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2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Carla D. Morrow; Christian Stefanopoulos; Mark Stephens;
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were fourth year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

Roster

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marquia Turner	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Hoover HS	North Canton, OH
G	1	Kindell Fincher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Canterbury HS	Fort Wayne, IN
G	10	Ashley Gomez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Westmoore HS	Oklahoma City, OK
G	12	Jada Byrd	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Redan HS	Lithonia GA
F	15	Megan Christopher	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Turpin HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	20	Na'Teshia Owens	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Mexia HS	Mexia, TN
F	21	Maddison Blackwell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Lincoln HS	Gahanna, OH
G	22	Erica Dawson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Marietta HS	Marietta, OH
F	23	Leah Schaefer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Highlands HS	Alexandria, KY
G	24	Martha Thompson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Solon HS	Solon, OH
F	25	Anniina Äijänen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Sammon Keskuslukio	Tampere, Finland
G	30	Raeshaun Gaffney	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Fairfield HS/Virginia	Fairfield, OH
F	31	Tierra Floyd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS	Toledo, OH
G	35	Jenna Crittendon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Ryle HS	Union, KY
F	45	Imani Partlow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa)
Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More)
Mark Stephens (Morehead State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 1:00 pm, BEDN	Tennessee State Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	W 63–54	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2016* 12:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	W 54–48	2–0	Cintas Center (3,736) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	North Florida	W 83–46	3–0	Cintas Center (645) Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 62–41	4–0	Cintas Center (688) Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm	Delaware State	W 86–53	5–0	Cintas Center (487) Cincinnati, OH
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm	Michigan	W 61–58	6–0	Cintas Center (721) Cincinnati, OH
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm	at Wake Forest	L 45–58	6–1	LJVM Coliseum (416) Winston-Salem, NC
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm	at Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 71–62	7–1	Fifth Third Arena (1,362) Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2016* 5:15 pm	vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic	L 69–81	7–2	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Southern Miss Puerto Rico Classic	L 59–73	7–3	South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 7:45 pm	vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic	W 75–52	8–3	South Point Arena (120) Enterprise, NV
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN	at Providence	W 54–51	9–3 (1–0)	Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI
12/30/2016 8:05 pm, BEDN	at Creighton	L 52–63	9–4 (1–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104) Omaha, NE
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	St. John's	L 48–65	9–5 (1–2)	Cintas Center (671) Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	Seton Hall	W 72–64	10–5 (2–2)	Cintas Center (620) Cincinnati, OH
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN	Butler	L 62–65 ^OT	10–6 (2–3)	Cintas Center (923) Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN	at Marquette	L 61–85	10–7 (2–4)	Al McGuire Center (2,419) Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN	at No. 21 DePaul	L 69–85	10–8 (2–5)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,311) Chicago, IL
01/20/2017 8:00 pm, FS1	Georgetown	L 64–69 ^OT	10–9 (2–6)	Cintas Center (1,730) Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN	Villanova	L 49–72	10–10 (2–7)	Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	at Seton Hall	L 62–71	10–11 (2–8)	Walsh Gymnasium (783) South Orange, NJ
01/29/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN	at St. John's	L 55–64	10–12 (2–9)	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	at Butler	W 53–43	11–12 (3–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043) Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	No. 18 DePaul	L 43–70	11–13 (3–10)	Cintas Center (2,770) Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN	Marquette	L 71–86	11–14 (3–11)	Cintas Center (2,185) Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2017 7:30 pm, FS1	at Villanova	L 71–76 ^2OT	11–15 (3–12)	The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN	at Georgetown	L 63–81	11–16 (3–13)	McDonough Gymnasium (891) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, FS2	Creighton	L 57–67	11–17 (3–14)	Cintas Center (1,987) Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN	Providence	W 67–57	11–18 (4–14)	Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN	vs. Butler First Round	L 66–68	11–19	Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.