2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=George Washington Colonials
|image=George Washington Athletics logo.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
|division=
|short_conf= A-10
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
|record=26–7
|conf_record=13–3
|head_coach=Jonathan Tsipis
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Diane Richardson
|asst_coach2=Melissa Dunne
|asst_coach3=Zach Kancher
|stadium=Charles E. Smith Center
|champion=A-10 Regular Season co-champions & Tournament Champions
|bowl=NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Duquesne and Saint Louis. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.
On March 28, it was announced that Jonathan Tsipis resigned from George Washington to accept the head coaching job at Wisconsin. He finished with a 4-year record of 92–38.
2015–16 media
=George Washington Colonials Sports Network=
WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.
Roster
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|head_coach=
- Jonathan Tsipis ({{college|North Carolina}})
|asst_coach=
- Diane Richardson (Frostburg State)
- Melissa Dunne ({{college|Temple}})
- Zach Kancher ({{college|George Washington}})
|roster_url=http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/gewa-w-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=2015-10-30}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| Exhibition
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| date = 11/08/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Christopher Newport
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
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| score = 95–47
| overtime =
| attend = 417
| record =
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| Non-conference regular season
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| date = 11/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Grambling State
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| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 85–58
| overtime =
| attend = 885
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = American
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| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78–48
| overtime =
| attend = 785
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 63–84
| overtime =
| attend = 2,854
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 10:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Save Mart Center
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 61–53
| overtime =
| attend = 2,237
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cedar Park Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Park, TX
| gamename = Lone Star Showcase
| tv =
| score = 82–78
| overtime =
| attend = 507
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Cedar Park Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Park, TX
| gamename = Lone Star Showcase
| tv =
| score = 81–77
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 627
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Wright State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cedar Park Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Park, TX
| gamename = Lone Star Showcase
| tv =
| score = 71–77
| overtime =
| attend = 527
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
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| score = 60–64
| overtime =
| attend = 875
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–62
| overtime =
| attend = 781
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78–70
| overtime =
| attend = 976
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 70–65
| overtime =
| attend = 877
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 70–57
| overtime =
| attend = 1,514
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82–51
| overtime =
| attend = 915
| record = 10–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| Atlantic 10 regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 70–45
| overtime =
| attend = 673
| record = 11–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 68–58
| overtime =
| attend = 1,989
| record = 12–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 62–61
| overtime =
| attend = 2,331
| record = 13–3 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
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| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 83–59
| overtime =
| attend = 754
| record = 14–3 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 70–52
| overtime =
| attend = 1,203
| record = 15–3 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–50
| overtime =
| attend = 565
| record = 16–3 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82–68
| overtime =
| attend = 502
| record = 17–3 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79–60
| overtime =
| attend = 411
| record = 18–3 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 89–80
| overtime =
| attend = 781
| record = 19–3 (9–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 69–76
| overtime =
| attend = 851
| record = 19–4 (9–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Robins Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 62–47
| overtime =
| attend = 693
| record = 20–4 (10–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| attend = 2,102
| record = 21–4 (11–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = Olean, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–69
| overtime = OT
| attend = 897
| record = 21–5 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–79
| overtime =
| attend = 2,097
| record = 21–6 (11–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
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| score = 55–53
| overtime = OT
| attend = 789
| record = 22–6 (12–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 73–66
| overtime =
| attend = 947
| record = 23–6 (13–3)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ASN
| score = 78–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 72–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Championship Game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 63–60
| overtime =
| attend = 2,673
| record = 26–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8 SF
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9 SF
| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 51–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 26–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time |region=SF |regionname=Sioux Falls Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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