2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	† 2017 MW Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball
2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	25–9 (15–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Ryun Williams (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim Moser; Brooke Atkinson; Rebecca Alvidrez;
Home arena	Moby Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team represented Colorado State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth year head coach Ryun Williams, played their home games at Moby Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Boise State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Nathalie Liden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lulea Gymnasieskola	Stockholm, Sweden
G	2	Stine Aistgulen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Langhaugen Videregaende	Bergen, Norway
G	4	Jordyn Edwards	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lynnwood	Seattle, WA
G	5	Sofie Tryggedsson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So		Aarhus, Denmark
G	10	Hannah Tvrdy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Seward Nebraska	Seward, NE
G/F	12	Callie Kasier	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Broomfield	Broomfield, CO
G	13	Ellen Nystrom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Luleå Gymnasieskola	BLuleå, Sweden
F	15	Veronika Mirkovic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Sandagymnasiet	Nässjö, Sweden
G/F	21	Myanne Hamm	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Poudre	Fort Collins, CO
F	22	Elin Gustavsson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Sandagymnasiet	Ängelholm, Sweden
G	23	Grace Colaivalu	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Rosemont	Sacramento, CA
F	24	Amanda Kantzy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Luleå Basketball Club	Vällingby, Sweden
C	33	Anna Dreimane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Riga State Gymnasium	Riga, Latvia
F	34	Liah Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Sand Creek	Colorado Springs, CO

Head coach

Ryun Williams (South Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Moser (CSU Pueblo)
Brooke Atkinson (Wichita State)
Rebecca Alvidrez (Montana State)

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
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		CSU–Pueblo	W 56–48		Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Preseason WNIT First Round	W 69–42	1–0	Moby Arena (1,201) Fort Collins, CO
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm		at No. 17 Washington Preseason WNIT quarterfinals	L 68–101	1–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,520) Seattle, WA
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm		at Nebraska Preseason WNIT consolation round	L 59–62	1–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,229) Lincoln, NE
11/23/2016* 2:30 pm		Adams State	W 76–29	2–2	Moby Arena (3,012) Fort Collins, CO
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm		at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 55–70	2–3	Lloyd Noble Center (3,245) Norman, OK
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm			W 76–49	3–3	Moby Arena (1,112) Fort Collins, CO
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm			W 77–31	4–3	Moby Arena (981) Fort Collins, CO
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 58–47	5–3	Moby Arena (1,178) Fort Collins, CO
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 18 Colorado	L 56–74	5–4	Coors Events Center (1,723) Boulder, CO
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		New Mexico Highlands	W 96–31	6–4	Moby Arena (1,073) Fort Collins, CO
12/18/2016* 7:00 pm			W 66–62	7–4	Moby Arena (945) Fort Collins, CO
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at Montana	W 63–49	8–4	Dahlberg Arena (2,442) Missoula, MT
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 4:00 pm		at UNLV	W 57–37	9–4 (1–0)	Cox Pavilion (1,003) Paradise, NV
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Boise State	L 45–51	9–5 (1–1)	Moby Arena (1,417) Fort Collins, CO
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 70–67 ^OT	10–5 (2–1)	Moby Arena (681) Fort Collins, CO
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		at Air Force	W 72–35	11–5 (3–1)	Clune Arena (384) Fort Collins, CO
01/14/2017 3:00 pm		at New Mexico	W 78–63	12–5 (4–1)	The Pit (2,148) Albuquerque, NM
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Fresno State	W 73–56	13–5 (5–1)	Moby Arena (1,056) Fort Collins, CO
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		Utah State	W 74–43	14–5 (6–1)	Moby Arena (1,223) Fort Collins, CO
01/25/2017 8:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 68–56	15–5 (7–1)	Event Center Arena (1,145) San Jose, CA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 60–43	16–5 (8–1)	Moby Arena (987) Fort Collins, CO
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Boise State	W 60–53	17–5 (9–1)	Taco Bell Arena (943) Boise, ID
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		UNLV	W 44–41	18–5 (10–1)	Moby Arena (1,264) Fort Collins, CO
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Utah State	L 48–55	18–6 (10–2)	Smith Spectrum (390) Logan, UT
02/11/2017 3:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 66–64 ^OT	19–6 (11–2)	Save Mart Center (2,126) Fresno, CA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Wyoming Border War	W 61–54	20–6 (12–2)	Moby Arena (2,056) Fort Collins, CO
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		New Mexico	W 58–55	21–6 (13–2)	Moby Arena (1,538) Fort Collins, CO
02/25/2017 3:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 80–46	22–6 (14–2)	Viejas Arena (910) San Diego, CA
02/28/2017 6:30 pm		at Wyoming Border War	L 49–56	22–7 (14–3)	Arena-Auditorium (2,588) Laramie, WY
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		Nevada	W 64–51	23–7 (15–3)	Moby Arena (2,243) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 1:00 pm	(1)	vs. (8) San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 65–60	24–7	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/08/2017 7:30 pm	(1)	vs. (4) Boise State Semifinals	L 61–65	24–8	Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's First Round	W 80–68 ^OT	25–8	Moby Arena (1,281) Fort Collins, CO
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Second Round	L 57–58	25–9	Moby Arena (1,403) Fort Collins, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain 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	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR		N/A
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

References[]

^ "Colorado State Women's Schedule". Colorado State University. March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[1] "Colorado State Women's Schedule". Colorado State University. March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

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v t Colorado State Rams women's basketball
Venues	Moby Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Wyoming
Culture & lore	CAM the Ram
People
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2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

See also[]

References[]

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Wyoming	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Boise State†	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
UNLV	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Utah State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Fresno State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
San Diego State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Nevada	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Air Force	2	–	16	.111	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll