2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team will represent the University of Richmond during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Spiders, led by eleventh year head coach Michael Shafer. The Spiders are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play 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 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	13–18 (5–11 A-10)
Head coach	Michael Shafer (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Cori Chambers Ebony Tanner Moore John Miller
Home arena	Robins Center

2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
George Washington †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Saint Louis	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
St. Bonaventure	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
VCU	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Fordham	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Richmond	5	–	11		.313			13	–	18		.419
Rhode Island	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
La Salle	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kylie Murphree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fairfax Fairfax, VA G 1 Bria Powell (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA G 2 Olivia Healy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Reading Reading, PA G 4 Janelle Hubbard (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Elizabeth Seton Glenn Dale, MD G 10 Dazia Hall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr The Bullis School Ashburn, VA G 11 Micaela Parson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Monacan North Chesterfield, VA G 13 Taisha Murphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clayton Clayton, NC F 14 Alicia Hudalla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Glen Allen Glen Allen, VA F/C 15 Karleigh Wike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So East Rowan Salisbury, NC F 21 Salita Greene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jordan Durham, NC G 23 Lauren Tolson (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Frederick Frederick, MD F 24 Tuuli Menna 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mäkelänrintee Helsinki, Finland F/C 32 Rennie Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Episcopal Silver Spring, MD	Head coach Michael Shafer (William & Mary) Assistant coach(es) Ebony Tanner Moore (Richmond) Cori Chambers (Georgia) John Miller (Mount St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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

Regular Season Polls

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	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2015–16 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team