2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9-15 (6-5 NEC)
Head coach	Peter Cinella (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Jefferson Jennifer Walkling Brian Sansom
Home arena	Rothman Center

2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sacred Heart	16	–	2		.889			20	–	13		.606
Bryant	14	–	4		.778			18	–	13		.581
Robert Morris†	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Saint Francis (PA)	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Central Connecticut	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
LIU Brooklyn	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Wagner	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† 2016 NEC tournament winner As of March 19, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights were coached by Peter Cinella, who was in his eighth season, at the helm. The Knights competed in the Northeast Conference. They played their home games at the Rothman Center, which seated 5,000, in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Roster

2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 1 Madelynn Comly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Littlestown, PA F 3 Anastasia Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Central Islip, NY G 5 Natalie Zamora 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Albuquerque, NM G 10 Peniel M'Bikata 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Abbotsford, BC F 11 Jackie Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Gaithersburg, MD F 12 Rainey Cox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So South Boston, MA F 13 Amina Markovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Brooklyn, NY F 14 Brianna Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Baldwin, NY G 20 Zeynep Akgun 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ankara, TUR F 21 Busra Saral 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ankara, TUR G 22 Kiana Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Richmond, VA C 23 Erika Livermore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Nazareth, PA G 24 Kelsey Cruz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Chester, VA C 30 Icies Hammer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr North Bergen, NJ	Head coach Peter Cinella (New England College) Assistant coach(es) Devin Jefferson (Seton Hall) Jennifer Walkling (Fairleigh Dickinson) Brian Sansom (Pitt–Bradford) 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
11/14/15* 2:00 pm		Manhattan	L 78–85	0–1	Rothman Center (279) Hackensack, NJ
11/20/15* 6:00 pm		at North Carolina Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	L 46–64	0–2	Carmichael Arena (1,676) Chapel Hill, NC
11/21/15* 5:20 pm		vs. Yale Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	L 58–77	0–3	Carmichael Arena (1,793) Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/15* 1:00 pm		vs. Iona Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	L 54–77	0–4	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
11/29/15* 10:00 am		vs. Grand Canyon Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	W 74–68	1–4	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,016) Uncasville, CT
12/04/15* 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 62–72	1–5	Sojka Pavilion (401) Lewisburg, PA
12/06/15* 4:00 pm		at West Virginia	L 42–91	1–6	WVU Coliseum (1,782) Morgantown, WV
12/09/15* 7:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 73–52	2–6	Rothman Center (117) Hackensack, NJ
12/18/15* 5:30 pm		UMass Lowell	L 67–78	2–7	Rothman Center (218) Hackensack, NJ
12/20/16 7:00 pm		Monmouth	W 81–75	3–7	Rothman Center (152) Hackensack, NJ
12/29/15* 2:00 pm		Brown	L 48–63	3–8	Rothman Center (163) Hackensack, NJ
12/30/15* 7:00 pm		Siena	L 65–81	3–9	Rothman Center (146) Hackensack, NJ
Northeast Conference Regular Season
1/02/16 2:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 65–61	4–9 (1–0)	Rothman Center (126) Hackensack, NJ
1/04/16 5:00 pm		Bryant	L 41–70	4–10 (1–1)	Rothman Center (113) Hackensack, NJ
1/06/16* 7:00 pm		Columbia	L 83–87 2OT	4–11	Rothman Center (211) Hackensack, NJ
1/09/16 1:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	L 61–72	4–12 (1–2)	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
1/11/16 7:00 pm		Central Connecticut State	L 75–78	4–13 (1–3)	Rothman Center (241) Hackensack, NJ
1/16/16 7:00 pm		at Robert Morris	W 83–68	5–13 (2–3)	Charles L. Sewall Center (423) Moon Township, PA
1/18/16 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 67–87	5–14 (2–4)	DeGol Arena (472) Loretto, PA
1/23/16 2:00 pm		Mount Saint Mary's	W 66–53	6–14 (3–4)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
1/25/16 7:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	W 75–58	7–14 (4–4)	Rothman Center (209) Hackensack, NJ
1/30/16 12:30 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	L 62–65	7–15 (4–5)	Steinberg Wellness Center (418) Brooklyn, NY
2/1/16 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 73–72	8–15 (5–5)	Rothman Center (301) Hackensack, NJ
2/6/16 1:00 pm		at Wagner	W 73–57	9–15 (6–5)	Spiro Sports Center (627) Staten Island, NY
2/8/16 7:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 78–88	9–16 (6–6)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (225) Brooklyn, NY
2/13/16 2:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 60–52	10–16 (7–6)	Rothman Center (423) Hackensack, NJ
2/15/16 7:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 55–71	10–17 (7–7)	Knott Arena (102) Emmitsburg, MD
2/20/16 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Mount St. Mary's	L 65–80	10–18 (7–8)	Rothman Center (545) Hackensack, NJ
2/22/16 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 75–67	11–18 (8–8)	Rothman Center (342) Hackensack, NJ
2/27/16 1:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	L 59–71	11–19 (8–9)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
2/29/16 7:00 pm		at Bryant	L 52–74	11–20 (8–10)	Chace Athletic Center (349) Smithfield, RI
Northeast Conference tournament
3/6/2016 1:05 pm		at Robert Morris Quarterfinals	L 59–68	11–21	Charles L. Sewall Center (251) Moon Township, PA|-
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.