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2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Women's Basketball

|year=2015–16

|team=Virginia Tech Hokies

|image= Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg

|image_size=200

|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference

|division=

|short_conf= ACC

|APRank=

|CoachRank=

|record=18–14

|conf_record=5–11

|head_coach=Dennis Wolff

|hc_year = 5th

|asst_coach1=Bill Dooley

|asst_coach2=Heather Vulin

|asst_coach3=Britney Anderson

|stadium=Cassell Coliseum

|champion=

|bowl= WNIT

|bowl_result= Second Round

}}

{{2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings}}

The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Dennis Wolff, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Cassell Coliseum. They finished the season 18–14, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Boston College. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.

On March 22, 2016, the school fired head coach Dennis Wolff.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/colleges/acc-all-access-blog/dp-spt-dennis-wolff-fired-after-five-seasons-as-virginia-tech-s-women-s-basketball-coach-20160322-post.html|title=Dennis Wolff fired after five seasons as Virginia Tech's women's basketball coach|website=OregonLive.com|access-date=2016-03-16}} He finished at Virginia Tech with a 5 year record of 62–93.

2015–16 media

=Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network=

The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX. Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games. All WNMX games and games not on WNMX could be heard online through HokiesXtra.

Roster

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Seton Hall}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hannah|last=Young|link=n|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Sr|rs=|home=Newcastle, Australia|high_school=St. Francis Xavier College}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Regan|last=Magarity|link=n|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=Fr|rs=y|home=Norrköping, Sweden|high_school=Igelstavikens Gymnasium}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chanette|last=Hicks|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=Fr|rs=|home=Norfolk, VA|high_school=Maury}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Heidi|last=Brown|link=n|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=Fr|rs=|home=Winchester, VA|high_school=Sherando}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alana|last=Gilmer|link=n|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=Fr|rs=|home=North Easton, MA|high_school=Archbishop Williams}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tara|last=Nahodil|link=n|num=35|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=Jr|rs=|home=Pine Grove, PA|high_school=Tri-Valley}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dominique|last=Powell|link=n|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=Sr|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=Archbishop Carroll/Gulf Coast State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Khadedra|last=Croker|link=n|num=45|pos=FC|ft=6|in=2|class=So|rs=|home=Suffolk, VA|high_school=King's Fork}}

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|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Bill Dooley ({{college|Richmond}})
  • Heather Vulin ({{college|Minnesota Morris}})
  • Britney Anderson ({{college|Virginia Tech}})|roster_url=http://www.hokiesports.com/wbasketball/players/|accessdate=2014-09-13}}

Schedule

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|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#721227; color:#F77318;"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/13/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Presbyterian

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 58–44

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

| attend = 1,611

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/15/2015

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = George Mason

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–63

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

| attend = 1,172

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgetown

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 56–73

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

| attend = 781

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2015

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Providence

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 62–46

| overtime =

| record = 3–1

| attend = 1,253

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/22/2015

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = College of Charleston

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 81–47

| overtime =

| record = 4–1

| attend = 1,136

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wofford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 73–42

| overtime =

| record = 5–1

| attend = 1,077

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge

| tv = BTN

| score = 64–59

| overtime =

| record = 6–1

| attend = 2,897

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/06/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| gamename =

| tv = SECN

| score = 57–43

| overtime =

| record = 7–1

| attend = 9,431

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/09/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Morgan State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 77–33

| overtime =

| record = 8–1

| attend = 1,004

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Coppin State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–39

| overtime =

| record = 9–1

| attend = 1,093

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/19/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Mount St. Mary's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 59–42

| overtime =

| record = 10–1

| attend = 1,239

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2015

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Radford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 47–40

| overtime =

| record = 11–1

| attend = 1,547

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/30/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Furman

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 59–30

| overtime =

| record = 12–1

| attend = 1,415

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#721227; color:#F77318;"| ACC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/03/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 58–33

| overtime =

| record = 13–1

| conference = 1–0

| attend = 1,433

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 45–56

| overtime =

| record = 13–2

| conference = 1–1

| attend = 7,891

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 39–60

| overtime =

| record = 13–3

| conference = 1–2

| attend = 1,961

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 79–49

| overtime =

| record = 14–3

| conference = 2–2

| attend = 1,565

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = NC State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv = RSN

| score = 61–72

| overtime =

| record = 14–4

| conference = 2–3

| attend = 1,475

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/24/2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 41–80

| overtime =

| record = 14–5

| conference = 2–4

| attend = 8,958

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/28/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 45–57

| overtime =

| record = 14–6

| conference = 2–5

| attend = 1,447

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/31/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 50–68

| overtime =

| record = 14–7

| conference = 2–6

| attend = 3,017

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 34–51

| overtime =

| record = 14–8

| conference = 2–7

| attend = 1,818

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/07/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = Commonwealth Classic

| tv =

| score = 66–46

| overtime =

| record = 15–8

| conference = 3–7

| attend = 4,052

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 67–71

| overtime =

| record = 15–9

| conference = 3–8

| attend = 1,752

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 48–59

| overtime =

| record = 15–10

| conference = 3–9

| attend = 2,143

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Duke

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 62–66

| overtime =

| record = 15–11

| conference = 3–10

| attend = 1,264

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/21/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = BankUnited Center

| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 56–67

| overtime = OT

| record = 15–12

| conference = 3–11

| attend = 2,180

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank =

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 54–48

| overtime =

| record = 16–12

| conference = 4–11

| attend = 679

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/28/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename = Commonwealth Classic

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–55

| overtime =

| record = 17–12

| conference = 5–11

| attend = 2,710

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#721227; color:#F77318;"| ACC Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/02/2016

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| gamename = First Round

| tv = RSN

| score = 37–49

| overtime =

| record = 17–13

| attend = 1,123

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#721227; color:#F77318;"| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Elon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename = First Round

| tv =

| score = 68–59

| overtime =

| record = 18–13

| attend = 657

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/20/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convention Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename = Second Round

| tv =

| score = 57–64

| overtime =

| record = 18–14

| attend = 1,131

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern}}

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