# 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by sixth year head coach Sharon Dawley, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish in a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Fordham.
On March 6, Dawley was fired. She finished at UMass with a six year record of 46–133.

## 2015–16 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 2:05 pm | at Holy Cross | W 74–60 | 1–0 | Hart Center (767) Worcester, MA |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 65–67 | 1–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (404) Cambridge, MA |
| 11/21/2015* 5:00 pm | Buffalo | L 48–56 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (334) Amherst, MA |
| 11/27/2015* 9:30 pm | at Colorado Omni Hotels Classic semifinals | L 63–90 | 1–3 | Coors Events Center (1,611) Boulder, CO |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | vs. Ball State Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game | L 54–81 | 1–4 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 12/02/2015* 5:00 pm | at Bryant | W 86–69 | 2–4 | Chace Athletic Center (104) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 57–56 | 3–4 | Mullins Center (226) Amherst, MA |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 68–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (517) New Britain, CT |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | at No. 13 Duke | L 46–70 | 3–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602) Durham, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 6:00 pm | Boston University | W 73–56 | 4–6 | Mullins Center (418) Amherst, MA |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Hartford | W 63–56 | 5–6 | Mullins Center (256) Amherst, MA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 84–58 | 6–6 | Mullins Center (526) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | VCU | L 66–74 | 6–7 (0–1) | Mullins Center (385) Amherst, MA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 58–62 | 6–8 (0–2) | Mullins Center (220) Amherst, MA |
| 01/10/2016 5:00 pm, ASN | at St. Bonaventure | L 41–66 | 6–9 (0–3) | Reilly Center (1,057) Amherst, MA |
| 01/13/2016 5:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 49–69 | 6–10 (0–4) | Chaifetz Arena (203) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | Richmond | L 68–74 | 6–11 (0–5) | Mullins Center (255) Amherst, MA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 50–67 | 6–12 (0–6) | Charles E. Smith Center (565) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/27/2016 12:00 pm | Rhode Island | L 79–80 | 6–13 (0–7) | Mullins Center (1,281) Amherst, MA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at George Mason | L 59–64 | 6–14 (0–8) | EagleBank Arena (566) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 64–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–15 (0–9) | Palumbo Center (747) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | Fordham | L 55–60 | 6–16 (0–10) | Mullins Center (211) Amherst, MA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at La Salle | L 57–66 | 6–17 (0–11) | Tom Gola Arena (274) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 69–60 | 7–17 (1–11) | Mullins Center (374) Amherst, MA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | Dayton | W 76–69 | 8–17 (2–11) | Mullins Center (461) Amherst, MA |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | at Davidson | W 66–62 | 9–17 (3–11) | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | W 71–64 | 10–17 (4–11) | Ryan Center (494) Kingston, RI |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | La Salle | W 80–57 | 11–17 (5–11) | Mullins Center (402) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | vs. La Salle First Round | W 81–65 | 12–17 | Richmond Coliseum (604) Richmond, VA |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | vs. Fordham Second Round | L 63–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–18 | 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 |