2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record 26–7 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (4th year)
Assistant coach Diane Richardson
Assistant coach Melissa Dunne
Assistant coach Zach Kancher
Home arena Charles E. Smith 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

The 2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team will represent George Washington University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Jonathan Tsipis. The Colonials were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play 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 Duquense and Saint Louis. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Duquense 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 has resign from George Washington and 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

2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Mahoney, KelsiKelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC
G 2 Tapias, CamilaCamila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So IMG Academy Bogota, Colombia
F 3 Washington, CairaCaira Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Georgetown Day School Brandywine, MD
G 4 Chase, LaurenLauren Chase 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Riverdale Baptist
UMBC		 Bowie, MD
G 5 Brown, AaliyahAaliyah Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Clear Springs League City, TX
G 13 Cranshaw, ShannonShannon Cranshaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Father Lopez Ormond Beach, FL
F 14 Anderson, DeLacyDeLacy Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 15 Farmer, MiaMia Farmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Schaible, HannahHannah Schaible 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL
G 21 Bautista, Mei-LynMei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr St. Mary's Whitestone, NY
F 22 Matthews, JadaJada Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Winslow Township Sicklerville, NJ
G 24 Chandler, AlexisAlexis Chandler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cy-Fair Cypress, TX
C 25 Prange, KelliKelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Damascus Damascus, MD
G 34 Cummings, BriannaBrianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Greater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA
F 35 Jones, JonquelJonquel Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Freeport, Bahamas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-30

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2015*
12:00 PM		 No. 21 Christopher Newport W 95–47 
Charles E. Smith Center (417)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 21 Grambling State W 85–58  1–0
 Charles E. Smith Center (885)
Washington, D.C.

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 American W 78–48  2–0
 Charles E. Smith Center (785)
Washington, D.C.

11/21/2015*
3:00 PM		 No. 22 at No. 15 Stanford L 63–84  2–1
 Maples Pavilion (2,854)
Stanford, CA

11/23/2015*
10:00 PM		 No. 24 at Fresno State W 61–53  3–1
 Save Mart Center (2,237)
Fresno, CA

11/26/2015*
2:30 PM		 No. 24 vs. Houston
Lone Star Showcase		 W 82–78  4–1
 Cedar Park Center (507)
Cedar Park, TX

11/27/2015*
2:30 PM		 No. 24 vs. No. 25 Iowa
Lone Star Showcase		 W 81–77 2OT 5–1
 Cedar Park Center (627)
Cedar Park, TX

11/28/2015*
2:30 PM		 No. 24 vs. Wright State
Lone Star Showcase		 L 71–77  5–2
 Cedar Park Center (527)
Cedar Park, TX

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM		 Florida Gulf Coast L 60–64  5–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (875)
Washington, D.C.

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM		 at Memphis W 68–62  6–3
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (781)
Memphis, TN

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM		 Villanova W 78–70  7–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (976)
Washington, D.C.

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM		 Iona W 70–65  8–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (877)
Washington, D.C.

12/28/2015*
3:00 PM		 at Illinois W 70–57  9–3
 State Farm Center (1,514)
Champaign, IL

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM		 Hartford W 82–51  10–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (915)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/03/2016
3:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Saint Joseph's W 70–45  11–3 (1–0)
 Hagan Arena (673)
Philadelphia, PA

01/06/2016
12:00 PM, NBCSN		 Rhode Island W 68–58  12–3 (2–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,989)
Washington, D.C.

01/10/2016
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Dayton W 62–61  13–3 (3–0)
 UD Arena (2,331)
Dayton, OH

01/13/2016
7:00 PM		 La Salle W 83–59  14–3 (4–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (754)
Washington, D.C.

01/17/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Duquesne W 70–52  15–3 (5–0)
 Palumbo Center (1,203)
Pittsburgh, PA

01/20/2016
7:00 PM		 Massachusetts W 67–50  16–3 (6–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (565)
Washington, D.C.

01/22/2016
12:00 PM		 George Mason W 82–68  17–3 (7–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (502)
Washington, D.C.

01/27/2016
7:00 PM		 at Davidson W 79–60  18–3 (8–0)
 John M. Belk Arena (411)
Davidson, NC

01/31/2016
2:00 PM		 Saint Louis W 89–80  19–3 (9–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (781)
Washington, D.C.

02/03/2016
7:00 PM		 at Fordham L 69–76  19–4 (9–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (851)
Bronx, NY

02/07/2016
2:00 PM		 at Richmond W 62–47  20–4 (10–1)
 Robins Center (693)
Richmond, VA

02/14/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 Dayton W 72–62  21–4 (11–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,102)
Washington, D.C.

02/17/2016
7:00 PM		 at St. Bonaventure L 67–69 OT 21–5 (11–2)
 Reilly Center (897)
Olean, NY

02/20/2016
3:00 PM		 VCU L 68–79  21–6 (11–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,097)
Washington, D.C.

02/24/2016
7:00 PM		 Richmond W 55–53 OT 22–6 (12–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (789)
Washington, D.C.

02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 at George Mason W 73–66  23–6 (13–3)
 EagleBank Arena (947)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
11:30 AM, ASN		 vs. George Mason
Quarterfinals		 W 78–48  24–6
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA

03/05/2016
11:00 AM, CBSSN		 vs. VCU
Semifinals		 W 72–58  25–6
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA

03/06/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Duquesne
Championship Game		 W 63–60  26–6
 Richmond Coliseum (2,673)
Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
5:00 PM, ESPN2		 (8 SF) vs. (9 SF) Kansas State
First Round		 L 51–56  26–7
 Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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19 		Final
AP 21 22 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV N/A
Coaches 21 20 23 RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/gewa-w-baskbl-sched.html
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