2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

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2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
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MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
2016–17 record29–7 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mountain MacGillivray
  • Danielle Brennan
  • Destini Hughes
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
16 4   .800 24 9   .727
13 7   .650 17 14   .548
13 7   .650 14 16   .467
12 8   .600 18 13   .581
11 9   .550 15 17   .469
9 11   .450 15 16   .484
8 12   .400 10 21   .323
5 15   .250 8 22   .267
4 16   .200 8 22   .267
2 18   .100 3 27   .100
2017 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by twenty-second year head coach, Tricia Fabbri.[1] They played their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.[2] They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play to win MAAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.[3][4]

Roster[]

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Vanessa Udoji 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Randolph, MA
G 2 Taylor Herd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lansdale Catholic Quakertown, PA
G 3 Adily Martucci 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Waterford Waterford, CT
F 4 Paula Strautmane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Latvia U16, U18 & U20 National Team
TTT Riga
Mucenieki, Latvia
G 5 Carly Fabbri 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lauralton Hall Stratford, CT
F 10 Jaden Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells, WI
G 11 Edel Thornton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ireland U18 National Team
Brunell
Gurranabraher, Ireland
F 13 Sarah Shewan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Russell, ON
G 15 Brianah Ramos 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr DePaul Catholic Montgomery, NY
F 20 Paige Warfel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Downingtown East Chester Springs, PA
F 21 Jen Fay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Lynbrook
Nazareth
Lynbrook, NY
G 22 Brittany Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 23 Brittany Martin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timber Creek Sicklerville, NJ
C 24 Katie Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Horizon Phoenix, AZ
G/F 25 Aryn McClure 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Molloy Springfield Gardens, NY
F 35 Morgan Manz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pomperaug
The Taft School
Southbury, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule[]

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 76–66  1–0
TD Bank Sports Center (505)
Hamden, CT
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
at Dayton W 63–60  2–0
UD Arena (1,786)
Dayton, OH
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 78–55  3–0
Hart Center (475)
Worcester, MA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 76–59  4–0
TD Bank Sports Center (546)
Hamden, CT
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
at Temple L 68–71  4–1
McGonigle Hall (1,159)
Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2016
7:00 pm
at  W 84–51  5–1 (1–0)
Yanitelli Center (150)
Jersey City, NJ
12/03/2016
2:00 pm
W 73–47  6–1 (2–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (423)
Hamden, CT
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Michigan State L 54–71  6–2
TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Hartford W 82–59  7–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)
Hartford, CT
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. New Mexico State
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals
W 49–46  8–2
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
11:00 pm
vs. No. 25 Oregon State
Play4Kay Shootout semifinals
L 60–75  8–3
T-Mobile Arena (1,096)
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
8:30 pm
vs. 
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game
W 63–60  9–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
at  W 91–79  10–3 (3–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (989)
Lawrenceville, NY
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 82–47  11–3 (4–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (347)
Hamden, CT
01/05/2017
11:00 am
at  W 71–64  12–3 (5–0)
Gallagher Center (2,100)
Lewiston, NY
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at  W 64–53  13–3 (6–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (678)
Buffalo, NY
01/10/2017
7:00 pm
W 81–38  14–3 (7–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (302)
Hamden, CT
01/16/2017
2:00 pm
W 60–55  15–3 (8–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (981)
Hamden, CT
01/19/2017
11:00 am
at  L 58–61  15–4 (8–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,983)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Rider W 79–53  16–4 (9–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,036)
Hamden, CT
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, SNY
Niagara W 61–45  17–4 (10–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (359)
Hamden, CT
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at  L 44–58  17–5 (10–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (359)
New Rochelle, NY
02/02/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 52–65  17–6 (10–3)
Webster Bank Arena (470)
Bridgeport, CT
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
Monmouth W 74–54  18–6 (11–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (808)
Hamden, CT
02/09/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
W 79–57  19–6 (12–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (111)
Hamden, CT
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 79–57  20–6 (13–3)
Alumni Recreation Center (640)
Loudonville, NY
02/17/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Iona W 53–45  21–6 (14–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (753)
Hamden, CT
02/19/2017
3:00 pm
at Manhattan W 69–49  22–6 (15–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (268)
Riverdale, NY
02/23/2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 70–36  23–6 (16–3)
McCann Field House (1,305)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
Canisius W 62–49  24–6 (17–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,096)
Hamden, CT
MAAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 63–58  25–6
Times Union Center (1,625)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
11:00 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Iona
Semifinals
W 64–59  26–6
Times Union Center (1,802)
Albany, NY
03/06/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Rider
Championship Game
W 81–73  27–6
Times Union Center (1,733)
Albany, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 S) vs. (5 S) Marquette
First Round
W 68–65  28–6
Watsco Center (2,009)
Coral Gables, FL
03/20/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(12 S) at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Second Round
W 85–78  29–6
Watsco Center (1,972)
Coral Gables, FL
03/25/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(12 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–100  29–7
Stockton Arena 
Stockton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Quinnipiac Women's Basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri Signs Contract Extension Through 2021-22 Season MAACsports.com
  2. ^ TD Bank Center
  3. ^ Women's basketball bound for Sweet 16
  4. ^ South Carolina Ends Quinnipiac's Magical Run With 100-58 Rout Hartford Courant
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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