2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by sixth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and are members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rhaven Kemp	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Liberty Technology Magnet / Eastern Florida State	Jackson, TN
F	1	Manaya Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Raleigh-Egypt	Memphis, TN
G	2	MaKayla Timmons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Columbia Central	Columbia, TN
G	3	Carolina Bernardeco	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Escola Secundária de Santo André	Lisbon, Portugal
F	4	Jessica Munoz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Central Heights	Nacogdoches, TX
G	5	Gianna Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA
G	12	Kelly Loftus (I)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Mount Vernon / Hofstra	Alexandria, Virginia
F	14	Annika Holopainen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Makelanrinteen Lukio	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	Keyana Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lafayette	Williamsburg, VA
C	23	Ije Ajemba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Parkdale	Lanham, MD
G	24	LaQuanda Younger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Warwick	Newport News, VA
F	24	Carley Brew (I)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wilson / James Madison	Wyomissing, PA
F	25	Jennie Simms (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Riverdale Baptist / West Virginia	Accokeek, MD
G	30	Ashley Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	34	Odegua Oigbokie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	40	Destinee Young (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Hoffman Estates	Hoffman Estates, IL

Head coach

Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport '95)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke '80)
Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport '03)
Ashley Langford (Tulane '09)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2016

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR																	N/A*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR

*First place votes in parenthesis
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1* 7:00 pm	Davis & Elkins	W 82–65		37 – Simms	10 – Young	5 – Simms	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 18* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State	W 65–54	1–0	20 – Young (1)	14 – Simms (1)	3 – 4 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,376) Norfolk, Virginia
November 20* 2:00 pm	William & Mary	L 58–69	1–1	28 – Simms (1)	12 – Young (1)	3 – Simms (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,089) Norfolk, Virginia
November 22* 7:00 pm	at Duke	L 64–92	1–2	33 – Simms (2)	7 – 2 tied	3 – Bernardeco (2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,136) Durham, NC
November 27* 2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	W 83–52	2–2	17 – 2 tied	11 – Young (3)	6 – Kemp (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (769) Norfolk, VA
November 30* 11:00 am	Dartmouth	W 82–56	3–2	35 – Simms (4)	13 – Young (4)	5 – Simms (3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,563) Norfolk, VA
December 4* 2:00 pm	at No. 18 Miami (FL)						BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
December 9* 7:00 pm	VCU						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 18* 5:00 pm	Hampton						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 20* 3:15 pm	vs. Syracuse Florida Sunshine Classic						Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL
December 21* 1:00 pm	vs. Dayton Florida Sunshine Classic						Worden Arena Winter Haven, FL
December 28* 7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
Conference USA regular season
December 30 8:00 pm	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 1 4:00 pm	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 5 7:00 pm	Marshall						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 7 4:00 pm, ESPN3	WKU						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 12 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 14 2:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 21 4:00 pm	Charlotte						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 26 7:00 pm	Rice						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 28 7:00 pm	North Texas						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 2 7:00 pm	at FIU						FIU Arena Miami, FL
February 4 5:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic						FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 9 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 11 4:00 pm	UAB						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 19 12:00 pm, ASN	Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 23 7:00 pm	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 25 3:00 pm	at WKU						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
March 2 7:00 pm, beIN	UTEP						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 4 1:00 pm	UTSA						Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 8–11	vs.						Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ ODU Athletics. "Head Coach Karen Barefoot Adds Ashley Langford to Staff". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ ODU Athletics. "Simms, Young Named 2016-17 Team Captains". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127329&SPSID=750500

[1] ODU Athletics. "Head Coach Karen Barefoot Adds Ashley Langford to Staff". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[2] ODU Athletics. "Simms, Young Named 2016-17 Team Captains". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[3] ttp://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127329&SPSID=750500

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References