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2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

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2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
MAAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record29–7 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mountain MacGillivray
  • Danielle Brennan
  • Destini Hughes
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
Rider 16 4   .800 24 9   .727
Fairfield 13 7   .650 17 14   .548
Siena 13 7   .650 14 16   .467
Iona 12 8   .600 18 13   .581
Marist 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Monmouth 9 11   .450 15 16   .484
Canisius 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Niagara 5 15   .250 8 22   .267
Manhattan 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Saint Peter's 2 18   .100 3 27   .100
2017 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2017
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by 22nd-year head coach, Tricia Fabbri.[1] They played their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[2] They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play, to win MAAC regular-season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.[3]

Roster

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2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Vanessa Udoji 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Randolph, MA
G 2 Taylor Herd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lansdale Catholic Quakertown, PA
G 3 Adily Martucci 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Waterford Waterford, CT
F 4 Paula Strautmane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Latvia U16, U18 & U20 national team
TTT Riga
Mucenieki, Latvia
G 5 Carly Fabbri 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lauralton Hall Stratford, CT
F 10 Jaden Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells, WI
G 11 Edel Thornton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ireland U18 National Team
Brunell
Gurranabraher, Ireland
F 13 Sarah Shewan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Russell, ON
G 15 Brianah Ramos 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr DePaul Catholic Montgomery, NY
F 20 Paige Warfel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Downingtown East Chester Springs, PA
F 21 Jen Fay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Lynbrook
Nazareth
Lynbrook, NY
G 22 Brittany Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 23 Brittany Martin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timber Creek Sicklerville, NJ
C 24 Katie Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Horizon Phoenix, AZ
G/F 25 Aryn McClure 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Molloy Springfield Gardens, NY
F 35 Morgan Manz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pomperaug
The Taft School
Southbury, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 9, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2016*
2:00 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast W 76–66  1–0
TD Bank Sports Center (505)
Hamden, CT
November 13, 2016*
2:00 p.m.
at Dayton W 63–60  2–0
UD Arena (1,786)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
at Holy Cross W 78–55  3–0
Hart Center (475)
Worcester, MA
November 20, 2016*
2:00 p.m.
Northeastern W 76–59  4–0
TD Bank Sports Center (546)
Hamden, CT
November 27, 2016*
2:00 p.m.
at Temple L 68–71  4–1
McGonigle Hall (1,159)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2016
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Peter's W 84–51  5–1 (1–0)
Yanitelli Center (150)
Jersey City, NJ
December 3, 2016
2:00 p.m.
Siena W 73–47  6–1 (2–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (423)
Hamden, CT
December 6, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
Michigan State L 54–71  6–2
TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
December 10, 2016*
2:00 p.m.
at Hartford W 82–59  7–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)
Hartford, CT
December 19, 2016*
6:00 p.m.
vs. New Mexico State
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals
W 49–46  8–2
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 20, 2016*
11:00 p.m.
vs. No. 25 Oregon State
Play4Kay Shootout semifinals
L 60–75  8–3
T-Mobile Arena (1,096)
Paradise, NV
December 21, 2016*
8:30 p.m.
vs. Long Beach State
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd-place game
W 63–60  9–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2016
7:00 p.m.
at Rider W 91–79  10–3 (3–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (989)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 2, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Saint Peter's W 82–47  11–3 (4–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (347)
Hamden, CT
January 5, 2017
11:00 a.m.
at Niagara W 71–64  12–3 (5–0)
Gallagher Center (2,100)
Lewiston, NY
January 7, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Canisius W 64–53  13–3 (6–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (678)
Buffalo, NY
January 10, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Manhattan W 81–38  14–3 (7–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (302)
Hamden, CT
January 16, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Fairfield W 60–55  15–3 (8–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (981)
Hamden, CT
January 19, 2017
11:00 a.m.
at Monmouth L 58–61  15–4 (8–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,983)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 21, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Rider W 79–53  16–4 (9–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,036)
Hamden, CT
January 26, 2017
7:00 p.m., SNY
Niagara W 61–45  17–4 (10–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (359)
Hamden, CT
January 28, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Iona L 44–58  17–5 (10–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (359)
New Rochelle, NY
February 2, 2017
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Fairfield L 52–65  17–6 (10–3)
Webster Bank Arena (470)
Bridgeport, CT
February 4, 2017
1:00 p.m.
Monmouth W 74–54  18–6 (11–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (808)
Hamden, CT
February 9, 2017
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Marist W 79–57  19–6 (12–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (111)
Hamden, CT
February 12, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Siena W 79–57  20–6 (13–3)
Alumni Recreation Center (640)
Loudonville, NY
February 17, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
Iona W 53–45  21–6 (14–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (753)
Hamden, CT
February 19, 2017
3:00 p.m.
at Manhattan W 69–49  22–6 (15–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (268)
Riverdale, NY
February 23, 2017
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Marist W 70–36  23–6 (16–3)
McCann Field House (1,305)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 25, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Canisius W 62–49  24–6 (17–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,096)
Hamden, CT
MAAC women's tournament
March 3, 2017
1:00 p.m.
(1) vs. (8) Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 63–58  25–6
Times Union Center (1,625)
Albany, NY
March 5, 2017
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Iona
Semifinals
W 64–59  26–6
Times Union Center (1,802)
Albany, NY
March 6, 2017
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Rider
Championship game
W 81–73  27–6
Times Union Center (1,733)
Albany, NY
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2017*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(12 S) vs. (5 S) Marquette
First round
W 68–65  28–6
Watsco Center (2,009)
Coral Gables, FL
March 20, 2017*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
(12 S) at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Second round
W 85–78  29–6
Watsco Center (1,972)
Coral Gables, FL
March 25, 2017*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(12 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–100  29–7
Stockton Arena 
Stockton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Quinnipiac Women's Basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri Signs Contract Extension Through 2021-22 Season". maacsports.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Facilities". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Ends Quinnipiac's Magical Run With 100-58 Rout". Hartford Courant. March 26, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.