2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
Record6–25 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
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 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pontiac Township
Wabash Valley 		Odell, IL
F 3 Brittany Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Pike Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Adlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Saint Joseph South Bend, IN
G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Crete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Logansport
Iowa 		Logansport, IN
G 22 Alexa Bailey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Eau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lebanon Lebanon, IN
G 30 Sydney Shelton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mt. Vernon Greenfield, IN
F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mater Dei Evansville, IN
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
10/30/2016*
1:00 pm 		Hanover W 91–39   
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2016*
1:00 pm 		Southern Indiana L 56–61   
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		East Tennessee State L 59–68  0–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (544)
Indianapolis, IN
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm 		Bradley W 58–56  1–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (389)
Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016*
11:00 am 		IPFW W 70–64  2–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (565)
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Wisconsin L 55–60  2–2
 Kohl Center (3,458)
Madison, WI
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		UCF L 59–66  2–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (345)
Indianapolis, IN
11/30/2016*
1:00 pm, FSN 		at TCU L 47–73  2–4
 Schollmaier Arena (3,769)
Fort Worth, TX
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm 		South Florida L 59–74  2–5
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (343)
Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm 		Ball State L 50–74  2–6
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (786)
Indianapolis, IN
12/07/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Arkansas L 50–68  2–7
 Bud Walton Arena (1,017)
Fayetteville, AR
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		Indiana State W 66–48  3–7
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (466)
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Green Bay L 34–61  3–8
 Kress Events Center (1,967)
Green Bay, WI
Big East Conference Play
12/28/2016
5:00 pm, BEDN 		at Creighton L 52–67  3–9
(0–1) 		D. J. Sokol Arena (981)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence L 51–68  3–10
(0–2) 		Alumni Hall (545)
Providence, RI
01/02/2017
12:00 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall W 79–58  4–10
(1–2) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (622)
Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's L 41–62  4–11
(1–3) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (426)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier W 65–62 OT 5–11
(2–3) 		Cintas Center (923)
Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at No. 21 DePaul L 69–100  5–12
(2–4) 		McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 53–91  5–13
(2–5) 		Al McGuire Center (1,415)
Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Villanova L 69–70 OT 5–14
(2–6) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (603)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown L 52–58  5–15
(2–7) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (453)
Indianapolis, IN
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at St. John's L 55–62  5–16
(2–8) 		Carnesecca Arena (788)
Queens, NY
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall L 63–65  5–17
(2–9) 		Walsh Gymnasium (1,467)
South Orange, NJ
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier L 43–53  5–18
(2–10) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043)
Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Marquette L 66–72  5–19
(2–11) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 18 DePaul L 62–92  5–20
(2–12) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (587)
Indianapolis, IN
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown L 72–83  5–21
(2–13) 		McDonough Gymnasium (511)
Washington, D.C.
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Villanova L 58–61 OT 5–22
(2–14) 		The Pavilion (1,041)
Villanova, PA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Providence L 58–64  5–23
(2–15) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (486)
Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Creighton L 53–65  5–24
(2–16) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (759)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN 		vs. Xavier
First Round 		W 68–66  6–24
 Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
03/05/2017
1:00 pm, FS2 		vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals 		L 55–64  6–25
 Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".