2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament championships, earning their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Big Sky play. They lost in the first round to Washington.

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Big Sky regular season co-champions and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record25–7 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tricia Binford (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Harris
  • Kati Burrows
  • Julian Assibey
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
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 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Peyton Ferris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrTwin Bridges Twin Bridges, Montana
F 3 Annika Lai 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoFairview Boulder, Colorado
G 10 Margreet Barhoum 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrMeadowdale Edmonds, Washington
G 11 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBig Sky Missoula, Montana
G 12 Delany Junkermier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMead HS Spokane, Washington
F 13 Ashton Siegner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoWest Albany Albany, Oregon
F 15 Riley Nordgaard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrCanby
Augustana College
Canby, Minnesota
F 22 Madison Kast 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRedwood Visalia, California
G 23 Hannah Caudill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrGonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington
G 24 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrBig Sky Missoula, Montana
G 24 Oliana Squires 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSand Creek Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 30 Rebekah Hatchard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWindsor Gardens Vocational College
Seward CC
Adelaide, Australia
F 34 Blaire Braxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHighlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 40 Madeline Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSnohomish Snohomish, Washington
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
11/03/2016*
5:00 pm
Rocky Mountain (MT) W 75–43 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (894)
Bozeman, MT
11/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 93–53 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (856)
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm
at Utah L 64–74  0–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,211)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2016*
8:15 pm
at Utah State L 56–64  0–2
Smith Spectrum (633)
Logan, UT
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Great Falls W 75–43  1–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,148)
Bozeman, MT
11/23/2016*
8:00 pm
at UC Davis L 62–70  1–3
The Pavilion (322)
Davis, CA
11/25/2016*
7:30 pm
at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
W 72–66  2–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (416)
Stockton, CA
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
W 77–50  3–3
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Carroll (MT) W 75–44  4–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,426)
Bozeman, MT
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
Seattle W 75–56  5–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,418)
Bozeman, MT
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm
at Portland W 70–66  6–3
Chiles Center (318)
Portland, OR
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 71–52  7–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,243)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Weber State W 83–68  8–3 (1–0)
Dee Events Center (628)
Ogden, UT
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Idaho State L 59–67  8–4 (1–1)
Reed Gym (826)
Pocatello, ID
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 88–83  9–4 (2–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,266)
Bozeman, MT
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Idaho W 80–64  10–4 (3–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,667)
Bozeman, MT
01/12/2017
6:00 pm
at North Dakota W 74–71 OT 11–4 (4–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,595)
Grand Forks, ND
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 58–66  11–5 (4–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (879)
Greeley, CO
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 84–80  12–5 (5–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,316)
Bozeman, MT
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Portland State W 83–76  13–5 (6–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,284)
Bozeman, MT
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho W 66–61  14–5 (7–2)
Cowan Spectrum (903)
Moscow, ID
01/28/2017
3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 72–61  15–5 (8–2)
Reese Court (1,008)
Cheney, WA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
at Montana W 75–69  16–5 (9–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,223)
Missoula, MT
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 86–69  17–5 (10–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,546)
Bozeman, MT
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 71–68  18–5 (11–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,797)
Bozeman, MT
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
at Portland State L 65–69  18–6 (11–3)
Peter Stott Center (317)
Portland, OR
02/18/2017
3:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 104–82  19–6 (12–3)
Hornets Nest (370)
Sacramento, CA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
Montana W 71–54  20–6 (13–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,273)
Bozeman, MT
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 73–67  21–6 (14–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,601)
Bozeman, MT
03/03/2017
7:00 pm
Weber State W 72–53  22–6 (15–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,478)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
1:05 pm
(1) vs. (8) Weber State
Quarterfinals
W 65–53  23–6
Reno Events Center (787)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
1:05 pm
(1) vs. (4) Eastern Washington
Semifinals
W 61–59  24–6
Reno Events Center (1,202)
Reno, NV
03/11/2017
1:05 pm
(1) vs. (6) Idaho State
Championship Game
W 62–56  25–6
Reno Events Center (919)
Reno, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(14 O) at (3 O) No. 11 Washington
First Round
L 63–91  25–7
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,059)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

References

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