2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 6–24, 2–14 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record6–23 (2–14 A-10)
Head coachDaynia La-Force (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Blake
  • Marcus Reilly
  • Stephanie Tobey
Home arenaRyan Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton133 .813  2210  .688
George Washington133 .813  2010  .667
Saint Louis124 .750  259  .735
Saint Joseph's124 .750  1715  .531
Fordham115 .688  2212  .647
La Salle97 .563  1713  .567
Duquesne88 .500  1816  .529
VCU88 .500  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1317  .433
George Mason610 .375  1317  .433
St. Bonaventure412 .250  920  .310
Davidson412 .250  623  .207
UMass313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island214 .125  623  .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 media

All Rams home games and most non-televised conference road games televised were be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ednaija Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNewton North Quincy, MA
G 1 Elemy Colome (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoProctor Academy
James Madison
Lawrence, MA
F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoFenway Roxbury, MA
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrSt. Anthony's West Babylon, NY
G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico
G 12 Morgan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrKeystone Knox, PA
G 20 Dominique Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRancocas Valley Trenton, NJ
G 22 Dempsey Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGermantown Academy Doylestown, PA
C 25 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD
F 30 Tyler Raysor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHaddon Heights Lawnside, NJ
G 31 Anari Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDallastown Area Red Lion, PA
C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrQuincy Quincy, MA
C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoMoore Catholic Staten Island, NY
F 52 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIslip Islip, NY
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
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 PM
Bridgeport W 61–43 
Ryan Center (467)
Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 PM
at No. 14 Syracuse L 49–95  0–1
Carrier Dome (1,230)
Syracuse, NY
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
Marist W 82–61  1–1
Ryan Center (519)
Kingston, RI
11/15/2016*
5:30 PM
at Toledo L 50–65  1–2
Savage Arena (3,189)
Toledo, OH
11/18/2016*
7:00 PM
Penn L 43–75  1–3
Ryan Center (329)
Kingston, RI
11/20/2016*
2:00 PM
Samford W 78–63  2–3
Ryan Center (313)
Kingston, RI
11/23/2016*
1:00 PM
at Fairfield W 72–65  3–3
Alumni Hall (229)
Fairfield, CT
11/29/2016*
7:00 PM
at UMass Lowell W 64–57  4–3
Costello Athletic Center (521)
Lowell, MA
12/03/2016*
3:00 PM
at Brown
Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals
L 65–76  4–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (485)
Providence, RI
12/04/2016*
1:00 PM
vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 56–62  4–5
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
12/08/2016*
7:00 PM
Michigan State L 48–85  4–6
Ryan Center (205)
Kingston, RI
12/11/2016*
4:00 PM
at Kansas L 36–72  4–7
Allen Fieldhouse (1,995)
Lawrence, KS
12/18/2016*
4:00 PM
Dartmouth L 52–62  4–8
Ryan Center (399)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/28/2016
4:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure L 69–78  4–9 (0–1)
Reilly Center (714)
Olean, NY
01/01/2017
2:00 PM
Fordham L 69–74  4–10 (0–2)
Ryan Center (485)
Kingston, RI
01/04/2017
2:00 PM
at Massachusetts L 67–68  4–11 (0–3)
Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
01/09/2017
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at La Salle L 51–70  4–12 (0–4)
Tom Gola Arena (343)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
2:00 PM
Richmond L 53–58  4–13 (0–5)
Ryan Center (391)
Kingston, RI
01/18/2017
1:00 PM
at VCU L 57–68  4–14 (0–6)
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
01/21/2017
2:00 PM
Saint Louis L 57–68  4–15 (0–7)
Ryan Center (507)
Kingston, RI
01/25/2017
11:00 AM
Saint Joseph's L 49–75  4–16 (0–8)
Ryan Center (853)
Kingston, RI
01/28/2017
7:00 PM
at Dayton L 51–81  4–17 (0–9)
UD Arena (2,225)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2017
7:00 PM
La Salle L 49–58  4–18 (0–10)
Ryan Center (379)
Kingston, RI
02/05/2017
1:00 PM
at Richmond L 51–67  4–19 (0–11)
Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
02/08/2017
7:00 PM
George Washington L 44–72  4–20 (0–12)
Ryan Center (373)
Kingston, RI
02/11/2017
2:00 PM
at Davidson L 64–74  4–21 (0–13)
John M. Belk Arena (567)
Davidson, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 PM
at George Mason L 51–60  4–22 (0–14)
EagleBank Arena (762)
Fairfax, VA
02/18/2017
2:00 PM
Duquesne W 71–69  5–22 (1–14)
Ryan Center (497)
Kingston, RI
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
Massachusetts W 53–50  6–22 (2–14)
Ryan Center (449)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017
2:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 51–77  6–23
Hagan Arena (781)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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