2016–17 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner ; As of March 4, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Army Black Knights women's basketball
2016–17 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
2016–17 record	22–9 (12–6 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Magarity (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Colleen Mullen; Lisa Strack; Melissa Brooks; Megan Methven;
Home arena	Christl Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by eleventh year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Navy. Despite having 22 wins, they missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cori Schnell	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr		Plano, TX
G	3	Jess Lewis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Regis Jesuit	Denver, CO
F	4	Margaret Anne Hubbell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Germantown Academy	Doylestown, PA
G	10	Aliyah Murray	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Delran USMAPS	Delran, NJ
G	11	Ellen Dougherty	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Academy of Law and Public Safety USMAPS	Wall, NJ
G	12	Izzy McMahon	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	So	Saddle River Day School USMAPS	Bardonia, NY
F/C	13	Lena' Hicks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Elkton USMAPS	Charlotte, NC
F	14	Madison Hovren	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Central Valley	Spokane, WA
G	15	Morgann Yancey	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Plano West	Dallas, TX
G	20	Destinee Morris	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Centennial	Lino Lakes, MN
G	21	Janae McNeal	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Courtland USMAPS	Spotsylvania, VA
G/F	22	Shelby Haynes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	West Springfield	Brandon, MS
G	23	Daizjah Morris	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Centennial	Lino Lakes, MN
F	34	Julia Gibbs	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Mills	Millbrae, CA
F/C	35	Dani Failor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Post Falls	Post Falls, ID
F	42	Alex Elzinga	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Long Grove, IL
G	44	Libby Tacka	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mount Saint Joseph Academy	Blue Bell, PA

Head coach

Dave Magarity (Saint Francis (PA))

Assistant coach(es)

Colleen Mullen (New Hampshire)
Lisa Strack (American)
Jenna McLaughlin (Molloy College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 6:00 pm		at	W 68–47	1–0	Steinberg Wellness Center (189) Brooklyn, NY
11/16/2016* 5:30 pm		at Albany	L 59–65	1–1	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		Yale	W 59–55	2–1	Christl Arena (793) West Point, NY
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 75–47	3–1	Christl Arena (631) West Point, NY
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 68–60	4–1	Leede Arena Durham, NH
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm			W 86–58	5–1	Christl Arena (440) West Point, NY
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 69–46	6–1	Christl Arena (640) West Point, NY
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm			W 85–40	7–1	Christl Arena (467) West Point, NY
12/08/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 52–70	7–2	Williams Arena (2,003) Minneapolis, MN
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Delaware	W 61–47	8–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,164) Newark, DE
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Mercy	W 90–48	9–2	Christl Arena (643) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 75–71	10–2 (1–0)	Stabler Arena (779) Bethlehem, PA
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		Bucknell	L 56–60	10–3 (1–1)	Christl Arena (506) West Point, NY
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 76–73 ^3OT	11–3 (2–1)	Christl Arena (557) West Point, NY
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 62–71	11–4 (2–2)	Reitz Arena (187) Baltimore, MD
01/11/2017 12:00 pm		at Colgate	W 76–69	12–4 (3–2)	Cotterell Court (1,534) Hamilton, NY
01/15/2017 2:00 pm		American	W 53–51	13–4 (4–2)	Christl Arena (680) West Point, NY
01/18/2017 7:05 pm		at Holy Cross	W 67–59	14–4 (5–2)	Hart Center (911) Worcester, MA
01/21/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN		Navy	L 58–63	14–5 (5–3)	Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY
01/28/2017 6:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 62–68	14–6 (5–4)	Sojka Pavilion (860) Lewistown, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 63–55	15–6 (6–4)	Kirby Sports Center (357) Easton, PA
02/04/2017 1:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 67–48	16–6 (7–4)	Christl Arena (770) West Point, NY
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 57–47	17–6 (8–4)	Christl Arena (646) West Point, NY
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at American	W 68–57	18–6 (9–4)	Bender Arena (1,036) Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 60–41	19–6 (10–4)	Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY
02/18/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Navy	L 62–67	19–7 (10–5)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 64–52	20–7 (11–5)	Case Gym (302) Boston, MA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 70–52	21–7 (12–5)	Christl Arena (1,215) West Point, NY
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 62–66	21–8 (13–5)	Christl Arena (572) West Point, NY
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm	(3)	(6) Colgate Quarterfinals	W 83–76	22–8	Christl Arena (190) West Point, NY
03/10/2017 7:30 pm	(3)	vs. (2) Navy Semifinals	L 53–54	22–9	Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 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																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[]

^ http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

[1] ttp://www.goarmywestpoint.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

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2016–17 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

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References[]

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
v t	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