Round | W 67–51 | 20–11 | The Pavilion (305) Villanova, PA |
| 03/19/2016* 6:00 pm | Hofstra Second Round | L 74–82 | 20–12 | The Pavilion (327) Villanova, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||