2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team

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 VCU Rams women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record2310 (106 A-10)
Head coach
  • Beth O'Boyle (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Richard Fortune
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel 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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ashley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMeadowbrook
Chesapeake College
Richmond, VA
G 1 Galaisha Goodhope 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrPrincess Anne
Old Dominion
Norfolk, VA
G 3 Jessica Ogunnorin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrACS Athens
Stony Brook
Athens, Greece
G 5 Chadarryl Clay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrGirls Preparatory School
Auburn
Chattanooga, TN
G/F 20 Adaeze Alaeze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRoland Park Baltimore, MD
G 21 Ashlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTennessee Bristol, TN
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBloom Chicago Heights, IL
F 23 Sandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGeorge Rogers Clark Winchester, KY
F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMalone Malone, FL
F 32 Bria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSanderson Columbia, MD
G 34 Keira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrKeenan Columbia, SC
G/F 44 Camille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoArchbishop Spalding Bowie, MD
G 45 Isis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoReading Reading, PA
F/C 55 Melanie Royster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrElizabeth 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 No. 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

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

See also

References

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