2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record26–7 (14–4 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Green
  • Stacy Clinesmith
  • Craig Fortier
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga† 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
BYU 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Saint Mary's 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606
San Francisco 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Loyola Marymount 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Santa Clara 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
San Diego 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Portland 4 – 14   .222 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 WCC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Lisa Fortier, the Zags played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeated Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Zykera Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Clover Park Lakewood, WA
G 4 Makenlee Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Syracuse
Utah State 		Syracuse, UT
G 10 Zhane Templeton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
G 11 Laura Stockton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
C 12 Emma Wolfram 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr South Kamloops Kamloops, BC
F 13 Jill Barta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Fairfield Fairfield, MT
G 14 Emma Stach 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Avides Hurricanes Buchholz, Germany
G 15 Jessie Loera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Moses Lake Moses Lake, WA
G 22 Corryn Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Newbury Park Newbury Park, CA
F 23 Kiara Kudron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Huron High School New Boston, MI
G 30 Chandler Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Brewster
Nebraska 		Brewster, WA
G 31 Elle Tinkle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Big Sky Missoula, MT
F 33 Grace Collet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Box Hill Senior Secondary Greensborough, Australia
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*
6:00 pm 		Corban W 86–31 
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,006)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 78–46  1–0
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,212)
Spokane, WA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm 		UC Irvine W 102–38  2–0
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,186)
Spokane, WA
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 11 Stanford W 68–63  3–0
 Maples Pavilion (2,654)
Stanford, CA
11/24/2016*
5:00 pm 		No. 25 vs. Michigan
Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division 		L 66–78  3–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,734)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
2:45 pm 		No. 25 vs. No. 10 Florida State
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 		L 69–87  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
2:45 pm 		No. 25 vs. Winthrop
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 		W 71–41  4–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,010)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 79–39  5–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,037)
Spokane, WA
12/08/2016*
6:00 pm, SWX 		Washington State W 79–61  6–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,724)
Spokane, WA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 73–54  7–2
 Reese Court (1,438)
Cheney, WA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, SWX 		Northwestern W 67–56  8–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)
Spokane, WA
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm 		Colgate W 72–42  9–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719)
Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 69–79  9–3 (0–1)
 Firestone Fieldhouse (337)
Malibu, CA
12/31/2016
2:00 pm 		Pacific L 63–65  9–4 (0–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,812)
Spokane, WA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, SWX 		San Francisco W 61–46  10–4 (1–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,184)
Spokane, WA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		Portland W 67–55  11–4 (2–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540)
Spokane, WA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		at Loyola Marymount W 80–56  12–4 (3–2)
 Gersten Pavilion (263)
Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm 		at Saint Mary's W 79–75  13–4 (4–2)
 McKeon Pavilion (341)
Moraga, CA
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, SWX 		Santa Clara W 51–39  14–4 (5–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760)
Spokane, WA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		at Portland W 85–50  15–4 (6–2)
 Chiles Center (493)
Portland, OR
01/26/2017
6:00 pm 		at San Diego W 57–55  16–4 (7–2)
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (459)
San Diego, CA
01/28/2017
2:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 83–61  17–4 (8–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm 		BYU W 87–52  18–4 (9–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 50–49  19–4 (10–2)
 Leavey Center (300)
Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 73–61  20–4 (11–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,454)
Spokane, WA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, SWX 		Saint Mary's W 59–58  21–4 (12–2)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		at San Francisco L 72–77  21–5 (12–3)
 War Memorial Gymnasium (173)
San Francisco, CA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		at Pacific W 74–58  22–5 (13–3)
 Alex G. Spanos Center (514)
Stockton, CA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm 		San Diego W 62–57  23–5 (14–3)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 63–71  23–6 (14–4)
 Marriott Center (2,195)
Provo, UT
WCC Women's tournament
03/03/2017
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(1) vs. (8) Pacific
Quarterfinals 		W 91–59  24–6
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/06/2017
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(1) vs. (4) San Francisco
Semifinals 		W 77–46  25–6
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (3) Saint Mary's
Championship Game 		W 86–75  26–6
 Orleans Arena (6,773)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's tournament
03/18/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2 		(11 O) vs. (6 O) No. 23 Oklahoma
First Round 		L 62–82  26–7
 Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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2		 Week
3		 Week
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5		 Week
6		 Week
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8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR 25 RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "GoZags.com - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.