2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fifth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Toledo. Despite having 22 wins, they weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–10 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Ashley Zuber
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State13–5 .72219–13  .594
Ohio12–6 .66722–10  .688
Buffalo10–8 .55622–10  .688
Miami (OH)5–13 .27811–21  .344
Bowling Green4–14 .2228–23  .258
Akron2–16 .1119–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .83323–9  .719
Ball State14–4 .77821–11  .656
Toledo †12–6 .66725–9  .735
Northern Illinois12–6 .66721–12  .636
Western Michigan8–10 .44419–13  .594
Eastern Michigan1–17 .0566–25  .194
† 2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Roster
2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrThe Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
F 2 Lawrencia Moten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBullis School Bowie, MD
G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Joanna Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSouthaven Southaven, MS
G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 10 Gabi Bade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPinewood School Milpitas, CA
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHaileybury College Melbourne, Australia
F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMaize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoHoly Names Catholic Windsor, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrGates Chili
Massachusetts		 Rochester, NY
C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrGrand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bloomsburg W 65–45  –
 Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Massachusetts W 61–47  1–0
 Alumni Arena (1,719)
Buffalo, NY
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Niagara W 73–63  2–0
 Alumni Arena (811)
Buffalo, NY
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Manhattan W 73–39  3–0
 Alumni Arena (816)
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2016*
1:00 pm		 at Duquesne W 71–69  4–0
 Palumbo Center (385)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 26, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Sacred Heart W 76–55  5–0
 Alumni Arena (992)
Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Florida W 66–65  6–0
 Alumni Arena (846)
Buffalo, NY
December 4, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hofstra W 74–50  7–0
 Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Canisius W 65–52  8–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (943)
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 St. Bonaventure W 68–47  9–0
 Alumni Arena (1,644)
Buffalo, NY
December 29, 2016*
12:00 pm		 at Fordham
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals		 W 58–54  10–0
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 30, 2016*
2:30 pm		 vs. Harvard
Fordham Holiday Classic championship		 L 62–74  10–1
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 Miami (OH) W 71–45  11–1
(1–0)
 Alumni Arena (1,350)
Buffalo, NY
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN		 at Ohio L 55–83  11–2
(1–1)
 Convocation Center (1,346)
Athens, OH
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Central Michigan L 71–88  11–3
(1–2)
 McGuirk Arena (1,657)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN		 Toledo L 64–73  11–4
(1–3)
 Alumni Arena (1,102)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 68–51  12–4
(2–3)
 Millett Hall (1,003)
Oxford, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Bowling Green W 61–50  13–4
(3–3)
 Stroh Center (1,389)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN		 Central Michigan W 67–56  14–4
(4–3)
 Alumni Arena (1,438)
Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ball State L 75–89  14–5
(4–4)
 Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm		 at Western Michigan W 62–47  15–5
(5–4)
 University Arena (989)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Toledo L 63–85  15–6
(5–5)
 Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 77–62  16–6
(6–5)
 Alumni Arena (1,889)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois L 80–89  16–7
(6–6)
 Alumni Arena (1,532)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan W 56-52  17–7
(7–6)
 Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Akron W 81–51  18–7
(8–6)
 Alumni Arena (1,141)
Buffalo, NY
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio W 65-54  19–7
(9–6)
 Alumni Arena (1,220)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bowling Green L 62–64  19–8
(9–7)
 Alumni Arena (1,604)
Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Akron W 81-55  20–8
(10–7)
 Rhodes Arena (607)
Akron, OH
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm		 at Kent State L 71–80  20–9
(10–8)
 MAC Center (887)
Kent, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3		 (7) (10) Bowling Green
First Round		 W 61–45  21–9
 Alumni Arena (1,221)
Buffalo, NY
March 8, 2017*
4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN		 (7) vs. (2) Ball State
Quarterfinals		 W 69–65  22–9
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017*
4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN		 (7) vs. (6) Toledo
Semifinals		 L 65–72  22–10
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,277)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References
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