2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team


The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by sixteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament.[2] They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
Savannah Invitational Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
Record24–11 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944334 .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833259 .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .7222310 .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .6112311 .676
Iowa State99 .5001813 .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .4442411 .686
Oklahoma State612 .3331715 .531
Texas Tech513 .2781417 .452
TCU414 .2221218 .400
Kansas216 .111822 .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Alexis Brewer5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoBardstownBuffalo, KY
G3Oliva Seggie5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)SoMorgantownMorgantown, WV
G4Nia Staples5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrLakota WestCincinnati, OH
G5Tynice Martin5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian AcademyAtlanta, GA
F11Teana Muldrow6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS JrEast OrangeEast Orange, NJ
G12Chania Ray5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrRiverdale Baptist
Florida State
Alexandria, VA
F13Kristina King6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrNew Hope Christian Academy
Gulf Coast State
Mebane, NC
G14Bailey Thomas5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrCentennialRochester Hills, MI
C15Lanay Montgomery6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)RS SrAcademy of the Holy CrossPittsburgh, PA
C20Desiree Rhodes6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrAurora East
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
G22Katrina Pardee5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoVista RidgeCedar Park, TX
G23Aisha Edwards5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS JrWest Boca Raton
Chipola JC
Boca Raton, FL
G/F24Anja Martin5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoJohn Paul StevensSan Antonio, TX
F45Marlena Schmidt6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)SoRinggoldEighty Four, PA
F55Krys McCune6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrduPont ManualLouisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 22 ConcordW 104–48 
Robert C. Byrd HS (2,116)
Clarksburg, WV
Non-Conference Games
11/12/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 22 Charleston SouthernW 88–38 1–0
WVU Coliseum (1,144)
Morgantown, WV
11/15/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 21 HowardW 95–49 2–0
WVU Coliseum (1,052)
Morgantown, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 21 Coppin StateW 69–39 3–0
WVU Coliseum (2,173)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 19 vs. North Carolina A&T
Savannah Invitational
W 80–64 4–0
Savannah Civic Center (319)
Savannah, GA
11/23/2016*
4:30 pm
No. 19 vs. East Carolina
Savannah Invitational
W 79–47 5–0
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/24/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Auburn
Savannah Invitational
W 56–52 6–0
Savannah Civic Center (417)
Savannah, GA
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 19 High PointW 82–59 7–0
WVU Coliseum (1,134)
Morgantown, WV
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 16 Morehead StateW 94–53 8–0
WVU Coliseum (1,179)
Morgantown, WV
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 16 Ole Miss
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 66–61 9–0
WVU Coliseum (2,634)
Morgantown, WV
12/10/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 13 USC UpstateW 91–33 10–0
WVU Coliseum (1,435)
Morgantown, WV
12/17/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 14 vs. LongwoodW 107–40 11–0
Charleston Civic Center (2,024)
Charleston, WV
12/21/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 13 Mount St. Mary'sW 77–45 12–0
WVU Coliseum (1,269)
Morgantown, WV
Conference Games
12/29/2016
7:30 pm
No. 12 at TCUW 83–61 13–0
(1–0)
Schollmaier Arena (1,770)
Fort Worth, TX
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 12 at Kansas StateL 71–86 13–1
(1–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,825)
Manhattan, KS
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 17 No. 2 BaylorL 56–91 13–2
(1–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,466)
Morgantown, WV
01/08/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 17 No. 20 OklahomaW 83–73 14–2
(2–2)
WVU Coliseum (2,563)
Morgantown, WV
01/11/2017
7:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 18 at Texas TechL 66–75 14–3
(2–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,829)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
No. 18 No. 16 TexasL 63–73 14–4
(2–4)
WVU Coliseum (4,118)
Morgantown, WV
01/18/2017
8:00 pm
No. 24 at KansasW 62-51 15–4
(3–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,833)
Lawrence, KS
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at No. 2 BaylorL 73–79 15–5
(3–5)
Ferrell Center (6,462)
Waco, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
No. 22 Texas TechW 89–79 16–5
(4–5)
WVU Coliseum (2,051)
Morgantown, WV
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 22 at No. 12 TexasL 54–69 16–6
(4–6)
Frank Erwin Center (4,123)
Austin, TX
02/04/2017
12:00 pm
No. 22 Iowa StateL 55–80 16–7
(4–7)
WVU Coliseum (3,058)
Morgantown, WV
02/07/2017
8:00 pm
No. 22 at No. 19 OklahomaL 87–90 2OT16–8
(4–8)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,890)
Norman, OK
02/11/2017
6:30 pm
Oklahoma StateW 79–53 17–8
(5–8)
WVU Coliseum (4,024)
Morgantown, WV
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, RTPT
No. 24 Kansas StateW 66–59 18–8
(6–8)
WVU Coliseum (1,642)
Morgantown, WV
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
at Iowa StateL 53–68 18–9
(6–9)
Hilton Coliseum (10,824)
Ames, IA
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
TCUW 77–73 19–9
(7–9)
WVU Coliseum (2,147)
Morgantown, WV
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma StateL 63–67 19–10
(7–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,884)
Stillwater, OK
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, RTPT
KansasW 73–54 20–10
(8–10)
WVU Coliseum (2,661)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
9:30 pm, FSN
(6) vs. (3) No. 19 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 82–58 21–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,852)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (2) No. 12 Texas
Semifinals
W 62–59 22–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,475)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Championship Game
W 77–66 23–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,355)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 B) No. 22 vs. (11 B) Elon
First Round
W 75–62 24–10
Xfinity Center (3,511)
College Park, MD
03/19/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 B) No. 22 at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland
Second Round
L 56–83 24–11
Xfinity Center (6,129)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP22211916131413121718242222RVRVRVNRRV22N/A
Coaches25252317141412121619232223RVRVRVNR222120
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

See also

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