2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Kelley Gibson Ervin Monier Tim Eatman
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

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

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 C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Kelley Gibson (Maryland) Ervin Monier (St. Mary's (TX)) Tim Eatman (Talladega) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 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

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	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