2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	13–18 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach	Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Faisal Khan; Denise King; Michael Gibson;
Home arena	Hofstra Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by eleventh year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison.

Previous season

They finished last season 25–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Northeastern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	E'Lexus Davis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	National Christian Academy	Hyattesville, MD
G	2	Ashunae Durant	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Bloomfield Tech	Newark, NJ
G	3	Sydni Epps	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Springside	Chelenham, PA
G	5	Petja Krupenko	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Gimnazija Bezigrad	Ljubljana, Slovenia
G	10	Ana Hernandez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	San Antonio Maria Claret	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
G	11	Krystal Luciano	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Colegio San Antonio	San Juan, PR
G	13	Aleana Leon	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus	Ponce, PR
G	22	Olivia Askin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Shawnee	Medford, NJ
F	33	Kayla Minott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	St. Peter Catholic High School	Ottawa, ON
C	34	Maeva Dongmo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	College Les Sapins/ASA College	Dschang, Cameroon
G	54	Sandra Karsten	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mäkelänrinteen Lukio	Helskini, Finland

Head coach

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Faisal Khan (UMBC)
Denise King (Rhode Island)
Michael Gibson (Boston College)

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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 PM		Marist	W 62–42	1–0	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM		at Stony Brook	W 67–64	2–0	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (701) Stony Brook, NY
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM		at Navy	L 69–78	2–1	Alumni Hall (508) Annapolis, MD
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM		Delaware State	W 64–44	3–1	Hofstra Arena (132) Hempstead, NY
11/25/2016* 5:00 PM		at Sacramento State	L 85–97	3–2	Hornets Nest (305) Sacramento, CA
11/27/2016* 4:00 PM		at UC Davis	W 64–60	4–2	The Pavilion (285) Davis, CA
12/04/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 50–74	4–3	Alumni Arena (865) Amherst, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		Massachusetts	W 71–55	5–3	Hofstra Arena (183) Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM		American	W 72–67 ^OT	6–3	Hofstra Arena (294) Hempstead, NY
12/22/2016* 5:00 PM		at Saint Joseph's	W 75–64	7–3	Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM		Hartford	L 67–69 ^OT	7–4	Hofstra Arena (354) Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 2:00 PM		Northeastern	L 51–53	7–5 (0–1)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
01/06/2017 7:00 PM		at James Madison	L 57–93	7–6 (0–2)	JMU Convocation Center (2,118) Harrisonburg, VA
01/08/2017 2:00 PM		at William & Mary Postponed, rescheduled 02/07/2017			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
01/13/2017 7:00 PM		at Towson	W 70–61	8–6 (1–2)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
01/15/2017 4:00 PM		Delaware	L 56–73	8–7 (1–3)	Hofstra Arena (308) Hempstead, NY
01/20/2017 12:00 PM		UNC Wilmington	L 54–56 ^OT	8–8 (1–4)	Hofstra Arena (1,955) Hempstead, NY
01/22/2017 2:00 PM		at Drexel	L 43–63	8–9 (1–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050) Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2017 11:30 AM		at College of Charleston	L 55–71	8–10 (1–6)	TD Arena (1,715) Charleston, SC
01/29/2017 1:00 PM		Elon	L 53–64	8–11 (1–7)	Hofstra Arena (387) Hempstead, NY
02/03/2017 7:00 PM		James Madison	L 50–61	8–12 (1–8)	Hofstra Arena (859) Hempstead, NY
02/05/2017 2:00 PM		William & Mary	W 64–61	9–12 (2–8)	Hofstra Arena (376) Hempstead, NY
02/07/2017 2:00 PM		at William & Mary	L 65–81	9–13 (2–9)	Kaplan Arena (236) Williamsburg, VA
02/10/2017 7:00 PM		College of Charleston	W 85–81	10–13 (3–9)	Hofstra Arena (224) Hempstead, NY
02/12/2017 4:00 PM, ASN		at Delaware	L 54–65	10–14 (3–10)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,696) Newark, DE
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		at Elon	L 61–72	10–15 (3–11)	Alumni Gym (617) Elon, NC
02/19/2017 1:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington	W 66–54	11–15 (4–11)	Trask Coliseum (537) Wilmington, NC
02/24/2017 7:00 PM		Towson	L 56–59	11–16 (4–12)	Hofstra Arena (309) Hempstead, NY
02/26/2017 2:00 PM		Drexel	W 58–53	12–16 (5–12)	Hofstra Arena (417) Hempstead, NY
03/01/2017 7:00 PM		at Northeastern	L 46–52	12–17 (5–13)	Cabot Center (303) Boston, MA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017 12:00 PM	(9)	vs. (8) Towson First Round	W 77–66	13–17	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
03/08/2017 12:00 PM	(9)	vs. (1) Elon Quarterfinals	L 50–78	13–18	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://www.gohofstra.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

[1] ttp://www.gohofstra.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

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