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 2310 (106 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.

201516 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
G 0 Pegram, AshleyAshley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Meadowbrook
Chesapeake College
Richmond, VA
G 1 Goodhope, GalaishaGalaisha Goodhope 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Princess Anne
Old Dominion
Norfolk, VA
G 3 Ogunnorin, JessicaJessica Ogunnorin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr ACS Athens
Stony Brook
Athens, Greece
G 5 Clay, ChadarrylChadarryl Clay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Girls Preparatory School
Auburn
Chattanooga, TN
G/F 20 Alaeze, AdaezeAdaeze Alaeze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Roland Park Baltimore, MD
G 21 Mitchell, AshleeAshlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Tennessee Bristol, TN
G 22 Strong, KatherineKatherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bloom Chicago Heights, IL
F 23 Skinner, SandraSandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr George Rogers Clark Winchester, KY
F 25 Brelove, CurteeonaCurteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Malone Malone, FL
F 32 Gibson, BriaBria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sanderson Columbia, MD
G 34 Robinson, KeiraKeira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Keenan Columbia, SC
G/F 44 Calhoun, CamilleCamille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Archbishop Spalding Bowie, MD
G 45 Thorpe, IsisIsis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Reading Reading, PA
F/C 55 Royster, MelanieMelanie Royster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Elizabeth Seton Bowie, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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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

See also

References

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