2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

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2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Drexel	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
College of Charleston	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2017 CAA tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and are third year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Roster

2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Phillip O'Berry Academy UAB Charlotte, NC G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alpharetta Alpharetta, GA G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Southern Alamance Graham, NC G 10 Jada Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Thomas Edison Alexandria, VA F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pinewood Prep North Charleston, SC G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr River Mill Burlington, NC G 22 Lexi Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rosewood Goldsboro, NC G 24 Madison Wildson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pepperell Rome, GA F 32 Meme Garner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Jordan-Matthews Charlotte Siler City, NC G 33 Maddie MaCallie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Riverside Miami (OH) Durham, NC C 34 Ra'Shika White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Phillip O'Berry Academy Charlotte, NC C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr North Surry Mount Airy, NC	Head coach Charlotte Smith (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Cristy McKinney (Western Carolina) Josh Wick (North Carolina) Tasha Taylor (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 2:00 PM		Wingate	W 74–42		Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Green Bay Preseason WNIT first round	L 56–71	0–1	Kress Events Center (2,049) Green Bay, WI
11/15/2016* 5:30 PM		Rutgers	W 66–54	1–1	Alumni Gym (983) Elon, NC
11/18/2016* 4:30 PM		vs. Eastern Washington Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 76–55	2–1	McGuirk Arena (100) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM		at Central Michigan Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 71–57	3–1	McGuirk Arena (454) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM		Bucknell	W 64–58	4–1	Alumni Gym (533) Elon, NC
11/26/2016* 2:00 PM		Wake Forest	L 68–78	4–2	Alumni Gym (716) Elon, NC
12/04/2016* 6:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina			Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
12/08/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM		at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
12/21/2016* 1:00 PM		vs. Akron GSU Holiday Classic			GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
12/22/2016* 1:00 PM		at Georgia State GSU Holiday Classic			GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
12/28/2016* 5:30 PM		King			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 7:00 PM		College of Charleston			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
01/06/2017 7:00 PM		at Drexel			Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2017 2:00 PM		Delaware			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
01/13/2017 6:30 PM		at College of Charleston			TD Arena  Charleston, SC
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, ASN		Drexel			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
01/20/2017 7:00 PM		James Madison			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
01/22/2017 2:00 PM		at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
01/27/2017 7:00 PM		at Northeastern			Cabot Center  Boston, MA
01/29/2017 1:00 PM		at Hofstra			Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
02/03/2017 7:00 PM		Towson			Alumni Gym  Elon, NY
02/05/2017 2:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
02/10/2017 7:00 PM		Northeastern			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
02/12/2017 7:00 PM, ASN		at James Madison			JMU Convocation Center  Williamsburg, VA
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		Hofstra			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
02/19/2017 2:00 PM		William & Mary			Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
02/24/2017 7:00 PM		at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
02/26/2017 2:00 PM		at Towson			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
03/01/2017 7:00 PM		UNC Wilmington			Alumni Gym  Elon, NY
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2017		vs.			JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team