2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by first year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Dayton. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Duquesne. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Navy in the first round.

2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co–champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record20–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Sullivan
  • Jackie Smith
  • Laura Harper
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton133 .813  2210  .688
George Washington133 .813  2010  .667
Saint Louis124 .750  259  .735
Saint Joseph's124 .750  1715  .531
Fordham115 .688  2212  .647
La Salle97 .563  1713  .567
Duquesne88 .500  1816  .529
VCU88 .500  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1317  .433
George Mason610 .375  1317  .433
St. Bonaventure412 .250  920  .310
Davidson412 .250  623  .207
UMass313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island214 .125  623  .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

201617 media

WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJay M. Robinson Concord, NC
G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrIMG Academy Bogota, Colombia
F 3 Caira Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrGeorgetown Day School Brandywine, MD
G 5 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGreater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA
G 12 Harper Birdsong 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNansemond-Suffolk Academy Suffolk, VA
G 13 Shannon Cranshaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrFather Lopez Ormond Beach, FL
G 15 Mia Farmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCardinal O'Hara Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Hannah Schaible 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDr. Phillips Orlando, FL
G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoSt. Mary's Whitestone, NY
F 22 Jada Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWinslow Township Sicklerville, NJ
F 24 Lexi Martins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrIrvington
Lehigh
Irvington, NY
C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrDamascus Damascus, MD
G 33 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrUrbana Frederick, MD
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
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Georgetown L 57–72  0–1
McDonough Gymnasium (1,413)
Washington, D.C.
11/13/2016*
12:00 pm
Princeton W 56–45  1–1
Charles E. Smith Center (1,003)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 77–46  2–1
Charles E. Smith Center (427)
Washington, D.C.
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
at Villanova W 72–69  3–1
The Pavilion (735)
Villanova, PA
11/25/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 71–74  3–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 76–47  4–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. WKU
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
W 68–49  5–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/02/2016
7:00 pm
VCU W 81–68  6–2 (1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (764)
Washington, D.C.
12/04/2016*
12:00 pm
Illinois W 72–56  7–2
Charles E. Smith Center (466)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at American L 61–66 OT 7–3
Bender Arena (279)
Washington, D.C.
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 55–60  7–4
Frost Arena (1,111)
Brookings, SD
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Stanford L 52–71  7–5
Charles E. Smith Center (1,270)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2016*
12:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 74–64  8–5
Charles E. Smith Center (907)
Washington, D.C.
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Duquesne W 75–40  9–5 (2–0)
Palumbo Center (537)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 53–44  10–5 (3–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (766)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 48–50  10–6 (3–1)
UD Arena (2,060)
Dayton, OH
01/11/2017
11:00 am
at George Mason W 79–71 OT 11–6 (4–1)
EagleBank Arena (465)
Fairfax, VA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Davidson W 76–62  12–6 (5–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (872)
Washington, D.C.
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 60–54 2OT 13–6 (6–1)
Mullins Center (903)
Amherst, MA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 59–67  13–7 (6–2)
Chaifetz Arena (527)
St. Louis, MO
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, ASN
Duquesne L 63–73  13–8 (6–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,068)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN
Fordham W 63–46  14–8 (7–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,919)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
at La Salle W 79–65  15–8 (8–3)
Tom Gola Arena (346)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 72–44  16–8 (9–3)
Ryan Center (373)
Kingston, RI
02/12/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Dayton W 52–39  17–8 (10–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 63–57  18–8 (11–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (405)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
George Mason W 80–49  19–8 (12–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,587)
Washington, D.C.
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 63–44  20–8 (13–3)
Robins Center (751)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Duquense
Quarterfinals
L 58–62  20–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Navy
First Round
L 51–61 OT 20–10
Charles E. Smith Center (412)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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