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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
Seasons← 2014–152016–17 →
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765
No. 16 Michigan State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Indiana 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Purdue 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Michigan 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Nebraska 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
Iowa 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Rutgers 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Penn State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Northwestern 4 – 14   .222 18 – 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
Illinois 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

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

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 Rachel Hollivay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Heritage Academy Columbus, MS
G/F 2 Kahleah Copper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Prep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hall Little Rock, AR
G 4 Briyona Canty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Trenton Catholic Willingboro, NJ
G 5 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA
G/F 11 Ashli Jeune 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Life Center Academy Westampton, NJ
G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL
G 21 Ashli Jeune 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Life Center Academy Westampton, NJ
F 22 Alexis Burke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Bainbridge/Illinois Bainbridge, GA
F/C 32 Desiree Keeling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr William Fleming Roanoke, VA
G 33 Alex Alfano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Red Bank Catholic Atlantic Highlands, NJ
F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Parkview Snellville, GA
C 43 Ariel Butts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Carver Columbus, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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  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
Poll Pre-
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5		 Week
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7		 Week
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10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 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

  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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