2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Creighton.

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
2016–17 record6–25 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Creighton16–2 .889  24–8  .750
Marquette†13–5 .722  25–8  .758
St. John's11–7 .611  22–12  .647
Villanova11–7 .611  20–14  .588
Georgetown9–9 .500  17–13  .567
Providence4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Xavier4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Seton Hall4–14 .222  12–19  .387
Butler2–16 .111  6–25  .194
† 2017 Big East Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPontiac Township
Wabash Valley		 Odell, IL
F 3 Brittany Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPike Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoAdlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrHomestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCrete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings (I)  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLogansport
Iowa		 Logansport, IN
G 22 Alexa Bailey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLebanon Lebanon, IN
G 30 Sydney Shelton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMt. Vernon Greenfield, IN
F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMater Dei Evansville, IN
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
10/30/2016*
1:00 pm		 Hanover W 91–39   
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2016*
1:00 pm		 Southern Indiana L 56–61   
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 East Tennessee State L 59–68  0–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (544)
Indianapolis, IN
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm		 Bradley W 58–56  1–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (389)
Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016*
11:00 am		 IPFW W 70–64  2–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (565)
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Wisconsin L 55–60  2–2
 Kohl Center (3,458)
Madison, WI
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 UCF L 59–66  2–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (345)
Indianapolis, IN
11/30/2016*
1:00 pm, FSN		 at TCU L 47–73  2–4
 Schollmaier Arena (3,769)
Fort Worth, TX
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm		 South Florida L 59–74  2–5
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (343)
Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm		 Ball State L 50–74  2–6
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (786)
Indianapolis, IN
12/07/2016*
8:00 pm		 at Arkansas L 50–68  2–7
 Bud Walton Arena (1,017)
Fayetteville, AR
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm		 Indiana State W 66–48  3–7
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (466)
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Green Bay L 34–61  3–8
 Kress Events Center (1,967)
Green Bay, WI
Big East Conference Play
12/28/2016
5:00 pm, BEDN		 at Creighton L 52–67  3–9
(0–1)		 D. J. Sokol Arena (981)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN		 at Providence L 51–68  3–10
(0–2)		 Alumni Hall (545)
Providence, RI
01/02/2017
12:00 pm, FS1		 Seton Hall W 79–58  4–10
(1–2)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (622)
Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 St. John's L 41–62  4–11
(1–3)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (426)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Xavier W 65–62 OT 5–11
(2–3)		 Cintas Center (923)
Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at No. 21 DePaul L 69–100  5–12
(2–4)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, FS1		 at Marquette L 53–91  5–13
(2–5)		 Al McGuire Center (1,415)
Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Villanova L 69–70 OT 5–14
(2–6)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (603)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 Georgetown L 52–58  5–15
(2–7)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (453)
Indianapolis, IN
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 55–62  5–16
(2–8)		 Carnesecca Arena (788)
Queens, NY
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at Seton Hall L 63–65  5–17
(2–9)		 Walsh Gymnasium (1,467)
South Orange, NJ
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Xavier L 43–53  5–18
(2–10)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043)
Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Marquette L 66–72  5–19
(2–11)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 No. 18 DePaul L 62–92  5–20
(2–12)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (587)
Indianapolis, IN
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 72–83  5–21
(2–13)		 McDonough Gymnasium (511)
Washington, D.C.
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Villanova L 58–61 OT 5–22
(2–14)		 The Pavilion (1,041)
Villanova, PA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Providence L 58–64  5–23
(2–15)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (486)
Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton L 53–65  5–24
(2–16)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (759)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN		 vs. Xavier
First Round		 W 68–66  6–24
 Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
03/05/2017
1:00 pm, FS2		 vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals		 L 55–64  6–25
 Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References
  1. http://butlersports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&
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