# 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represent Seton Hall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third head coach Anthony Bozzella, play their home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to Duquesne in the first round.

## 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 | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | | Philadelphia | W 71–47 | | Walsh Gymnasium (571) South Orange, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 11:00 am, PSN | | Bryant | W 93–57 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,132) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Rutgers | W 77–49 | 2–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,628) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Princeton | W 71–64 | 3–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,130) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 66–54 | 4–0 | Hagan Arena (921) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/24/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | W 61–54 | 5–0 | College Park Center (836) Arlington, TX |
| 11/26/2015* 6:30 pm | | vs. NC State Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 58–55 | 6–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/27/2015* 9:00 pm | | vs. Northern Iowa Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 57–49 | 7–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 22 | at Georgia | L 52–70 | 7–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,013) Athens, GA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, PSN | | Fordham | W 66–54 | 8–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,002) South Orange, NJ |
| 12/12/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | W 92–56 | 9–1 | Vines Center (1,990) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/20/2015* 12:00 pm, PSN | | Saint Peter's | W 81–65 | 10–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (866) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2015 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 64–54 | 11–1 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (525) Providence, RI |
| 12/31/2015 2:05 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | W 86–82 | 12–1 (2–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | W 99–68 | 13–1 (3–0) | Walsh Gymnasium (842) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, FS2 | No. 25 | No. 24 DePaul | L 74–86 | 13–2 (3–1) | Walsh Gymnasium (851) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | No. 25 | at St. John's | L 69–71 | 13–3 (3–2) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 45–55 | 13–4 (3–3) | The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA |
| 01/17/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 83–75 | 14–4 (4–3) | McDonough Gymnasium (541) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 82–66 | 15–4 (5–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,145) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 98–77 | 16–4 (6–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (809) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/29/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 23 DePaul | W 83–74 | 17–4 (7–3) | Phillips-McGrath Arena (3,001) Chicago, IL |
| 01/31/2016 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 82–89 | 17–5 (7–4) | Al McGuire Center (1,527) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/07/2016 1:30 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | L 64–72 | 17–6 (7–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,697) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | L 65–73 | 17–7 (7–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (959) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 60–50 | 18–7 (8–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,231) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | W 72–67 | 19–7 (9–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,079) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 72–67 | 20–7 (10–6) | Cintas Center (1,812) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | W 77–71 | 21–7 (11–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (886) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/28/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 71–54 | 22–7 (12–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,012) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2016 3:30 pm, FS2 | | vs. Marquette Quarterfinals | W 93–86 | 23–7 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,884) Chicago, IL |
| 03/07/2016 4:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Creighton Semifinals | L 56–77 | 23–8 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 B) | vs. (9 B) Duquesne First Round | L 76–97 | 23–9 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||