2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play 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 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record	12–18 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Blake Danielle Parks Marcus Reilly
Home arena	Ryan 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

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 Daynia La-Force (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Tom Blake (Connecticut) Danielle Parks (Adelphi) Marcus Reilly (Trinity) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

• 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

References

1. "2015-16 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.