2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19–15 8–10 C. Vivian Stringer 21st Kelley Gibson Ervin Monier Tim Eatman Louis Brown Athletic Center Paradise Jam Island Division Champions WNIT Second Round The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia in the second round. Roster w 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights y y w Rachel Hollivay n 1 C 6 4 SR Columbus, MS Heritage Academy w Kahleah Copper n 2 F/G 6 1 SR Philadelphia, PA Prep Charter w Tyler Scaife n 3 G 5 9 JR Little Rock, AR Hall w Briyona Canty n 4 G 5 9 SR y Willingboro, NJ Trenton Catholic w Shrita Parker n 5 G 5 7 SO Virginia Beach, VA Ocean Lakes w Ashli Jeune n 11 G/F 6 1 FR y Westampton, NJ Life Center Academy w Khadaizha Sanders n 12 G 5 7 FR Virginia Beach, IL Bishop McNamara w Ashli Jeune n 21 G 5 10 FR Westampton, NJ Life Center Academy w Alexis Burke n 22 F 5 11 SR y Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge/Illinois w Desiree Keeling n 32 C/F 6 2 FR Roanoke, VA William Fleming w Alex Alfano n 33 G 5 8 SO Atlantic Highlands, NJ Red Bank Catholic w Victoria Harris n 40 C/F 6 3 FR Snellville, GA Parkview w Ariel Butts n 43 C 6 3 SR Columbus, GA Carver C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Kelley Gibson (Maryland) Ervin Monier (St. Mary's (TX)) Tim Eatman (Talladega) http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/rutu-w-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rutu-w-baskbl-sched.html SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball 2015-08-27 2014-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009081818/http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/rutu-w-baskbl-sched.html dead yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA   78–65 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 1,628 FS2 49–77 1–1 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes St. John's Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,226 62–69 1–2 11/22/2015 2:00 pm yes Temple Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,725 61–51 2–2 11/26/2015 3:15 pm yes yes Tulane Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam tournament Island Division 488 75–51 3–2 11/27/2015 3:15 pm yes yes Virginia Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division   60–48 4–2 11/28/2015 3:15 pm yes yes Green Bay Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division   54–43 5–2 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Florida State 13 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 2,699 ESPN3 43–65 5–3 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes Arkansas Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,810 60–40 6–3 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes Iona Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,599 58–33 7–3 12/13/2015 4:00 pm yes Savannah State Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,645 65–26 8–3 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes LSU Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,254 BTN 69–57 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season 12/31/2015 1:00 pm Minnesota Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,057 66–55 10–3 (1–0) 01/04/2016 8:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 4,959 BTN 65–69 10–4 (1–1) 01/07/2016 7:00 pm Wisconsin Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,873 61–41 11–4 (2–1) 01/10/2016 2:00 pm yes Ohio State 5 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 6,081 78–90 11–5 (2–2) 01/13/2016 7:00 pm Illinois Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,829 67–54 12–5 (3–2) 01/16/2016 6:30 pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 5,622 BTN 54–65 12–6 (3–3) 01/19/2016 6:00 pm yes Michigan State 21 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 4,911 BTN 48–59 12–7 (3–4) 01/24/2016 3:00 pm Ohio State 7 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 1,510 58–67 12–8 (3–5) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 2,496 48–64 12–9 (3–6) 01/30/2016 2:00 pm Nebraska Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,815 66–56 13–9 (4–6) 02/04/2016 8:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 2,754 72–85 13–10 (4–7) 02/07/2016 2:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 3,677 74–62 14–10 (5–7) 02/10/2016 7:00 pm Northwestern Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,177 61–59 15–10 (6–7) 02/13/2016 6:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 2,450 BTN 63–56 16–10 (7–7) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm Michigan State 25 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,156 67–70 16–11 (7–8) 02/21/2016 3:00 pm Maryland 6 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,755 ESPN2 59–73 16–12 (7–9) 02/25/2016 6:30 pm yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 5,821 BTN 68–75 OT 16–13 (7–10) 02/28/2016 2:00 pm Michigan Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,505 BTN 72–50 17–13 (8–10) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#000000;"| Big Ten Women's tournament 03/03/2016 6:30 pm yes Nebraska Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second Round   BTN 66–63 18–13 03/04/2016 6:30 pm yes Ohio State 9 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals   BTN 58–73 18–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#000000;"| WNIT 03/17/2016 7:00 pm yes Georgetown Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ First Round 453 57–55 19–14 03/20/2016 2:00 pm yes Virginia Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Second Round 597 55–71 19–15 AP Poll Eastern Time 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 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team References Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball seasons Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers