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2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
Big East tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record25–8 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Creighton 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Marquette 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
St. John's 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Georgetown 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Providence 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Xavier 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Seton Hall 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Butler 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Carolyn Kieger, played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they received a No. 5 seed in the Stockton Region. They were upset by No. 12 seed Quinnipiac in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Danielle King 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bloom Township Chicago, IL
G 3 McKayla Yentz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 5 Natisha Hiedeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Green Bay Southwest Green Bay, WI
F 10 Sandra Dahling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So None Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Allazia Blockton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dominican Milwaukee, WI
F 12 Erika Davenport 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Clarkston Clarkston, MI
G 13 Olivia Moskari 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So None Helsinki, Finland
G 15 Amani Wilborn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Riverside University Milwaukee, WI
F 20 Altia Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Woodbridge Bridgeville, DE
G 30 Isabelle Spingola 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
C 31 Shantelle Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Roch Toronto, ON
G 42 Lauren Van Kleunen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mason Mason, OH
C 44 Meghan Mandel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Orono Plymouth, MN
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
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
1:00 pm
Minnesota State W 78–75 
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 87–37  1–0
Al McGuire Center (1,225)
Milwaukee, WI
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 104–91  2–0
Al McGuire Center (841)
Milwaukee, WI
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 18 Arizona State W 75–63  3–0
Al McGuire Center (2,109)
Milwaukee, WI
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Oregon State W 74–73  4–0
Gill Coliseum (2,884)
Corvallis, OR
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
L 62–65  4–1
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
11/26/2016*
5:30 pm
at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
W 89–75  5–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (400)
Stockton, CA
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 77–61  6–1
Al McGuire Center (1,222)
Milwaukee, WI
12/06/2016*
7:30 pm, SPCSN
Green Bay L 63–78  6–2
Al McGuire Center (903)
Milwaukee, WI
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 81–75  7–2
Kohl Center (4,974)
Madison, WI
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm
Milwaukee W 85–74  8–2
Al McGuire Center (1,218)
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2016*
11:30 am
New Mexico W 62–52  9–2
Al McGuire Center (3,700)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
12/28/2016
11:00 am, FSWI
at Villanova W 77–71  10–2 (1–0)
The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
12/30/2016
1:00 pm, FSWI
at Georgetown W 84–77  11–2 (2–0)
McDonough Gymnasium (319)
Washington, D.C.
01/02/2017
7:30 pm, FS1
Creighton L 63–83  11–3 (2–1)
Al McGuire Center (1,144)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 79–74  12–3 (3–1)
Al McGuire Center (1,041)
Milwaukee, WI
01/08/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 64–70  12–4 (3–2)
Carnesecca Arena (542)
Queens, NY
01/10/2017
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall W 83–77  13–4 (4–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (744)
South Orange, NJ
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 85–61  14–4 (5–2)
Al McGuire Center (2,419)
Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, FS1
Butler W 91–53  15–4 (6–2)
Al McGuire Center (1,415)
Milwaukee, WI
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 19 DePaul W 102–101  16–4 (7–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,481)
Chicago, IL
01/27/2017
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence L 64–66  16–5 (7–3)
Alumni Hall (520)
Providence, RI
01/29/2017
1:05 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 77–80  16–6 (7–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (996)
Omaha, NE
02/03/2017
11:00 am, FSWI
Seton Hall W 103–60  17–6 (8–4)
Al McGuire Center (2,524)
Milwaukee, WI
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's L 72–82  17–7 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,225)
Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2017
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 72–66  18–7 (9–5)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier W 86–71  19–7 (10–5)
Cintas Center (2,185)
Cincinnati, OH
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, FS2
No. 17 DePaul W 96–81  20–7 (11–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,733)
Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 80–70  21–7 (12–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,156)
Milwaukee, WI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova W 62–53  22–7 (13–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,614)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017
2:30 pm, FS2
(3) vs. (6) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 80–66  23–7
Al McGuire Center (2,815)
Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017
3:00 pm, FS1
(3) vs. (2) Creighton
Semifinals
W 72–65  24–7
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
(3) vs. (1) No. 17 DePaul
Championship
W 86–78  25–7
Al McGuire Center (3,166)
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 S) vs. (12 S) Quinnipiac
First Round
L 65–68  25–8
Watsco Center (2,009)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP NR NR RV RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

References