2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

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2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Creighton	16	–	2		.889			24	–	8		.750
Marquette†	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Providence	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Xavier	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Butler	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2017 Big East tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and are fourth year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hoover HS North Canton, OH G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Redan HS Lithonia GA F 15 Megan Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mexia HS Mexia, TN F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Marietta HS Marietta, OH F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Solon HS Solon, OH F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa) Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More) Mark Stephens (Morehead State) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 1:00 PM, BEDN		Tennessee State Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	W 63–54	1–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2016* 12:00 PM		Southeast Missouri State	W 54–48	2–0	Cintas Center (3,736) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM		North Florida	W 83–46	3–0	Cintas Center (645) Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 62–41	4–0	Cintas Center (688) Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2016* 7:00 PM		Delaware State	W 86–53	5–0	Cintas Center (487) Cincinnati, OH
12/05/2016* 7:00 PM		Michigan			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
12/08/2016* 7:00 PM		at Wake Forest			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM		at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2016* 5:15 PM		vs. Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic			South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 3:00 PM		vs. Southern Miss Puerto Rico Classic			South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 7:45 PM		vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic			South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Providence			Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
12/30/2016 8:05 PM, BEDN		at Creighton			D. J. Sokol Arena  Omaha, NE
01/02/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN		St. John's			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN		Seton Hall			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/08/2017 2:00 PM, BEDN		Butler			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017 8:00 PM, BEDN		at Marquette			Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, BEDN		at DePaul			McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
01/20/2017 8:00 PM, FS1		Georgetown			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2017 5:00 PM, BEDN		Villanova			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Seton Hall			Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
01/29/2017 3:00 PM, BEDN		at St. John's			Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN		DePaul			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2017 2:00 PM, BEDN		Marquette			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2017 7:30 PM, FS1		at Villanova			The Pavilion  Villanova, PA
02/19/2017 2:00 PM, BEDN		at Georgetown			McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
02/24/2017 7:00 PM, FS2		Creighton			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 11:30 AM, BEDN		Providence			Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04–07/2017		vs.			Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team