2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Lisa Fortier, the Zags play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record26–7 (14–4 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Green
  • Stacy Clinesmith
  • Craig Fortier
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gonzaga144 .778267  .788
BYU135 .7222012  .625
Saint Mary's135 .7222013  .606
San Francisco117 .6111813  .581
Loyola Marymount99 .5001416  .467
Santa Clara99 .5001416  .467
San Diego711 .3891416  .467
Pacific513 .2781021  .323
Pepperdine513 .278723  .233
Portland414 .222624  .200
2017 WCC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Zykera Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoClover Park Lakewood, WA
G 4 Makenlee Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrSyracuse
Utah State
Syracuse, UT
G 10 Zhane Templeton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSouth Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
G 11 Laura Stockton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
C 12 Emma Wolfram 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrSouth Kamloops Kamloops, BC
F 13 Jill Barta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoFairfield Fairfield, MT
G 14 Emma Stach 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrAvides Hurricanes Buchholz, Germany
G 15 Jessie Loera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMoses Lake Moses Lake, WA
G 22 Corryn Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNewbury Park Newbury Park, CA
F 23 Kiara Kudron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrHuron High School New Boston, MI
G 30 Chandler Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoBrewster
Nebraska
Brewster, WA
G 31 Elle Tinkle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrBig Sky Missoula, MT
F 33 Grace Collet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBox Hill Senior Secondary Greensborough, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
6:00 pm
Corban W 86–31 
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,006)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm
Nicholls State W 78–46  1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,212)
Spokane, WA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
UC Irvine W 102–38  2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,186)
Spokane, WA
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 11 Stanford W 68–63  3–0
Maples Pavilion (2,654)
Stanford, CA
11/24/2016*
5:00 pm
No. 25 vs. Michigan
Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division
L 66–78  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,734)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
2:45 pm
No. 25 vs. No. 10 Florida State
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 69–87  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
2:45 pm
No. 25 vs. Winthrop
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 71–41  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center (1,010)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Presbyterian W 79–39  5–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,037)
Spokane, WA
12/08/2016*
6:00 pm, SWX
Washington State W 79–61  6–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,724)
Spokane, WA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 73–54  7–2
Reese Court (1,438)
Cheney, WA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, SWX
Northwestern W 67–56  8–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)
Spokane, WA
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
Colgate W 72–42  9–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719)
Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 69–79  9–3 (0–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (337)
Malibu, CA
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Pacific L 63–65  9–4 (0–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,812)
Spokane, WA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, SWX
San Francisco W 61–46  10–4 (1–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,184)
Spokane, WA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Portland W 67–55  11–4 (2–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540)
Spokane, WA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount W 80–56  12–4 (3–2)
Gersten Pavilion (263)
Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
at Saint Mary's W 79–75  13–4 (4–2)
McKeon Pavilion (341)
Moraga, CA
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, SWX
Santa Clara W 51–39  14–4 (5–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760)
Spokane, WA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Portland W 85–50  15–4 (6–2)
Chiles Center (493)
Portland, OR
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
at San Diego W 57–55  16–4 (7–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (459)
San Diego, CA
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
Pepperdine W 83–61  17–4 (8–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
BYU W 87–52  18–4 (9–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 50–49  19–4 (10–2)
Leavey Center (300)
Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 73–61  20–4 (11–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,454)
Spokane, WA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, SWX
Saint Mary's W 59–58  21–4 (12–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 72–77  21–5 (12–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (173)
San Francisco, CA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Pacific W 74–58  22–5 (13–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (514)
Stockton, CA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
San Diego W 62–57  23–5 (14–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 63–71  23–6 (14–4)
Marriott Center (2,195)
Provo, UT
WCC Women's tournament
03/03/2017
12:00 pm, BYUtv
(1) vs. (8) Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 91–59  24–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/06/2017
12:00 pm, BYUtv
(1) vs. (4) San Francisco
Semifinals
W 77–46  25–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (3) Saint Mary's
Championship Game
W 86–75  26–6
Orleans Arena (6,773)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's tournament
03/18/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(11 O) vs. (6 O) No. 23 Oklahoma
First Round
L 62–82  26–7
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
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See also

References

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