2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–19 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Emily Roberts
  • Jessica Jackson
  • Kate Dempsey
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 – 1   .944 25 – 8   .758
UT Arlington 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Georgia Southern 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
South Alabama 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

Roster

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jasmine Ogunjimi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Whitney Young HS
Hutchinson CC 		Chicago, IL
G 2 Qierra Murray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Milford Mill Academy
George Mason 		Baltimore, MD
G 3 Bria Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Spotsylvania Spotsylvania, VA
G 4 Elizabeth Norregaard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Middleton Vedbæk, Denmark
G 5 Mikaya Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Knightdale Raleigh, NC
G 10 Joi Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Duluth Duluth, GA
G 11 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Atkins Winston-Salem, NC
G 15 Amber Driver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Dekaney
Tyler JC 		Houston, TX
G/F 20 Katelyn Doub 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G 21 Julia Buehler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So John T. Hoggard Wilmington, NC
G 22 Cydni Cole 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Indian Creek
George Mason 		Glen Burnie, MD
F 30 Ashley Bassett-Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Pickerington North
UT Martin 		Pickerington, OH
G 32 Brooklyn Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pisgah Canton, NC
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Bandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Mia Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Parkview Lilburn, GA
F/C 44 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr East Davidson Thomasville, NC
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
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm 		Coker W 77–51 
Holmes Center (231)
Boone, NC
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		Lenoir–Rhyne W 56–40 
Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:30 pm 		at No. 21 DePaul
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals 		L 58–99  0–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,055)
Chicago, IL
11/12/2016*
7:00 pm 		vs. Gardner–Webb
Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game 		W 72–67  1–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Liberty W 66–57  2–1
 Vines Center (822)
Lynchburgh, VA
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm 		at Richmond L 46–55  2–2
 Robins Center (473)
Richmond, VA
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Tennessee State W 71–68  3–2
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (712)
Johnson City, TN
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm 		College of Charleston L 62–65  3–3
 Holmes Center (206)
Boone, NC
11/30/2016*
12:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T W 71–58  4–3
 Holmes Center (519)
Boone, NC
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Radford L 54–57  4–4
 Holmes Center (314)
Boone, NC
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Georgia Tech L 52–81  4–5
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee L 36–86  4–6
 Thompson–Boling Arena (7,845)
Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm 		UNC Asheville W 81–51  5–6
 Holmes Center (189)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016
8:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington L 63–74  5–7
(0–1) 		College Park Center (591)
Arlington, TX
12/31/2016
3:00 pm 		at Texas State W 66–64  6–7
(1–1) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,318)
San Marcos, TX
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 76–50  7–7
(2–1) 		Holmes Center (227)
Boone, NC
01/07/2017
1:00 pm 		Little Rock L 69–77  7–8
(2–2) 		Holmes Center (225)
Boone, NC
01/14/2017
1:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina L 55–60  7–9
(2–3) 		HTC Center (332)
Conway, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		at Georgia State W 67–63  8–9
(3–3) 		GSU Sports Arena (400)
Atlanta, GA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 50–53  8–10
(3–4) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (355)
Statesboro, GA
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas State L 37–53  8–11
(3–5) 		Holmes Center (286)
Boone, NC
01/28/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Arlington L 62–73  9–12
(3–6) 		Holmes Center (477)
Boone, NC
02/02/2017
7:30 pm 		at Little Rock L 55–67  9–13
(3–7) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,048)
Little Rock, AR
02/04/2017
4:00 pm 		at Arkansas State W 81–72 OT 10–13
(4–7) 		Convocation Center (797)
Jonesboro, AR
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia Southern W 73–48  11–13
(5–7) 		Holmes Center (175)
Boone, NC
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia State L 55–59  11–14
(5–8) 		Holmes Center (444)
Boone, NC
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		at Troy L 77–86  11–15
(5–9) 		Trojan Arena (578)
Troy, AL
02/18/2017
6:00 pm 		at South Alabama L 41–54  11–16
(5–10) 		Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana–Lafayette L 58–68  11–17
(5–11) 		Holmes Center (240)
Boone, NC
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–61  12–17
(6–11) 		Holmes Center (434)
Boone, NC
03/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coastal Carolina L 53–56  12–18
(6–12) 		Holmes Center (469)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) Coastal Carolina
First round 		W 79–58  13–18
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (1) Little Rock
Quarterfinals 		L 53–69  13–19
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". www.AppStateSports.com. Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.