2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record16–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Elon † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
James Madison 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
Drexel 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Delaware 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
William & Mary 9 – 9   .500 20 – 11   .645
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
College of Charleston 6 – 12   .333 9 – 21   .300
Hofstra 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Towson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
UNC Wilmington 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
† 2017 CAA tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by 21st year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They played in the quarterfinal of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to William & Mary.

Roster

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Abby Gonzales 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Allegheny Wexford, PA
G 3 Erika Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr John F. Kennedy Haldeon, NJ
F 5 Makeda Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr North Babylon North Babylon, NY
F 12 Hannah Jardine (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr O'Donel St. John's, NL
F 13 Sadé Chatman (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Central
Clemson 		St. Paul, Minnesota
G 21 Kiersten West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Longwood Coram, NY
F 22 Samone DeFreese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Berkshire Bergenfield, NJ
G 23 Bailey Kargo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Walter Hines Page Greensboro, NC
F 25 Rebecca Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Walter Hines Page Ridgefield, CT
F 33 Nicole Enabosi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD
F 40 Alexis Sears Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lenape HS Mount Laurel, New Jersey
G Alison Lewis (i) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sanford School
Providence 		Kennett Square, PA
G/F Gadson Lefft (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy
Clemson 		Lake Wylie, SC
G Danielle Roberts (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr South Brunswick
Georgia Southern 		Dayton, NJ
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm 		George Mason W 67–51  1–0
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,320)
Newark, DE
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		at American W 56–55 OT 2–0
 Bender Arena (407)
Washington, D.C.
11/19/2016*
8:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 43–40  3–0
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,130)
Newark, DE
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		Princeton W 66–62  4–0
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,005)
Newark, DE
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm 		vs. No. 24 Michigan State
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 		L 64–81  4–1
 Matadome (218)
Northridge, CA
11/26/2016*
9:30 pm 		vs. Detroit
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 		L 64–66  4–2
 Matadome 
Northridge, CA
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm 		Robert Morris W 67–65  5–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,150)
Newark, DE
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm 		Georgetown L 46–54  5–3
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,368)
Newark, DE
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) W 47–45  6–3
 Reitz Arena (213)
Baltimore, MD
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		Army L 47–61  6–4
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,164)
Newark, DE
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Hartford L 66–67  6–5
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,370)
Newark, DE
CAA regular season
01/02/2017
3:00 pm 		William & Mary L 49–60  6–6 (0–1)
 Bob Carpenter Center (2,619)
Newark, DE
01/06/2017
11:30 am 		at UNC Wilmington W 63–52  7–6 (1–1)
 Trask Coliseum (3,207)
Wilmington, DE
01/08/2017
2:00 pm 		at Elon L 42–69  7–7 (1–2)
 Alumni Gym (303)
Elon, NC
01/13/2017
7:00 pm 		James Madison L 51–66  7–8 (1–3)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,378)
Newark, DE
01/15/2017
4:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 73–56  8–8 (2–3)
 Hofstra Arena (308)
Hempstead, NY
01/20/2017
7:00 pm 		Northeastern W 65–53  9–8 (3–3)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,305)
Newark, DE
01/22/2017
2:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 71–66  10–8 (4–3)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,477)
Newark, DE
01/27/2017
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 68–54  11–8 (5–3)
 Kaplan Arena (433)
Williamsburg, VA
01/29/2017
2:00 pm 		at Towson W 73–67  12–8 (6–3)
 SECU Arena (202)
Towson, MD
02/03/2017
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 57–40  13–8 (7–3)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,326)
Newark, DE
02/05/2017
2:00 pm 		Drexel L 44–54  13–9 (7–4)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,829)
Newark, DE
02/10/2017
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 42–77  13–10 (7–5)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,428)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/12/2017
5:00 pm, ASN 		Hofstra W 56–45  14–10 (8–5)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,696)
Newark, DE
02/17/2017
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 41–50  14–11 (8–6)
 Cabot Center (240)
Boston, MA
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, ASN 		at Drexel L 49–53  14–12 (8–7)
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (640)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm 		Elon L 48–57  14–13 (8–8)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,718)
Newark, DE
02/26/2017
2:00 pm 		at College of Charleston W 69–56  15–13 (9–8)
 TD Arena (328)
Charleston, SC
03/01/2017
7:00 pm 		Towson W 75–59  16–13 (10–8)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,496)
Newark, DE
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
2:30 pm, ASN 		vs. William & Mary
Quarterfinals 		L 44–59  16–14
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.