# 2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by tenth year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 29–3, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 63–53 | 1–0 | Christl Arena (993) West Point, NY |
| 11/15/2015* 4:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 67–57 | 2–0 | Christl Arena (456) West Point, NY |
| 11/19/2015* 5:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 81–52 | 3–0 | Christl Arena (415) West Point, NY |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | | at No. 14 Duke | L 61–72 | 3–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147) Durham, NC |
| 11/29/2015* 1:00 pm | | Rider | W 57–42 | 4–1 | Christl Arena (513) West Point, NY |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Yale | W 65–51 | 5–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| 12/05/2015* 3:00 pm | | Albany | W 65–62 | 6–1 | Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 74–35 | 7–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (200) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/11/2015* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | W 71–35 | 8–1 | Fleisher Center (423) Newark, NJ |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm | | Emerson | W 86–47 | 9–1 | Christl Arena (516) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 63–39 | 10–1 (1–0) | Christl Arena (906) West Point, NY |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 69–79 | 10–2 (1–1) | Sojka Pavilion (507) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 78–45 | 11–2 (2–1) | Kirby Sports Center (377) Easton, PA |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 70–37 | 12–2 (3–1) | Christl Arena (1,198) West Point, NY |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 67–55 | 13–2 (4–1) | Christl Arena (628) West Point, NY |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | | at American | W 52–42 | 14–2 (5–1) | Bender Arena (607) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 77–58 | 15–2 (6–1) | Christl Arena (811) West Point, NY |
| 01/23/2016 11:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Navy | W 75–38 | 16–2 (7–1) | Madison Square Garden (1,045) New York City, NY |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 68–63 | 17–2 (8–1) | Christl Arena (1,185) West Point, NY |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 84–57 | 18–2 (9–1) | Christl Arena (648) West Point, NY |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 52–44 | 19–2 (10–1) | Reitz Arena (348) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 78–55 | 20–2 (11–1) | Cotterell Court (481) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm | | American | W 87–51 | 21–2 (12–1) | Christl Arena (937) West Point, NY |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 80–49 | 22–2 (13–1) | Hart Center (1,456) Worcester, MA |
| 02/20/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Navy | W 49–34 | 23–2 (14–1) | Alumni Hall (5,510) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 72–38 | 24–2 (15–1) | Christl Arena (749) West Point, NY |
| 02/27/2016 7:30 pm | | at Lehigh | W 69–49 | 25–2 (16–1) | Stabler Arena (1,198) Bethlehem, PA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 79–44 | 26–2 (17–1) | Case Gym (224) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:30 pm | | Colgate Quarterfinals | W 89–62 | 27–2 | Christl Arena (641) West Point, NY |
| 03/11/2016 5:00 pm | | Lehigh Semifinals | W 76–46 | 28–2 | Christl Arena West Point, NY |
| 03/12/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Loyola (MD) Championship Game | W 69–51 | 29–2 | Christl Arena (1,121) West Point, NY |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (13 SF) | at (4 SF) No. 12 Syracuse First round | L 56–73 | 29–3 | Carrier Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. 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 |