2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia in the second round.

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record1915 (810 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelley Gibson
  • Ervin Monier
  • Tim Eatman
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 1 Rachel Hollivay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrHeritage Academy Columbus, MS
G/F 2 Kahleah Copper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPrep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHall Little Rock, AR
G 4 Briyona Canty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrTrenton Catholic Willingboro, NJ
G 5 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoOcean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA
G/F 11 Ashli Jeune 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrLife Center Academy Westampton, NJ
G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL
G 21 Ashli Jeune 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLife Center Academy Westampton, NJ
F 22 Alexis Burke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrBainbridge/Illinois Bainbridge, GA
F/C 32 Desiree Keeling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWilliam Fleming Roanoke, VA
G 33 Alex Alfano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRed Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, NJ
F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrParkview Snellville, GA
C 43 Ariel Butts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCarver Columbus, GA
Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelley Gibson (Maryland)
Ervin Monier (Saint Mary's)
Tim Eatman (Talladega)


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
at Saint Joseph's W 78–65  1–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 49–77  1–1
Walsh Gymnasium (1,628)
South Orange, NJ
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
St. John's L 62–69  1–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,226)
Piscataway, NJ
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Temple W 61–51  2–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,725)
Piscataway, NJ
11/26/2015*
3:15 pm
vs. Tulane
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 75–51  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (488)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015*
3:15 pm
vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 60–48  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015*
3:15 pm
vs. Green Bay
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 54–43  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 13 Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 43–65  5–3
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,699)
Tallahassee, FL
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
Arkansas W 60–40  6–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,810)
Piscataway, NJ
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Iona W 58–33  7–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,599)
Piscataway, NJ
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm
Savannah State W 65–26  8–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,645)
Piscataway, NJ
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, BTN
LSU W 69–57  9–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,254)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm
Minnesota W 66–55  10–3 (1–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 65–69  10–4 (1–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,959)
Iowa City, IA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 61–41  11–4 (2–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,873)
Piscataway, NJ
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
at No. 5 Ohio State L 78–90  11–5 (2–2)
Value City Arena (6,081)
Columbus, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Illinois W 67–54  12–5 (3–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,829)
Piscataway, NJ
01/16/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 54–65  12–6 (3–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,622)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 21 Michigan State L 48–59  12–7 (3–4)
Breslin Center (4,911)
East Lansing, MI
01/24/2016
3:00 pm
No. 7 Ohio State L 58–67  12–8 (3–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,510)
Piscataway, NJ
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Indiana L 48–64  12–9 (3–6)
Assembly Hall (2,496)
Bloomington, IN
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Nebraska W 66–56  13–9 (4–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,815)
Piscataway, NJ
02/04/2016
8:00 pm
at Minnesota L 72–85  13–10 (4–7)
Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
at Penn State W 74–62  14–10 (5–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,677)
University Park, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern W 61–59  15–10 (6–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,177)
Piscataway, NJ
02/13/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 63–56  16–10 (7–7)
State Farm Center (2,450)
Champaign, IL
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
No. 25 Michigan State L 67–70  16–11 (7–8)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,156)
Piscataway, NJ
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Maryland L 59–73  16–12 (7–9)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,755)
Piscataway, NJ
02/25/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 68–75 OT 16–13 (7–10)
Mackey Arena (5,821)
West Lafayette, IN
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
Michigan W 72–50  17–13 (8–10)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,505)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
vs. Nebraska
Second Round
W 66–63  18–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Quarterfinals
L 58–73  18–14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Georgetown
First Round
W 57–55  19–14
Louis Brown Athletic Center (453)
Piscataway, NJ
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Virginia
Second Round
L 55–71  19–15
Louis Brown Athletic Center (597)
Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV 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

See also

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

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