2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent 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, play 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.

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelley Gibson
  • Ervin Monier
  • Tim Eatman
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland†16–2 .88931–4  .886
No. 9 Ohio State15–3 .83326–8  .765
No. 16 Michigan State13–5 .72225–9  .735
Indiana12–6 .66721–12  .636
Minnesota11–7 .61120–12  .625
Purdue10–8 .55620–12  .625
Michigan9–9 .50021–14  .600
Nebraska9–9 .50018–13  .581
Iowa8–10 .44419–14  .576
Rutgers8–10 .44419–15  .559
Penn State6–12 .33312–19  .387
Northwestern4–14 .22218–17  .514
Wisconsin3–15 .1677–22  .241
Illinois2–16 .1119–21  .300
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 1 Rachel Hollivay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrHeritage Academy Columbus, MS
G/F 2 Kahleah Copper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPrep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHall Little Rock, AR
G 4 Briyona Canty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrTrenton Catholic Willingboro, NJ
G 5 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoOcean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA
G/F 11 Ashli Jeune 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrLife Center Academy Westampton, NJ
G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL
G 21 Ashli Jeune 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLife Center Academy Westampton, NJ
F 22 Alexis Burke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrBainbridge/Illinois Bainbridge, GA
F/C 32 Desiree Keeling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWilliam Fleming Roanoke, VA
G 33 Alex Alfano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRed Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, NJ
F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrParkview Snellville, GA
C 43 Ariel Butts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCarver Columbus, GA
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's W 78–65  1–0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2		 at Seton Hall L 49–77  1–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,628)
South Orange, NJ
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 St. John's L 62–69  1–2
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,226)
Piscataway, NJ
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm		 Temple W 61–51  2–2
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,725)
Piscataway, NJ
11/26/2015*
3:15 pm		 vs. Tulane
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division		 W 75–51  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (488)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015*
3:15 pm		 vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 W 60–48  4–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015*
3:15 pm		 vs. Green Bay
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 W 54–43  5–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 13 Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 43–65  5–3
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,699)
Tallahassee, FL
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 Arkansas W 60–40  6–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,810)
Piscataway, NJ
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm		 Iona W 58–33  7–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,599)
Piscataway, NJ
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm		 Savannah State W 65–26  8–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,645)
Piscataway, NJ
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, BTN		 LSU W 69–57  9–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,254)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm		 Minnesota W 66–55  10–3 (1–0)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,057)
Piscataway, NJ
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, BTN		 at Iowa L 65–69  10–4 (1–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,959)
Iowa City, IA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 Wisconsin W 61–41  11–4 (2–1)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,873)
Piscataway, NJ
01/10/2016
2:00 pm		 at No. 5 Ohio State L 78–90  11–5 (2–2)
 Value City Arena (6,081)
Columbus, OH
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 Illinois W 67–54  12–5 (3–2)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,829)
Piscataway, NJ
01/16/2016
6:30 pm, BTN		 at Nebraska L 54–65  12–6 (3–3)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,622)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 21 Michigan State L 48–59  12–7 (3–4)
 Breslin Center (4,911)
East Lansing, MI
01/24/2016
3:00 pm		 No. 7 Ohio State L 58–67  12–8 (3–5)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,510)
Piscataway, NJ
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 at Indiana L 48–64  12–9 (3–6)
 Assembly Hall (2,496)
Bloomington, IN
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Nebraska W 66–56  13–9 (4–6)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,815)
Piscataway, NJ
02/04/2016
8:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 72–85  13–10 (4–7)
 Williams Arena (2,754)
Minneapolis, MN
02/07/2016
2:00 pm		 at Penn State W 74–62  14–10 (5–7)
 Bryce Jordan Center (3,677)
University Park, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 Northwestern W 61–59  15–10 (6–7)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,177)
Piscataway, NJ
02/13/2016
6:00 pm, BTN		 at Illinois W 63–56  16–10 (7–7)
 State Farm Center (2,450)
Champaign, IL
02/18/2016
7:00 pm		 No. 25 Michigan State L 67–70  16–11 (7–8)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,156)
Piscataway, NJ
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 6 Maryland L 59–73  16–12 (7–9)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,755)
Piscataway, NJ
02/25/2016
6:30 pm, BTN		 at Purdue L 68–75 OT 16–13 (7–10)
 Mackey Arena (5,821)
West Lafayette, IN
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, BTN		 Michigan W 72–50  17–13 (8–10)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,505)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's tournament
03/03/2016
6:30 pm, BTN		 vs. Nebraska
Second Round		 W 66–63  18–13
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016
6:30 pm, BTN		 vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Quarterfinals		 L 58–73  18–14
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 Georgetown
First Round		 W 57–55  19–14
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (453)
Piscataway, NJ
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 Virginia
Second Round		 L 55–71  19–15
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (597)
Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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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
  1. "SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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