2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode =Women's Basketball

|year =2015–16

|team = Virginia Cavaliers

|image = Virginia Athletics wordmark.svg

|image_size = 250

|conference =Atlantic Coast Conference

|division =

|short_conf = ACC

|APRank =

|CoachRank =

|record = 18–16

|conf_record = 6–10

|head_coach = Joanne Boyle

|hc_year = 5th

|asst_coach1 = Kim McNeill

|asst_coach2 = La'Keshia Frett Meredith

|asst_coach3 = Cory McNeill

|stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

|champion =

|bowl = WNIT

|bowl_result= Third Round

}}

The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cavalier were led by fifth year head coach Joanne Boyle. The Cavaliers were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played 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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|head_coach=

Joanne Boyle ({{college|Duke}})

|asst_coach=

Kim McNeill ({{college|Richmond}})
La'Keisha Frett Meredith ({{college|Georgia}})
Cory McNeill ({{college|Morgan State}})

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Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 70–66

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

| attend = 5,613

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Norfolk State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 86–50

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

| attend = 3,495

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Auburn Arena

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| gamename =

| tv = SECN

| score = 69–52

| overtime =

| record = 3–0

| attend = 1,675

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Longwood

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 81–46

| overtime =

| record = 4–0

| attend = 3,616

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Green Bay

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam tournament Island Division

| tv =

| score = 68–59

| overtime =

| record = 5–0

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| time = 3:15 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division

| tv =

| score = 48–60

| overtime =

| record = 5–1

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division

| tv =

| score = 62–67

| overtime =

| record = 5–2

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge

| tv =

| score = 73–85

| overtime =

| record = 5–3

| attend = 3,360

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 5

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = NJIT

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 81–54

| overtime =

| record = 6–3

| attend = 3,268

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 8

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 68–39

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

| attend = 10,048

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 18

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Charleston Southern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 85–65

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

| attend = 2,975

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Value City Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 73–93

| overtime =

| record = 8–4

| attend = 4,778

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 28

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Coppin State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = Cavalier Classic Tournament

| tv =

| score = 75–40

| overtime =

| record = 9–4

| attend = 3,062

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 29

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = Cavalier Classic Tournament

| tv =

| score = 71–51

| overtime =

| record = 10–4

| attend = 3,190

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 3

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 76–56

| overtime =

| attend = 3,656

| record = 11–4

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 7

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 46–74

| overtime =

| attend = 3,394

| record = 11–5

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 10

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank =

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 52–50

| overtime =

| attend = 875

| record = 12–5

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 14

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 41–59

| overtime =

| attend = 2,880

| record = 12–6

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 17

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hank McCamish Pavilion

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 78–67

| overtime =

| attend = 1,041

| record = 13–6

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 21

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 48–70

| overtime =

| attend = 2,495

| record = 13–7

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 24

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 55–58

| overtime =

| attend = 2,895

| record = 13–8

| conference = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = NC State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Broughton HS

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 52–63

| overtime =

| attend = 1,499

| record = 13–9

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 4

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 52–67

| overtime =

| attend = 4,506

| record = 13–10

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = Commonwealth Classic

| tv =

| score = 46–66

| overtime =

| attend = 4,052

| record = 13–11

| conference = 3–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 11

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 57–91

| overtime =

| attend = 3,081

| record = 13–12

| conference = 3–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 14

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Conte Forum

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 61–50

| overtime =

| attend = 522

| record = 14–12

| conference = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 18

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 59–74

| overtime =

| attend = 8,736

| record = 14–13

| conference = 4–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 21

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 65–48

| overtime =

| attend = 5,012

| record = 15–13

| conference = 5–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 25

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 72–68

| overtime =

| attend = 3,109

| record = 16–13

| conference = 6–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 28

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename = Commonwealth Classic

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 55–60

| overtime =

| record = 16–14

| conference = 6–10

| attend = 2,710

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| ACC Women's tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 3

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = RSN

| score = 53–57

| overtime =

| record = 16–15

| attend = 2,114

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 17

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = VCU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Siegel Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = First Round

| tv =

| score = 52–50

| overtime =

| record = 17–15

| attend = 859

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 20

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The RAC

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Second Round

| tv =

| score = 71–55

| overtime =

| record = 18–15

| attend = 597

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 22

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Hofstra

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena

| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY

| gamename = Third Round

| tv =

| score = 57–65

| overtime =

| record = 18–16

| attend = 344

}}

Rankings

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References

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2015–16 media

=Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network=

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Schedule

Rankings

See also

References