2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 18–16 (6–10 ACC) |
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Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Notre Dame † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Syracuse | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Florida State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 ACC tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by fifth year head coach Joanne Boyle. The Cavaliers are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the John Paul Jones Arena. They finished the season 17–16, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Duke. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated VCU and Rutgers in the first and second rounds before losing to Hofstra in the third round.
2015–16 media
Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network
The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 13* 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | W 70–66 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (5,613) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
November 16* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 86–50 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,495) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
November 19* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Auburn | W 69–52 | 3–0 | Auburn Arena (1,675) Auburn, AL | |||||||
November 22* 2:00 pm | Longwood | W 81–46 | 4–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,616) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
November 26* 1:00 pm | vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | W 68–59 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
November 27* 3:15 pm | vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 48–60 | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
November 28* 1:00 pm | vs. Tulane Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 62–67 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
December 2* 7:00 pm | Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 73–85 | 5–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,360) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 5* 7:00 pm | NJIT | W 81–54 | 6–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,268) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 8* 11:00 am | Bowling Green | W 68–39 | 7–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,048) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 18* 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 85–65 | 8–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,975) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 21* 7:00 pm | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 73–93 | 8–4 | Value City Arena (4,778) Columbus, OH | |||||||
December 28* 7:00 pm | Coppin State Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 75–40 | 9–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,062) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
December 29* 7:00 pm | Richmond Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 71–51 | 10–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,190) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 3 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 22 Miami (FL) | W 76–56 | 11–4 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,656) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
January 7 7:00 pm | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 46–74 | 11–5 (1–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,394) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
January 10 2:00 pm | at Wake Forest | W 52–50 | 12–5 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum (875) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
January 14 7:00 pm | No. 23 Louisville | L 41–59 | 12–6 (2–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,880) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
January 17 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | W 78–67 | 13–6 (3–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,041) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
January 21 7:00 pm | at No. 14 Florida State | L 48–70 | 13–7 (3–3) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,495) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
January 24 1:00 pm, RSN | Pittsburgh | L 55–58 | 13–8 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,895) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
January 27 7:30 pm | at NC State | L 52–63 | 13–9 (3–5) | Broughton HS (1,499) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Duke | L 52–67 | 13–10 (3–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 7 2:00 pm | Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic | L 46–66 | 13–11 (3–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,052) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 11 7:00 pm, RSN | Syracuse | L 57–91 | 13–12 (3–8) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,081) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 14 5:00 pm, RSN | at Boston College | W 61–50 | 14–12 (4–8) | Conte Forum (522) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 11 Louisville | L 59–74 | 14–13 (4–9) | KFC Yum! Center (8,736) Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 21 1:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | W 65–48 | 15–13 (5–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,012) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 25 7:00 pm, RSN | North Carolina | W 72–68 | 16–13 (6–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,109) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 28 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic | L 55–60 | 16–14 (6–10) | Cassell Coliseum (2,710) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
ACC Women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 3 2:00 pm, RSN | vs. Duke Second Round | L 53–57 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,114) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
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March 17* 7:00 pm | at VCU First Round | W 52–50 | 17–15 | Siegel Center (859) Richmond, VA | |||||||
March 20* 7:00 pm | at Rutgers Second Round | W 71–55 | 18–15 | The RAC (597) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
March 22* 7:00 pm | at Hofstra Third Round | L 57–65 | 18–16 | Hofstra Arena (344) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
Rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
See also
References
- ^ "VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball". virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.