2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent 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. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play 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
2016–17 record1615 (88 A-10)
Head coachBeth O'Boyle (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Richard Fortune
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel 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

Roster

2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ashley Pegram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMeadowbrook
Chesapeake College
Richmond, Virginia
G 1 Galaisha Goodhope 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrPrincess Anne
Old Dominion
Norfolk, Virginia
G 3 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrBethel Hampton, Virginia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHoover Hoover, Alabama
G 21 Ashlee Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrTennessee Bristol, Tennessee
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBloom Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 23 Sandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGeorge Rogers Clark Winchester, Kentucky
G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrSt. John's College
Memphis
Rockville, Maryland
F 25 Curteeona Brelove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMalone Malone, Florida
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBaldwin School Philadelphia
F 32 Bria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSanderson Columbia, Maryland
G 34 Keira Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrKeenan Columbia, South Carolina
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNazareth Brooklyn, New York
G/F 44 Camille Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrArchbishop Spalding Bowie, Maryland
G 45 Isis Thorpe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrReading 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
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked
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