2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represents Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh year head coach Joey Wells, play their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Illinois State.

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record12–18 (6–12 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Joey Wells (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHulman Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake †18–0 1.000  28–4  .875
Northern Iowa15–3 .833  24–8  .750
Missouri State12–6 .667  16–14  .533
Southern Illinois10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Wichita State9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Evansville8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Bradley7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Indiana State6–12 .333  12–18  .400
Illinois State4–14 .222  8–23  .258
Loyola–Chicago1–17 .056  2–28  .067
† 2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Ashley Taia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSt. John Paul
Odessa College		 Brisbane, Australia
G 2 Freja Christensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrFalkonergardens Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G 3 Ashli O'Neal 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrWyoming Wyoming, OH
G 4 Maryam Wilcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMorton West Berwyn, IL
F 5 Gabi Baldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWillard Willard, OH
G 11 Diamonisha Sophus 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrTexas Southern Houston, TX
G 14 Tierra Webb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoRich South Richton Park, IL
G 20 McKenzy Telfair  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCardinal Ritter Indianapolios, IN
G 21 Brooklyn Artis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrCaprock
Seward County CC		 Amarillo, TX
F 23 Wendi Bibbins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHelen Cox
Jones County JC		 Harvey, LA
F 30 Regan Wentland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCenter Grove Greenwood, IN
F 45 Rhagen Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSullivan Sullivan, 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
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm		 Quincy (IL) W 69–55 
Hulman Center (1,378)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky W 58–38  1–0
 Hulman Center (1,381)
Terre Haute, IN
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic L 67–70  1–1
 FAU Arena (535)
Boca Raton, FL
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm		 at Cincinnati W 63–55  2–1
 Fifth Third Arena (734)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm		 at Missouri L 48–77  2–2
 Mizzou Arena (2,129)
Springfield, MO
11/25/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Nebraska–Omaha L 45–72  2–3
 Baxter Arena (208)
Omaha, NE
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Illinois W 88–61  3–3
 Lantz Arena (262)
Charleston, IL
11/30/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3		 IUPUI L 35–45  3–4
 Hulman Center (1,632)
Terre Haute, IN
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 62–54  4–4
 Millett Hall (287)
Oxford, OH
12/06/2016*
8:00 pm		 at Saint Louis W 70–67  5–4
 Chaifetz Arena (314)
St. Louis, MO
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Butler L 48–66  5–5
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (466)
Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Tulsa W 72–68  6–5
 Hulman Center (1,367)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Evansville L 41–57  6–6 (0–1)
 Ford Center (623)
Evansville, IN
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois W 68–53  7–6 (1–1)
 SIU Arena (521)
Carbondale, IL
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bradley W 58–51 OT 8–6 (2–1)
 Hulman Center (1,530)
Terre Haute, IN
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 63–49  9–6 (3–1)
 Hulman Center (1,421)
Terre Haute, IN
01/14/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago W 48–38  10–6 (4–1)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (279)
Chicago, IL
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 47–59  10–7 (4–2)
 McLeod Center (1,179)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 62–76  10–8 (4–3)
 Knapp Center (2,560)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wichita State L 42–56  10–9 (4–4)
 Hulman Center (1,669)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 46–49  10–10 (4–5)
 Hulman Center (1,603)
Terre Haute, IN
02/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State W 65–47  11–10 (5–5)
 Redbird Arena (1,120)
Normal, IL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 41–54  11–11 (5–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (466)
Peoria, IL
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago W 53–32  12–11 (6–6)
 Hulman Center (1,669)
Terre Haute, IN
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 25 Drake L 45–64  12–12 (6–7)
 Hulman Center (1,777)
Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa L 59–61 OT 12–13 (6–8)
 Hulman Center (1,979)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 63–73  12–14 (6–9)
 JQH Arena (3,013)
Springfield, MO
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wichita State L 43–67  12–15 (6–10)
 Charles Koch Arena (2,244)
Wichita, KS
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 66–70  12–16 (6–11)
 Hulman Center (1,830)
Terre Haute, IN
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Evansville L 44–52  12–17 (6–12)
 Hulman Center (1,911)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (9) Illinois State
First Round		 L 44–51  12–18
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.gosycamores.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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