2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 1st year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Illinois.

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record722 (313 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland151 .938  323  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*151 .938  287  .800
Michigan115 .688  289  .757
Indiana106 .625  2311  .676
Purdue106 .625  2313  .639
Michigan State97 .563  2112  .636
Penn State97 .563  2111  .656
Northwestern88 .500  2011  .645
Iowa88 .500  2014  .588
Minnesota511 .313  1516  .484
Illinois313 .188  922  .290
Wisconsin313 .188  922  .290
Nebraska313 .188  722  .241
Rutgers313 .188  624  .200
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFremont Fremont, NE
G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBarneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 11 Esther Ramacieri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrDawson College
Felix Leclerc
Repentigny, QE, CAN
G 12 Emily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrSalina Central Salina, KS
G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWellington Wellington, KS
F 22 Allie Havers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrMattawan Paw Paw, MI
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoPius X Lincoln, NE
F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoFremont Fremont, NE
G 34 Jasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBriarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Rachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLeavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Darrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoSkyline Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 73–71 
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 71–53  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,405)
Lincoln, NE
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Missouri
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
L 35–55  1–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,207)
Lincoln, NE
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado State
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 62–59  2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,229)
Lincoln, NE
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 66–58  3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,419)
Lincoln, NE
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. Washington State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 65–79  3–2
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV
11/26/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. Virginia
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 51–73  3–3
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV
12/01/2016*
6:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 67–76  3–4
Cassell Coliseum (2,292)
Blacksburg, VA
12/04/2016*
3:00 pm, BTN
California L 65–86  3–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,573)
Lincoln, NE
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Drake L 70–84  3–6
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,200)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 83–61  4–6
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,205)
Lincoln, NE
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
at Creighton L 64–80  4–7
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 1 Connecticut L 41–84  4–8
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,553)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern L 58–62  4–9 (0–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,669)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Iowa L 72–75  4–10 (0–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,750)
Iowa City, IA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
No. 3 Maryland L 49–93  4–11 (0–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,299)
Lincoln, NE
01/07/2017
6:00 pm
at Michigan State L 73–93  4–12 (0–4)
Breslin Center (6,155)
East Lansing, MI
01/10/2017
7:00 pm
Rutgers W 62–58  5–12 (1–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,193)
Lincoln, NE
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at Illinois L 59–79  5–13 (1–5)
State Farm Center (2,675)
Champaign, IL
01/19/2017
6:00 pm
at Penn State L 69–86  5–14 (1–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,645)
University Park, PA
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
Michigan L 51–84  5–15 (1–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,763)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2017
5:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 45–88  5–16 (1–8)
Mackey Arena (5,594)
West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2017
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 15 Ohio State L 75–95  5–17 (1–9)
Value City Arena (6,457)
Columbus, OH
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 69–79 OT 5–18 (1–10)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,793)
Lincoln, NE
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin L 56–82  5–19 (1–11)
Kohl Center (4,073)
Madison, WI
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 12 Ohio State L 69–87  5–20 (1–12)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,278)
Lincoln, NE
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
Indiana W 67–64  6–20 (2–12)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,981)
Lincoln, NE
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 25 Michigan L 60–80  6–21 (2–13)
Crisler Center (2,276)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/26/2017
1:00 pm
Michigan State W 76–74 OT 7–21 (3–13)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
12:30 pm, BTN
(13) vs. (12) Illinois
First Round
L 70–79  7–22
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

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