2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	13–17 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Michael Shafer (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Cori Chambers; John Miller; Kara Powell;
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by 12th year head coach Michael Shafer, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to VCU.

2016–17 media[]

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV.

Roster[]

2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kylie Murphree	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Fairfax	Fairfax, VA
F	1	Jaide Hinds-Clarke	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Westwood	Westwood, NJ
G	2	Olivia Healy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Reading	Reading, MA
G	4	Janelle Hubbard (C)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Elizabeth Seton	Glenn Dale, MD
G	10	Dazia Hall	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	The Bullis School	Ashburn, VA
G	11	Micaela Parson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Monacan	North Chesterfield, VA
G	13	Taisha Murphy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Clayton	Clayton, NC
F	14	Alicia Hudalla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Glen Allen	Glen Allen, VA
F/C	15	Karleigh Wike	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	East Rowan	Salisbury, NC
F	21	Salita Greene	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Jordan	Durham, NC
G	23	Lauren Tolson (C)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Frederick	Frederick, MD
F	24	Tuuli Menna	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Mäkelänrintee	Helsinki, Finland
F	33	Amy Duggan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Noble and Greenough	Norwood, MA

Head coach

Michael Shafer (William & Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Cori Chambers (Georgia)
John Miller (Mount Saint Mary's)
Kara Powell (Richmond)

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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm	Columbia	L 58–65	0–1	Robins Center (654) Richmond, VA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, CSNMA+	Virginia	L 56–63	0–2	Robins Center (653) Richmond, VA
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm	at William & Mary	L 39–67	0–3	Kaplan Arena (467) Williamsburg, VA
11/20/2016* 5:00 pm	Appalachian State	W 55–46	1–3	Robins Center (473) Richmond, VA
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 64–51	2–3	FAU Arena Boca Raton, LA
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm	at Florida Atlantic FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship game	W 77–67	3–3	FAU Arena (432) Boca Raton, LA
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm	vs. Navy Classic	W 63–54	4–3	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	vs. Navy Classic	L 65–69	4–4	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	Penn	L 44–47	4–5	Robins Center (623) Richmond, VA
12/15/2016* 5:30 pm	at	L 45–72	4–6	Hampton Convocation Center (1,234) Hampton, VA
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm	East Carolina	L 60–71	4–7	Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA
12/20/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at	W 54–48	5–7	Timmons Arena (396) Greenville, SC
12/27/2016* 6:00 pm		W 54–37	6–7	Robins Center (557) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular Season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	W 70–52	7–7 (1–0)	Robins Center (564) Richmond, VA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU Capital City Classic	L 55–62	7–8 (1–1)	Siegel Center (1,031) Richmond, VA
01/07/2017 3:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	W 61–54	8–8 (2–1)	Robins Center (547) Richmond, VA
01/11/2017 12:00 pm	at Fordham	L 41–67	8–9 (2–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,175) Bronx, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 pm	at Rhode Island	W 58–53	9–9 (3–2)	Ryan Center (391) Kingston, RI
01/18/2017 7:00 pm	La Salle	L 58–63	9–10 (3–3)	Robins Center (430) Richmond, VA
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, ASN	George Mason	L 50–54	9–11 (3–4)	Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm	at Duquesne	L 61–73	9–12 (3–5)	Palumbo Center (777) Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm	at Davidson	W 61–52	10–12 (4–5)	John M. Belk Arena (335) Davidson, NC
01/31/2017 7:00 pm	VCU Capital City Classic	L 55–57	10–13 (4–6)	Robins Center (1,205) Richmond, VA
02/05/2017 1:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 67–51	11–13 (5–6)	Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm	at Dayton	L 39–55	11–14 (5–7)	UD Arena (1,882) Dayton, OH
02/12/2017 2:00 pm	at George Mason	W 70–58	12–14 (6–7)	EagleBank Arena (1,710) Fairfax, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm	Massachusetts	W 56–45	13–14 (7–7)	Robins Center (537) Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 8:00 pm	at Saint Louis	L 66–73	13–15 (7–8)	Chaifetz Arena (2,440) St. Louis, MO
02/22/2017 7:00 pm	George Washington	L 44–63	13–16 (7–9)	Robins Center (751) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/26/2017 1:00 pm	at VCU First Round	L 64–72	13–17	Siegel Center (530) Richmond, VA
*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
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References[]

^ "Women's Basketball".

[1] "Women's Basketball".

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Rivalries	VCU
Culture & lore	History
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