2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by eleventh year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison.

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record13–18 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Faisal Khan
  • Denise King
  • Michael Gibson
Home arenaHofstra Arena
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Elon162 .889  277  .794
James Madison153 .833  269  .743
Drexel117 .611  2211  .667
Delaware108 .556  1614  .533
William & Mary99 .500  2011  .645
Northeastern810 .444  1219  .387
College of Charleston612 .333  921  .300
Hofstra513 .278  1318  .419
Towson513 .278  1218  .400
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1120  .355
2017 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished last season 25–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Northeastern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 E'Lexus Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNational Christian Academy Hyattesville, MD
G 2 Ashunae Durant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBloomfield Tech Newark, NJ
G 3 Sydni Epps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrSpringside Chelenham, PA
G 5 Petja Krupenko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGimnazija Bezigrad Ljubljana, Slovenia
G 10 Ana Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSan Antonio Maria Claret Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
G 11 Krystal Luciano 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrColegio San Antonio San Juan, PR
G 13 Aleana Leon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrColegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Ponce, PR
G 22 Olivia Askin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrShawnee Medford, NJ
F 33 Kayla Minott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt. Peter Catholic High School Ottawa, ON
C 34 Maeva Dongmo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCollege Les Sapins/ASA College Dschang, Cameroon
G 54 Sandra Karsten 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMäkelänrinteen Lukio Helskini, Finland
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
Marist W 62–42  1–0
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 67–64  2–0
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (701)
Stony Brook, NY
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
at Navy L 69–78  2–1
Alumni Hall (508)
Annapolis, MD
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 64–44  3–1
Hofstra Arena (132)
Hempstead, NY
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 85–97  3–2
Hornets Nest (305)
Sacramento, CA
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
at UC Davis W 64–60  4–2
The Pavilion (285)
Davis, CA
12/04/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 50–74  4–3
Alumni Arena (865)
Amherst, NY
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Massachusetts W 71–55  5–3
Hofstra Arena (183)
Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm
American W 72–67 OT 6–3
Hofstra Arena (294)
Hempstead, NY
12/22/2016*
5:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 75–64  7–3
Hagan Arena (3,411)
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Hartford L 67–69 OT 7–4
Hofstra Arena (354)
Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
01/02/2017
2:00 pm
Northeastern L 51–53  7–5 (0–1)
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
01/06/2017
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 57–93  7–6 (0–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,118)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
at William & Mary
Postponed, rescheduled 02/07/2017
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
at Towson W 70–61  8–6 (1–2)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
01/15/2017
4:00 pm
Delaware L 56–73  8–7 (1–3)
Hofstra Arena (308)
Hempstead, NY
01/20/2017
12:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 54–56 OT 8–8 (1–4)
Hofstra Arena (1,955)
Hempstead, NY
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
at Drexel L 43–63  8–9 (1–5)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050)
Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2017
11:30 am
at College of Charleston L 55–71  8–10 (1–6)
TD Arena (1,715)
Charleston, SC
01/29/2017
1:00 pm
Elon L 53–64  8–11 (1–7)
Hofstra Arena (387)
Hempstead, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm
James Madison L 50–61  8–12 (1–8)
Hofstra Arena (859)
Hempstead, NY
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 64–61  9–12 (2–8)
Hofstra Arena (376)
Hempstead, NY
02/07/2017
2:00 pm
at William & Mary L 65–81  9–13 (2–9)
Kaplan Arena (236)
Williamsburg, VA
02/10/2017
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 85–81  10–13 (3–9)
Hofstra Arena (224)
Hempstead, NY
02/12/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
at Delaware L 54–65  10–14 (3–10)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,696)
Newark, DE
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Elon L 61–72  10–15 (3–11)
Alumni Gym (617)
Elon, NC
02/19/2017
1:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 66–54  11–15 (4–11)
Trask Coliseum (537)
Wilmington, NC
02/24/2017
7:00 pm
Towson L 56–59  11–16 (4–12)
Hofstra Arena (309)
Hempstead, NY
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
Drexel W 58–53  12–16 (5–12)
Hofstra Arena (417)
Hempstead, NY
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 46–52  12–17 (5–13)
Cabot Center (303)
Boston, MA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) Towson
First Round
W 77–66  13–17
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
03/08/2017
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (1) Elon
Quarterfinals
L 50–78  13–18
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

References

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