# 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Panther were led by third year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panther played their home games at the Petersen Events Center. They finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2015* 2:00 pm | Indiana (PA) | W 75–60 | | Peterson Events Center (836) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 11:00 am | Wagner | W 67–41 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (3,806) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 74–59 | 2–0 | DeGol Arena (845) Loretto, PA |
| 11/20/2015* 5:00 pm | Delaware State | W 77–43 | 3–0 | Peterson Events Center (827) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/26/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division | L 54–55 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 67–58 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,425) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2015* 8:00 pm | vs. No. 6 Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 49–70 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,749) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 45–82 | 4–3 | Crisler Center (1,737) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/06/2015* 3:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 56–50 | 5–3 | Peterson Events Center (848) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 74–57 | 6–3 | Peterson Events Center (627) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/12/2015* 3:00 pm | at Princeton | L 47–61 | 6–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,002) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | Rider | W 75–44 | 7–4 | Peterson Events Center (852) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm | American | W 76–58 | 8–4 | Peterson Events Center (605) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/30/2015* 2:00 pm | Duquesne City Game | L 65–79 | 8–5 | Peterson Events Center (2,377) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 55–65 | 8–6 (0–1) | Peterson Events Center (3,610) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (FL) | L 55–79 | 8–7 (0–2) | BankUnited Center (629) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/10/2016 2:00 pm, RSN | NC State | L 76–78 $^{3OT}$ | 8–8 (0–3) | Peterson Events Center (3,015) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | at Syracuse | L 48–71 | 8–9 (0–4) | Carrier Dome (424) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 16 Florida State | L 55–66 | 8–10 (0–5) | Peterson Events Center (2,316) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | at Boston College | L 43–54 | 8–11 (0–6) | Conte Forum (411) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia | W 58–55 | 9–11 (1–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,895) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Duke | L 48–70 | 9–12 (1–7) | Peterson Events Center (1,204) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm | at Clemson | W 59–56 | 10–12 (2–7) | Jervey Athletic Center (749) Clemson, SC |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | Wake Forest | L 49–60 | 10–13 (2–8) | Peterson Events Center (828) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 12 Louisville | L 61–84 | 10–14 (2–9) | Peterson Events Center (806) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | W 59–48 | 11–14 (3–9) | Cassell Coliseum (2,143) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | at North Carolina | W 76–60 | 12–14 (4–9) | Carmichael Arena (1,727) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/21/2016 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 23 Syracuse | L 56–70 | 12–15 (4–10) | Peterson Events Center (4,151) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Tech | L 60–66 | 12–16 (4–11) | Peterson Events Center (867) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/28/2016 12:30 pm, RSN | at No. 10 Louisville | L 36–65 | 12–17 (4–12) | KFC Yum! Center (11,641) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 1:00 pm, RSN | vs. North Carolina First Round | W 82–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–17 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 03/03/2016 11:00 am, RSN | vs. Miami (FL) Second Round | L 55–77 | 13–18 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,107) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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