2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record12–18 (6–12 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Drake † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 4   .875
Northern Iowa 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
Missouri State 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Wichita State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Evansville 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Bradley 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Indiana State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Illinois State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Loyola–Chicago 1 – 17   .056 2 – 28   .067
† 2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh year head coach Joey Wells, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State.

Roster

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ashley Taia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr St. John Paul
Odessa College 		Brisbane, Australia
G 2 Freja Christensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Falkonergardens Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G 3 Ashli O'Neal 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Wyoming Wyoming, OH
G 4 Maryam Wilcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Morton West Berwyn, IL
F 5 Gabi Baldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Willard Willard, OH
G 11 Diamonisha Sophus 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Texas Southern Houston, TX
G 14 Tierra Webb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rich South Richton Park, IL
G 20 McKenzy Telfair Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cardinal Ritter Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Brooklyn Artis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Caprock
Seward County CC 		Amarillo, TX
F 23 Wendi Bibbins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Helen Cox
Jones County JC 		Harvey, LA
F 30 Regan Wentland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Center Grove Greenwood, IN
F 45 Rhagen Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Sullivan Sullivan, 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
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Quincy (IL) W 69–55 
Hulman Center (1,378)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky W 58–38  1–0
 Hulman Center (1,381)
Terre Haute, IN
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 67–70  1–1
 FAU Arena (535)
Boca Raton, FL
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Cincinnati W 63–55  2–1
 Fifth Third Arena (734)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Missouri L 48–77  2–2
 Mizzou Arena (2,129)
Springfield, MO
11/25/2016*
3:00 pm 		at Nebraska–Omaha L 45–72  2–3
 Baxter Arena (208)
Omaha, NE
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Illinois W 88–61  3–3
 Lantz Arena (262)
Charleston, IL
11/30/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI L 35–45  3–4
 Hulman Center (1,632)
Terre Haute, IN
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) W 62–54  4–4
 Millett Hall (287)
Oxford, OH
12/06/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Saint Louis W 70–67  5–4
 Chaifetz Arena (314)
St. Louis, MO
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Butler L 48–66  5–5
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (466)
Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa W 72–68  6–5
 Hulman Center (1,367)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville L 41–57  6–6 (0–1)
 Ford Center (623)
Evansville, IN
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois W 68–53  7–6 (1–1)
 SIU Arena (521)
Carbondale, IL
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bradley W 58–51 OT 8–6 (2–1)
 Hulman Center (1,530)
Terre Haute, IN
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois State W 63–49  9–6 (3–1)
 Hulman Center (1,421)
Terre Haute, IN
01/14/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago W 48–38  10–6 (4–1)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (279)
Chicago, IL
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Iowa L 47–59  10–7 (4–2)
 McLeod Center (1,179)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake L 62–76  10–8 (4–3)
 Knapp Center (2,560)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wichita State L 42–56  10–9 (4–4)
 Hulman Center (1,669)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State L 46–49  10–10 (4–5)
 Hulman Center (1,603)
Terre Haute, IN
02/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State W 65–47  11–10 (5–5)
 Redbird Arena (1,120)
Normal, IL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 41–54  11–11 (5–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (466)
Peoria, IL
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Loyola–Chicago W 53–32  12–11 (6–6)
 Hulman Center (1,669)
Terre Haute, IN
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 25 Drake L 45–64  12–12 (6–7)
 Hulman Center (1,777)
Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Iowa L 59–61 OT 12–13 (6–8)
 Hulman Center (1,979)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 63–73  12–14 (6–9)
 JQH Arena (3,013)
Springfield, MO
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wichita State L 43–67  12–15 (6–10)
 Charles Koch Arena (2,244)
Wichita, KS
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Illinois L 66–70  12–16 (6–11)
 Hulman Center (1,830)
Terre Haute, IN
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville L 44–52  12–17 (6–12)
 Hulman Center (1,911)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) vs. (9) Illinois State
First Round 		L 44–51  12–18
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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