2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O’Boyle, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Dayton.

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–15 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Richard Fortune
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ashley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Meadowbrook
Chesapeake College
Richmond, Virginia
G 1 Galaisha Goodhope 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Princess Anne
Old Dominion
Norfolk, Virginia
G 3 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bethel Hampton, Virginia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hoover Hoover, Alabama
G 21 Ashlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Tennessee Bristol, Tennessee
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bloom Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 23 Sandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So George Rogers Clark Winchester, Kentucky
G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr St. John's College
Memphis
Rockville, Maryland
F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Malone Malone, Florida
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Baldwin School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 32 Bria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sanderson Columbia, Maryland
G 34 Keira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Keenan Columbia, South Carolina
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Nazareth Brooklyn, New York
G/F 44 Camille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Archbishop Spalding Bowie, Maryland
G 45 Isis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Reading Reading, Pennsylvania
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
Regular season
11/11/2016*
11:00 am
Coppin State W 73–44  1–0
Siegel Center (4,132)
Richmond, Virginia
11/15/2016*
6:00 pm
Minnesota L 69–79  1–1
Siegel Center (943)
Richmond, Virginia
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
at Campbell W 66–53  2–1
Gore Arena (946)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
11/22/2016*
6:00 pm
IUPUI L 62–71 OT 2–2
Siegel Center (502)
Richmond, Virginia
11/24/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. American
San Juan Shootout
W 68–62  3–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, Florida
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. Villanova
San Juan Shootout
W 68–66  4–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, Florida
11/30/2016*
12:00 pm
Iona L 57–59  4–3
Siegel Center (511)
Richmond, Virginia
12/02/2016
7:00 pm
at George Washington L 68–81  4–4 (0–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (764)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Furman W 75–61  5–4
Timmons Arena (297)
Greenville, South Carolina
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 60–70  5–5
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,470)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/11/2016*
1:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 65–54  6–5
Siegel Center (935)
Richmond, Virginia
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 57–77  6–6
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (956)
Oxford, Mississippi
12/21/2016*
11:00 am
at Wake Forest L 54–60  6–7
LJVM Coliseum (5,557)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12/29/2016*
1:00 pm
Brown W 85–72  7–7
Siegel Center (704)
Richmond, Virginia
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
La Salle W 61–56  8–7 (1–1)
Siegel Center (520)
Richmond, Virginia
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 62–55  9–7 (2–1)
Siegel Center (1,031)
Richmond, Virginia
01/08/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Louis L 48–62  9–8 (2–2)
Siegel Center (611)
Richmond, Virginia
01/11/2017
11:30 am
at Saint Joseph's L 58–64  9–9 (2–3)
Hagan Arena (1,462)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/15/2017
12:00 pm
at George Mason
Rivalry
L 59–70  9–10 (2–4)
EagleBank Arena (804)
Fairfax, Virginia
01/18/2017
1:00 pm
Rhode Island W 68–57  10–10 (3–4)
Siegel Center (507)
Richmond, Virginia
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Fordham W 61–58  11–10 (4–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (892)
Bronx, New York
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
Massachusetts W 55–52  12–10 (5–4)
Siegel Center (1,106)
Richmond, Virginia
01/31/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 57–55  13–10 (6–4)
Robins Center (1,205)
Richmond, Virginia
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
Dayton L 48–68  13–11 (6–5)
Siegel Center (1,169)
Richmond, Virginia
02/08/2017
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 72–77  13–12 (6–6)
Chaifetz Arena (511)
St. Louis, Missouri
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, ASN
at Duquesne L 57–76  13–13 (6–7)
Palumbo Center (821)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
02/15/2017
6:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 70–80  13–14 (6–8)
Siegel Center (677)
Richmond, Virginia
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 77–60  14–14 (7–8)
Reilly Center (883)
Olean, New York
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
Davidson W 54–47  15–14 (8–8)
Siegel Center (937)
Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017
1:00 pm
Richmond
First Round
W 72–64  16–14
Siegel Center (530)
Richmond, Virginia
03/03/2017
11:00 am, ASN
vs. Dayton
Quarterfinals
L 61–77  16–15
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.