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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–23 (2–14 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Blake Marcus Reilly Stephanie Tobey
Home arena	Ryan Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	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

2016–17 media

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

Roster

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)   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 Daynia La-Force (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Tom Blake (Connecticut) Marcus Reilly (Trinity (CT)) Stephanie Tobey (Bryant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

• 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

References

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