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2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–21 (3–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sheila Roux
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

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 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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Boston Latin School Boston, MA
G 2 Ryan Holder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV
C 10 Allison Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Norwell HS Norwell, MA
G 14 Megan Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Shelton HS Shelton, CT
F 15 Taylor Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Redan HS Covington, GA
G 21 Gabrielle Kenefick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Canton HS Canton, MA
G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Point Waldorf, MD
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Woodhaven Brownstown, MI
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Priestnall School Stockport, England
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr The 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

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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14
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15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Retrieved 23 April 2016.