2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represented the Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Hawks, led by fifteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin. The Hawks were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at Hagan Arena. They finished the season 14–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 women's tournament to Rhode Island.

2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Hawk Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–15 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Susan Moran John Hampton Stephanie McCaffrey
Home arena	Hagan Arena

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
George Washington †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Saint Louis	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
St. Bonaventure	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
VCU	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Fordham	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Richmond	5	–	11		.313			13	–	18		.419
Rhode Island	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
La Salle	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

2015–16 media

All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

Roster

2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Mackenzie Rule 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara West Chester, PA G 3 Ciara Andrews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cheltenham Glenside, PA G 4 Kristalyn Baisden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Berkshire School East Hartford, CT G 12 Alyssa Monaghan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bonner Prendergast Drexel Hill, PA G 15 Kathleen Fitzpatrick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Drexel Hill, PA G 20 Jazmin Horne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Franklin Eastern Arizona College Seattle, WA G 21 Avery Marz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Wilson West Lawn Sinking Springs, PA G 23 Jordan Strode 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, NC G 30 Sarah Veilleux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr RHAM Hebron, CT G 32 Chelsea Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Freire Charter Philadelphia, PA F 33 Adashia Franklyn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So West Chester Bayard Rustin West Chester, PA F 34 Amanda Fioravanti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Our Lady of Good Counsel Frederick, MD F 35 Michala Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD F 40 Candace Belvedere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Kellenberg Memorial Merrick, NY F 41 Sarah Fairbanks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Elizabethtown Area Elizabethtown, PA	Head coach Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Susan Moran (Saint Joseph's) John Hampton (Mansfield) Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph's) 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* 5:00 pm		Rutgers	L 65–78	0–1	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm		Seton Hall	L 54–66	0–2	Hagan Arena (921) Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		at Villanova Holy War	L 49–55	0–3	The Pavilion (1,151) Villanova, PA
11/29/2015* 7:00 pm		at Temple Rivalry	W 70–67	1–3	McGonigle Hall (928) Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2015* 11:00 am		at Lehigh	W 63–62	2–3	Stabler Arena (3,659) Bethlehem, PA
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 62–75	2–4	Hofstra Arena (143) Hempstead, NY
12/08/2015* 5:00 pm		Penn	W 50–46	3–4	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		Drexel	W 53–46	4–4	Hagan Arena (1,085) Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2015* 11:30 am		Iona	L 75–81	4–5	Hagan Arena (1,667) Philadelphia, PA
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		No. 3 Notre Dame	L 55–91	4–6	Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2015* 1:00 pm		UMBC Hawk Classic semifinals	W 104–45	5–6	Hagan Arena (828) Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2015* 3:00 pm		Central Michigan Hawk Classic championship	W 76–66	6–6	Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN		George Washington	L 45–70	6–7 (0–1)	Hagan Arena (673) Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 62–58	7–7 (1–1)	Mullins Center (220) Amherst, MA
01/10/2016 1:00 pm		at VCU	W 66–63	8–7 (2–1)	Siegel Center (687) Richmond, VA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 64–53	9–7 (3–1)	Hagan Arena (323) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fordham	L 40–47	9–8 (3–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,215) Bronx, NY
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 66–77	9–9 (3–3)	Hagan Arena (337) Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2016 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 61–71	9–10 (3–4)	Hagan Arena (224) Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 51–65	9–11 (3–5)	Reilly Center (955) Olean, NY
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		La Salle	W 64–55	10–11 (4–5)	Hagan Arena (831) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ASN		at George Mason	L 41–55	10–12 (4–6)	EagleBank Arena (1,464) Fairfax, VA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 61–51	11–12 (5–6)	Hagan Arena (910) Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 59–73	11–13 (5–7)	Palumbo Center (970) Pittsburgh, PA
02/17/2016 12:00 pm		at La Salle	L 70–75	11–14 (5–8)	Tom Gola Arena (742) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 74–63	12–14 (6–8)	Hagan Arena (1,267) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 87–54	13–14 (7–8)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		at Richmond	W 59–57	14–14 (8–8)	Robins Center (1,107) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 4:30 pm		vs. Rhode Island Second Round	L 76–81	14–15	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team