# 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were second-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 AAC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut.

## Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponent's website.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 3:30 pm | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Islanders Classic | W 70–59 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (76) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/14/2015* 8:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Classic | W 82–46 | 2–0 | American Bank Center (513) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 87–58 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (1,022) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2015* 11:30 am | Presbyterian | W 84–58 | 4–0 | Williams Arena (5,408) Greenville, NC |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | at Delaware | W 68–58 | 5–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,450) Newark, DE |
| 11/26/2015* 8:30 pm | vs. Creighton Lone Star Showcase | L 66–91 | 5–1 | Cedar Park Center (787) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Eastern Washington Lone Star Showcase | W 80–62 | 6–1 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 8:30 pm | vs. No. 19 Northwestern Lone Star Showcase | L 75–78 | 6–2 | Cedar Park Center (379) Cedar Park, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm | at Auburn | L 69–83 | 6–3 | Auburn Arena (1,886) Auburn, AL |
| 12/18/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Chattanooga UNCW Christmas Classic | L 61–72 | 6–4 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Ohio UNCW Christmas Classic | L 61–64 | 6–5 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm, ASN | vs. No. 2 South Carolina Carolinas Challenge | L 57–88 | 6–6 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulsa | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (0–1) | Reynolds Center (337) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 20 South Florida | L 59–61 | 6–8 (0–2) | Williams Arena (1,454) Greenville, NC |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ADN | Tulane | L 51–66 | 6–9 (0–3) | Williams Arena (993) Greenville, NC |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at UCF | W 71–56 | 7–9 (1–3) | CFE Arena (354) Orlando, FL |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ADN | Houston | W 76–70 | 8–9 (2–3) | Williams Arena (1,094) Greenville, NC |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 19 South Florida | L 54–75 | 8–10 (2–4) | USF Sun Dome (2,101) Tampa, FL |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | Cincinnati | W 63–60 | 9–10 (3–4) | Williams Arena (1,198) Greenville, NC |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, ADN | at Tulane | L 73–78 | 9–11 (3–5) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,136) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/30/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Temple | L 63–83 | 9–12 (3–6) | Williams Arena (1,699) Greenville, NC |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | L 54–55 | 9–13 (3–7) | Williams Arena (1,432) Greenville, NC |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 46–92 | 9–14 (3–8) | Gampel Pavilion (9,780) Storrs, CT |
| 02/09/2016 8:00 pm | at SMU | L 66–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (3–9) | Moody Coliseum (636) Dallas, TX |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Memphis | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (3–10) | Williams Arena (2,169) Greenville, NC |
| 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ADN | at Houston | W 68–59 | 10–16 (4–10) | Hofheinz Pavilion (105) Houston, TX |
| 02/20/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 1 Connecticut | L 41–84 | 10–17 (4–11) | Williams Arena (3,781) Greenville, NC |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Cincinnati | W 77–55 | 11–17 (5–11) | Fifth Third Arena (458) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/27/2016 3:00 pm, ADN | at Memphis | L 83–93 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (5–12) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,617) Memphis, TN |
| 02/29/2016 7:00 pm | SMU | W 78–61 | 12–18 (6–12) | Williams Arena (1,190) Greenville, NC |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Cincinnati First Round | W 70–61 | 13–18 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Quarterfinals | L 51–92 | 13–19 | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033) Uncasville, CT |
| *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 |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |