2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by ninth year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Idaho. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record19–14 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Seton Sobolewski (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Trujillo
  • Ryan Johnson
  • Bryanna Mueller
Home arenaReed Gym
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State153 .833  257  .781
North Dakota153 .833  2011  .645
Northern Colorado144 .778  228  .733
Eastern Washington126 .667  1914  .576
Idaho117 .611  1915  .559
Idaho State108 .556  1914  .576
Portland State810 .444  1617  .485
Weber State612 .333  1318  .419
Sacramento State612 .333  1020  .333
Northern Arizona513 .278  921  .300
Montana414 .222  723  .233
Southern Utah216 .111  723  .233
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Isabel Vara de Rey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCiudad de Los Adelantados Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
G 2 Grace Kenyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoBainbridge HS Bainbridge Island, WA
G 3 Saylair Grandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWestview HS Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Juliet Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrCathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 5 Bianca Thacker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCornerstone College, Mt. Barker Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Freya Newton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrFreyberg HS
Gillette College
Palmerston North, New Zealand
F 11 Sai Tapasa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrCentral HS Monmouth, OR
G 12 Brook Blair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRangitoto College
Northeastern Junior College
Murrays Bay, New Zealand
F 15 Irene Vicente 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRivas Promete Junior Alcalá de Henares, Spain
F 20 April Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBoulder HS Boulder, CO
F 22 Lindsay Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrArlington HS Arlington, WA
F 30 Megan Hochstein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoRocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID
F 32 Jenna Morch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoLebanon HS Lebanon, OR
F 41 Estefania Ors 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrNone Altura, Spain
G 44 Britanny Kochenderfer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHenley HS Klamath Falls, OR
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
11/05/2016*
2:00 pm
Alaska Anchorange W 88–46 
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 78–82  0–1
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 24 Oregon State L 38–61  0–2
Gill Coliseum (2,589)
Corvallis, OR
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 65–54  1–2
Reed Gym (763)
Pocatello, ID
11/24/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. James Madison
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 53–83  1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Davidson
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 70–58  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Utah State L 56–69  2–4
Smith Spectrum (665)
Logan, UT
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at No. 21 Colorado L 56–85  2–5
Coors Events Center (1,602)
Boulder, CO
12/06/2016*
6:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 42–35  3–5
Kohl Center (2,852)
Madison, WI
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Denver W 65–64 2OT 4–5
Reed Gym (739)
Pocatello, ID
12/16/2016*
8:00 pm
Montana Tech W 77–55  5–5
Reed Gym (709)
Pocatello, ID
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 61–56  6–5
Reed Gym (758)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
Montana W 61–43  7–5 (1–0)
Reed Gym (920)
Pocatello, ID
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Montana State W 67–59  8–5 (2–0)
Reed Gym (826)
Pocatello, ID
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Weber State L 43–50  8–6 (2–1)
Dee Events Center (748)
Ogden, UT
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 41–58  8–7 (2–2)
Reese Court (612)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at Idaho W 67–60  9–7 (3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (415)
Moscow, ID
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 62–77  9–8 (3–3)
Reed Gym (942)
Pocatello, ID
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
North Dakota L 70–75  9–9 (3–4)
Reed Gym (893)
Pocatello, ID
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at Weber State W 57–52  10–9 (4–4)
Reed Gym (1,031)
Pocatello, ID
02/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 64–51  11–9 (5–4)
Walkup Skydome (389)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2017
7:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 71–68 2OT 12–9 (6–4)
Centrum Arena (894)
Cedar City, UT
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Portland State W 53–47  13–9 (7–4)
Reed Gym (1,022)
Pocatello, ID
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 79–60  14–9 (8–4)
Reed Gym (1,016)
Pocatello, ID
02/16/2017
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 56–63  14–10 (8–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,710)
Grand Forks, ND
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 68–58  15–10 (9–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,884)
Greeley, CO
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho W 80–69  16–10 (10–5)
Reed Gym (1,051)
Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 58–61  16–11 (10–6)
Reed Gym (1,035)
Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Montana State L 67–73  16–12 (10–7)
Worthington Arena (1,601)
Bozeman, MT
03/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Montana L 53–68  16–13 (10–8)
Dahlberg Arena (2,942)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
9:05 pm
(6) vs. (11) Montana
First Round
W 63–53  17–13
Reno Events Center (906)
Reno, NV
03/08/2017
9:05 pm
(6) vs. (3) Montana
Quarterfinals
W 60–59  18–13
Reno Events Center (804)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
3:35 pm
(6) vs. (7) Portland State
Semifinals
W 54–50  19–13
Reno Events Center (1,202)
Reno, NV
03/11/2017
1:05 pm
(6) vs. (1) Montana State
Championship Game
L 56–62  19–14
Reno Events Center (919)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

References

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