2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record3–26 (0–16 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kara Kelly
  • Emma Golen
  • Will Alton
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
Seasons
2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Hampshire 15 – 1   .938 26 – 6   .813
Albany † 12 – 4   .750 21 – 12   .636
UMBC 10 – 6   .625 15 – 16   .484
Maine 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
Binghamton 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Hartford 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Vermont 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310
Stony Brook 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
UMass Lowell* 0 – 16   .000 3 – 26   .103
† 2017 America East tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks were led by second-year head coach Jenerrie Harris and played most of their home games at the Costello Athletic Center while select games were played in the Tsongas Center as members of the America East Conference.

UMass Lowell was in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

They finished the season 3–26, 0–16 in America East play, to finish in last place.

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games were streamed on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games were streamed on the opponents' websites.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kayla Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Teaneck Teaneck, NJ
G 2 Amanda Oritz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Newton North Newton, MA
G 3 Megan Hendrick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Thomas Edison Alexandria, VA
G 4 Brianna Rudolph 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. Mary's Lynn, MA
F 11 Tyshay Britten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Norristown Area
North Carolina Central 		Norristown, PA
G 12 Asia Mitchell-Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Oliver Ames Roxbury, MA
G 13 Markayla Sherman 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, OH
G 14 Felicia Korte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Watertown Watertown, MA
F 15 Kiana Batagelj 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Williamsburg Christian Academy
Hillsborough CC 		Hamilton, ON
F 21 Oda Shackelford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Southwestern Edinburgh, IN
G 22 Nazarae Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Columbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 23 Shawnkia McCallum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Frances Academy Perry Hall, MD
F 32 Lauren Parra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. John the Baptist Islip, NY
G 34 Nicole Hayner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Guertin Bedford, NH
F 50 Kathrine Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Canterbury Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

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 p.m. 		at Towson L 56–90  0–1
 SECU Arena (350)
Towson, MD
11/13/2016*
1:00 p.m. 		at Maryland L 44–100  0–2
 Xfinity Center (3,958)
College Park, MD
11/17/2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Fairfield L 41–65  0–3
 Costello Athletic Center (352)
Lowell, MA
11/20/2016*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Longwood L 59–72  0–4
 Tsongas Center (529)
Lowell, MA
11/23/2016*
2:00 p.m. 		at Indiana L 45–79  0–5
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,670)
Bloomington, IN
11/26/2016*
2:00 p.m. 		at Boston University L 56–66  0–6
 Case Gym (166)
Boston, MA
11/29/2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Rhode Island L 57–64  0–7
 Costello Athletic Center (521)
Lowell, MA
12/02/2016*
11:00 a.m. 		at Columbia L 57–76  0–8
 Levien Gymnasium (2,271)
New York City, NY
12/05/2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 61–55  1–8
 Costello Athletic Center (589)
Lowell, MA
12/10/2016*
1:00 p.m. 		at Holy Cross L 47–62  1–9
 Hart Center (921)
Worcester, MA
12/18/2016*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Colgate W 82–77 OT 2–9
 Tsongas Center (353)
Lowell, MA
12/21/2016*
4:00 p.m. 		at Bryant L 62–73  2–10
 Chace Athletic Center (105)
Smithfield, RI
12/30/2016*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Keene State W 74–48  3–10
 Costello Athletic Center (254)
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
01/04/2017
7:00 p.m. 		at Albany L 69–93  3–11 (0–1)
 SEFCU Arena (1,103)
Albany, NY
01/07/2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Binghamton L 48–58  3–12 (0–2)
 Costello Athletic Center (207)
Lowell, MA
01/11/2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Maine L 44–65  3–13 (0–3)
 Costello Athletic Center (184)
Lowell, MA
01/14/2017
2:00 p.m. 		at Hartford L 59–80  3–14 (0–4)
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (948)
Hartford, CT
01/16/2017
2:00 p.m. 		at Stony Brook L 53–83  3–15 (0–5)
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (554)
Stony Brook, NY
01/19/2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Vermont L 46–61  3–16 (0–6)
 Costello Athletic Center (204)
Lowell, MA
01/22/2017
1:00 p.m. 		at UMBC L 72–79  3–17 (0–7)
 Retriever Activities Center (275)
Catonsville, MD
01/25/2017
11:00 a.m., ESPN3 		New Hampshire L 57–76  3–18 (0–8)
 Tsongas Center (4,192)
Lowell, MA
02/01/2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Albany L 60–79  3–19 (0–9)
 Costello Athletic Center (611)
Lowell, MA
02/04/2017
4:00 p.m. 		at Binghamton L 54–69  3–20 (0–10)
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,609)
Vestal, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Stony Brook L 44–86  3–21 (0–11)
 Costello Athletic Center (202)
Lowell, MA
02/09/2017
7:00 p.m. 		at Maine L 50–76  3–22 (0–12)
 Cross Insurance Center (1,050)
Bangor, ME
02/12/2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Hartford L 64–84  3–23 (0–13)
 Tsongas Center (803)
Lowell, MA
02/15/2017
7:00 p.m. 		at Vermont L 36–60  3–24 (0–14)
 Patrick Gym (431)
Burlington, VT
02/18/2017
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UMBC L 62–78  3–25 (0–15)
 Tsongas Center (2,291)
Lowell, MA
02/23/2017
7:00 p.m. 		at New Hampshire L 45–58  3–26 (0–16)
 Lundholm Gym (565)
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UMass Lowell - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.