2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

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 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament Champions A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–6 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eddie Benton Matt Schmidt Rachel Wojdowski
Home arena	Palumbo Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Injured Current redshirt 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

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	Week 19	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

• 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team