2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	19–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Wendy Schuller (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerise Freeman; Bryce Currie; Jodi Page;
Home arena	Reese Court
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
North Dakota	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Northern Colorado	14	–	4	.778	22	–	8	.733
Eastern Washington	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Idaho	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Idaho State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Weber State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Northern Arizona	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Montana	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233


† 2017 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles Women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 16th year head coach Wendy Schuller, played their home games at Reese Court as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Montana State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Idaho.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Ashli Payne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Olympic HS Umpqua CC	Bremerton, WA
G	1	Aqeelah Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Cleveland HS	Seattle, WA
F	2	Uriah Howard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Miramonte HS	Oakland, CA
G	3	Symone Starks	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Highlands Ranch HS	Lone Tree, CO
G	4	Delaney Hodgins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Chiawana HS	Pasco, WA
G	5	Baylee Rexing	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	RS Fr	North Gwinnett HS	Suwanee, GA
C	10	Kianna Baker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Tulare Union HS	Tulare, CA
F	11	Amy Hartheroad	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Plano West HS	Dallas, TX
G	12	Violet Kapri Morrow	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Wilson HS	Tacoma, WA
G	13	Desiree Harding	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Fresno HS	Fresno, CA
G	20	Tisha Phillips	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Lewiston HS	Lapwai, ID
F	23	Mariah Cunningham	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Central Valley HS	Spokane, WA
G	24	Amira Chandler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Wenatchee HS	Wenatchee, WA
F	30	Alissa Sealby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Wenatchee HS	Wenatchee, WA
G	54	Andie Easley (I)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Horizon HS Hawai'i	Phoenix, AZ

Head coach

Wendy Schuller (Fresno Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerise Freeman (Pacific)
Bryce Currie (Washington)
Jodi Page (San José State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 4:00 pm		Eastern Oregon	W 67–60		Reese Court (330) Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 17 Washington Preseason WNIT First Round	L 52–100	0–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,263) Seattle, WA
11/18/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Elon Preseason WNIT consolation round	L 55–76	0–2	McGuirk Arena (100) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Furman Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 68–56	1–2	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm		at Utah Valley	W 83–50	2–2	UCCU Center (203) Orem, UT
11/27/2016* 3:00 pm		Multnomah	W 88–30	3–2	Reese Court (227) Cheney, WA
12/01/2016* 6:00 pm		at Boise State	L 64–67	3–3	Taco Bell Arena (613) Boise, ID
12/03/2016* 6:30 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 71–57	4–3	Matadome (316) Northridge, CA
12/08/2016* 11:00 am		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–67	5–3	Reese Court (2,730) Cheney, WA
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 54–73	5–4	Reese Court (1,438) Cheney, WA
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm		at Air Force	Cancelled^[2]		Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2016* 3:00 pm		at Tulane Tulane Classic semifinals	L 51–63	5–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (820) New Orleans, LA
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Drake Tulane Classic 3rd place game	L 78–93	5–6	Devlin Fieldhouse (529) New Orleans, LA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Idaho	W 67–57	6–6 (1–0)	Reese Court (680) Cheney, WA
01/05/2017 6:00 pm		at Montana State	L 83–88	6–7 (1–1)	Worthington Arena (1,266) Bozeman, MT
01/07/2017 1:00 pm		at Montana	W 60–46	7–7 (2–1)	Dahlberg Arena (2,648) Missoula, MT
01/12/2017 6:00 pm		Idaho State	W 58–41	8–7 (3–1)	Reese Court (612) Cheney, WA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Weber State	W 99–85	9–7 (4–1)	Reese Court (580) Cheney, WA
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 47–56	9–8 (4–2)	Walkup Skydome (249) Flagstaff, AZ
01/21/2017 3:00 pm		at Southern Utah	W 67–66	10–8 (5–2)	Centrum Arena (726) Cedar City, UT
01/26/2017 6:00 pm		Montana	W 64–57	11–8 (6–2)	Reese Court (1,026) Cheney, WA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Montana State	L 61–72	11–9 (6–3)	Reese Court (1,008) Cheney, WA
02/02/2017 7:05 pm		at Sacramento State	W 72–65	12–9 (7–3)	Hornets Nest (448) Sacramento, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Portland State	W 68–62	13–9 (8–3)	Peter Stott Center (250) Portland, OR
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		North Dakota	L 71–75	13–10 (8–4)	Reese Court (795) Cheney, WA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 67–61	14–10 (9–4)	Reese Court (1,010) Cheney, WA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Idaho	L 51–78	14–11 (9–5)	Cowan Spectrum (574) Moscow, ID
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		at Weber State	W 70–42	15–11 (10–5)	Dee Events Center (637) Ogden, UT
02/25/2017 1:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 61–58	16–11 (11–5)	Reed Gym (1,035) Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017 6:00 pm		Southern Utah	L 63–64	16–12 (11–6)	Reese Court (801) Cheney, WA
03/03/2017 6:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 79–64	17–12 (12–6)	Reese Court (1,003) Cheney, WA
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017 2:35 pm	(4)	vs. (5) Idaho Quarterfinals	W 73–64	18–12	Reno Events Center (787) Reno, NV
03/10/2017 12:05 pm	(4)	vs. (1) Montana State Semifinals	L 59–61	18–13	Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV
WBI
03/16/2017* 5:00 pm		at Texas State First Round	W 66–62 ^OT	19–13	Strahan Coliseum (1,255) San Marcos, TX
03/20/2017* 6:05 pm		Idaho Quarterfinals	L 67–74	19–14	Reese Court Cheney, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "2021-22 WOMen's BASKETBALL Schedule".
^ "Inclement Weather Cancels @EWUWBB Game at Air Force". Eastern Washington Eagles Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[1] "2021-22 WOMen's BASKETBALL Schedule".

[2] "Inclement Weather Cancels @EWUWBB Game at Air Force". Eastern Washington Eagles Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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