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2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball
2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball
Conference	Big East
Record	12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Crowley (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Priscilla Edwards; Tiara Johnson; Jessica Jenkins;
Home arena	Alumni Hall
	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 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the 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 Seton Hall.

Roster

2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sarah Beal	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	New Hope Christian Academy	Matthews, NC
F	1	Alise Parker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Houston	Germantown, TN
F	3	Erica Meyer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Wilton	Wilton, CT
G	10	Allegra Botteghi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	G. Parini	Bologna, Italy
G	11	Jovana 'Yoyo' Nogic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Vergilio Ferreira	Lisbon, Portugal
G	20	Ny'Dajah Jackson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Piedmont	Oakland, CA
G	21	Maddie Jolin	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Bishop Feehan	Rehoboth, MA
F	22	Aliyah Miller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Southaven	Southaven, MS
G	23	Clara Che	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Institut Joaquim Blume	Valencia, Spain
F	24	Rachel Aho	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Marianapolis Prep	Holden, MA
F	25	Brianna Frias	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Holy Name Central	Worcester, MA
F/C	31	Julia Thissell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	The Rivers School	Hopkinton, MA
F	32	Maggie Ahearn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Tabor Academy	Marshfield, MA

Head coach

Jim Crowley (Keuka)

Assistant coach(es)

Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure)
Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure)
Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure)

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
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 1:00 pm	Rhode Island College	W 64–29		Alumni Hall (312) Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Colgate	W 92–85 ^2OT	1–0	Alumni Hall (534) Providence, RI
11/16/2016* 12:00 pm	North Dakota State	W 86–63	2–0	Alumni Hall (789) Providence, RI
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm	Binghamton	W 71–58	3–0	Alumni Hall (634) Providence, RI
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at Hartford	W 77–65	4–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (654) Hartford, CT
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 65–49	5–0	Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC
11/27/2016* 12:00 pm	vs. Miami (OH) UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–59	6–0	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm	vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	W 65–49	7–0	Pizzitola Sports Center (428) Providence, RI
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm	at Brown Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament championship	L 70–77	7–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (431) Providence, RI
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm	at Columbia	L 64–66 ^OT	7–2	Levien Gymnasium (286) New York City, NY
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm	at Boston College	L 53–57	7–3	Conte Forum (905) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm	at Monmouth	W 62–58	8–3	OceanFirst Bank Center (312) West Long Branch, NJ
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN	Xavier	L 51–54	8–4 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI
12/30/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN	Butler	W 68–51	9–4 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (545) Providence, RI
01/02/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at DePaul	L 56–61	9–5 (1–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,977) Chicago, IL
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN	at Marquette	L 74–79	9–6 (1–3)	Al McGuire Center (1,041) Milwaukee, WI
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1	Villanova	L 59–64	9–7 (1–4)	Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI
01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	Georgetown	L 39–71	9–8 (1–5)	Alumni Hall (380) Providence, RI
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN	Creighton	L 51–58	9–9 (1–6)	Alumni Hall (384) Providence, RI
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, FS2	at Seton Hall	L 43–55	9–10 (1–7)	Walsh Gymnasium (657) South Orange, NJ
01/22/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN	at St. John's	L 50–60	9–11 (1–8)	Carnesecca Arena (646) Queens, NY
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	Marquette	W 66–64	10–11 (2–8)	Alumni Hall (520) Providence, RI
01/29/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN	No. 21 DePaul	L 55–64	10–12 (2–9)	Alumni Hall (578) Providence, RI
02/03/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN	at Georgetown	L 70–72 ^OT	10–13 (2–10)	McDonough Gymnasium (2,117) Washington, D.C.
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	at Villanova	L 43–61	10–14 (2–11)	The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA
02/11/2017 2:05 pm, BEDN	at Creighton	L 57–88	10–15 (2–12)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	St. John's	L 47–71	10–16 (2–13)	Alumni Hall (589) Providence, RI
02/19/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN	Seton Hall	W 74–57	11–16 (3–13)	Alumni Hall (837) Providence, RI
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	at Butler	W 64–58	12–16 (4–13)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (486) Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN	at Xavier	L 57–67	12–17 (4–14)	Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 7:30 pm, BEDN	vs. Seton Hall First Round	L 60–92	12–18	Al McGuire Center (2,132) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.