2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 9–21, 3–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Louis.

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record921 (314 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sheila Roux
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton133 .813  2210  .688
George Washington133 .813  2010  .667
Saint Louis124 .750  259  .735
Saint Joseph's124 .750  1715  .531
Fordham115 .688  2212  .647
La Salle97 .563  1713  .567
Duquesne88 .500  1816  .529
VCU88 .500  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1317  .433
George Mason610 .375  1317  .433
St. Bonaventure412 .250  920  .310
Davidson412 .250  623  .207
UMass313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island214 .125  623  .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

201617 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBoston Latin School Boston, MA
G 2 Ryan Holder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrRoland Park Country School Baltimore, MD
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrQuest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV
C 10 Allison Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNorwell HS Norwell, MA
G 14 Megan Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrShelton HS Shelton, CT
F 15 Taylor Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRedan HS Covington, GA
G 21 Gabrielle Kenefick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCanton HS Canton, MA
G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWoodhaven Brownstown, MI
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPriestnall School Stockport, England
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrThe Ursuline School
San Diego State
New Rochelle, NY
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
Exbitition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
UMass Dartmouth W 76–27 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 47–61  0–1
Alumni Arena (1,719)
Amherst, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 70–58  1–1
Mullins Center (284)
Amherst, MA
11/19/2016*
11:30 am
at Iowa
Hawkeye Challenge semifinals
L 30–71  1–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435)
Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. Montana
Hawkeye Challenge 3rd place game
W 59–58  2–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107)
Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 76–37  3–2
Mullins Center (293)
Amherst, MA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
Merrimack W 73–44  4–2
Mullins Center (374)
Amherst, MA
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm
at Hartford L 56–75  4–3
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT
12/04/2016
1:00 pm
George Mason L 55–66  4–4 (0–1)
Mullins Center (305)
Amherst, MA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 55–71  4–5
Hofstra Arena (183)
Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Bryant W 68–62  5–5
Mullins Center (495)
Amherst, MA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 60–64  5–6
Case Gym (186)
Boston, MA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
Holy Cross W 69–66  6–6
Mullins Center (345)
Amherst, MA
12/27/2016*
12:00 pm
at FIU
FIU Holiday Tournament
L 57–58  6–7
FIU Arena (339)
Miami, FL
12/28/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Drexel
FIU Holiday Tournament
L 47–65  6–8
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Dayton L 65–77  6–9 (0–2)
UD Arena (1,809)
Dayton, OH
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 68–67  7–9 (1–2)
Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 50–81  7–10 (1–3)
Hagan Arena (843)
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2017
12:00 pm
at Davidson W 61–60  8–10 (2–3)
John M. Belk Arena (742)
Davidson, NC
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Duquesne W 75–67  9–10 (3–3)
Mullins Center (1,006)
Amherst, MA
01/19/2017
11:00 am
St. Bonaventure L 38–55  9–11 (3–4)
Mullins Center (2,650)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
George Washington L 54–60 2OT 9–12 (3–5)
Mullins Center (903)
Amherst, MA
01/25/2017
12:00 pm
at La Salle L 64–68  9–13 (3–6)
Tom Gola Arena (567)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
at VCU L 52–55  9–14 (3–7)
Siegel Center (1,106)
Richmond, VA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 60–81  9–15 (3–8)
Mullins Center (460)
Amherst, MA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
Davidson L 59–63  9–16 (3–9)
Mullins Center (401)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 43–74  9–17 (3–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (797)
Bronx, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 45–56  9–18 (3–11)
Robins Center (537)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm
La Salle L 52–57  9–19 (3–12)
Mullins Center (650)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 50–53  9–20 (3–13)
Ryan Center (449)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017
3:00 pm
at Saint Louis
First Round
L 51–91  9–21
Chaifetz Arena (573)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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