# 2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Nicci Hays Fort, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Army.
On March 10, 2016, head coach Nicci Hays Fort has resigned. She finished at Colgate with a five year record of 42–110.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 6:00 pm | King's College | W 81–37 | | Cotterell Court (423) Hamilton, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | at Kent State | L 71–76 | 0–1 | MAC Center (521) Kent, OH |
| 11/18/2015* 8:30 pm | at Cornell | L 60–73 | 0–2 | Newman Arena (312) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Mommouth | L 80–86 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | Cotterell Court (527) Hamilton, NY |
| 11/28/2015* 8:00 pm | at DePaul | L 46–96 | 0–4 | Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,115) Chicago, IL |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | W 63–53 | 1–4 | Steinberg Wellness Center (412) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | L 56–63 | 1–5 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,142) Vestal, NY |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 50–94 | 1–6 | Cotterell Court (1,782) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | Gonzaga | L 50–80 | 1–7 | Cotterell Court (522) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 38–62 | 1–8 | Cotterell Court (583) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/22/2015 5:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 72–59 | 2–8 (1–0) | Kirby Sports Center (377) Easton, PA |
| 12/28/2015* 5:00 pm | Siena | W 52–50 | 3–8 | Cotterell Court (516) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | American | L 37–49 | 3–9 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (449) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/06/2016 12:00 pm | Holy Cross | L 71–80 | 3–10 (1–2) | Cotterell Court (1,185) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm | at Navy | L 41–51 | 3–11 (1–3) | Alumni Hall (657) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Army | L 55–67 | 3–12 (1–4) | Christl Arena (628) West Point, NY |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | Bucknell | L 51–71 | 3–13 (1–5) | Cotterell Court (494) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at Boston University | W 72–63 | 4–13 (2–5) | Case Gym (231) Boston, MA |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 49–65 | 4–14 (2–6) | Cotterell Court (512) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at American | L 56–64 | 4–15 (2–7) | Bender Arena (244) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | L 61–70 | 4–16 (2–8) | Hart Center (876) Worcester, MA |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | Navy | L 58–62 | 4–17 (2–9) | Cotterell Court (925) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Army | L 55–78 | 4–18 (2–10) | Cotterell Court (481) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | at Bucknell | L 60–79 | 4–19 (2–11) | Sojka Pavilion (596) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | Boston University | L 58–71 | 4–20 (2–12) | Cotterell Court (691) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 38–55 | 4–21 (2–13) | Reitz Arena (1,236) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | L 74–83 | 4–22 (2–14) | Stabler Arena (547) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | Lafayette | W 70–55 | 5–22 (3–14) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 82–72 | 6–22 (4–14) | Cotterell Court (717) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 4:00 pm | Lafayette First Round | W 80–68 | 7–22 | Cotterell Court (717) Hamilton, NY |
| 03/07/2016 7:30 pm | at Army Quarterfinals | L 62–89 | 7–23 | Christl Arena (641) West Point, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||