2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East
Record	6–25 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach	Kurt Godlevske (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Damon Bailey Julie Shelton Natalie Morse
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pontiac Township Wabash Valley Odell, IL F 3 Brittany Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Pike Indianapolis, IN G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Adlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Saint Joseph South Bend, IN G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Crete-Monee Crete, IL G 15 Whitney Jennings (I)  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Logansport Iowa Logansport, IN G 22 Alexa Bailey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Eau Claire Regis Altoona, WI G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lebanon Lebanon, IN G 30 Sydney Shelton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mt. Vernon Greenfield, IN F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mater Dei Evansville, IN	Head coach Kurt Godlevske (Northern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Damon Bailey (Indiana) Julie Shelton (Butler) Natalie Morse (Hanover) 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
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 1:00 pm		Hanover	W 91–39		Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2016* 1:00 pm		Southern Indiana	L 56–61		Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 59–68	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (544) Indianapolis, IN
11/13/2016* 1:00 pm		Bradley	W 58–56	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (389) Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016* 11:00 am		IPFW	W 70–64	2–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (565) Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 55–60	2–2	Kohl Center (3,458) Madison, WI
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		UCF	L 59–66	2–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse (345) Indianapolis, IN
11/30/2016* 1:00 pm, FSN		at TCU	L 47–73	2–4	Schollmaier Arena (3,769) Fort Worth, TX
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		South Florida	L 59–74	2–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (343) Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm		Ball State	L 50–74	2–6	Hinkle Fieldhouse (786) Indianapolis, IN
12/07/2016* 8:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 50–68	2–7	Bud Walton Arena (1,017) Fayetteville, AR
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Indiana State	W 66–48	3–7	Hinkle Fieldhouse (466) Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		at Green Bay	L 34–61	3–8	Kress Events Center (1,967) Green Bay, WI
Big East Conference Play
12/28/2016 5:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 52–67	3–9 (0–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (981) Omaha, NE
12/30/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	L 51–68	3–10 (0–2)	Alumni Hall (545) Providence, RI
01/02/2017 12:00 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	W 79–58	4–10 (1–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (622) Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 41–62	4–11 (1–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (426) Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	W 65–62 ^OT	5–11 (2–3)	Cintas Center (923) Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 21 DePaul	L 69–100	5–12 (2–4)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153) Chicago, IL
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 53–91	5–13 (2–5)	Al McGuire Center (1,415) Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 69–70 ^OT	5–14 (2–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (603) Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 52–58	5–15 (2–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (453) Indianapolis, IN
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 55–62	5–16 (2–8)	Carnesecca Arena (788) Queens, NY
01/29/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 63–65	5–17 (2–9)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,467) South Orange, NJ
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	L 43–53	5–18 (2–10)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043) Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 66–72	5–19 (2–11)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (882) Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		No. 18 DePaul	L 62–92	5–20 (2–12)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (587) Indianapolis, IN
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 72–83	5–21 (2–13)	McDonough Gymnasium (511) Washington, D.C.
02/19/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 58–61 ^OT	5–22 (2–14)	The Pavilion (1,041) Villanova, PA
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	L 58–64	5–23 (2–15)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (486) Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 53–65	5–24 (2–16)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (759) Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN		vs. Xavier First Round	W 68–66	6–24	Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
03/05/2017 1:00 pm, FS2		vs. Creighton Quarterfinals	L 55–64	6–25	Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".