2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball
2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–10 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair; Nerlande Nicolas; Richard Fortune;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	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 represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Beth O'Boyle, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played 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	Hometown
G	0	Ashley Pegram	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Meadowbrook Chesapeake College	Richmond, VA
G	1	Galaisha Goodhope	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Jr	Princess Anne Old Dominion	Norfolk, VA
G	3	Jessica Ogunnorin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	ACS Athens Stony Brook	Athens, Greece
G	5	Chadarryl Clay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Girls Preparatory School Auburn	Chattanooga, TN
G/F	20	Adaeze Alaeze	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Roland Park	Baltimore, MD
G	21	Ashlee Mitchell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Tennessee	Bristol, TN
G	22	Katherine Strong	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bloom	Chicago Heights, IL
F	23	Sandra Skinner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, KY
F	25	Curteeona Brelove	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Malone	Malone, FL
F	32	Bria Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Sanderson	Columbia, MD
G	34	Keira Robinson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Keenan	Columbia, SC
G/F	44	Camille Calhoun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Archbishop Spalding	Bowie, MD
G	45	Isis Thorpe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Reading	Reading, PA
F/C	55	Melanie Royster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Elizabeth Seton	Bowie, MD

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Blair (SMU)
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 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

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

^ "2015-16 VCU Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Archived from the original on September 2, 2015.

[1] "2015-16 VCU Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Archived from the original on September 2, 2015.

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v t e 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

2015–16 media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References