2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

Roster

2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr St. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
G 5 Sierra Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Delone Catholic
Duke
Hanover, PA
G 10 Keke Sevillian 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Goodrich Goodrich, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 12 Lindsey Spann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Good Counsel Laurel, MD
F 15 Kaliyah Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA
G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hempfield Area Greensburg, PA
F 23 Jaylen Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Archbishop Williams Easton, MA
C 24 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lafayette Lexington, KY
G/F 25 Peyton Whitted 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Downers Grove North Lisle, IL
G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA
F 35 De'Janae Boykin (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Charles Herbert Flowers
Connecticut
Springdale, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Bloomsburg W 85–41 
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 60–83  0–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057)
Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 106–50  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Akron W 84–71  2–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,410)
University Park, PA
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Tennessee W 70–57  3–1
Bryce Jordan Center (3,754)
University Park, PA
11/24/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Georgia State
San Juan Shootout
W 69–42  4–1
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
1:15 pm
vs. Georgetown
San Juan Shootout
L 54–68  4–2
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 60–56  5–2
Conte Forum (531)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
Marshall W 82–80  6–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 84–48  7–2
Hart Center (877)
Worcester, MA
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Pittsburgh W 91–62  8–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,522)
University Park, PA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
American W 70–65  9–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,515)
University Park, PA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Iona W 80–67  10–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,409)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm
Indiana L 70–89  10–3 (0–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,736)
University Park, PA
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 45–61  10–4 (0–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011)
Piscataway, NJ
01/03/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 71–58  11–4 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,258)
University Park, PA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Purdue L 51–64  11–5 (1–3)
Mackey Arena (5,883)
West Lafayette, IN
01/11/2017
6:30 pm
at No. 3 Maryland L 83–89  11–6 (1–4)
Xfinity Center (4,680)
College Park, MD
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 76–46  12–6 (2–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,616)
University Park, PA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Nebraska W 86–69  13–6 (3–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,645)
University Park, PA
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 66–72  13–7 (3–5)
Assembly Hall (2,404)
Bloomington, IN
01/29/2017
2:00 pm
Illinois W 82–66  14–7 (4–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,570)
University Park, PA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at No. 14 Ohio State L 72–87  14–8 (4–6)
Value City Arena (4,541)
Columbus, OH
02/05/2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern W 74–58  15–8 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289)
Evanston, IL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
Minnesota W 77–66  16–8 (6–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,542)
University Park, PA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Purdue W 79–73  17–8 (7–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,875)
University Park, PA
02/14/2017
8:00 pm
at Illinois W 80–62  18–8 (8–6)
State Farm Center (1,288)
Champaign, IL
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Michigan State L 64–73  18–9 (8–7)
Breslin Center (6,038)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Michigan W 76–75  19–9 (9–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,213)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (10) Minnesota
Second Round
L 64–70  19–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Ohio
First Round
W 74–65  20–10
Bryce Jordan Center (1,027)
University Park, PA
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Fordham
Second Round
W 70–51  21–10
Bryce Jordan Center (1,127)
University Park, PA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Third Round
L 55–64  21–11
Bryce Jordan Center (1,310)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR RV NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions women's basketball Schedule". Penn State Nittany Lions. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017.