2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball

WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record	23–10 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Karen Blair
Assistant coach	Nerlande Nicolas
Assistant coach	Richard Fortune
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel 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 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia in the first round.

2015–16 media

All non-televised Rams home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Pegram, AshleyAshley Pegram	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Meadowbrook Chesapeake College	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	1	Goodhope, GalaishaGalaisha Goodhope	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Princess Anne Old Dominion	Norfolk, VA
1.5 !G	3	Ogunnorin, JessicaJessica Ogunnorin	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	ACS Athens Stony Brook	Athens, Greece
1.5 !G	5	Clay, ChadarrylChadarryl Clay	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Girls Preparatory School Auburn	Chattanooga, TN
2.5 !G/F	20	Alaeze, AdaezeAdaeze Alaeze	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Roland Park	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	21	Mitchell, AshleeAshlee Mitchell	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Tennessee	Bristol, TN
1.5 !G	22	Strong, KatherineKatherine Strong	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bloom	Chicago Heights, IL
3.5 !F	23	Skinner, SandraSandra Skinner	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, KY
3.5 !F	25	Brelove, CurteeonaCurteeona Brelove	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Malone	Malone, FL
3.5 !F	32	Gibson, BriaBria Gibson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Sanderson	Columbia, MD
1.5 !G	34	Robinson, KeiraKeira Robinson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Keenan	Columbia, SC
2.5 !G/F	44	Calhoun, CamilleCamille Calhoun	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Spalding	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	45	Thorpe, IsisIsis Thorpe	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Reading	Reading, PA
4.5 !F/C	55	Royster, MelanieMelanie Royster	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Elizabeth Seton	Bowie, MD

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg College)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Blair (Southern Methodist)
Nerlande Nicholas (Rutgers–Newark)
Richard Fortune (Virginia State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 11:00 AM	Coppin State	W 73–42	1–0	Siegel Center (2,259) Richmond, VA
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM	at Iona	W 74–58	2–0	Hynes Athletic Center (350) New Rochelle, NY
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM	at IUPUI	L 69–70	2–1	The Jungle (267) Indianapolis, IN
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM	Campbell	W 57–34	3–1	Siegel Center (514) Richmond, VA
11/29/2015* 1:00 PM	Furman	W 67–45	4–1	Siegel Center (467) Richmond, VA
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	W 58–45	5–1	Siegel Center (365) Richmond, VA
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM	at #17 Arizona State ASU Classic semifinals	W 57–48	6–1	Wells Fargo Arena (1,430) Tempe, AZ
12/06/2015* 4:30 PM	vs. Toledo ASU Classic championship	L 61–80	6–2	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/13/2015* 1:00 PM	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 63–39	7–2	Siegel Center (913) Richmond, VA
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM	at High Point	W 69–39	8–2	Millis Center (539) High Point, NC
12/19/2015* 7:30 PM	Old Dominion Rivalry	W 74–54	9–2	Siegel Center (1,242) Richmond, VA
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM	William & Mary	W 73–47	10–2	Siegel Center (520) Richmond, VA
12/30/2015* 2:00 PM	at North Carolina A&T	W 64–49	11–2	Corbett Sports Center (446) Greensboro, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 PM	at Massachusetts	W 74–66	12–2 (1–0)	Mullins Center (385) Amherst, MA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	Saint Louis	L 72–77	12–3 (1–1)	Siegel Center (382) Richmond, VA
01/10/2016 1:00 PM	Saint Joseph's	L 63–66	12–4 (1–2)	Siegel Center (687) Richmond, VA
01/13/2016 7:00 PM	at Dayton	W 74–72	13–4 (2–2)	UD Arena (2,005) Dayton, OH
01/17/2016 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Davidson	L 50–56	13–5 (2–3)	Siegel Center (933) Richmond, VA
01/20/2016 7:00 PM	at George Mason Rivalry	L 54–70	13–6 (2–4)	EagleBank Arena (402) Fairfax, VA
01/25/2016 7:00 PM	at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 53–42	14–6 (3–4)	Robins Center (639) Richmond, VA
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	Fordham	W 61–51	15–6 (4–4)	Siegel Center (524) Richmond, VA
01/31/2016 1:00 PM	Duquesne	L 67–71	15–7 (4–5)	Siegel Center (1,077) Richmond, VA
02/03/2016 7:00 PM	St. Bonaventure	W 52–47	16–7 (5–5)	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
02/07/2016 1:00 PM	at La Salle	W 84–76 ^OT	17–7 (6–5)	Tom Gola Arena (463) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2016 1:00 PM	Richmond Capital City Classic	L 50–62	17–8 (6–6)	Siegel Center (1,303) Richmond, VA
02/17/2016 7:00 PM	at Rhode Island	W 49–36	18–8 (7–6)	Ryan Center (540) Kingston, RI
02/20/2016 3:00 PM	at George Washington	W 79–68	19–8 (8–6)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,097) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2016 7:00 PM	George Mason Rivalry	W 65–34	20–8 (9–6)	Siegel Center (1,180) Richmond, VA
02/27/2016 2:00 PM	at Davidson	W 74–59	21–8 (10–6)	John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 2:00 PM	vs. Richmond Second Round	W 62–42	22–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
03/04/2016 2:00 PM, ASN	vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 59–50	23–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
03/05/2016 11:00 AM, CBSSN	vs. George Washington Semifinals	L 58–72	23–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Virginia First Round	L 50–52	23–10	Sigel Center (859) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://vcuathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/schedule

VCU Rams women's basketball

Venues	Richmond Coliseum (1974–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)

Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond

Culture & lore	History Rodney the Ram

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2015–16 media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References