2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record21–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
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 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrSt. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRenaissance Detroit, MI
G 5 Sierra Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrDelone Catholic
Duke
Hanover, PA
G 10 Keke Sevillian 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrGoodrich Goodrich, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMarian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 12 Lindsey Spann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrGood Counsel Laurel, MD
F 15 Kaliyah Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrStephenson Stone Mountain, GA
G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoHempfield Area Greensburg, PA
F 23 Jaylen Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoArchbishop Williams Easton, MA
C 24 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoLafayette Lexington, KY
G/F 25 Peyton Whitted 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNorth Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDowners Grove North Lisle, IL
G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoUpper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA
F 35 De'Janae Boykin (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCharles Herbert Flowers
Connecticut
Springdale, MD
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
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Bloomsburg W 85–41 
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 60–83  0–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057)
Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 106–50  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Akron W 84–71  2–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,410)
University Park, PA
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Tennessee W 70–57  3–1
Bryce Jordan Center (3,754)
University Park, PA
11/24/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Georgia State
San Juan Shootout
W 69–42  4–1
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
1:15 pm
vs. Georgetown
San Juan Shootout
L 54–68  4–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 60–56  5–2
Conte Forum (531)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
Marshall W 82–80  6–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 84–48  7–2
Hart Center (877)
Worcester, MA
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Pittsburgh W 91–62  8–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,522)
University Park, PA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
American W 70–65  9–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,515)
University Park, PA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Iona W 80–67  10–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,409)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm
Indiana L 70–89  10–3 (0–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,736)
University Park, PA
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 45–61  10–4 (0–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011)
Piscataway, NJ
01/03/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 71–58  11–4 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,258)
University Park, PA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Purdue L 51–64  11–5 (1–3)
Mackey Arena (5,883)
West Lafayette, IN
01/11/2017
6:30 pm
at No. 3 Maryland L 83–89  11–6 (1–4)
Xfinity Center (4,680)
College Park, MD
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 76–46  12–6 (2–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,616)
University Park, PA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Nebraska W 86–69  13–6 (3–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,645)
University Park, PA
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 66–72  13–7 (3–5)
Assembly Hall (2,404)
Bloomington, IN
01/29/2017
2:00 pm
Illinois W 82–66  14–7 (4–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,570)
University Park, PA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at No. 14 Ohio State L 72–87  14–8 (4–6)
Value City Arena (4,541)
Columbus, OH
02/05/2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern W 74–58  15–8 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289)
Evanston, IL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
Minnesota W 77–66  16–8 (6–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,542)
University Park, PA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Purdue W 79–73  17–8 (7–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,875)
University Park, PA
02/14/2017
8:00 pm
at Illinois W 80–62  18–8 (8–6)
State Farm Center (1,288)
Champaign, IL
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Michigan State L 64–73  18–9 (8–7)
Breslin Center (6,038)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Michigan W 76–75  19–9 (9–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,213)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (10) Minnesota
Second Round
L 64–70  19–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Ohio
First Round
W 74–65  20–10
Bryce Jordan Center (1,027)
University Park, PA
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Fordham
Second Round
W 70–51  21–10
Bryce Jordan Center (1,127)
University Park, PA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Third Round
L 55–64  21–11
Bryce Jordan Center (1,310)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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

See also

References

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