2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–28 (2–16 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • C.K. Calhoun
  • Ross James
  • Kristen Foley
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818
Navy 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Army 12 – 6   .667 22 – 9   .710
American 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Boston University 11 – 7   .611 13 – 17   .433
Colgate 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276
Lehigh 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Lafayette 2 – 16   .111 4 – 28   .125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second year head coach Theresa Grentz, played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy.

Roster

2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Olivia Gumbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Andrew's School Newark, DE
G 2 Nia Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Shipley School Landsdowne, PA
G 5 Anna Ptasinski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Highlands Ranch, CO
G 11 Alex Cantwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Shore Glen Head, NY
G 13 Sarah Agnello 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA
F 14 Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Charnwood College Loughborough, England
C 15 Angela Ribarich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So St. Joseph's College Toronto, ON
G 22 Sammy Stipa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Spring-Ford Royersford, PA
G 23 Maia Hood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alexander Hamilton Elmsford, NY
F 24 Alexis Santarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Eustace Prep Philadelphia, PA
G/F 34 Tasha Vipond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ankeny Centennial Ankeny, IA
C 42 Ellen Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln-Way North Frankford, IL
F 43 Ashley Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lincoln Sudbury Sudbury, MA
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
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		at La Salle W 56–49  1–0
 Tom Gola Arena (310)
Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Rider L 58–76  1–1
 Alumni Gymnasium (304)
Lawrenceville, NJ
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Robert Morris L 51–62  1–2
 Kirby Sports Center (429)
Eaton, PA
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm 		vs. Chattanooga
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 		L 43–68  1–3
 KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
11/20/2016*
4:30 pm 		at No. 5 Louisville
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 		L 48–92  1–4
 KFC Yum! Center (7,668)
Louisville, KY
11/21/2016*
5:00 pm 		vs. Bowling Green
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 		L 42–69  1–5
 KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
11/27/2016*
3:30 pm 		vs. Hampton
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 		L 55–58  1–6
 MassMutual Center (1,812)
Springfield, MA
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm 		Penn L 47–64  1–7
 Kirby Sports Center (274)
Eaton, PA
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		at St. John's L 46–64  1–8
 Carnesecca Arena (750)
Queens, NY
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Princeton L 27–69  1–9
 Jadwin Gymnasium (641)
Princeton, NJ
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 52–67  1–10
 Palumbo Center (254)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/21/2016*
2:00 pm 		Drexel L 39–81  1–11
 Kirby Sports Center (437)
Eaton, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm 		at Colgate L 69–76  1–12 (0–1)
 Cotterell Court (441)
Hamilton, NY
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, WBPH 		Loyola (MD) L 55–60  1–13 (0–2)
 Kirby Sports Center (424)
Eaton, PA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		at Army L 73–76 3OT 1–14 (0–3)
 Christl Arena (557)
West Point, NY
01/08/2017
2:00 pm 		at Boston University L 50–68  1–15 (0–4)
 Case Gym (137)
Boston, MA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, WBPH 		Holy Cross L 61–67  1–16 (0–5)
 Kirby Sports Center (347)
Eaton, PA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 41–76  1–17 (0–6)
 Alumni Hall (622)
Annapolis, MD
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, WBPH 		American L 52–76  1–18 (0–7)
 Kirby Sports Center (304)
Eaton, PA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, WBPH 		Lehigh L 53–56  1–19 (0–8)
 Kirby Sports Center (744)
Eaton, PA
01/28/2017
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) L 47–75  1–20 (0–9)
 Reitz Arena (1,750)
Baltimore, MD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, WBPH 		Army L 55–63  1–21 (0–10)
 Kirby Sports Center (357)
Eaton, PA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, WBPH 		Boston University L 58–75  1–22 (0–11)
 Kirby Sports Center (347)
Eaton, PA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm 		at Holy Cross W 85–70  2–22 (1–11)
 Hart Center (1,151)
Worcester, MA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, WBPH 		Navy L 65–68  2–23 (1–12)
 Kirby Sports Center (572)
Eaton, PA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm 		at American L 45–75  2–24 (1–13)
 Bender Arena (342)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 60–69  2–25 (1–14)
 Stabler Arena (827)
Bethlehem, PA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, WBPH 		Bucknell L 65–79  2–26 (1–15)
 Kirby Sports Center (344)
Eaton, PA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, WBPH 		Colgate W 90–85  3–26 (2–15)
 Kirby Sports Center (445)
Eaton, PA
03/01/2017
6:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 61–78  3–27 (2–16)
 Sojka Pavilion (532)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
1:00 pm 		(10) at (7) Holy Cross
First Round 		W 58–54  4–27
 Hart Center (250)
Worcester, MA
03/04/2017
1:00 pm 		(10) at (2) Navy
Quarterfinals 		L 37–53  4–28
 Alumni Hall (587)
Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.