# 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirtieth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated James Madison in the first round, Louisville in the second round before losing to Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2014–15 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the regular season title with Seton Hall. They also won the Big East tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2015* 7:00 pm | | St. Xavier | W 135–64 | | McGrath-Phillips Arena (370) Chicago, IL |
| November 7, 2015* 3:30 pm | | Lewis University | W 87–67 | | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,230) Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Southern Illinois Preseason WNIT First Round | W 105–61 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,753) Chicago, IL |
| November 15, 2015* 4:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure Preseason WNIT Second Round | W 77–54 | 2–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,308) Chicago, IL |
| November 19, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Indiana Preseason WNIT Semifinals | W 84–69 | 3–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,924) Chicago, IL |
| November 22, 2015* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 5 Baylor Preseason WNIT Championship Game | L 72–86 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center (5,637) Waco, TX |
| November 24, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 88–42 | 4–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,989) Chicago, IL |
| November 27, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 96–46 | 5–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,115) Chicago, IL |
| December 2, 2015* 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 70–86 | 5–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Illinois State | W 89–41 | 6–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,422) Chicago, IL |
| December 9, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 18 | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 90–95 | 6–3 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,207) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 12, 2015* 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | at No. 15 Texas A&M | W 80–66 | 7–3 | Reed Arena (3,721) College Station, TX |
| December 15, 2015* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | at South Dakota State | L 79–88 | 7–4 | Frost Arena (1,621) Brookings, SD |
| December 19, 2015* 5:00 pm | No. 16 | at No. 12 Northwestern | W 77–64 | 8–4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,744) Evanston, IL |
| December 21, 2015* 12:00 pm | No. 17 | Loyola-Chicago | L 75–88 | 8–5 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153) Chicago, IL |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2015 7:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH+ | No. 25 | Marquette | W 91–86 | 9–5 (1–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,206) Chicago, IL |
| January 3, 2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 25 | at St. John's | W 71–61 | 10–5 (2–0) | Carnesecca Arena (660) Queens, NY |
| January 5, 2016 6:00 pm, FS2 | No. 24 | at No. 25 Seton Hall | W 86–74 | 11–5 (3–0) | Walsh Gymnasium (851) South Orange, NJ |
| January 8, 2016 7:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH+ | No. 24 | Georgetown | W 75–53 | 12–5 (4–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,201) Chicago, IL |
| January 10, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | Villanova | L 60–64 | 12–6 (4–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,044) Chicago, IL |
| January 15, 2016 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | W 61–54 | 13–6 (5–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,320) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 17, 2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 70–53 | 14–6 (6–1) | Cintas Center (1,384) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 22, 2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 24 | Creighton | W 81–63 | 15–6 (7–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,042) Chicago, IL |
| January 24, 2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | No. 24 | Providence | W 96–50 | 16–6 (8–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,022) Chicago, IL |
| January 29, 2016 12:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH | No. 23 | Seton Hall | L 74–83 | 16–7 (8–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001) Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 2016 12:00 pm, FS2 | No. 23 | St. John's | W 77–71 | 17–7 (9–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,812) Chicago, IL |
| February 5, 2016 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | W 75–47 | 18–7 (10–2) | The Pavilion (641) Villanova, PA |
| February 7, 2016 11:00 am, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 80–66 | 19–7 (11–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (438) Washington, D.C. |
| February 12, 2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 23 | Xavier | W 82–52 | 20–7 (12–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352) Chicago, IL |
| February 14, 2016 2:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH | No. 23 | Butler | W 102–63 | 21–7 (13–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL |
| February 19, 2016 6:00 pm, BEDN | No. 21 | at Providence | W 91–68 | 22–7 (14–2) | Alumni Hall (211) Providence, RI |
| February 21, 2016 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | at Creighton | W 78–52 | 23–7 (15–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255) Omaha, NE |
| February 27, 2016 5:00 pm, BEDN | No. 19 | at Marquette | W 98–65 | 24–7 (16–2) | Al McGuire Center (2,039) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2016 6:00 pm, FS2 | No. 18 | Butler Quarterfinals | W 65–52 | 25–7 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| March 7, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1 | No. 18 | St. John's Semifinals | L 66–75 | 25–8 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,131) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (6 D) No. 20 | vs. (11 D) James Madison First Round | W 97–67 | 26–8 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| March 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6 D) No. 20 | at (3 D) No. 8 Louisville Second Round | W 73–72 | 27–8 | KFC Yum! Center (7,515) Louisville, KY |
| March 26, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN | (6 D) No. 20 | vs. (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State Sweet Sixteen | L 71–83 | 27–9 | American Airlines Center (7,109) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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