2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 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 →

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[]

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

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)
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	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		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		W 78–63	2–3	Ryan Center (313) Kingston, RI
11/23/2016* 1:00 pm	at	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. 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

References[]

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

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

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v t Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Venues	Keaney Gymnasium (1975–2002) Ryan Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools
Culture & lore	History
People
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2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

Contents

2016–17 media[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

See also[]

References[]


v t	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