2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
MAC West Division Champions ; MAC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	23–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Sue Guevara (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Heather Oesterle; Raina Harmon; Kristin Haynie;
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Miami (OH)	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Bowling Green	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Akron	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3	.833	23	–	9	.719
Ball State	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Toledo †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Northern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2017 MAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2017

The 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by tenth year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished the season 23–9 overall, 15–3 during MAC play to finish in first place, and win the MAC West Division, and MAC regular season championships. As the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament, they were upset by No. 8 seed Western Michigan in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an automatic bid to the 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round at Wright State.^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 1 Notre Dame Preseason WNIT	L 47–107	0–1	Purcell Pavilion (8,454) Notre Dame, IN
November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm		Furman Preseason WNIT	W 81–71	1–1	McGuirk Arena (497) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 19, 2016* 7:00 pm		Elon Preseason WNIT	L 57–71	1–2	McGuirk Arena (454) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 22, 2016* 7:00 pm		Oakland	W 70–67 ^2OT	2–2	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
November 25, 2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Utah Valley Cal Poly Tournament	W 71–62	3–2	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
November 26, 2016* 2:00 pm		vs. North Dakota State Cal Poly Tournament	W 77–55	4–2	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 1, 2016* 12:00 pm		Loyola–Chicago	W 95–57	5–2	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm		UIC	W 77–55	6–2	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Purdue	L 51–62	6–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2016* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 73–71 ^OT	7–3	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 19, 2016* 7:00 pm		Illinois	W 82–51	8–3	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee State	L 69–79	8–4	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016 1:00 pm		at Kent State	W 91–78	9–4 (1–0)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH
January 4, 2017 7:00 pm		Akron	W 89–62	10–4 (2–0)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2017 1:00 pm		Buffalo	W 88–71	11–4 (3–0)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm		Ball State	W 101–92	12–4 (4–0)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2017 2:30 pm		at Bowling Green	W 76–65 ^OT	13–4 (5–0)	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 18, 2017 7:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 80–61	14–4 (6–0)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2017 12:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 56–67	14–5 (6–1)	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017 4:30 pm		at Toledo	L 72–74	14–6 (6–2)	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 1, 2017 6:00 pm		Ohio	W 64–59	15–6 (7–2)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2017 2:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan	W 104–63	16–6 (8–2)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 2017 8:00 pm		at NIU	W 109–94	17–6 (9–2)	Convocation Center Dekalb, IL
February 11, 2017 1:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 94–83	18–6 (10–2)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2017 7:00 pm		at Ohio	W 70–64	19–6 (11–2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 18, 2017 12:00 pm		Toledo	W 72–61	20–6 (12–2)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 22, 2017 7:00 pm		NIU	W 109–86	21–6 (13–2)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2017 2:00 pm		at Ball State	L 73–81	21–7 (13–3)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 1, 2017 7:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 94–73	22–7 (14–3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 4, 2017 1:00 pm		Eastern Michigan	W 71–48	23–7 (15–3)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Tournament
March 8, 2017 12:00 pm	(1)	(8) Western Michigan Quarterfinals	L 63–67	23–8	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
WNIT
March 16, 2017 7:00 pm		at Wright State First round	L 64–66	23–9	Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Central Michigan Chippewas Women's Basketball 2016-17 Schedule-Chippewas Home and Away". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
^ Andy Sneddon (March 8, 2017). "Chippewas Falter in MAC Tournament". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
^ Billing, Bryant (March 16, 2017). "Wright State women edge CMU to advance in WNIT". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, OH. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[1] "Central Michigan Chippewas Women's Basketball 2016-17 Schedule-Chippewas Home and Away". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[2] Andy Sneddon (March 8, 2017). "Chippewas Falter in MAC Tournament". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[3] Billing, Bryant (March 16, 2017). "Wright State women edge CMU to advance in WNIT". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, OH. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

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