2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record16–15 (8–8 A-10)
Head coachBeth O'Boyle (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Richard Fortune
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton †13–3 .813  22–10  .688
George Washington13–3 .813  20–10  .667
Saint Louis12–4 .750  25–9  .735
Saint Joseph's12–4 .750  17–15  .531
Fordham11–5 .688  22–12  .647
La Salle9–7 .563  17–13  .567
Duquesne8–8 .500  18–16  .529
VCU8–8 .500  16–15  .516
Richmond7–9 .438  13–17  .433
George Mason6–10 .375  13–17  .433
St. Bonaventure4–12 .250  9–20  .310
Davidson4–12 .250  6–23  .207
UMass3–13 .188  9–21  .300
Rhode Island2–14 .125  6–23  .207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ashley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMeadowbrook
Chesapeake College		 Richmond, Virginia
G 1 Galaisha Goodhope 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrPrincess Anne
Old Dominion		 Norfolk, Virginia
G 3 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrBethel Hampton, Virginia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHoover Hoover, Alabama
G 21 Ashlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrTennessee Bristol, Tennessee
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBloom Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 23 Sandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGeorge Rogers Clark Winchester, Kentucky
G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrSt. John's College
Memphis		 Rockville, Maryland
F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMalone Malone, Florida
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBaldwin School Philadelphia
F 32 Bria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSanderson Columbia, Maryland
G 34 Keira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrKeenan Columbia, South Carolina
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNazareth Brooklyn, New York
G/F 44 Camille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrArchbishop Spalding Bowie, Maryland
G 45 Isis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrReading Reading, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
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
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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18		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. http://vcuathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/schedule
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