2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by sixteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament.[2] They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
Savannah Invitational Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
2016–17 record24–11 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chester Nichols
  • Diane Richardson
  • Lester Rowe
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944  334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833  259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .722  2310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .611  2311  .676
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .444  2411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .333  1715  .531
Texas Tech513 .278  1417  .452
TCU414 .222  1218  .400
Kansas216 .111  822  .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Alexis Brewer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBardstown Buffalo, KY
G 3 Oliva Seggie 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoMorgantown Morgantown, WV
G 4 Nia Staples 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLakota West Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
F 11 Teana Muldrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
G 12 Chania Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRiverdale Baptist
Florida State
Alexandria, VA
F 13 Kristina King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNew Hope Christian Academy
Gulf Coast State
Mebane, NC
G 14 Bailey Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCentennial Rochester Hills, MI
C 15 Lanay Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrAcademy of the Holy Cross Pittsburgh, PA
C 20 Desiree Rhodes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrAurora East
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
G 22 Katrina Pardee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 23 Aisha Edwards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWest Boca Raton
Chipola JC
Boca Raton, FL
G/F 24 Anja Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoJohn Paul Stevens San Antonio, TX
F 45 Marlena Schmidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoRinggold Eighty Four, PA
F 55 Krys McCune 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrduPont Manual Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Concord W 104–48 
Robert C. Byrd HS (2,116)
Clarksburg, WV
Non-Conference Games
11/12/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 22 Charleston Southern W 88–38  1–0
WVU Coliseum (1,144)
Morgantown, WV
11/15/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 21 Howard W 95–49  2–0
WVU Coliseum (1,052)
Morgantown, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 21 Coppin State W 69–39  3–0
WVU Coliseum (2,173)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 19 vs. North Carolina A&T
Savannah Invitational
W 80–64  4–0
Savannah Civic Center (319)
Savannah, GA
11/23/2016*
4:30 pm
No. 19 vs. East Carolina
Savannah Invitational
W 79–47  5–0
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/24/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Auburn
Savannah Invitational
W 56–52  6–0
Savannah Civic Center (417)
Savannah, GA
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 19 High Point W 82–59  7–0
WVU Coliseum (1,134)
Morgantown, WV
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 16 Morehead State W 94–53  8–0
WVU Coliseum (1,179)
Morgantown, WV
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 16 Ole Miss
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 66–61  9–0
WVU Coliseum (2,634)
Morgantown, WV
12/10/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 13 USC Upstate W 91–33  10–0
WVU Coliseum (1,435)
Morgantown, WV
12/17/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 14 vs. Longwood W 107–40  11–0
Charleston Civic Center (2,024)
Charleston, WV
12/21/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 13 Mount St. Mary's W 77–45  12–0
WVU Coliseum (1,269)
Morgantown, WV
Conference Games
12/29/2016
7:30 pm
No. 12 at TCU W 83–61  13–0
(1–0)
Schollmaier Arena (1,770)
Fort Worth, TX
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 12 at Kansas State L 71–86  13–1
(1–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,825)
Manhattan, KS
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 17 No. 2 Baylor L 56–91  13–2
(1–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,466)
Morgantown, WV
01/08/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 17 No. 20 Oklahoma W 83–73  14–2
(2–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,563)
Morgantown, WV
01/11/2017
7:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 18 at Texas Tech L 66–75  14–3
(2–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,829)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
No. 18 No. 16 Texas L 63–73  14–4
(2–4)
WVU Coliseum (4,118)
Morgantown, WV
01/18/2017
8:00 pm
No. 24 at Kansas W 62-51  15–4
(3–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,833)
Lawrence, KS
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at No. 2 Baylor L 73–79  15–5
(3–5)
Ferrell Center (6,462)
Waco, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
No. 22 Texas Tech W 89–79  16–5
(4–5)
WVU Coliseum (2,051)
Morgantown, WV
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 22 at No. 12 Texas L 54–69  16–6
(4–6)
Frank Erwin Center (4,123)
Austin, TX
02/04/2017
12:00 pm
No. 22 Iowa State L 55–80  16–7
(4–7)
WVU Coliseum (3,058)
Morgantown, WV
02/07/2017
8:00 pm
No. 22 at No. 19 Oklahoma L 87–90 2OT 16–8
(4–8)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,890)
Norman, OK
02/11/2017
6:30 pm
Oklahoma State W 79–53  17–8
(5–8)
WVU Coliseum (4,024)
Morgantown, WV
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, RTPT
No. 24 Kansas State W 66–59  18–8
(6–8)
WVU Coliseum (1,642)
Morgantown, WV
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
at Iowa State L 53–68  18–9
(6–9)
Hilton Coliseum (10,824)
Ames, IA
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
TCU W 77–73  19–9
(7–9)
WVU Coliseum (2,147)
Morgantown, WV
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 63–67  19–10
(7–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,884)
Stillwater, OK
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, RTPT
Kansas W 73–54  20–10
(8–10)
WVU Coliseum (2,661)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
9:30 pm, FSN
(6) vs. (3) No. 19 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 82–58  21–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,852)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (2) No. 12 Texas
Semifinals
W 62–59  22–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,475)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Championship Game
W 77–66  23–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,355)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 B) No. 22 vs. (11 B) Elon
First Round
W 75–62  24–10
Xfinity Center (3,511)
College Park, MD
03/19/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 B) No. 22 at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland
Second Round
L 56–83  24–11
Xfinity Center (6,129)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP 22 21 19 16 13 14 13 12 17 18 24 22 22 RV RV RV NR RV 22 N/A
Coaches 25 25 23 17 14 14 12 12 16 19 23 22 23 RV RV RV NR 22 21 20
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Tynice Martin nets 32 as WVU upsets No. 2 Baylor to win Big 12 title". ESPN. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Schedule - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  4. "Women's hoops nonconference slate unveiled - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
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