2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–25 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle Stimenoff
  • Cindy Hilbrich
  • Kachine Alexander
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 23 – 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Charlotte 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
UTSA 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452
Rice 8 – 10   .444 22 – 13   .629
UAB 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Marshall 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
UTEP 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
FIU 3 – 15   .167 5 – 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 – 18   .000 4 – 25   .138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–24, 0–18 for in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA women's tournament.

Roster

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Norland Miami, FL
G 4 Tyana Robimson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Desert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Vashnie Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Norcross HS Norcross, GA
G/F 11 Jacey Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Burnaby Mountain SS Burnaby, BC
G 12 Julie Fournier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Fernandina Beach HS
Louisiana Tech 		Fernandia Beach, FL
G/F 13 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame HS Woodland Hills, CA
F 15 Sasha Cedeno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Klein Oak HS Spring, TX
G/F 21 Julia Jenike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethel Tate HS Bethel, OH
G 23 Alexis Shannon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Noblesville HS Noblesville, IN
F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brookside Christian HS Stockton, CA
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Briarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Casper College Yekaterinburg, Russia
F 34 Katlyn O'Reilly 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Noblesville HS Westfield, IN
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Highland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Florida Memorial W 84–64  1–0
 FAU Arena (493)
Boca Raton, FL
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		Indiana State W 70–67  2–0
 FAU Arena (535)
Boca Raton, FL
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer L 57–74  2–1
 Hawkins Arena (972)
Macon, GA
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 88–95 2OT 2–2
 UNF Arena (302)
Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm 		Jacksonville State
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		W 63–55  3–2
 FAU Arena (351)
Boca Raton, FL
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm 		Richmond
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship 		L 67–77  3–3
 FAU Arena (432)
Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2016*
9:00 pm 		at Arizona L 67–77  3–4
 McKale Center (1,084)
Tucson, AZ
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon L 60–81  3–5
 GCU Arena (636)
Phoenix, AZ
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		Florida Gulf Coast L 50–65  3–6
 FAU Arena (380)
Boca Raton, FL
12/16/2016*
5:00 pm 		Jackson State
FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals 		W 67–58  4–6
 FAU Arena (295)
Boca Raton, FL
12/17/2016*
7:30 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore
FAU Holiday Tournament championship 		L 59–76  4–7
 FAU Arena (387)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
8:00 pm 		at WKU L 55–76  4–8 (0–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324)
Bowling Green, KY
01/01/2017
1:00 pm 		at Marshall L 53–76  4–9 (0–2)
 Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		at FIU L 65–74  4–10 (0–3)
 FIU Arena (309)
Miami, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		UTSA L 62–72  4–11 (0–4)
 FAU Arena (665)
Boca Raton, FL
01/14/2017
5:00 pm 		UTEP L 50–51  4–12 (0–5)
 FAU Arena (425)
Boca Raton, FL
01/19/2017
8:00 pm 		at UAB L 55–66  4–13 (0–6)
 Bartow Arena (271)
Birmingham, AL
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, beIN 		at Middle Tennessee L 69–87  4–14 (0–7)
 Murphy Center (3,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		FIU L 60–65  4–15 (0–8)
 FAU Arena (519)
Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Charlotte L 66–72  4–16 (0–9)
 FAU Arena (708)
Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2017
5:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 73–93  4–17 (0–10)
 FAU Arena (409)
Boca Raton, FL
02/09/2017
8:00 pm 		at North Texas L 57–79  4–18 (0–11)
 The Super Pit (667)
Denton, TX
02/11/2017
3:00 pm 		at Rice L 55–74  4–19 (0–12)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (312)
Houston, TX
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 52–76  4–20 (0–13)
 FAU Arena (489)
Boca Raton, FL
02/18/2017
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 67–82  4–21 (0–14)
 FAU Arena (638)
Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017
8:05 pm 		at UTEP L 59–69  4–22 (0–15)
 Don Haskins Center (1,473)
El Paso, TX
02/25/2017
3:00 pm 		at UTSA L 66–97  4–23 (0–16)
 Convocation Center (507)
San Antonio, TX
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		UAB L 75–78  4–24 (0–17)
 FAU Arena (445)
Boca Raton, FL
03/04/2017
5:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 59–71  4–25 (0–18)
 FAU Arena (510)
Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.