2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 6–24, 2–14 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record6–23 (2–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Blake
  • Marcus Reilly
  • Stephanie Tobey
Home arenaRyan Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton †13–3 .813  22–10  .688
George Washington13–3 .813  20–10  .667
Saint Louis12–4 .750  25–9  .735
Saint Joseph's12–4 .750  17–15  .531
Fordham11–5 .688  22–12  .647
La Salle9–7 .563  17–13  .567
Duquesne8–8 .500  18–16  .529
VCU8–8 .500  16–15  .516
Richmond7–9 .438  13–17  .433
George Mason6–10 .375  13–17  .433
St. Bonaventure4–12 .250  9–20  .310
Davidson4–12 .250  6–23  .207
UMass3–13 .188  9–21  .300
Rhode Island2–14 .125  6–23  .207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 media

All Rams home games and most non-televised conference road games televised were be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster
2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ednaija Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNewton North Quincy, MA
G 1 Elemy Colome (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoProctor Academy
James Madison		 Lawrence, MA
F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoFenway Roxbury, MA
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrSt. Anthony's West Babylon, NY
G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico
G 12 Morgan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrKeystone Knox, PA
G 20 Dominique Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRancocas Valley Trenton, NJ
G 22 Dempsey Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGermantown Academy Doylestown, PA
C 25 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD
F 30 Tyler Raysor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHaddon Heights Lawnside, NJ
G 31 Anari Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDallastown Area Red Lion, PA
C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrQuincy Quincy, MA
C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoMoore Catholic Staten Island, NY
F 52 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIslip Islip, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm		 Bridgeport W 61–43 
Ryan Center (467)
Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm		 at No. 14 Syracuse L 49–95  0–1
 Carrier Dome (1,230)
Syracuse, NY
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm		 Marist W 82–61  1–1
 Ryan Center (519)
Kingston, RI
11/15/2016*
5:30 pm		 at Toledo L 50–65  1–2
 Savage Arena (3,189)
Toledo, OH
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm		 Penn L 43–75  1–3
 Ryan Center (329)
Kingston, RI
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 Samford W 78–63  2–3
 Ryan Center (313)
Kingston, RI
11/23/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Fairfield W 72–65  3–3
 Alumni Hall (229)
Fairfield, CT
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm		 at UMass Lowell W 64–57  4–3
 Costello Athletic Center (521)
Lowell, MA
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Brown
Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals		 L 65–76  4–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (485)
Providence, RI
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm		 vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game		 L 56–62  4–5
 Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm		 Michigan State L 48–85  4–6
 Ryan Center (205)
Kingston, RI
12/11/2016*
4:00 pm		 at Kansas L 36–72  4–7
 Allen Fieldhouse (1,995)
Lawrence, KS
12/18/2016*
4:00 pm		 Dartmouth L 52–62  4–8
 Ryan Center (399)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/28/2016
4:00 pm		 at St. Bonaventure L 69–78  4–9 (0–1)
 Reilly Center (714)
Olean, NY
01/01/2017
2:00 pm		 Fordham L 69–74  4–10 (0–2)
 Ryan Center (485)
Kingston, RI
01/04/2017
2:00 pm		 at Massachusetts L 67–68  4–11 (0–3)
 Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
01/09/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 at La Salle L 51–70  4–12 (0–4)
 Tom Gola Arena (343)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm		 Richmond L 53–58  4–13 (0–5)
 Ryan Center (391)
Kingston, RI
01/18/2017
1:00 pm		 at VCU L 57–68  4–14 (0–6)
 Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm		 Saint Louis L 57–68  4–15 (0–7)
 Ryan Center (507)
Kingston, RI
01/25/2017
11:00 am		 Saint Joseph's L 49–75  4–16 (0–8)
 Ryan Center (853)
Kingston, RI
01/28/2017
7:00 pm		 at Dayton L 51–81  4–17 (0–9)
 UD Arena (2,225)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2017
7:00 pm		 La Salle L 49–58  4–18 (0–10)
 Ryan Center (379)
Kingston, RI
02/05/2017
1:00 pm		 at Richmond L 51–67  4–19 (0–11)
 Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm		 George Washington L 44–72  4–20 (0–12)
 Ryan Center (373)
Kingston, RI
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 at Davidson L 64–74  4–21 (0–13)
 John M. Belk Arena (567)
Davidson, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm		 at George Mason L 51–60  4–22 (0–14)
 EagleBank Arena (762)
Fairfax, VA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm		 Duquesne W 71–69  5–22 (1–14)
 Ryan Center (497)
Kingston, RI
02/22/2017
7:00 pm		 Massachusetts W 53–50  6–22 (2–14)
 Ryan Center (449)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017
2:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's
First Round		 L 51–77  6–23
 Hagan Arena (781)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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18		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "2016-17 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com.
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