2015 – 16 Washington Huskies women 's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by third year head coach Mike Neighbors , played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 26 – 11 , 11 – 7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place . They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women 's Tournament where they lost Oregon State . They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they defeated Penn and Maryland in the first and second rounds , Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen and Pac-12 member Stanford in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history . They lost to Syracuse in the Final Four
Pac-12 Women 's Tournament
2016 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball team