2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team will represent La Salle University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams. The Explorers are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Tom Gola Arena. They finished the season 5–25, 2–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament to UMass.

2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Hawk Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record525 (214 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jeff Williams (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Morra Gill
  • Gina Catanzariti
  • Christal Caldwell
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
2015–16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duquesne133 .813  286  .824
George Washington133 .813  267  .788
Saint Louis133 .813  268  .765
St. Bonaventure124 .750  248  .750
VCU106 .625  2310  .697
Saint Joseph's88 .500  1415  .483
Fordham88 .500  1417  .452
Dayton79 .438  1415  .483
George Mason610 .375  1219  .387
Richmond511 .313  1318  .419
Rhode Island511 .313  1218  .400
UMass511 .313  1218  .400
Davidson511 .313  1119  .367
La Salle214 .125  525  .167
2016 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

201516 media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2015–16 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Jordan Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWalnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Jasmine Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBishop Loughlin Long Island City, NY
G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNeptune Neptune, NJ
F 13 Anemone Scheel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNew Hope Christian Academy Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrFranklin Somerset, NJ
G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
F 22 Deja Bullock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTriton Magnolia, NJ
F/C 31 Ebony Wells 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrGrovetown
Florida State/Chipola College
Grovetown, GA
F 34 Micahya Owens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWillingboro Willingboro, NJ
F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGwynn Park Brandywine, MD
F 55 Lisa Mintzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrCardinal O'Hara Havertown, PA
Head coach

Jeff Williams (Howard)

Assistant coach(es)

Morra Gill (Dillard)
Gina Catanzariti (Rowan)
Christal Caldwell (West Virginia)


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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Fairfield L 59–62  0–1
Alumni Hall (272)
Fairfield, CT
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Temple L 48–77  0–2
Tom Gola Arena (419)
Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris L 45–76  0–3
Tom Gola Arena (200)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 53–61  0–4
LJVM Coliseum (365)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Milwaukee
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
L 53–69  0–5
BankUnited Center (178)
Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2015*
1:00 pm
at Miami (FL)
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
L 58–86  0–6
BankUnited Center (570)
Coral Gables, FL
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Howard W 71–68  1–6
Burr Gymnasium (175)
Washington, D.C.
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
at UMBC L 29–60  1–7
Retriever Activities Center (301)
Catonsville, MD
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
North Texas L 63–69  1–8
Tom Gola Arena (217)
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
Villanova L 56–67  1–9
Tom Gola Arena (278)
Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Norfolk State
Hawk Holiday Classic semifinals
W 67–59  2–9
Multipurpose Activity Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
12/30/2015*
3:00 pm
at Monmouth
Hawk Holiday Classic championship
W 65–50  3–9
Multipurpose Activity Center (657)
West Long Branch, NJ
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016
11:00 am, CBSSN
Richmond L 43–60  3–10 (0–1)
Tom Gola Arena (642)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
Davidson L 58–66  3–11 (0–2)
Tom Gola Arena (321)
Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
at George Mason L 70–79  3–12 (0–3)
EagleBank Arena (482)
Fairfax, VA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at George Washington L 59–83  3–13 (0–4)
Charles E. Smith Center (754)
Washington, D.C.
01/16/2016
1:00 pm
Rhode Island L 61–72  3–14 (0–5)
Tom Gola Arena (357)
Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2016*
7:00 pm
Penn L 68–78  3–15
Tom Gola Arena (385)
Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2016
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 70–79  3–16 (0–6)
Chaifetz Arena (750)
St. Louis, MO
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
Dayton L 51–67  3–17 (0–7)
Tom Gola Arena (471)
Philadelphia, PA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 55–64  3–18 (0–8)
Hagan Arena (831)
Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 52–62  3–19 (0–9)
Ryan Center (433)
Kingston, RI
02/07/2016
1:00 pm
VCU L 76–84 OT 3–20 (0–10)
Tom Gola Arena (463)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
Massachusetts W 66–57  4–20 (1–10)
Tom Gola Arena (274)
Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 44–54  4–21 (1–11)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,018)
Bronx, NY
02/17/2016
12:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 75–70  5–21 (2–11)
Tom Gola Arena (742)
Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016
1:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 63–70  5–22 (2–12)
Tom Gola Arena (536)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 49–74  5–23 (2–13)
Palumbo Center (595)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 57–80  5–24 (2–14)
Mullins Center (402)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
7:00 pm
vs. Massachusetts
First Round
L 65–81  5–25
Richmond Coliseum (604)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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