2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2015–16 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record 1218 (511 A-10)
Head coach Sharon Dawley (6th year)
Assistant coach Jen MacAulay
Assistant coach Yolanda Griffith
Assistant coach Chris Wielgus
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duquesne 13 3   .813     28 6   .824
George Washington 13 3   .813     26 7   .788
Saint Louis 13 3   .813     26 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 12 4   .750     24 8   .750
VCU 10 6   .625     23 10   .697
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500     14 15   .483
Fordham 8 8   .500     14 17   .452
Dayton 7 9   .438     14 15   .483
George Mason 6 10   .375     12 19   .387
Richmond 5 11   .313     13 18   .419
Rhode Island 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
UMass 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Davidson 5 11   .313     11 19   .367
La Salle 2 14   .125     5 25   .167
2016 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by sixth year head coach Sharon Dawley. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish in a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Fordham.

On March 6th, Sharon Dawley was fired. She finished at UMass with a six year record of 46–133.

201516 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

Roster

2015–16 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F/C 0 Mulligan, MaggieMaggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Boston Latin School Boston, MA
G 2 Dillon, AmberAmber Dillon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Sr Brookline
Maine
Jamaica Plain, MA
G 3 Stiff, AlyxAlyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 10 Foukaris, StephanieStephanie Foukaris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pascal English School Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus
F 11 Rosten, CiaraCiara Rosten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maryvale Cheektowaga, NY
G 13 Stallworth, BriaBria Stallworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
G 15 Dillard, CierraCierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gates Chili Rochester, NY
G 21 Stewart, VictoriaVictoria Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Amherst-Pelham Regional Amherst, MA
G 22 George, JessicaJessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Point Waldorf, MD
G/F 23 Timbilla, RashidaRashida Timbilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr John McCrae Ottawa, ON
G 25 McDerment, LeahLeah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Priestnall School Stockport, England
F/C 31 Hill, KymberKymber Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Althoff Catholic Belleville, IL
F 32 Lawrence, AlyssaAlyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So The Ursuline School
San Diego State
New Rochelle, NY
Head coach

Sharon Dawley (St. Anselm)

Assistant coach(es)

Jen MacAulay (Vermont)
Yolanda Griffith (Florida Atlantic)
Chris Wielgus (Springfield)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
2:05 PM
at Holy Cross W 74–60  1–0
Hart Center (767)
Worcester, MA

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM
at Harvard L 65–67  1–1
Lavietes Pavilion (404)
Cambridge, MA

11/21/2015*
5:00 PM
Buffalo L 48–56  1–2
Mullins Center (334)
Amherst, MA

11/27/2015*
9:30 PM
at Colorado
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
L 63–90  1–3
Coors Events Center (1,611)
Boulder, CO

11/28/2015*
7:00 PM
vs. Ball State
Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game
L 54–81  1–4
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO

12/02/2015*
5:00 PM
at Bryant W 86–69  2–4
Chace Athletic Center (104)
Smithfield, RI

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
Hofstra W 57–56  3–4
Mullins Center (226)
Amherst, MA

12/12/2015*
1:00 PM
at Central Connecticut L 68–78 OT 3–5
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (517)
New Britain, CT

12/14/2015*
7:00 PM
at #13 Duke L 46–70  3–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602)
Durham, NC

12/19/2015*
6:00 PM
Boston University W 73–56  4–6
Mullins Center (418)
Amherst, MA

12/22/2015*
2:00 PM
Hartford W 63–56  5–6
Mullins Center (256)
Amherst, MA

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 84–58  6–6
Mullins Center (526)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/02/2016
2:00 PM
VCU L 66–74  6–7 (0–1)
Mullins Center (385)
Amherst, MA

01/06/2016
7:00 PM
Saint Joseph's L 58–62  6–8 (0–2)
Mullins Center (220)
Amherst, MA

01/10/2016
5:00 PM, ASN
at St. Bonaventure L 41–66  6–9 (0–3)
Reilly Center (1,057)
Amherst, MA

01/13/2016
5:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 49–69  6–10 (0–4)
Chaifetz Arena (203)
St. Louis, MO

01/16/2016
7:00 PM
Richmond L 68–74  6–11 (0–5)
Mullins Center (255)
Amherst, MA

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
at George Washington L 50–67  6–12 (0–6)
Charles E. Smith Center (565)
Washington, D.C.

01/27/2016
12:00 PM
Rhode Island L 79–80  6–13 (0–7)
Mullins Center (1,281)
Amherst, MA

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at George Mason L 59–64  6–14 (0–8)
EagleBank Arena (566)
Fairfax, VA

02/02/2016
7:00 PM
at Duquesne L 64–73 OT 6–15 (0–9)
Palumbo Center (747)
Pittsburgh, PA

02/06/2016
2:00 PM
Fordham L 55–60  6–16 (0–10)
Mullins Center (211)
Amherst, MA

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
at La Salle L 57–66  6–17 (0–11)
Tom Gola Arena (274)
Philadelphia, PA

02/13/2016
2:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 69–60  7–17 (1–11)
Mullins Center (374)
Amherst, MA

02/17/2016
7:00 PM
Dayton W 76–69  8–17 (2–11)
Mullins Center (461)
Amherst, MA

02/21/2016
2:00 PM
at Davidson W 66–62  9–17 (3–11)
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
at Rhode Island W 71–64  10–17 (4–11)
Ryan Center (494)
Kingston, RI

02/27/2016
2:00 PM
La Salle W 80–57  11–17 (5–11)
Mullins Center (402)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
vs. La Salle
First Round
W 81–65  12–17
Richmond Coliseum (604)
Richmond, VA

03/03/2016
7:00 PM
vs. Fordham
Second Round
L 63–74 OT 12–18
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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