# 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-first year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–17, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lehigh.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | at Penn State | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,941) University Park, PA |
| 11/15/2015* 2:05 pm | Massachusetts | L 60–74 | 0–2 | Hart Center (767) Worcester, MA |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Boston College | L 51–60 | 0–3 | Conte Forum (413) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 61–74 | 0–4 | TD Bank Sports Center (421) Hamden, CT |
| 11/25/2015* 2:00 pm | at Yale | L 59–69 | 0–5 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (162) New Haven, CT |
| 11/29/2015* 3:05 pm | Bryant | W 65–64 | 1–5 | Hart Center (768) Worcester, MA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:05 pm | Vermont | W 77–63 | 2–5 | Hart Center (652) Worcester, MA |
| 12/06/2015* 3:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | L 50–56 | 2–6 | Peterson Events Center (848) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | L 67–75 | 2–7 | Costello Athletic Center (226) Lowell, MA |
| 12/12/2015* 1:05 pm | Manhattan | W 58–44 | 3–7 | Hart Center (748) Worcester, MA |
| 12/21/2015* 11:15 am | Dartmouth | L 54–60 | 3–8 | Hart Center (3,225) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 2:00 pm | at Boston University | W 60–41 | 4–8 (1–0) | Case Gym (172) Boston, MA |
| 01/02/2016 1:05 pm | Navy | W 57–49 | 5–8 (2–0) | Hart Center (987) Worcester, MA |
| 01/06/2016 12:00 pm | at Colgate | W 80–71 | 6–8 (3–0) | Cotterell Court (1,185) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/09/2016 1:05 pm | Bucknell | L 51–58 | 6–9 (3–1) | Hart Center (1,063) Worcester, MA |
| 01/13/2016 7:05 pm | Lafayette | W 66–49 | 7–9 (4–1) | Hart Center (906) Worcester, MA |
| 01/17/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | at Lehigh | L 58–61 | 7–10 (4–2) | Stabler Arena (770) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at Army | L 58–77 | 7–11 (4–3) | Christl Arena (811) West Point, NY |
| 01/26/2016 7:05 pm | American | W 59–54 | 8–11 (5–3) | Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at Navy | L 49–50 | 8–12 (5–4) | Alumni Hall (1,017) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/03/2016 7:05 pm | Colgate | W 70–61 | 9–12 (6–4) | Hart Center (876) Worcester, MA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | at Bucknell | L 64–74 | 9–13 (6–5) | Sojka Pavilion (677) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 57–54 | 10–13 (7–5) | Kirby Sports Center (344) Easton, PA |
| 02/13/2016 1:05 pm | Lehigh | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (8–5) | Hart Center (1,542) Worcester, MA |
| 02/17/2016 7:05 pm | Army | L 49–80 | 11–14 (8–6) | Hart Center (1,456) Worcester, MA |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at American | W 59–50 | 12–14 (9–6) | Bender Arena (298) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/2016 7:05 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 49–59 | 12–15 (9–7) | Hart Center (1,011) Worcester, MA |
| 02/27/2016 1:05 pm | Boston University | W 74–50 | 13–15 (10–7) | Hart Center (1,385) Worcester, MA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 45–58 | 13–16 (10–8) | Reitz Arena (317) Baltimore, MD |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Lehigh Quarterfinals | L 48–64 | 13–17 | Stabler Arena (470) Bethlehem, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||