# 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Daynia La-Force, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Louis.

## 2015–16 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm | No. 23 Syracuse | L 54–57 | 0–1 | Ryan Center (1,196) Kingston, RI |
| 11/18/2015* 6:00 pm | at Marshall | L 62–72 | 0–2 | Cam Henderson Center (631) Huntington, WV |
| 11/21/2015* 12:00 pm | Harvard URI Tournament | W 56–52 | 1–2 | Ryan Center (417) Kingston, RI |
| 11/22/2015* 12:00 pm | Albany URI Tournament | L 58–67 | 1–3 | Ryan Center (425) Kingston, RI |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 72–64 | 2–3 | Ryan Center (393) Kingston, RI |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at Brown Ocean State Cup | L 63–67 | 2–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (246) Providence, RI |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 57–41 | 3–4 | Leede Arena (565) Hanover, NH |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | at Boston University | W 57–41 | 4–4 | Case Gym (218) Boston, MA |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | Columbia | W 57–56 | 5–4 | Ryan Center (386) Kingston, RI |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | Providence Ocean State Cup | L 55–64 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Ryan Center (490) Kingston, RI |
| 12/28/2015* 12:00 pm | at FIU The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals | W 68–50 | 6–5 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Hampton The Surfing Santa Classic championship | L 54–59 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 56–69 | 6–7 (0–1) | Ryan Center (452) Kingston, RI |
| 01/06/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN | at George Washington | L 58–68 | 6–8 (0–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,989) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | at Richmond | W 57–50 | 7–8 (1–2) | Robins Center (994) Richmond, VA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 70–79 | 7–9 (1–3) | Ryan Center (334) Kingston, RI |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | at La Salle | W 72–61 | 8–9 (2–3) | Tom Gola Arena (357) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | Davidson | W 78–62 | 9–9 (3–3) | Ryan Center (677) Kingston, RI |
| 01/27/2016 12:00 pm | at Massachusetts | W 80–79 | 10–9 (4–3) | Mullins Center (1,281) Amherst, MA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at Fordham | L 42–50 | 10–10 (4–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (494) Bronx, NY |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 62–52 | 11–10 (5–4) | Ryan Center (433) Kingston, RI |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm | Dayton | L 53–67 | 11–11 (5–5) | Ryan Center (417) Kingston, RI |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 56–61 | 11–12 (5–6) | Palumbo Center (498) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | George Mason | L 65–68 | 11–13 (5–7) | Ryan Center (450) Kingston, RI |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | VCU | L 36–49 | 11–14 (5–8) | Ryan Center (540) Kingston, RI |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–74 | 11–15 (5–9) | Hagan Arena (1,267) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | L 64–71 | 11–16 (5–10) | Ryan Center (494) Kingston, RI |
| 02/27/2016 3:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 60–77 | 11–17 (5–11) | Chaifetz Arena (3,038) St. Louis, MO |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 4:30 pm | vs. Saint Joseph's Second Round | W 81–76 | 12–17 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/03/2016 4:30 pm, ASN | vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 59–70 | 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 |