# 2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Spiders, led by eleventh year head coach Michael Shafer, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 13–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to VCU.

## 2015–16 media

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 3:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 62–57 | 1–0 | Robins Center (973) Richmond, VA |
| 11/15/2015* 1:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 81–62 | 2–0 | Robins Center (647) Richmond, VA |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 56–50 | 3–0 | Robins Center (879) Richmond, VA |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 63–53 | 4–0 | Robins Center (745) Richmond, VA |
| 11/27/2015* 2:00 pm | vs. Wichita State FIU Turkey Slam semifinals | W 63–50 | 5–0 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Marquette FIU Turkey Slam championship | L 80–98 | 5–1 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 12/01/2015* 5:00 pm | Furman | L 62–69 | 5–2 | Robins Center (650) Richmond, VA |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm | at Providence | W 57–50 | 6–2 | Alumni Hall (233) Providence, RI |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | James Madison | L 47–73 | 6–3 | Robins Center (1,015) Richmond, VA |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | at Appalachian State | L 59–73 | 6–4 | Holmes Center (227) Boone, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | at Wake Forest | L 33–43 | 6–5 | LJVM Coliseum (584) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/28/2015* 4:30 pm | vs. Lafayette Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 54–46 | 7–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (473) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/29/2015* 4:30 pm | at Virginia Cavalier Classic Tournament | L 51–71 | 7–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,190) Charlottesville, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular Season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN | at La Salle | W 60–43 | 8–6 (1–0) | Tom Gola Arena (642) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 48–60 | 8–7 (1–1) | Robins Center (603) Richmond, VA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | Rhode Island | L 50–57 | 8–8 (1–2) | Robins Center (994) Richmond, VA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 53–64 | 8–9 (1–3) | Hagan Arena (323) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | W 74–68 | 9–9 (2–3) | Mullins Center (255) Amherst, MA |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm | VCU | L 42–53 | 9–10 (2–4) | Robins Center (639) Richmond, VA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 44–65 | 9–11 (2–5) | Robins Center (759) Richmond, VA |
| 01/31/2016 12:00 pm, ASN | at St. Bonaventure | L 43–66 | 9–12 (2–6) | Reilly Center (2,011) Olean, NY |
| 02/03/2016 12:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 48–73 | 9–13 (2–7) | Chaifetz Arena (4,011) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm | George Washington | L 47–62 | 9–14 (2–8) | Robins Center (693) Richmond, VA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Davidson | L 59–67 | 9–15 (2–9) | Robins Center (1,204) Richmond, VA |
| 02/14/2016 1:00 pm | at VCU | W 62–50 | 10–15 (3–9) | Siegel Center (1,303) Richmond, VA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 52–48 | 11–15 (4–9) | Robins Center (574) Richmond, VA |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at George Mason | W 57–50 | 12–15 (5–9) | EagleBank Arena (922) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 53–55 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (5–10) | Charles E. Smith Center (789) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 57–59 | 12–17 (5–11) | Robins Center (1,107) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 4:30 pm | vs. Davidson First Round | W 70–51 | 13–17 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/03/2016 2:00 pm | vs. VCU Second Round | L 42–62 | 13–18 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |