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2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

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2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–23 (2–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Blake
  • Marcus Reilly
  • Stephanie Tobey
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

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 media

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

Roster

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2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ednaija Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Newton North Quincy, MA
G 1 Elemy Colome (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Proctor Academy
James Madison
Lawrence, MA
F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Fenway Roxbury, MA
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr St. Anthony's West Babylon, NY
G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So CETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico
G 12 Morgan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Keystone Knox, PA
G 20 Dominique Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rancocas Valley Trenton, NJ
G 22 Dempsey Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
C 25 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD
F 30 Tyler Raysor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Haddon Heights Lawnside, NJ
G 31 Anari Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dallastown Area Red Lion, PA
C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Quincy Quincy, MA
C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Moore Catholic Staten Island, NY
F 52 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Islip Islip, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

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References

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