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2015-16 Hampton University women's basketball schedule |
HAMPTON, Virginia -- The Hampton University women's basketball program, heading into its seventh season under head coach David Six, has unveiled its 2015-16 schedule -- a slate that includes eight teams that saw postseason play in 2014-15.
"Another challenging schedule," Six said. "We had a challenging schedule last year, and this is more of the same. But I feel like we've shored up some things in the offseason and I think we'll be ready to go and do better. We're looking forward to the challenge."
Six of the teams on Hampton's schedule competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, with two others having competed in the postseason WNIT.
The season will kick off with a five-game road trip, starting on Nov. 13 when the Lady Pirates (19-13, 14-2 MEAC in 2014-15) square off against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. From there, Hampton will head to Pullman, Washington on Nov. 16 to take on Washington State and Eugene, Ore. on Nov. 19 to take on Oregon. Iowa State was in the NCAA Tournament last season, while Washington State advanced to the WNIT.
A trip to El Paso, Texas to take on UTEP on Nov. 22 and Austin, Texas on Nov. 25 to take on Texas will round out the trip. Texas advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament last season.
Hampton will make its home debut on Nov. 29, welcoming James Madison to the Convocation Center; the Dukes made it to the NCAA Tournament last season. On Dec. 5, the Lady Pirates will play host to Drexel in a rematch of last season's WNIT first-round affair.
Hampton's first MEAC game will be on Dec. 7 at Morgan State.
The Lady Pirates will then head to Columbia, S.C. on Dec. 16 to take on nationally-ranked South Carolina – which was a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season. South Carolina finished the 2014-15 season ranked No. 3 in both the AP and USA Today coaches polls.
A home game against Lehigh on Dec. 20 will close out the pre-holiday portion of the schedule.
Hampton will be in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 28-29, competing in the Florida International Tournament for the second straight season in a field that includes host FIU, Wake Forest, and Rhode Island. The Lady Pirates won the tournament last season, beating Bowling Green and Auburn in the process.
The Lady Pirates will then head to DeLand, Fla. to take on Stetson on New Year's Day, before heading to Princeton, N.J. on Jan. 3. Princeton went undefeated in the regular season last season before falling in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Princeton finished last season ranked No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Conference play will begin in earnest on Jan. 9, when the Lady Pirates play host to Bethune-Cookman, before Florida A&M comes to the Convocation Center on Jan. 11.
On Jan. 16, the Lady Pirates will head to Greensboro, N.C. to take on North Carolina A&T; it will be Hampton's first trip to Greensboro since the 2010-11 season. Hampton will follow that on Jan. 18 with a trip to Durham, N.C. to take on North Carolina Central.
Hampton will return to the Convocation Center on Jan. 23, taking on defending MEAC Tournament champion Savannah State to kick off a three-game homestand. South Carolina State will pay the Lady Pirates a visit on Jan. 25, with rival Norfolk State coming to Hampton on Jan. 30.
On Feb. 6, the Lady Pirates will be in Princess Anne, Md. to take on Maryland Eastern Shore, before heading to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 8 to face rival Howard.
After playing host to Morgan State on Feb. 15, the Lady Pirates will hit the road again on Feb. 20, heading to Dover, Del. to take on Delaware State – led by former Lady Pirates assistant coach Barbara Burgess – before going to Baltimore, Md. on Feb. 22 to square off against Coppin State.
Howard will come to the Convocation Center on Feb. 27, before the Lady Pirates hold their home finale on Feb. 29 against Delaware State.
The regular season wraps up on March 3, when Hampton hits the road to take on Norfolk State.
The 2016 MEAC Basketball Championships will be held March 7-12 at Norfolk Scope.
Dates and times are subject to change.
For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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