2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by fifth year head coach Joanne Boyle. The Cavaliers are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the John Paul Jones Arena. They finished the season 17–16, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Duke. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated VCU and Rutgers in the first and second rounds before losing to Hofstra in the third round.

2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim McNeill
  • La'Keshia Frett Meredith
  • Cory McNeill
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †16–0 1.00033–2  .943
No. 8 Louisville15–1 .93826–8  .765
No. 14 Syracuse13–3 .81330–8  .789
No. 17 Florida State13–3 .81325–8  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)10–6 .62524–9  .727
NC State10–6 .62520–11  .645
Duke8–8 .50020–12  .625
Georgia Tech8–8 .50020–13  .606
Virginia6–10 .37518–16  .529
Wake Forest6–10 .37517–16  .515
Virginia Tech5–11 .31318–14  .563
North Carolina4–12 .25014–18  .438
Pittsburgh4–12 .25013–18  .419
Boston College2–14 .12515–16  .484
Clemson0–16 .0004–26  .133
† 2016 ACC tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

2015–16 media

Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network

The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.

Roster
2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 00 Debra Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrAmherst County Madison Heights, VA
G 1 Mikayla Venson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoYorktown Arlington, VA
F 2 Jae'Lisa Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWhite Hall Pine Bluff, AR
G 10 J'Kyra Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoRocky Mount
East Carolina		 Rocky Mount, NC
G 12 Breyana Mason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrForest Park Woodbridge, VA
F 13 Emily Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA
G 20 Faith Randolph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrOur Lady of Good Counsel Derwood, MD
F 21 Lauren Moses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRancocas Mt. Holly, NJ
G 23 Aliyah Huland El 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRandolph Randolph, NJ
F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRiverside Durham, NC
F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA
F 44 Sydney Umeri 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrThe Lovett School Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-21

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13*
6:30 pm		 at Middle Tennessee W 70–66  1–0
 Murphy Center (5,613)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 16*
7:00 pm		 Norfolk State W 86–50  2–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,495)
Charlottesville, VA
November 19*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Auburn W 69–52  3–0
 Auburn Arena (1,675)
Auburn, AL
November 22*
2:00 pm		 Longwood W 81–46  4–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,616)
Charlottesville, VA
November 26*
1:00 pm		 vs. Green Bay
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division		 W 68–59  5–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27*
3:15 pm		 vs. Rutgers
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 L 48–60  5–1
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28*
1:00 pm		 vs. Tulane
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 L 62–67  5–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 2*
7:00 pm		 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 73–85  5–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,360)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5*
7:00 pm		 NJIT W 81–54  6–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,268)
Charlottesville, VA
December 8*
11:00 am		 Bowling Green W 68–39  7–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,048)
Charlottesville, VA
December 18*
7:00 pm		 Charleston Southern W 85–65  8–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,975)
Charlottesville, VA
December 21*
7:00 pm		 at No. 9 Ohio State L 73–93  8–4
 Value City Arena (4,778)
Columbus, OH
December 28*
7:00 pm		 Coppin State
Cavalier Classic Tournament		 W 75–40  9–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,062)
Charlottesville, VA
December 29*
7:00 pm		 Richmond
Cavalier Classic Tournament		 W 71–51  10–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,190)
Charlottesville, VA
Conference regular season
January 3
1:00 pm, RSN		 No. 22 Miami (FL) W 76–56  11–4
(1–0)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,656)
Charlottesville, VA
January 7
7:00 pm		 No. 3 Notre Dame L 46–74  11–5
(1–1)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,394)
Charlottesville, VA
January 10
2:00 pm		 at Wake Forest W 52–50  12–5
(2–1)		 LJVM Coliseum (875)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14
7:00 pm		 No. 23 Louisville L 41–59  12–6
(2–2)		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,880)
Charlottesville, VA
January 17
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Georgia Tech W 78–67  13–6
(3–2)		 Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,041)
Atlanta, GA
January 21
7:00 pm		 at No. 14 Florida State L 48–70  13–7
(3–3)		 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,495)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24
1:00 pm, RSN		 Pittsburgh L 55–58  13–8
(3–4)		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,895)
Charlottesville, VA
January 27
7:30 pm		 at NC State L 52–63  13–9
(3–5)		 Broughton HS (1,499)
Raleigh, NC
February 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Duke L 52–67  13–10
(3–6)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506)
Durham, NC
February 7
2:00 pm		 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Classic		 L 46–66  13–11
(3–7)		 John Paul Jones Arena (4,052)
Charlottesville, VA
February 11
7:00 pm, RSN		 Syracuse L 57–91  13–12
(3–8)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,081)
Charlottesville, VA
February 14
5:00 pm, RSN		 at Boston College W 61–50  14–12
(4–8)		 Conte Forum (522)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 11 Louisville L 59–74  14–13
(4–9)		 KFC Yum! Center (8,736)
Louisville, KY
February 21
1:00 pm, RSN		 Clemson W 65–48  15–13
(5–9)		 John Paul Jones Arena (5,012)
Charlottesville, VA
February 25
7:00 pm, RSN		 North Carolina W 72–68  16–13
(6–9)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,109)
Charlottesville, VA
February 28
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Classic		 L 55–60  16–14
(6–10)		 Cassell Coliseum (2,710)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's tournament
March 3
2:00 pm, RSN		 vs. Duke
Second Round		 L 53–57  16–15
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,114)
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 17*
7:00 pm		 at VCU
First Round		 W 52–50  17–15
 Siegel Center (859)
Richmond, VA
March 20*
7:00 pm		 at Rutgers
Second Round		 W 71–55  18–15
 The RAC (597)
Piscataway, NJ
March 22*
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra
Third Round		 L 57–65  18–16
 Hofstra Arena (344)
Hempstead, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 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

References
  1. "VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball". virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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