2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh year head coach Mark Trakh,[1] played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.[2] They finished the season 24–7, 14–0 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated UMKC and Seattle to be champions of the WAC Women's Tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford. In that game, the Aggies nearly pulled off the monumental upset, leading 38-31 at halftime. The Cardinal cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter before taking the lead for good halfway through the fourth.[4]

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record24–7 (14–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Glover
  • Ashley Ford
  • Blanche Alverson
Home arenaPan American Center
2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State140 1.000  247  .774
Cal State Bakersfield104 .714  1514  .517
Seattle104 .714  1518  .455
UTRGV86 .571  1914  .576
Grand Canyon*77 .500  1512  .556
UMKC410 .286  1019  .345
Utah Valley311 .214  922  .290
Chicago State014 .000  029  .000
2017 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Roster

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Jasmine Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLincoln HS Dallas, TX
G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoEl Dorado HS Placentia, CA
G 3 Tonishia Childress 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrBishop Gorman HS
Boise State
Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Zaire Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSanta Margarita Catholic HS Dana Point, CA
G 14 Takiyah Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHorizon HS El Paso, TX
F 20 Brandee Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSt. Mary's HS Surprise, AZ
G 21 Tamera William 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
F 22 Tyler Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrAntelope HS Antelope, AZ
G 23 Aaliyah Prince 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHighlands HS San Antonio, TX
F 24 Brianna Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHarker Heights HS Killeen, TX
F 30 Gia Pack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouth Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
F 33 Jeneva Toilolo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrFarrington HS Honolulu, HI
G 35 Moriah Mack 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrReagan HS San Antonio, TX
F 50 Tyesha Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoTemple HS Temple, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
5:30 pm, AggieVision
San Jose State W 66–55  1–0
Pan American Center (715)
Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 55–84  1–1
The Pit (4,724)
Albuquerque, NM
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Bank of Hawaii Classic
W 99–73  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/20/2016*
8:30 pm
at Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii Classic
L 53–56  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (2,053)
Honolulu, HI
11/23/2016*
1:00 pm, WAC DN
Pepperdine W 74–66  3–2
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm
New Mexico Highlands W 94–37  4–2
Pan American Center (834)
Las Cruces, NM
11/30/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 77–70  5–2
Pan American Center (1,171)
Las Cruces, NM
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Arizona L 63–74 OT 5–3
Pan American Center (912)
Las Cruces, NM
12/11/2016*
12:00 pm, FSAZ
at Northern Arizona W 79–68  6–3
Rolle Activity Center (218)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/15/2016*
7:05 pm
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 67–59  7–3
Don Haskins Center (1,472)
El Paso, TX
12/19/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Quinnipiac
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals
L 46–49  7–4
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. UNLV
Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round
L 47–52  7–5
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game
L 46–60  7–6
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/31/2016*
2:00 pm
Western New Mexico W 85–28  8–6
Pan American Center (860)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, WAC DN
UMKC W 78–72  9–6
(1–0)
Pan American Center (844)
Las Cruces, NM
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Chicago State W 100–63  10–6
(2–0)
Pan American Center (808)
Las Cruces, NM
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Grand Canyon W 81–65  11–6
(3–0)
GCU Arena (656)
Phoenix, AZ
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 64–55  12–6
(4–0)
Icardo Center (567)
Bakersfield, CA
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, WAC DN
at UMKC W 60–43  13–6
(5–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,120)
Kansas City, MO
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Seattle W 73–69  14–6
(6–0)
Pan American Center (873)
Las Cruces, NM
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Utah Valley W 63–46  15–6
(7–0)
Pan American Center (1,249)
Las Cruces, NM
02/04/2017
12:00 pm, WAC DN
at Chicago State W 65–54  16–6
(8–0)
Jones Convocation Center (230)
Chicago, IL
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 69–55  17–6
(9–0)
Pan American Center (1,023)
Las Cruces, NM
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 67–60  18–6
(10–0)
Pan American Center (1,741)
Las Cruces, NM
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 87–67  19–6
(11–0)
Pan American Center (1,554)
Las Cruces, NM
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Utah Valley W 66–53  20–6
(12–0)
Lockhart Arena (244)
Orem, UT
02/25/2017
5:00 pm
at Seattle W 64–61  21–6
(13–0)
Connolly Center (244)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 64–46  22–6
(14–0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,022)
Edinburg, TX
WAC Women's Tournament
03/10/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) UMKC
Semifinals
W 71–63  23–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Seattle
Championship Game
W 63–48  24–6
Orleans Arena (851)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
11:30 am, ESPN2
(15 L) vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford
First Round
L 64–72  25–6
Bramlage Coliseum (4,005)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

References

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