2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Monarchs, led by sixth year head coach Karen Barefoot , played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA .
Old Dominion finished the season 17–14 overall with a record of 11–7 in conference play. They lost to Southern Miss in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
Team captain Jennie Simms was named the 2016–17 C-USA player of the year.[ 3]
Roster
2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Rhaven Kemp
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Liberty Technology Magnet / Eastern Florida State
Jackson, TN
F
1
Manaya Jones
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Raleigh-Egypt
Memphis, TN
G
2
MaKayla Timmons
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Columbia Central
Columbia, TN
G
3
Carolina Bernardeco
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Escola Secundária de Santo André
Lisbon, Portugal
F
4
Jessica Munoz
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Central Heights
Nacogdoches, TX
G
5
Gianna Smith
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Lake Taylor
Norfolk, VA
G
12
Kelly Loftus (I)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Mount Vernon / Hofstra
Alexandria, Virginia
F
14
Annika Holopainen
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr
Makelanrinteen Lukio
Helsinki, Finland
G
20
Keyana Brown
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Lafayette
Williamsburg, VA
C
23
Ije Ajemba
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Parkdale
Lanham, MD
G
24
LaQuanda Younger
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Warwick
Newport News, VA
F
24
Carley Brew (I)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Wilson / James Madison
Wyomissing, PA
F
25
Jennie Simms (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Riverdale Baptist / West Virginia
Accokeek, MD
G
30
Ashley Jackson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Ridgeway
Memphis, TN
F
34
Odegua Oigbokie
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr
Ridgeway
Memphis, TN
F
40
Destinee Young (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 27, 2016
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1 *7:00 pm
Davis & Elkins
W 82–65
–
37 – Simms
10 – Young
5 – Simms
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 18 *7:00 pm
Norfolk State Rivalry
W 65–54
1–0
20 – Young (1)
14 – Simms (1)
3 – 4 tied
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,376)Norfolk, VA
November 20 *2:00 pm
William & Mary Rivalry
L 58–69
1–1
28 – Simms (1)
12 – Young (1)
3 – Simms (2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,089)Norfolk, VA
November 22 *7:00 pm
at Duke
L 64–92
1–2
33 – Simms (2)
7 – 2 tied
3 – Bernardeco (2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,136)Durham, NC
November 27 *2:00 pm
North Carolina Central
W 83–52
2–2
17 – 2 tied
11 – Young (3)
6 – Kemp (1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (769)Norfolk, VA
November 30 *11:00 am
Dartmouth
W 82–56
3–2
35 – Simms (4)
13 – Young (4)
5 – Simms (3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,563)Norfolk, VA
December 4 *2:00 pm
at No. 18 Miami (FL)
L 56–66
3–3
24 – Simms (5)
13 – Young (5)
3 – 3 tied
Watsco Center (537)Coral Gables, FL
December 9 *7:00 pm
VCU
W 70–60
4–3
29 – Simms (6)
12 – Young (6)
5 – Simms (5)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,470)Norfolk, VA
December 18 *5:00 pm
Hampton
W 61–58
5–3
28 – Simms (7)
17 – Simms (2)
4 – Timmons (1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,300)Norfolk, VA
December 20 *3:15 pm
vs. No. 19 Syracuse Florida Sunshine Classic
L 66–92
5–4
14 – Brown (1)
7 – Young (7)
5 – 2 tied
Worden Arena (335)Winter Haven, FL
December 21 *1:00 pm
vs. Dayton Florida Sunshine Classic
L 69–77
5–5
32 – Simms (8)
