2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Dennis Wolff , were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Cassell Coliseum . They finished the season 18–14, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Boston College. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.
On March 22, 2016, the school fired head coach Dennis Wolff.[ 1] He finished at Virginia Tech with a 5 year record of 62–93.
Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network
The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX . Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games. All WNMX games and games not on WNMX could be heard online through HokiesXtra.
Roster
2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Erinn Brooks
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Franklin County
Union Hall, VA
F
2
Sidney Cook
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
South View Seton Hall
Parkton, NC
F
4
Hannah Young
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
St. Francis Xavier College
Newcastle, Australia
G
5
Vanessa Panousis
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Brigidine College Randwick
Sydney, Australia
F
11
Regan Magarity
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Fr
Igelstavikens Gymnasium
Norrköping, Sweden
G
12
Chanette Hicks
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Maury
Norfolk, VA
F
20
Heidi Brown
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Sherando
Winchester, VA
F
22
Alana Gilmer
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Archbishop Williams
North Easton, MA
G
23
Rachel Camp
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
East Rutherford
Forest City, NC
F
24
Taijah Campbell
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Pickering
Toronto, ON
G
25
Samantha Hill
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Eastern Commerce
Toronto, ON
F
33
Kelly Koshuta
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
James Madison
Vienna, VA
C
35
Tara Nahodil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Tri-Valley
Pine Grove, PA
F
40
Dominique Powell
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Archbishop Carroll /Gulf Coast State
Washington, D.C.
F/C
45
Khadedra Croker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
King's Fork
Suffolk, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-09-13
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm
Presbyterian
W 58–44
1–0
Cassell Coliseum (1,611)Blacksburg, VA
11/15/2015 *5:00 pm
George Mason
W 80–63
2–0
Cassell Coliseum (1,172)Blacksburg, VA
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm
at Georgetown
L 56–73
2–1
McDonough Gymnasium (781)Washington, D.C.
11/20/2015 *5:00 pm
Providence
W 62–46
3–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,253)Blacksburg, VA
11/22/2015 *5:00 pm
College of Charleston
W 81–47
4–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,136)Blacksburg, VA
11/25/2015 *7:00 pm
Wofford
W 73–42
5–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,077)Blacksburg, VA
12/03/2015 *8:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 64–59
6–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,897)University Park, PA
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Tennessee
W 57–43
7–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,431)Knoxville, TN
12/09/2015 *7:00 pm
Morgan State
W 77–33
8–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,004)Blacksburg, VA
12/13/2015 *12:00 pm
Coppin State
W 72–39
9–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,093)Blacksburg, VA
12/19/2015 *3:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's
W 59–42
10–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,239)Blacksburg, VA
12/21/2015 *1:00 pm
Radford
W 47–40
11–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,547)Blacksburg, VA
12/30/2015 *3:00 pm
Furman
W 59–30
12–1
Cassell Coliseum (1,415)Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm
Boston College
W 58–33
13–1 (1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (1,433)Blacksburg, VA
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisville
L 45–56
13–2 (1–1)
KFC Yum! Center (7,891)Louisville, KY
01/10/2016 2:00 pm
at Syracuse
L 39–60
13–3 (1–2)
Carrier Dome (1,961)Syracuse, NY
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, RSN
Clemson
W 79–49
14–3 (2–2)
Cassell Coliseum (1,565)Blacksburg, VA
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, RSN
NC State
L 61–72
14–4 (2–3)
Cassell Coliseum (1,475)Blacksburg, VA
01/24/2016 1:00 pm
at No. 3 Notre Dame
L 41–80
14–5 (2–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,958)South Bend, IN
01/28/2016 7:00 pm
No. 17 Miami (FL)
L 45–57
14–6 (2–5)
Cassell Coliseum (1,447)Blacksburg, VA
01/31/2016 2:00 pm
at Florida State
L 50–68
14–7 (2–6)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,017)Tallahassee, FL
02/04/2016 7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
L 34–51
14–8 (2–7)
Cassell Coliseum (1,818)Blacksburg, VA
02/07/2016 2:00 pm
at Virginia Commonwealth Classic
W 66–46
15–8 (3–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,052)Charlottesville, VA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm
at North Carolina
L 67–71
15–9 (3–8)
Carmichael Arena (1,752)Chapel Hill, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 pm
Pittsburgh
L 48–59
15–10 (3–9)
Cassell Coliseum (2,143)Blacksburg, VA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Duke
L 62–66
15–11 (3–10)
Cassell Coliseum (1,264)Blacksburg, VA
02/21/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 18 Miami (FL)
L 56–67 OT
15–12 (3–11)
BankUnited Center (2,180)Coral Gables, FL
02/25/2016 7:00 pm
Wake Forest
W 54–48
16–12 (4–11)
LJVM Coliseum (679)Winston-Salem, NC
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Virginia Commonwealth Classic
W 60–55
17–12 (5–11)
Cassell Coliseum (2,710)Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 6:30 pm, RSN
vs. Boston College First Round
L 37–49
17–13
Greensboro Coliseum (1,123)Greensboro, NC
WNIT
03/17/2016 *7:00 pm
Elon First Round
W 68–59
18–13
Cassell Coliseum (657)Blacksburg, VA
03/20/2016 *2:00 pm
at Ohio Second Round
L 57–64
18–14
Convention Center (1,131)Athens, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
2015–16 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
Week 19
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics