2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by ninth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated Utah State in the first round, Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Rice.

2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record1915 (117 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christa Stanford
  • Jeri Jacobson
  • Steven Fennelly
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial 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 Vandals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jenae Lewallen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLiberty HS Surprise, AZ
G 2 Karlee Wilson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrLewiston HS Lewiston, ID
F 4 Brooke Reilly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMt. Spokane HS Spokane, WA
C 5 Brigitte O'Neill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCarey Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Cherita Daugherty 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPrairie Melbourne, Australia
C 11 Isabelle Hadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBoise Boise, ID
C 12 Nejra Solo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrPRVA Gimnazija Zenica Zenica, Bosnia
G 14 Taylor Pierce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoLa Costa Canyon HS Carlsbad, CA
G 21 Mikayla Ferenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWalla Walla HS Walla Walla, WA
G 22 Bethany Krause 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCenterville HS Centerville, OH
G 24 Daylee Hanson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrKing's HS Edmonds, WA
G/F 31 Geraldine McCorkell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPenleigh & Essendon Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 32 Agueda Trujillo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrIES CTEIB Manacor, Spain
F 44 Sue Winger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMead HS Spokane, WA
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
Multnomah W 83–45 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
at Seattle W 68–64  1–0
Connolly Center (481)
Seattle, WA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 88–86  2–0
Titan Gym (247)
Fullerton, CA
11/22/2016*
5:00 pm
at No. 15 Washington L 53–105  2–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,531)
Seattle, WA
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
L 74–76  2–2
GCU Arena (205)
Phoenix, AZ
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm
at Grand Canyon
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
L 60–64  2–3
GCU Arena (638)
Phoenix, AZ
12/02/2016*
8:30 pm
vs. No. 24 Oregon State
Maui Wahine Classic
L 49–60  2–4
War Memorial Gym (922)
Wailuku, HI
12/03/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. UNLV
Maui Wahine Classic
L 61–73  2–5
War Memorial Gym (487)
Wailuku, HI
12/09/2016*
5:30 pm
at Wyoming W 75–71  3–5
Arena-Auditorium (2,309)
Laramie, WY
12/17/2016*
3:00 pm
Central Washington W 79–45  4–5
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
12/20/2016*
12:00 pm
at Oregon L 70–73  4–6
Matthew Knight Arena (2,088)
Eugene, OR
12/27/2016*
6:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 85–49  5–6
Memorial Gym (433)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 57–67  5–7 (0–1)
Reese Court (680)
Cheney, WA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
at Montana W 86–59  6–7 (1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (2,486)
Missoula, MT
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Montana State L 64–80  6–8 (1–2)
Worthington Arena (1,667)
Bozeman, MT
01/12/2017
6:00 pm
Weber State W 95–77  7–8 (2–2)
Cowan Spectrum (435)
Moscow, ID
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
Idaho State L 60–67  7–9 (2–3)
Cowan Spectrum (415)
Moscow, ID
01/19/2017
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 85–68  8–9 (3–3)
Centrum Arena (288)
Cedar City, UT
01/21/2017
5:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 91–80  9–9 (4–3)
Walkup Skydome (597)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
Montana State L 61–66  9–10 (4–4)
Cowan Spectrum (903)
Moscow, ID
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
Montana W 75–50  10–10 (5–4)
Cowan Spectrum (738)
Moscow, ID
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Portland State W 72–66  11–10 (6–4)
Peter Stott Center (283)
Portland, OR
02/04/2017
2:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 72–58  12–10 (7–4)
Hornets Nest (302)
Sacramento, CA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 67–71  12–11 (7–5)
Cowan Spectrum (486)
Moscow, ID
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 74–61  13–11 (8–5)
Cowan Spectrum (435)
Moscow, ID
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 78–51  14–11 (9–5)
Cowan Spectrum (574)
Moscow, ID
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 69–80  14–12 (9–6)
Reed Gym (1,051)
Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017
1:00 pm
at Weber State W 82–77  15–12 (10–6)
Dee Events Center (746)
Ogden, UT
03/01/2017
6:00 pm
Northern Arizona L 61–76  15–13 (10–7)
Cowan Spectrum (533)
Moscow, ID
03/03/2017
6:00 pm
Southern Utah W 76–61  16–13 (11–7)
Cowan Spectrum (753)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
2:35 pm
(5) vs. (12) Southern Utah
First Round
W 83–68  17–13
Reno Events Center (672)
Reno, NV
03/07/2017
2:35 pm
(5) vs. (4) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
L 64–73  17–14
Reno Events Center (787)
Reno, NV
WBI
03/15/2017*
5:30 pm
Utah State
First Round
W 64–57  18–14
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
03/20/2017*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
W 74–67  19–14
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
03/23/2017*
5:00 pm
at Rice
Semifinals
L 80–86  19–15
Tudor Fieldhouse (287)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2016–17 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

References

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