2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery , played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.
Roster
2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr Fenwick
River Forest, IL
G 2
Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Mason City
Mason City, IA
G 3
MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Edina
Edina, MN
G 4
Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr Mount Saint Mary Catholic
Oklahoma City, OK
F 5
Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS Fr Andover
Andover, KS
F 11
Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Jr Forest Lake
Forest Lake, MN
G 12
Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr Lincoln Southwest
Lincoln, NE
G 14
Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Park
Cottage Grove, MN
G 21
Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Richwoods
Peoria, IL
G 22
Brooke Kissinger (I) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Minden Illinois
Minden, NE
G 23
Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr Watertown-Mayer
Watertown, MN
F 33
Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Simley
Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40
Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Mahtomedi
Lino Lakes, MN
F 45
Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Dowling Catholic
Clive, IA
F 50
Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Central
Omaha, NE
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2016 *7:00 pm
Fort Hays State W 90–56 D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
at South Dakota State
L 56–61 0–1
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
11/13/2016 *2:05 pm
at Wichita State
L 54–62 0–2
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
11/17/2016 *7:00 pm
Drake W 80–77 1–2
D. J. Sokol Arena (847)Omaha, NE
11/25/2016 *2:15 pm
vs. Missouri Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals L 63–72 1–3
St. George HS Gymnasium (437)Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016 *3:15 pm
vs. Dayton Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place W 56–53 2–3
St. George HS Gymnasium (456)Freeport, BAH
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm
Kansas W 69–49 3–3
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,008)Omaha, NE
12/07/2016 *12:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 82–45 4–3
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,601)Omaha, NE
12/10/2016 *2:00 pm
at Northern Iowa
L 49–50 4–4
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/18/2016 *2:00 pm
Nebraska W 80–64 5–4
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160)Omaha, NE
12/21/2016 *6:00 pm
at Marist
W 72–50 6–4
McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 4:00 pm, BEDN
Butler W 67–52 7–4 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (981)Omaha, NE
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 63–52 8–4 (2–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104)Omaha, NE
01/02/2017 7:30 pm, FS1
at Marquette
W 83–63 9–4 (3–0)
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 23 DePaul
L 65–79 9–5 (3–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 70–68 OT
10–5 (4–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (872)Omaha, NE
01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova W 60–46 11–5 (5–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (707)Omaha, NE
01/14/2017 11:00 am, BEDN
at Providence
W 58–51 12–5 (6–1)
Alumni Hall Providence, RI
01/20/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
W 55–43 13–5 (7–1)
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
01/22/2017 10:00 am, BEDN
at Seton Hall
W 70–60 OT
14–5 (8–1)
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 DePaul
L 56–60 14–6 (8–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,313)Omaha, NE
01/29/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette W 80–77 15–6 (9–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (996)Omaha, NE
02/03/2017 6:00 pm, FS2
at Villanova
W 47–44 16–6 (10–2)
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
02/05/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown
W 67–59 17–6 (11–2)
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 88–57 18–6 (12–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240)Omaha, NE
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 61–44 19–6 (13–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,052)Omaha, NE
02/19/2017 5:30 pm, BEDN
St. John's W 67–60 20–6 (14–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,140)Omaha, NE
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier
W 67–57 21–6 (15–2)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler
W 65–53 22–6 (16–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 12:00 pm, FS2
(2)
vs. (10) Butler Quarterfinals W 64–55 23–6
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017 3:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 23
vs. (3) Marquette Semifinals L 65–72 23–7
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 S)
vs. (10 S) Toledo First Round W 76–49 24–7
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
03/19/2017 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 S)
at (2 S) No. 8 Oregon State First Round L 52–64 24–8
Gill Coliseum (5,680)Corvallis, OR
*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
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
N/A
Coaches
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
25
23
RV
RV
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
