2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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.
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
2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
00
Debra Ferguson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Amherst County
Madison Heights, VA
G
1
Mikayla Venson
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Yorktown
Arlington, VA
F
2
Jae'Lisa Allen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
White Hall
Pine Bluff, AR
G
10
J'Kyra Brown
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS So
Rocky Mount East Carolina
Rocky Mount, NC
G
12
Breyana Mason
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Forest Park
Woodbridge, VA
F
13
Emily Battle
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
St. Anne's-Belfield
Charlottesville, VA
G
20
Faith Randolph
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Derwood, MD
F
21
Lauren Moses
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Rancocas
Mt. Holly, NJ
G
23
Aliyah Huland El
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Randolph
Randolph, NJ
F
32
Moné Jones
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Riverside
Durham, NC
F
35
Shakyna Payne
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Acworth, GA
F
44
Sydney Umeri
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
The Lovett School
Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2015-10-21
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13 *6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee
W 70–66
1–0
Murphy Center (5,613)Murfreesboro, TN
November 16 *7:00 pm
Norfolk State
W 86–50
2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,495)Charlottesville, VA
November 19 *7:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn
W 69–52
3–0
Auburn Arena (1,675)Auburn, AL
November 22 *2:00 pm
Longwood
W 81–46
4–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,616)Charlottesville, VA
November 26 *1:00 pm
vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam tournament Island Division
W 68–59
5–0
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27 *3:15 pm
vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 48–60
5–1
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28 *1:00 pm
vs. Tulane Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 62–67
5–2
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 2 *7:00 pm
Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 73–85
5–3
John Paul Jones Arena (3,360)Charlottesville, VA
December 5 *7:00 pm
NJIT
W 81–54
6–3
John Paul Jones Arena (3,268)Charlottesville, VA
December 8 *11:00 am
Bowling Green
W 68–39
7–3
John Paul Jones Arena (10,048)Charlottesville, VA
December 18 *7:00 pm
Charleston Southern
W 85–65
8–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,975)Charlottesville, VA
December 21 *7:00 pm
at No. 9 Ohio State
L 73–93
8–4
Value City Arena (4,778)Columbus, OH
December 28 *7:00 pm
Coppin State Cavalier Classic Tournament
W 75–40
9–4
John Paul Jones Arena (3,062)Charlottesville, VA
December 29 *7:00 pm
Richmond Cavalier Classic Tournament
W 71–51
10–4
John Paul Jones Arena (3,190)Charlottesville, VA
Conference regular season
January 3 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 22 Miami (FL)
W 76–56
11–4 (1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,656)Charlottesville, VA
January 7 7:00 pm
No. 3 Notre Dame
L 46–74
11–5 (1–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,394)Charlottesville, VA
January 10 2:00 pm
at Wake Forest
W 52–50
12–5 (2–1)
LJVM Coliseum (875)Winston-Salem, NC
January 14 7:00 pm
No. 23 Louisville
L 41–59
12–6 (2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,880)Charlottesville, VA
January 17 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech
W 78–67
13–6 (3–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,041)Atlanta, GA
January 21 7:00 pm
at No. 14 Florida State
L 48–70
13–7 (3–3)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,495)Tallahassee, FL
January 24 1:00 pm, RSN
Pittsburgh
L 55–58
13–8 (3–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,895)Charlottesville, VA
January 27 7:30 pm
at NC State
L 52–63
13–9 (3–5)
Broughton HS (1,499)Raleigh, NC
February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Duke
L 52–67
13–10 (3–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506)Durham, NC
February 7 2:00 pm
Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic
L 46–66
13–11 (3–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,052)Charlottesville, VA
February 11 7:00 pm, RSN
Syracuse
L 57–91
13–12 (3–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,081)Charlottesville, VA
February 14 5:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College
W 61–50
14–12 (4–8)
Conte Forum (522)Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 11 Louisville
L 59–74
14–13 (4–9)
KFC Yum! Center (8,736)Louisville, KY
February 21 1:00 pm, RSN
Clemson
W 65–48
15–13 (5–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (5,012)Charlottesville, VA
February 25 7:00 pm, RSN
North Carolina
W 72–68
16–13 (6–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,109)Charlottesville, VA
February 28 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic
L 55–60
16–14 (6–10)
Cassell Coliseum (2,710)Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's tournament
March 3 2:00 pm, RSN
vs. Duke Second Round
L 53–57
16–15
Greensboro Coliseum (2,114)Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 17 *7:00 pm
at VCU First Round
W 52–50
17–15
Siegel Center (859)Richmond, VA
March 20 *7:00 pm
at Rutgers Second Round
W 71–55
18–15
The RAC (597)Piscataway, NJ
March 22 *7:00 pm
at Hofstra Third Round
L 57–65
18–16
Hofstra Arena (344)Hempstead, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
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
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics