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.

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	13–17 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Gibbons (31st season)
Assistant coaches	Ann McInerney Matt Raquet Kara Powell
Home arena	Hart Center

2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Army †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	3		.906
Bucknell	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
Loyola (MD)	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Lehigh	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Holy Cross	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Navy	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
American	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Colgate	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Lafayette	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Boston University	3	–	15		.167			3	–	27		.100
† 2016 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 19, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Infiniti Thomas-Waheed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Newton North Newton, MA G 4 Tricia Byrne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Scranton Prep Dunmore, PA G 5 Katie Doherty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sachem East Holbrook, NY G 11 Shannon Druck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Susquehannock New Freedom, PA G 12 Lisa Mifsud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA G/F 15 Madelyn Ganser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Needham Needham, MA F 23 Maggie Locke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Spring-Ford Collegeville, PA G 24 Kate Gillespie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Georgetown Visitation Washington, D.C. F 31 Raquel Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Immaculate Heart Academy Ridgewood, NJ C 40 Molly Hourigan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Jordan-Elbridge Memphis, NY F 41 Amy Hasenauer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hilton Greece, NY C 55 Miranda Nixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Trinity Harrisburg, PA	Head coach Bill Gibbons (Clark) Assistant coach(es) Ann McInerney (Assumption (MA)) Matt Raquet (Pittsburgh) Kara Powell (Richmond) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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.

See also

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team