2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 18–16 6–10 Joanne Boyle 5th Kim McNeill La'Keshia Frett Meredith Cory McNeill John Paul Jones Arena WNIT Third Round The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cavalier were led by fifth year head coach Joanne Boyle. The Cavaliers were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played 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 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 w 2015 Virginia Cavaliers y y w Debra Ferguson n 00 C 6 4 FR Madison Heights, VA Amherst County w Mikayla Venson n 1 G 5 7 SO Arlington, VA Yorktown w Jae'Lisa Allen n 2 F 6 2 SO Pine Bluff, AR White Hall w J'Kyra Brown n 10 G 5 11 SO y Rocky Mount, NC Rocky MountEast Carolina w Breyana Mason n 12 G 5 8 JR Woodbridge, VA Forest Park w Emily Battle n 13 F 6 1 FR Charlottesville, VA St. Anne's-Belfield w Faith Randolph n 20 G 5 10 SR Derwood, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel w Lauren Moses n 21 F 6 2 SO Mt. Holly, NJ Rancocas w Aliyah Huland El n 23 G 6 1 SO Randolph, NJ Randolph w Moné Jones n 32 F 6 3 FR Durham, NC Riverside w Shakyna Payne n 35 F 6 3 FR Acworth, GA Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy w Sydney Umeri n 44 F 6 1 JR Acworth, GA The Lovett School Joanne Boyle (Duke) Kim McNeill (Richmond) La'Keisha Frett Meredith (Georgia) Cory McNeill (Morgan State) http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/va-w-baskbl-mtt.html 2015-10-21 Schedule http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/va-w-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball virginiasports.com 2015-10-21 2014-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006184407/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/va-w-baskbl-sched.html dead 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Non-conference regular season November 13 6:30 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 70–66 1–0 5,613 November 16 7:00 pm yes Norfolk State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 86–50 2–0 3,495 November 19 7:00 pm yes yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 69–52 3–0 1,675 November 22 2:00 pm yes Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 81–46 4–0 3,616 November 26 1:00 pm yes yes Green Bay Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam tournament Island Division 68–59 5–0   November 27 3:15 pm yes yes Rutgers Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division 48–60 5–1   November 28 1:00 pm yes yes Tulane Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division 62–67 5–2   December 2 7:00 pm yes Iowa John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 73–85 5–3 3,360 December 5 7:00 pm yes NJIT John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 81–54 6–3 3,268 December 8 11:00 am yes Bowling Green John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 68–39 7–3 10,048 December 18 7:00 pm yes Charleston Southern John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 85–65 8–3 2,975 December 21 7:00 pm yes yes Ohio State 9 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 73–93 8–4 4,778 December 28 7:00 pm yes Coppin State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Cavalier Classic Tournament 75–40 9–4 3,062 December 29 7:00 pm yes Richmond John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Cavalier Classic Tournament 71–51 10–4 3,190 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Conference regular season January 3 1:00 pm Miami (FL) 22 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 76–56 3,656 11–4 1–0 January 7 7:00 pm Notre Dame 3 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 46–74 3,394 11–5 1–1 January 10 2:00 pm yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 52–50 875 12–5 2–1 January 14 7:00 pm Louisville 23 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 41–59 2,880 12–6 2–2 January 17 2:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN3 78–67 1,041 13–6 3–2 January 21 7:00 pm yes Florida State 14 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL 48–70 2,495 13–7 3–3 January 24 1:00 pm Pittsburgh John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 55–58 2,895 13–8 3–4 January 27 7:30 pm yes NC State Broughton HS Raleigh, NC 52–63 1,499 13–9 3–5 February 4 7:00 pm yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 52–67 4,506 13–10 3–6 February 7 2:00 pm Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Commonwealth Classic 46–66 4,052 13–11 3–7 February 11 7:00 pm Syracuse John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 57–91 3,081 13–12 3–8 February 14 5:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RSN 61–50 522 14–12 4–8 February 18 7:00 pm yes Louisville 11 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN3 59–74 8,736 14–13 4–9 February 21 1:00 pm Clemson John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 65–48 5,012 15–13 5–9 February 25 7:00 pm North Carolina John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 72–68 3,109 16–13 6–9 February 28 2:00 pm yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Commonwealth Classic ESPN3 55–60 16–14 6–10 2,710 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| ACC Women's tournament March 3 2:00 pm yes Duke Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second Round RSN 53–57 16–15 2,114 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| WNIT March 17 7:00 pm yes yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA First Round 52–50 17–15 859 March 20 7:00 pm yes yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ Second Round 71–55 18–15 597 March 22 7:00 pm yes yes Hofstra Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY Third Round 57–65 18–16 344 AP Poll Eastern Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final 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 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team References 2 Category:Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia