2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record28–6 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPalumbo Center
Seasons
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

The 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third year head coach Dan Burt. The Dukes were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Palumbo Center. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington and Saint Louis. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before getting blown out by Connecticut in the second round. With 28 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.

2015–16 media

Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

All Duquesne Dukes home games and select road games will be broadcast by Red Zone Media with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey providing the call. Road games not done by Red Zone Media can usually be heard on the home teams radio feed. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Deva'Nyar Workman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Reading
Jacksonville JC
Reading, PA
G 4 Chassidy Omogrosso 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Blackhawk Beaver Falls, PA
G/F 10 Paige Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH
G 13 Juca Vojinovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sportska Gimnazija Beograd Belgrade, Serbia
F 14 Eniko Kuttor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus Budapest, Hungary
F 15 Amadea Szamosi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma Pécs, Hungary
G 21 Erin Waskowiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop Canevin Pittsburgh, PA
G 22 Conor Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA
G 32 April Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr West Springfield Springfield, VA
G/F 42 Kadri-Ann Lass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Audentese Spordigumnaasium Tallinn, Estonia
F 43 Judith Sole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr IES Joaquim Blume
Robert Morris
Igualada, Spain
G 45 Emilie Gronas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Olsvikåsen vgs
Cowley CC
Bergen, Norway
F 54 Angela Staffileno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brooke Wellsburg, WV
G 55 Brianna Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Notre Dame Ajax, ON
Head coach

Dan Burt (West Liberty State)

Assistant coach(es)

Eddie Benton (Vermont)
Matt Schmidt (West Liberty State)
Rachel Wojdowski (NYU)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 63–38  1–0
Yanitelli Center (502)
Jersey City, NJ
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
at Princeton L 66–94  1–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (578)
Princeton, NJ
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
at Lafayette W 73–65  2–1
Kirby Sports Center (377)
Easton, PA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Howard W 86–62  3–1
Palumbo Center (220)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. North Carolina A&T
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 81–67  4–1
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm
at New Mexico
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship
W 78–69  5–1
The Pit (5,111)
Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 68–49  6–1
McGuirk Arena (1,450)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo W 79–62  7–1
Alumni Arena (832)
Amherst, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 95–59  8–1
Palumbo Center (276)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
Ohio W 64–47  9–1
Palumbo Center (599)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Slippery Rock W 79–54  10–1
Palumbo Center (550)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/2015*
4:30 pm
No. 25 St. John's W 76–57  11–1
Palumbo Center (402)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2015*
2:30 pm
at Pittsburgh
City Game
W 79–65  12–1
Peterson Events Center (2,377)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton W 89–58  13–1 (1–0)
Palumbo Center (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 72–56  14–1 (2–0)
EagleBank Arena (582)
Fairfax, VA
01/10/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Fordham W 55–40  15–1 (3–0)
Palumbo Center (704)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 79–70  16–1 (4–0)
Ryan Center (334)
Kingston, RI
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
George Washington L 52–70  16–2 (4–1)
Palumbo Center (1,203)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 74–62  17–2 (5–1)
Palumbo Center (652)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 65–44  18–2 (6–1)
Robins Center (759)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2016
1:00 pm
at VCU W 71–67  19–2 (7–1)
Siegel Center (1,077)
Richmond, VA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
Massachusetts W 73–64 OT 20–2 (8–1)
Palumbo Center (747)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
at Davidson W 77–62  21–2 (9–1)
John M. Belk Arena (584)
Davidson, NC
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 61–56  22–2 (10–1)
Palumbo Center (498)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 73–59  23–2 (11–1)
Palumbo Center (970)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/2016
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 81–84  23–3 (11–2)
Chaifetz Arena (837)
St. Louis, MO
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, ASN
at Dayton W 76–72 OT 24–3 (12–2)
UD Arena (2,698)
Dayton, OH
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
La Salle W 74–49  25–3 (13–2)
Palumbo Center (595)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2016
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 48–60  25–4 (13–3)
Reilly Center (1,370)
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
(3) vs. (6) Fordham
Quarterfinals
W 70–65  26–4
Richmond Coliseum (2,041)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2016
1:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Saint Louis
Semifinals
W 56–52  27–4
Richmond Coliseum (1,335)
Richmond, VA
03/06/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (1) George Washington
Championship Game
L 60–63  27–5
Richmond Coliseum (2,673)
Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 B) vs. (8 B) Seton Hall
First Round
W 97–76  28–5
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
03/21/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 B) at (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Second Round
L 51–97  28–6
Gampel Pavilion (6,316)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25т RV RV RV 24т 23 RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". goduquesne.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2015.