2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–13 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Morra Gill Dalila Eshe Christal Caldwell
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4		.750			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			18	–	16		.529
VCU	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Davidson	4	–	12		.250			6	–	23		.207
UMass	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14		.125			6	–	23		.207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Duquesne.

2016–17 media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shaquana Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Weaver Hartford, CT F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH G 11 Jasmine Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Loughlin Long Island City, NY G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ F 13 Anemone Scheel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So New Hope Christian Academy Rungsted Kyst, Denmark G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Franklin Somerset, NJ G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA F 22 Deja Bullock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Triton Magnolia, NJ F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Archbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA F 34 Micahya Owens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Willingboro Willingboro, NJ C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gwynn Park Brandywine, MD F 55 Lisa Mintzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Cardinal O'Hara Havertown, PA	Head coach Jeff Williams (Howard) Assistant coach(es) Morra Gill (Dillard) Dalila Eshe (Florida) Christal Caldwell (West Virginia) 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
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Lafayette	L 49–56	0–1	Tom Gola Arena (310) Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016* 5:00 pm		at Temple	L 70–86	0–2	McGonigle Hall (1,081) Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Rider	L 61–74	0–3	Alumni Gymnaisum (547) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm		American	W 63–59	1–3	Tom Gola Arena (352) Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Miami (OH) UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 79–70	2–3	Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 64–48	3–3	Trask Coliseum (397) Wilmington, NC
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Villanova	L 49–52	3–4	The Pavilion (801) Villanova, PA
12/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Dayton	W 54–51	4–4 (1–0)	UD Arena (1,841) Dayton, OH
12/07/2016* 5:30 pm		at Penn	W 58–56 ^OT	5–4	Palestra (331) Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm		Fairfield	W 68–61	6–4	Tom Gola Arena (410) Philadelphia, PA
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		Delaware State	W 78–38	7–4	Tom Gola Arena (167) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2016* 3:00 pm		UMKC	W 64–59	8–4	Tom Gola Arena (225) Philadelphia, PA
01/01/2017 1:00 pm		at VCU	L 56–61	8–5 (1–1)	Siegel Center (520) Richmond, VA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Duquesne	L 68–76	8–6 (1–2)	Tom Gola Arena (485) Philadelphia, PA
01/09/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 70–51	9–6 (2–2)	Tom Gola Arena (343) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017* 7:00 pm		Harvard	L 64–66	9–7	Tom Gola Arena (284) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 55–75	9–8 (2–3)	Tom Gola Arena (307) Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at Richmond	W 63–58	10–8 (3–3)	Robins Center (430) Richmond, VA
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		at Davidson	W 65–58	11–8 (4–3)	John M. Belk Arena (707) Davidson, NC
01/25/2017 12:00 pm		Massachusetts	W 68–64	12–8 (5–3)	Tom Gola Arena (567) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		George Mason	W 59–57	13–8 (6–3)	Tom Gola Arena (324) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 58–49	14–8 (7–3)	Ryan Center (379) Kingston, RI
02/04/2017 1:00 pm		George Washington	L 65–79	14–9 (7–4)	Tom Gola Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 57–45	15–9 (8–4)	Reilly Center (819) Olean, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 58–67	15–10 (8–5)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 74–79	15–11 (8–6)	Tom Gola Arena (304) Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2017 3:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 57–52	16–11 (9–6)	Mullins Center (650) Amherst, MA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 61–66 ^OT	16–12 (9–7)	Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2016 12:00 pm		St. Bonaventure First Round	W 73–70	17–12	Tom Gola Arena (407) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	L 48–66	17–13	Richmond Coliseum (2,631) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

References

1. "La Salle University Athletics - 2016–17 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.