2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball
2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–15 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair; Nerlande Nicolas; Richard Fortune;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
VCU	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Davidson	4	–	12	.250	6	–	23	.207
UMass	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O’Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ashley Pegram	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Meadowbrook Chesapeake College	Richmond, Virginia
G	1	Galaisha Goodhope	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Sr	Princess Anne Old Dominion	Norfolk, Virginia
G	3	Nyra Williams	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Bethel	Hampton, Virginia
G	20	Jailyn Maddox	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Hoover	Hoover, Alabama
G	21	Ashlee Mitchell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Tennessee	Bristol, Tennessee
G	22	Katherine Strong	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Bloom	Chicago Heights, Illinois
F	23	Sandra Skinner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, Kentucky
G	24	Mooriah Rowser	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	St. John's College Memphis	Rockville, Maryland
F	25	Curteeona Brelove	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Malone	Malone, Florida
C	30	Danielle Hammond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Baldwin School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	32	Bria Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Sanderson	Columbia, Maryland
G	34	Keira Robinson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Keenan	Columbia, South Carolina
G	42	Niya Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Nazareth	Brooklyn, New York
G/F	44	Camille Calhoun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Archbishop Spalding	Bowie, Maryland
G	45	Isis Thorpe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Reading	Reading, Pennsylvania

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
Regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 am	Coppin State	W 73–44	1–0	Siegel Center (4,132) Richmond, Virginia
11/15/2016* 6:00 pm	Minnesota	L 69–79	1–1	Siegel Center (943) Richmond, Virginia
11/19/2016* 6:00 pm	at Campbell	W 66–53	2–1	Gore Arena (946) Buies Creek, North Carolina
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm	IUPUI	L 62–71 ^OT	2–2	Siegel Center (502) Richmond, Virginia
11/24/2016* 8:00 pm	vs. American San Juan Shootout	W 68–62	3–2	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm	vs. Villanova San Juan Shootout	W 68–66	4–2	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida
11/30/2016* 12:00 pm	Iona	L 57–59	4–3	Siegel Center (511) Richmond, Virginia
12/02/2016 7:00 pm	at George Washington	L 68–81	4–4 (0–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (764) Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm	at Furman	W 75–61	5–4	Timmons Arena (297) Greenville, South Carolina
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 60–70	5–5	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,470) Norfolk, Virginia
11/11/2016* 1:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	W 65–54	6–5	Siegel Center (935) Richmond, Virginia
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm	at Ole Miss	L 57–77	6–6	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (956) Oxford, Mississippi
12/21/2016* 11:00 am	at Wake Forest	L 54–60	6–7	LJVM Coliseum (5,557) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12/29/2016* 1:00 pm	Brown	W 85–72	7–7	Siegel Center (704) Richmond, Virginia
01/01/2017 1:00 pm	La Salle	W 61–56	8–7 (1–1)	Siegel Center (520) Richmond, Virginia
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Richmond Capital City Classic	W 62–55	9–7 (2–1)	Siegel Center (1,031) Richmond, Virginia
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN	Saint Louis	L 48–62	9–8 (2–2)	Siegel Center (611) Richmond, Virginia
01/11/2017 11:30 am	at Saint Joseph's	L 58–64	9–9 (2–3)	Hagan Arena (1,462) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/15/2017 12:00 pm	at George Mason Rivalry	L 59–70	9–10 (2–4)	EagleBank Arena (804) Fairfax, Virginia
01/18/2017 1:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 68–57	10–10 (3–4)	Siegel Center (507) Richmond, Virginia
01/21/2017 2:00 pm	at Fordham	W 61–58	11–10 (4–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (892) Bronx, New York
01/28/2017 1:00 pm	Massachusetts	W 55–52	12–10 (5–4)	Siegel Center (1,106) Richmond, Virginia
01/31/2017 7:00 pm	at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 57–55	13–10 (6–4)	Robins Center (1,205) Richmond, Virginia
02/04/2017 1:00 pm	Dayton	L 48–68	13–11 (6–5)	Siegel Center (1,169) Richmond, Virginia
02/08/2017 8:00 pm	at Saint Louis	L 72–77	13–12 (6–6)	Chaifetz Arena (511) St. Louis, Missouri
02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ASN	at Duquesne	L 57–76	13–13 (6–7)	Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
02/15/2017 6:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	L 70–80	13–14 (6–8)	Siegel Center (677) Richmond, Virginia
02/18/2017 1:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure	W 77–60	14–14 (7–8)	Reilly Center (883) Olean, New York
02/22/2017 6:00 pm	Davidson	W 54–47	15–14 (8–8)	Siegel Center (937) Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017 1:00 pm	Richmond First Round	W 72–64	16–14	Siegel Center (530) Richmond, Virginia
03/03/2017 11:00 am, ASN	vs. Dayton Quarterfinals	L 61–77	16–15	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
*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
Coaches

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

References

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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
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See also

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