2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

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.

2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record1218 (511 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duquesne133 .813  286  .824
George Washington133 .813  267  .788
Saint Louis133 .813  268  .765
St. Bonaventure124 .750  248  .750
VCU106 .625  2310  .697
Saint Joseph's88 .500  1415  .483
Fordham88 .500  1417  .452
Dayton79 .438  1415  .483
George Mason610 .375  1219  .387
Richmond511 .313  1318  .419
Rhode Island511 .313  1218  .400
UMass511 .313  1218  .400
Davidson511 .313  1119  .367
La Salle214 .125  525  .167
2016 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 6, 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 0 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBoston Latin School Boston, MA
G 2 Amber Dillon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS SrBrookline
Maine
Jamaica Plain, MA
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoQuest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 10 Stephanie Foukaris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPascal English School Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus
F 11 Ciara Rosten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMaryvale Cheektowaga, NY
G 13 Bria Stallworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHomewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
G 15 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGates Chili Rochester, NY
G 21 Victoria Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAmherst-Pelham Regional Amherst, MA
G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G/F 23 Rashida Timbilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrJohn McCrae Ottawa, ON
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPriestnall School Stockport, England
F/C 31 Kymber Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrAlthoff Catholic Belleville, IL
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoThe 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 No. 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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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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