2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–18 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Blake
  • Danielle Parks
  • Marcus Reilly
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
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 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Daynia La-Force, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Louis.

2015–16 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tayra Meléndez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr The Rivers School Mattapan, MA
F 2 Ross Jalissa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fenway Roxbury, MA
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So St. Anthony's West Babylon, NY
G 12 Morgan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Keystone Knox, PA
G 13 Kallie Banker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Grand Island Grand Island, NY
F 15 Kiara Palmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Our Lady of Lourdes Miami, FL
G 20 Dominique Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rancocas Valley Trenton, NJ
G 21 Symone Bullard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr American heritage Plantation Pompano Beach, FL
G 22 Dempsey Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 23 Brianna Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Gettysburg Area Gettuysburg, PA
F 30 Tyler Raysor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Haddon Heights Lawnside, NJ
G 31 Anari Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Dallastown Area Red Lion, PA
F 34 Samantha Tabakman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pequannock Township Pompton Plains, NJ
C 43 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Moore Catholic Staten Island, NY
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*
5:00 pm 		No. 23 Syracuse L 54–57  0–1
 Ryan Center (1,196)
Kingston, RI
11/18/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Marshall L 62–72  0–2
 Cam Henderson Center (631)
Huntington, WV
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm 		Harvard
URI Tournament 		W 56–52  1–2
 Ryan Center (417)
Kingston, RI
11/22/2015*
12:00 pm 		Albany
URI Tournament 		L 58–67  1–3
 Ryan Center (425)
Kingston, RI
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 72–64  2–3
 Ryan Center (393)
Kingston, RI
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Brown
Ocean State Cup 		L 63–67  2–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (246)
Providence, RI
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Dartmouth W 57–41  3–4
 Leede Arena (565)
Hanover, NH
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Boston University W 57–41  4–4
 Case Gym (218)
Boston, MA
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm 		Columbia W 57–56  5–4
 Ryan Center (386)
Kingston, RI
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm 		Providence
Ocean State Cup 		L 55–64 OT 5–5
 Ryan Center (490)
Kingston, RI
12/28/2015*
12:00 pm 		at FIU
The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals 		W 68–50  6–5
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/29/2015*
12:00 pm 		vs. Hampton
The Surfing Santa Classic championship 		L 54–59 OT 6–6
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure L 56–69  6–7 (0–1)
 Ryan Center (452)
Kingston, RI
01/06/2016
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		at George Washington L 58–68  6–8 (0–2)
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,989)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2016
2:00 pm 		at Richmond W 57–50  7–8 (1–2)
 Robins Center (994)
Richmond, VA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm 		Duquesne L 70–79  7–9 (1–3)
 Ryan Center (334)
Kingston, RI
01/16/2016
1:00 pm 		at La Salle W 72–61  8–9 (2–3)
 Tom Gola Arena (357)
Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2016
1:00 pm 		Davidson W 78–62  9–9 (3–3)
 Ryan Center (677)
Kingston, RI
01/27/2016
12:00 pm 		at Massachusetts W 80–79  10–9 (4–3)
 Mullins Center (1,281)
Amherst, MA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm 		at Fordham L 42–50  10–10 (4–4)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (494)
Bronx, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 62–52  11–10 (5–4)
 Ryan Center (433)
Kingston, RI
02/07/2016
2:00 pm 		Dayton L 53–67  11–11 (5–5)
 Ryan Center (417)
Kingston, RI
02/10/2016
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 56–61  11–12 (5–6)
 Palumbo Center (498)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm 		George Mason L 65–68  11–13 (5–7)
 Ryan Center (450)
Kingston, RI
02/17/2016
7:00 pm 		VCU L 36–49  11–14 (5–8)
 Ryan Center (540)
Kingston, RI
02/20/2016
2:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's L 63–74  11–15 (5–9)
 Hagan Arena (1,267)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Massachusetts L 64–71  11–16 (5–10)
 Ryan Center (494)
Kingston, RI
02/27/2016
3:00 pm 		at Saint Louis L 60–77  11–17 (5–11)
 Chaifetz Arena (3,038)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
4:30 pm 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round 		W 81–76  12–17
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/03/2016
4:30 pm, ASN 		vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals 		L 59–70  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

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
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.