2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Nicci Hays Fort, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Army.

2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–23 (4–14 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Katherine Menendez
  • Justin Paluch
  • Anna Patritto
Home arenaCotterell Court
Seasons
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

On March 10, 2016, head coach Nicci Hays Fort has resigned.[1] She finished at Colgate with a five year record of 42–110.

Roster

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2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Mylah Chandler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Albany Albany, NY
G 3 Randyll Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Marist Chicago, IL
G 4 Mackenzie Carroll 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Central Bucks HS West New Britain, PA
F 5 Chelsey Koren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Blairsville Blairsville, PA
G 11 Kateri Stone 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Montini Catholic Naperville, IL
G 12 Ariel Etheridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tabor Academy Smithfield, RI
G 13 Katie Curtis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lebanon Lebanon, IN
G 14 Paige Kriftcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Long Island Lutheran HS Port Washington, NY
C 20 Steph Poland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hathaway Brown Valley View, OH
F 23 Tori Pozsonyi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Roselle Catholic Roselle Park, NJ
F 25 Josie Stockill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Napier Girls Napier, NZ
F 33 Julia Barcello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Seton Catholic Prep Chandler, AZ
F 40 Summer King 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Walpole Walpole, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
6:00 pm
King's College W 81–37 
Cotterell Court (423)
Hamilton, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 71–76  0–1
MAC Center (521)
Kent, OH
11/18/2015*
8:30 pm
at Cornell L 60–73  0–2
Newman Arena (312)
Ithaca, NY
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Mommouth L 80–86 OT 0–3
Cotterell Court (527)
Hamilton, NY
11/28/2015*
8:00 pm
at DePaul L 46–96  0–4
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,115)
Chicago, IL
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 63–53  1–4
Steinberg Wellness Center (412)
Brooklyn, NY
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm
at Binghamton L 56–63  1–5
Binghamton University Events Center (1,142)
Vestal, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 50–94  1–6
Cotterell Court (1,782)
Hamilton, NY
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
Gonzaga L 50–80  1–7
Cotterell Court (522)
Hamilton, NY
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 38–62  1–8
Cotterell Court (583)
Hamilton, NY
12/22/2015
5:00 pm
at Lafayette W 72–59  2–8 (1–0)
Kirby Sports Center (377)
Easton, PA
12/28/2015*
5:00 pm
Siena W 52–50  3–8
Cotterell Court (516)
Hamilton, NY
Patriot League regular season
01/02/2016
4:00 pm
American L 37–49  3–9 (1–1)
Cotterell Court (449)
Hamilton, NY
01/06/2016
12:00 pm
Holy Cross L 71–80  3–10 (1–2)
Cotterell Court (1,185)
Hamilton, NY
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
at Navy L 41–51  3–11 (1–3)
Alumni Hall (657)
Annapolis, MD
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at Army L 55–67  3–12 (1–4)
Christl Arena (628)
West Point, NY
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
Bucknell L 51–71  3–13 (1–5)
Cotterell Court (494)
Hamilton, NY
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 72–63  4–13 (2–5)
Case Gym (231)
Boston, MA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) L 49–65  4–14 (2–6)
Cotterell Court (512)
Hamilton, NY
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at American L 56–64  4–15 (2–7)
Bender Arena (244)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 61–70  4–16 (2–8)
Hart Center (876)
Worcester, MA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
Navy L 58–62  4–17 (2–9)
Cotterell Court (925)
Hamilton, NY
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Army L 55–78  4–18 (2–10)
Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 60–79  4–19 (2–11)
Sojka Pavilion (596)
Lewisburg, PA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
Boston University L 58–71  4–20 (2–12)
Cotterell Court (691)
Hamilton, NY
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 38–55  4–21 (2–13)
Reitz Arena (1,236)
Baltimore, MD
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 74–83  4–22 (2–14)
Stabler Arena (547)
Bethlehem, PA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
Lafayette W 70–55  5–22 (3–14)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 82–72  6–22 (4–14)
Cotterell Court (717)
Hamilton, NY
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
4:00 pm
Lafayette
First Round
W 80–68  7–22
Cotterell Court (717)
Hamilton, NY
03/07/2016
7:30 pm
at Army
Quarterfinals
L 62–89  7–23
Christl Arena (641)
West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hays Fort Resigns As Head Coach". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".