2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth year head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl, were are members of the Big East Conference and played their home games at Alumni Hall. They finished the season 5–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton.

2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball
Conference	Big East
Record	5–24 (1–17 Big East)
Head coach	Susan Robinson Fruchtl (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Durkin Dana Eikenberg Dario Hernandez
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	9		.750
Seton Hall	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
St. John's †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Marquette	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Xavier	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Creighton	8	–	10		.444			17	–	18		.486
Butler	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
Providence	1	–	17		.056			5	–	24		.172
† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 26, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sarah Beal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr New Hope Christian Academy Matthews, NC F 1 Alise Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Houston Germantown, TN G 2 Alison Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Sanford Kennett Square, PA F 3 Erica Meyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wilton Wilton, CT G 10 Allegra Botteghi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So G. Parini Bologna, Italy G 11 Jovana 'Yoyo' Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Vergilio Ferreira Lisbon, Portugal G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA F 22 Aliyah Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Southaven Southaven, MS G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain F 24 Rachel Aho 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Holden, MA F 25 Brianna Frias 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Holy Name Central Worcester, MA F 30 Eva Iiskola 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Makelanrinne Espoo, Finland	Head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Dan Durkin (Mount St. Mary's) Dana Eikenberg (Penn State) Dario Hernandez (Shaw) 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* 7:00 pm, BEDN		Boston College	L 41–67	0–1	Alumni Hall (461) Providence, RI
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at Brown Ocean State Cup	L 47–57	0–2	Pizzitola Sports Center (524) Providence, RI
11/20/2015* 5:00 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 46–62	0–3	Cassell Coliseum (1,253) Blacksburg, VA
11/25/2015* 12:00 pm		Hartford	W 69–50	1–3	Alumni Hall (723) Providence, RI
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm		Monmouth	W 71–59	2–3	Alumni Hall (161) Providence, RI
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		at Albany	L 58–71	2–4	SEFCU Arena (856) Albany, NY
12/05/2015* 1:00 pm		Richmond	L 50–57	2–5	Alumni Hall (233) Providence, RI
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Bryant Ocean State Cup	W 88–78	3–5	Alumni Hall (334) Providence, RI
12/12/2015* 2:30 pm, FS2		Florida Gulf Coast	L 41–50	3–6	Alumni Hall (211) Providence, RI
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup	W 64–55 OT	4–6	Ryan Center (490) Kingston, RI
Big East regular season
12/29/2015 1:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 54–64	4–7 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (525) Providence, RI
12/31/2015 1:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 61–80	4–8 (0–2)	Alumni Hall (257) Providence, RI
01/03/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 39–67	4–9 (0–3)	The Pavilion (1,141) Villanova, PA
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 53–63	4–10 (0–4)	McDonough Arena (365) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 67–77	4–11 (0–5)	Alumni Hall (247) Providence, RI
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	L 54–62	4–12 (0–6)	Alumni Hall (261) Providence, RI
01/17/2016 2:05 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 48–72	4–13 (0–7)	D. J. Sokol Arena (762) Omaha, NE
01/22/2016 8:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 75–105	4–14 (0–8)	Al McGuire Center (1,135) Milwaukee, WI
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 24 DePaul	L 50–96	4–15 (0–9)	Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,022) Chicago, IL
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 51–82	4–16 (0–10)	Alumni Hall (276) Providence, RI
01/31/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 47–76	4–17 (0–11)	Alumni Hall (352) Providence, RI
02/05/2016 8:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 47–72	4–18 (0–12)	Cintas Center (1,641) Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 50–65	4–19 (0–13)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (463) Indianapolis, IN
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	W 61–59	5–19 (1–13)	Alumni Hall (411) Providence, RI
02/19/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		No. 21 DePaul	L 68–91	5–20 (1–13)	Alumni Hall (211) Providence, RI
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 85–92	5–21 (1–14)	Alumni Hall (317) Providence, RI
02/26/2016 11:00 am, BEDN		at St. John's	L 54–69	5–22 (1–15)	Carnesecca Arena (5,227) Queens, NY
02/28/2016 6:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 54–71	5–23 (1–16)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,012) South Orange, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 3:00 pm, BEDN		vs. Creighton First Round	L 53–70	5–24	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team