2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth-year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Iowa in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament before losing to Ohio State. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament first time since 2013.

2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record20–11 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Dixon
  • Tiffany Coppage
  • Christie Sides
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Ashley Deary 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
F 4 Bry Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 5 Jordan Hankins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Nia Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHopkins Minneapolis, MN
F 11 Lauren Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrBriarcrest Christian Collierville, TN
G 12 Lydia Rohde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBrookfield Central Brookfield, WI
F 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRabun Gap-Nacoochee School Abuja, Nigeria
F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrGreenwich White Plains, NY
G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrToledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Christen Inman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSeven Lakes Katy, TX
F/C 30 Allie Tuttle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrPanther Creek Cary, NC
C 33 Oceana Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrSt. Edmund Campion
Alabama		 Mississauga, ON
F 34 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoRochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 35 Maya Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWhitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
F/C 44 Aby Scheid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrElk River Elk River, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
12:00 pm		 Illinois–Springfield W 84–56 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (550)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:30 pm		 Hampton W 67–48  1–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (747)
Evanston, IL
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm		 Oral Roberts W 64–55  2–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (765)
Evanston, IL
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 Missouri State W 75–52  3–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (651)
Evanston, IL
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm		 at No. 20 DePaul L 66–89  3–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,342)
Chicago, IL
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm		 No. 16 Florida W 73–68  4–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (857)
Evanston, IL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm		 Evansville W 88–66  5–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (853)
Evanston, IL
12/01/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN		 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 69–60  6–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (694)
Evanston, IL
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm		 Chicago State W 75–42  7–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (886)
Evanston, IL
12/11/2016*
12:00 pm		 at Milwaukee W 65–63  8–1
 Klotsche Center (364)
Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2016*
11:00 am		 UIC W 88–44  9–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,447)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Santa Clara W 87–75  10–1
 Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm		 at Gonzaga L 56–67  10–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)
Spokane, WA
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm		 UT Martin W 82–59  11–2
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (709)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm		 at Nebraska W 62–58  12–2 (1–0)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,669)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2016
2:00 pm		 Purdue W 76–60  13–2 (2–0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,205)
Evanston, IL
01/03/2017
8:00 pm, BTN		 No. 11 Ohio State L 87–94  13–3 (2–1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (971)
Evanston, IL
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 3 Maryland L 55–96  13–4 (2–2)
 Xfinity Center (5,214)
College Park, MD
01/11/2017
7:00 pm		 at Minnesota
Postponed, rescheduled for 02/13/2017[2]		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
01/14/2017
2:00 pm		 Indiana W 80–67  14–4 (3–2)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,482)
Evanston, IL
01/17/2017
8:00 pm, BTN		 Michigan State W 76–65  15–4 (4–2)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (783)
Evanston, IL
01/25/2017
6:00 pm		 at Michigan L 54–80  15–5 (4–3)
 Crisler Center (2,097)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2017
1:00 pm		 at Rutgers W 55–37  16–5 (5–3)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,576)
Piscataway, NJ
02/01/2017
7:00 pm		 Wisconsin W 63–43  17–5 (6–3)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (924)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 pm		 Penn State L 58–74  17–6 (6–4)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2017
11:00 am, BTN		 at Indiana L 38–66  17–7 (6–5)
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,517)
Bloomington, IN
02/13/2017
6:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 61–71  17–8 (6–6)
 Williams Arena (3,764)
Minneapolis, MN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Iowa L 59–78  17–9 (6–7)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,167)
Iowa City, IA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm		 Illinois W 66–53  18–9 (7–7)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,233)
Evanston, IL
02/23/2017
6:00 pm, BTN		 Rutgers W 60–38  19–9 (8–7)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,020)
Evanston, IL
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, BTN		 at Purdue L 59–61  19–10 (8–8)
 Mackey Arena (6,407)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:00 am, BTN		 (9) vs. (8) Iowa
Second Round		 W 78–73  20–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017
11:00 am, BTN		 (9) vs. (1) No. 9 Ohio State
Quarterfinals		 L 68–99  20–11
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.nusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
  2. http://www.nusports.com/news/2017/1/9/womens-basketball-northwestern-mourns-loss-of-sophomore-jordan-hankins.aspx?path=wbball
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