2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

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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 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by sixth year head coach Sharon Dawley. The Minutewomen are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.

2015–16 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

Roster

2015–16 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Boston Latin School Boston, MA G 2 Amber Dillon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Sr Brookline Maine Jamaica Plain, MA G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV F 10 Stephanie Foukaris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pascal English School Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus F 11 Ciara Rosten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maryvale Cheektowaga, NY G 13 Ciara Rosten 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL G 15 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gates Chili Rochester, NY G 21 Victoria Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Amherst-Pelham Regional Amherst, MA G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Point Waldorf, MD G/F 23 Rashida Timbilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr John McCrae Ottawa, ON G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Priestnall School Stockport, England F/C 31 Kymber Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Althoff Catholic Belleville, IL F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So The Ursuline School San Diego State New Rochelle, NY	Head coach Sharon Dawley (St. Anselm) Assistant coach(es) Jen MacAulay (Vermont) Yolanda Griffith (Florida Atlantic) Chris Wielgus (Springfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: done

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 2:05 PM		at Holy Cross	W 74–60	1–0	Hart Center (767) Worcester, MA
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM		at Harvard	L 65–67	1–1	Lavietes Pavilion (404) Cambridge, MA
11/21/2015* 5:00 PM		Buffalo	L 48–56	1–2	Mullins Center (334) Amherst, MA
11/27/2015* 9:30 PM		at Colorado Omni Hotels Classic semifinals	L 63–90	1–3	Coors Events Center (1,611) Boulder, CO
11/28/2015* 7:00 PM		vs. Ball State Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game	L 54–81	1–4	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
12/02/2015* 5:00 PM		at Bryant	W 86–69	2–4	Chace Athletic Center (104) Smithfield, RI
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM		Hofstra	W 57–56	3–4	Mullins Center (226) Amherst, MA
12/12/2015* 1:00 PM		at Central Connecticut	L 68–78 OT	3–5	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (517) New Britain, CT
12/14/2015* 7:00 PM		at Duke	L 46–70	3–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602) Durham, NC
12/19/2015* 6:00 PM		Boston University			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM		Hartford			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM		UMass Lowell			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:00 PM		VCU			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/06/2016 7:00 PM		Saint Joseph's			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/10/2016 5:00 PM, ASN		at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center  Amherst, MA
01/13/2016 5:00 PM		at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
01/16/2016 7:00 PM		Richmond			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/20/2016 7:00 PM		at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
01/27/2016 7:00 PM		Rhode Island			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/30/2016 2:00 PM		at George Mason			EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, VA
02/02/2016 7:00 PM		at Duquesne			Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
02/06/2016 2:00 PM		Fordham			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/10/2016 7:00 PM		at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2016 2:00 PM		St. Bonaventure			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/17/2016 12:00 PM		Dayton			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/21/2016 2:00 PM		at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
02/24/2016 7:00 PM		at Rhode Island			Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
02/27/2016 2:00 PM		La Salle			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/02–06/2016		vs.			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 UMass Minutemen basketball team