2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by sixth year head coach Joanne Boyle, they played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record20–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • La'Keshia Frett Meredith
  • Cory McNeill
  • Tim Taylor
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†15–1 .938  33–4  .892
No. 9 Duke13–3 .813  28–6  .824
No. 10 Florida State13–3 .813  28–7  .800
No. 13 Louisville12–4 .750  29–8  .784
No. 17 NC State12–4 .750  23–9  .719
No. 21 Syracuse11–5 .688  22–11  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Virginia7–9 .438  20–13  .606
Wake Forest6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Georgia Tech5–11 .313  22–14  .611
Virginia Tech4–12 .250  20–14  .588
Pittsburgh4–12 .250  13–17  .433
Clemson3–13 .188  15–16  .484
North Carolina3–13 .188  15–16  .484
Boston College2–14 .125  9–21  .300
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 media

Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network

The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.

Roster
2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 00 Debra Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoAmherst County Madison Heights, VA
F 2 Jae'Lisa Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWhite Hall Pine Bluff, AR
G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrChrist the King Staten Island, NY
G 10 J'Kyra Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrRocky Mount
East Carolina		 Rocky Mount, NC
G 12 Breyana Mason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrForest Park Woodbridge, VA
G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNewark Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLycée de garçons Steinsel, France
F 21 Lauren Moses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRancocas Mt. Holly, NJ
G 23 Aliyah Huland El 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRandolph Randolph, NJ
C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) FrBlair Academy Lagos, Nigeria
F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoRiverside Durham, NC
F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA
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
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee W 63–51  1–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,837)
Charlottesville, VA
November 13*
2:00 pm		 Coppin State W 103–40  2–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,590)
Charlottesville, VA
November 16*
7:00 pm		 at Richmond W 63–56  3–0
 Robins Center (653)
Richmond, VA
November 20*
6:00 pm		 Rutgers W 62–54  4–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,621)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
6:30 pm		 vs. St. John's
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 L 55–66  4–1
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
November 26*
9:00 pm		 vs. Nebraska
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 73–51  5–1
 South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV
December 1*
9:00 pm, BTN		 at Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 60–69  5–2
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (694)
Evanston, IL
December 4*
2:00 pm		 at Bowling Green W 67–47  6–2
 Stroh Center (1,823)
Bowling Green, OH
December 16*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 UIC W 76–39  7–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,060)
Charlottesville, VA
December 19*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Georgia W 66–43  8–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,631)
Athens, GA
December 21*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 Maryland Eastern Shore W 60–50  9–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,689)
Charlottesville, VA
December 28*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 UMBC
Cavalier Classic		 W 56–30  10–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,883)
Charlottesville, VA
December 29*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 Dayton
Cavalier Classic		 W 66–56  11–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,740)
Charlottesville, VA
Conference regular season
January 2
7:00 pm		 at Syracuse L 49–54  11–3
(0–1)		 Carrier Dome (938)
Syracuse, NY
January 5
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 8 Louisville L 81–86 OT 11–4
(0–2)		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,490)
Charlottesville, VA
January 8
2:00 pm		 at North Carolina L 58–67  11–5
(0–3)		 Carmichael Arena (505)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 15
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 Boston College W 62–55  12–5
(1–3)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,208)
Charlottesville, VA
January 19
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Clemson W 69–37  13–5
(2–3)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (319)
Clemson, SC
January 22
12:00 pm, RSN		 Pittsburgh L 54–62  13–6
(2–4)		 Petersen Events Center (2,224)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 19 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Classic		 W 76–27  14–6
(3–4)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,725)
Charlottesville, VA
January 29
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at No. 8 Notre Dame L 74–82  14–7
(3–5)		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
February 2
7:00 pm, RSN		 Georgia Tech W 65–64 OT 15–7
(4–5)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,187)
Charlottesville, VA
February 5
1:00 pm, RSN		 No. 15 Duke L 51–70  15–8
(4–6)		 John Paul Jones Arena (4,361)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 16 Miami (FL) L 52–63  15–9
(4–7)		 Watsco Center (1,008)
Coral Gables, FL
February 12
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 Wake Forest W 60–57 OT 16–9
(5–7)		 John Paul Jones Arena (4,378)
Charlottesville, VA
February 16
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 4 Florida State W 60–51  17–9
(6–7)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,161)
Charlottesville, VA
February 19
3:00 pm, RSN		 at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Classic		 W 63–55  18–9
(7–7)		 Cassell Coliseum (3,779)
Blacksburg, VA
February 23
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 14 Louisville L 55–66  18–10
(7–8)		 KFC Yum! Center (7,981)
Louisville, KY
February 26
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 18 NC State L 48–59  18–11
(7–9)		 John Paul Jones Arena (3,819)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2
2:00 pm, RSN		 (8) vs. (9) Wake Forest
Second Round		 W 61–44  19–11
 HTC Center (2,466)
Conway, SC
March 3
2:00 pm, RSN		 (8) vs. (1) No. 3 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		 L 59–76  19–12
 HTC Center (2,845)
Conway, SC
WNIT
March 17
7:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's
First Round		 W 62–56  20–12
 Hagan Arena (931)
Philadelphia, PA
March 19
2:00 pm		 at James Madison
Second Round		 L 55–61  20–13
 JMU Convocation Center (1,626)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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

See also

References
  1. "VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball". virginiasports.com.
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