2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne.

2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record1713 (97 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jeff Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Morra Gill
  • Dalila Eshe
  • Christal Caldwell
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
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

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shaquana Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrWeaver Hartford, CT
F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWalnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Jasmine Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrBishop Loughlin Long Island City, NY
G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNeptune Neptune, NJ
F 13 Anemone Scheel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNew Hope Christian Academy Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFranklin Somerset, NJ
G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
F 22 Deja Bullock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrTriton Magnolia, NJ
F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrArchbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
F 34 Micahya Owens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrWillingboro Willingboro, NJ
C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrPaint Branch Silver Spring, MD
F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrGwynn Park Brandywine, MD
F 55 Lisa Mintzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCardinal O'Hara Havertown, PA
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
Lafayette L 49–56  0–1
Tom Gola Arena (310)
Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016*
5:00 pm
at Temple L 70–86  0–2
McGonigle Hall (1,081)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Rider L 61–74  0–3
Alumni Gymnaisum (547)
Lawrenceville, NJ
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
American W 63–59  1–3
Tom Gola Arena (352)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Miami (OH)
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
W 79–70  2–3
Trask Coliseum (428)
Wilmington, NC
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic
W 64–48  3–3
Trask Coliseum (397)
Wilmington, NC
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Villanova L 49–52  3–4
The Pavilion (801)
Villanova, PA
12/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Dayton W 54–51  4–4 (1–0)
UD Arena (1,841)
Dayton, OH
12/07/2016*
5:30 pm
at Penn W 58–56 OT 5–4
Palestra (331)
Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
Fairfield W 68–61  6–4
Tom Gola Arena (410)
Philadelphia, PA
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm
Delaware State W 78–38  7–4
Tom Gola Arena (167)
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2016*
3:00 pm
UMKC W 64–59  8–4
Tom Gola Arena (225)
Philadelphia, PA
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
at VCU L 56–61  8–5 (1–1)
Siegel Center (520)
Richmond, VA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 68–76  8–6 (1–2)
Tom Gola Arena (485)
Philadelphia, PA
01/09/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Rhode Island W 70–51  9–6 (2–2)
Tom Gola Arena (343)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 64–66  9–7
Tom Gola Arena (284)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 55–75  9–8 (2–3)
Tom Gola Arena (307)
Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 63–58  10–8 (3–3)
Robins Center (430)
Richmond, VA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Davidson W 65–58  11–8 (4–3)
John M. Belk Arena (707)
Davidson, NC
01/25/2017
12:00 pm
Massachusetts W 68–64  12–8 (5–3)
Tom Gola Arena (567)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
George Mason W 59–57  13–8 (6–3)
Tom Gola Arena (324)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 58–49  14–8 (7–3)
Ryan Center (379)
Kingston, RI
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
George Washington L 65–79  14–9 (7–4)
Tom Gola Arena (346)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 57–45  15–9 (8–4)
Reilly Center (819)
Olean, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 58–67  15–10 (8–5)
Hagan Arena (751)
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 74–79  15–11 (8–6)
Tom Gola Arena (304)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 57–52  16–11 (9–6)
Mullins Center (650)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
Fordham L 61–66 OT 16–12 (9–7)
Tom Gola Arena (402)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2016
12:00 pm
St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 73–70  17–12
Tom Gola Arena (407)
Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Quarterfinals
L 48–66  17–13
Richmond Coliseum (2,631)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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