11 – Young (8)
4 – Timmons (2)
Worden Arena (387)Winter Haven, FL
December 28 *7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
L 60–70
5–6
17 – Simms (9)
14 – Young (9)
4 – 4 tied
Freedom Hall Civic Center (634)Johnson City, TN
C-USA regular season
December 30 8:00 pm
at Rice
W 59–47
6–6 (1–0)
26 – Simms (10)
13 – Young (10)
3 – Simms (8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (393)Houston, TX
January 1 4:00 pm
at North Texas
L 55–65
6–7 (1–1)
14 – Simms (11)
11 – Young (11)
6 – Simms (9)
The Super Pit (811)Denton, TX
January 5 7:00 pm
Marshall
W 73–69
7–7 (2–1)
43 – Simms (12)
9 – Young (12)
4 – 2 tied
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,575)Norfolk, VA
January 7 4:00 pm, ESPN3
WKU
L 62–67
7–8 (2–2)
17 – Jackson (1)
13 – Young (13)
4 – Bernardeco (3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,290)Norfolk, VA
January 12 7:00 pm
at Southern Miss
L 69–84
7–9 (2–3)
19 – Simms (13)
7 – Simms (3)
5 – Simms (10)
Reed Green Coliseum (13)Hattiesburg, MS
January 14 2:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech
W 69–64
8–9 (3–3)
24 – Simms (14)
9 – Young (14)
7 – Simms (11)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,081)Ruston, LA
January 21 4:00 pm
Charlotte
L 75–86
8–10 (3–4)
33 – Simms (15)
15 – Young (15)
3 – Simms (12)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,166)Norfolk, VA
January 26 7:00 pm
Rice
W 81–66
9–10 (4–4)
34 – Simms (16)
11 – Young (16)
5 – Simms (13)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,627)Norfolk, VA
January 28 7:00 pm
North Texas
W 62–47
10–10 (5–4)
17 – Holopainen (1)
8 – 3 Tied
5 – Timmons (5)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,827)Norfolk, VA
February 2 7:00 pm
at FIU
W 86–64
11–10 (6–4)
32 – Simms (17)
11 – Young (18)
6 – Simms (14)
FIU Arena (338)Miami, FL
February 4 5:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
W 93–73
12–10 (7–4)
41 – Simms (18)
14 – Young (19)
6 – Simms (15)
FAU Arena (409)Boca Raton, FL
February 9 7:00 pm, beIN
Middle Tennessee
L 63–80
12–11 (7–5)
19 – Simms (19)
14 – Young (20)
5 – Simms (16)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,578)Norfolk, VA
February 11 4:00 pm
UAB
W 73–61
13–11 (8–5)
22 – Simms (20)
11 – Young (21)
10 – Simms (17)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,129)Norfolk, VA
February 19 12:00 pm, ASN
at Charlotte
W 72–70
14–11 (9–5)
23 – Simms (21)
15 – Young (22)
7 – Simms (18)
Dale F. Halton Arena (907)Charlotte, NC
February 23 7:00 pm
at Marshall
W 94–85
15–11 (10–5)
33 – Simms (22)
7 – 3 tied
9 – Simms (19)
Cam Henderson Center (336)Huntington, WV
February 25 3:00 pm
at WKU
L 73–79
15–12 (10–6)
18 – Tied
11 – Young (24)
4 – Simms (20)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217)Bowling Green, KY
March 2 7:00 pm, beIN
UTEP
W 87–68
16–12 (11–6)
30 – Simms (24)
14 – Young (25)
7 – Simms (21)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,138)Norfolk, VA
March 4 1:00 pm
UTSA
L 68–81
16–13 (11–7)
31 – Simms (25)
10 – Holopainen (2)
4 – Holopainen (1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,535)Norfolk, VA
C-USA Tournament
March 8 10:00 pm, CI
(6)
vs. (11) UTEP First Round
W 80–70
17–13
29 – Simms (26)
9 – Simms (6)
3 – Tied
Legacy Arena (820)Birmingham, AL
March 9 10:00 pm, CI
(6)
vs. No. 3 Southern Miss Quarterfinals
L 74–80
17–14
33 – Simms (27)
11 – Holopainen (3)
6 – Simms (23)
Legacy Arena (686)Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source: Old Dominion Athletics[ 4]
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Post
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A*
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
*First place votes in parentheses
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
See also
2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics