2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
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2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball | |
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MAC East division champions | |
WNIT, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 19–13 (13–5 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | MAC Center |
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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 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. After finishing the 2015–16 season with an overall record of 6–23 and 3–15 in MAC play, the Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Bradley | W 77–52 | 1–0 |
MAC Center (562) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Eastern Kentucky | W 80–67 | 2–0 |
MAC Center (489) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
November 19, 2016* 2:00 pm |
Robert Morris | L 65–68 | 2–1 |
MAC Center (364) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
November 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | L 52–73 | 2–2 |
Calihan Hall (607) Detroit | |||||||
November 25, 2016* 11:00 pm |
vs. No. 5 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 42–84 | 2–3 |
Germain Arena (–) Estero, Florida | |||||||
November 26, 2016* 11:00 pm |
vs. Western Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 73–79 OT | 2–4 |
Germain Arena (–) Estero, Florida | |||||||
November 27, 2016* 11:00 pm |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 77–64 | 3–4 |
Germain Arena (–) Estero, Florida | |||||||
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Fort Wayne | W 66–55 | 4–4 |
MAC Center (327) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wright State | W 79–69 | 5–4 |
Nutter Center (617) Fairborn, Ohio | |||||||
December 10, 2016* 5:00 pm |
Youngstown State | W 75–60 | 6–4 |
MAC Center (415) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
December 20, 2016* 5:00 pm |
at Iowa | L 48–83 | 6–5 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,563) Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Minnesota | L 62–92 | 6–6 |
Williams Arena (2,389) Minneapolis | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2016 1:00 pm |
Central Michigan | L 78–91 | 6–7 (0–1) |
MAC Center (–) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
January 4, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Ball State | L 47–71 | 6–8 (0–2) |
Worthen Arena (820) Muncie, Indiana | |||||||
January 7, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Eastern Michigan | W 86–67 | 7–8 (1–2) |
MAC Center (672) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
January , 2017 pm |
Northern Illinois | L 97–98 | 7–9 (1–3) |
MAC Center (240) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
January 14, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Ohio | W 68–65 | 8–9 (2–3) |
Convocation Center (3,721) Athens, Ohio | |||||||
January 18, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Michigan | W 71–67 | 9–9 (3–3) |
University Arena (644) Kalamazoo, Michigan | |||||||
January 21, 2017 4:00 pm |
Toledo | W 70–60 | 10–9 (4–3) |
MAC Center (424) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
January 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | L 72–93 | 10–10 (4–4) |
Convocation Center (507) DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
January 28, 2017 3:00 pm |
Bowling Green | W 80–78 | 11–10 (5–4) |
MAC Center (486) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
February 1, 2017 7:00 pm |
Miami | W 84–66 | 12–10 (6–4) |
MAC Center (529) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
February 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Buffalo | L 62–77 | 12–11 (6–5) |
Alumni Arena (1,889) Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 8, 2017 7:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan | W 83–65 | 13–11 (7–5) |
MAC Center (527) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
February 11, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Akron Wagon Wheel Challenge |
W 72–58 | 14–11 (8–5) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (961) Akron, Ohio | |||||||
February 18, 2017 2:00 pm |
Ohio | W 83–77 | 15–11 (9–5) |
MAC Center (713) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
February 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green | W 70–60 | 16–11 (10–5) |
Stroh Center (1,379) Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
February 25, 2017 2:00 pm, Spectrum/ESPN3 |
Akron Wagon Wheel Challenge |
W 73–69 | 17–11 (11–5) |
MAC Center (1,073) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
March 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami | W 78–51 | 18–11 (12–5) |
Millett Hall (420) Oxford, Ohio | |||||||
March 4, 2017 2:00 pm |
Buffalo | W 80–71 | 19–11 (13–5) |
MAC Center (887) Kent, Ohio | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (6) Toledo Quarterfinals |
L 63–67 | 19–12 |
Quicken Loans Arena (3,433) Cleveland | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 16, 2017 ESPN3 |
at Michigan First round |
L 60–67 | 19–13 |
Crisler Center (788) Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. Source[1] |
See also
References
- ^ "2016–17 Women's basketball schedule". Kent State University. 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017.