2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by eighth year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and are members of the Ivy League. The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to be conference champions.[1] They finished the season 22–8, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title and their first ever Ivy League Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, which they had a 21 point lead before losing to Texas A&M in the first round.

2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball
Ivy League regular season
& tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–8 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bernadette Laukaitis
  • Kelly Killion
Home arenaPalestra
2016–17 Ivy League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn†13–1 .92922–7  .759
Princeton9–5 .64316–13  .552
Harvard8–6 .57121–9  .700
Cornell7–7 .50016–11  .593
Brown7–7 .50016–12  .571
Yale6–8 .42915–12  .556
Columbia3–11 .21413–14  .481
Dartmouth3–11 .2148–19  .296
† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Ivy League changes

This season, the Ivy League instituted conference postseason tournaments. The tournaments only awarded the Ivy League automatic bids for the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments; the official conference championships will continue to be awarded based solely on regular-season results. The Ivy League playoff took place March 11 and 12 at the Palestra. There were two semi-final games on the first day with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed playing the No. 3 seed. The final was played the next day for the NCAA bid.[2]

Roster
2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
F 2 Jackie Falconer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mechanicsburg, PA
G 10 Anna Ross 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Syracuse, NY
G 12 Kasey Chambers (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Belmar, NJ
C 13 Sydney Stipanovich (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Louis, MO
G 14 Beth Brzozowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Highland Heights, OH
G 21 Lauren Whitlatch 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bloomington, IN
G 22 Deja Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grinnell, IA
G 23 Kristen Daley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sharon, MA
G 24 Alexis Glasgow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Arlington Heights, IL
G 25 Ashley Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Braintree, MA
F 42 Jameira Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Taneytown, MD
F 43 Michelle Nwokedi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Missouri City, TX
F 50 Princess Aghayere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Reston, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2016*
2:00 p.m.		 at Duke L 55–68  0–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,263)
Durham, NC
Nov 16, 2016*
7:00 p.m.		 Binghamton L 48–61  0–2
 Palestra (378)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18, 2016*
7:00 p.m.		 at Rhode Island W 75–43  1–2
 Ryan Center (329)
Kingston, RI
Nov 22, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Saint Joseph's L 53–57  1–3
 Palestra (503)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 30, 2016*
6:00 p.m.		 at Lafayette W 64–47  2–3
 Kirby Sports Center (274)
Easton, PA
Dec 3, 2016*
1:00 p.m.		 at Wagner W 63–39  3–3
 Spiro Sports Center (623)
Staten Island, NY
Dec 7, 2016*
5:30 p.m.		 La Salle L 56–58 OT 3–4
 Palestra (331)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 p.m.		 at Richmond W 47–44  4–4
 Robins Center (623)
Richmond, VA
Dec 31, 2016*
7:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Northridge W 47–36  5–4
 Matadome (307)
Northridge, CA
Jan 2, 2017*
8:00 p.m.		 at UC Riverside W 71–55  6–4
 The SRC (149)
Riverside, CA
Jan 7, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Princeton W 62–57  7–4 (1–0)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (857)
Princeton, NJ
Jan 13, 2017
5:30 pm		 Yale W 66–55  8–4 (2–0)
 Palestra (462)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 14, 2017
5:30 pm		 Brown W 86–60  9–4 (3–0)
 Palestra (427)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Villanova L 48–60  9–5
 Palestra (575)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Temple L 53–63  9–6
 Palestra (414)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 29, 2017*
5:00 pm		 Stevens Tech W 89–43  10–6
 Palestra (405)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Harvard W 63–43  11–6 (4–0)
 Palestra (763)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 4, 2017
7:00 pm		 Dartmouth W 68–38  12–6 (5–0)
 Palestra (727)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 10, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Columbia W 64–54  13–6 (6–0)
 Levien Gymnasium (408)
New York, NY
Feb 11, 2017
5:00 p.m.		 at Cornell W 61–55  14–6 (7–0)
 Newman Arena (729)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 17, 2017
5:30 p.m., ESPN3		 at Brown W 71–68  15–6 (8–0)
 Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 18, 2017
6:00 pm		 at Yale L 48–61  15–7 (8–1)
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,074)
New Haven, CT
Feb 24, 2017
7:00 pm		 Cornell W 47–34  16–7 (9–1)
 Palestra (1,013)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 25, 2017
7:00 pm		 Columbia W 68–59  17–7 (10–1)
 Palestra (967)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 3, 2017
7:00 p.m.		 at Dartmouth W 60–47  18–7 (11–1)
 Leede Arena (546)
Hanover, NH
Mar 4, 2016
6:00 pm		 at Harvard W 64–46  19–7 (12–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (703)
Cambridge, MA
Mar 7, 2017
7:00 pm		 Princeton W 52–40  20–7 (13–1)
 Palestra (720)
Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League Women's tournament
March 11, 2017
11:30 am, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (4) Brown
Semifinals		 W 71–60  21–7
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
March 12, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (2) Princeton
Championship Game		 W 57–48  22–7
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN		 (12 B) vs. (5 B) Texas A&M
First Round		 L 61–63  22–8
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time[3].

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular season ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
PollPre-
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 NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV NR NR

See also

References
  1. "Penn Unanimously Selected to Repeat in Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". ivyleaguesports.com. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. "The Ivy League Adds Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2017" (Press release). Ivy League. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. 2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball schedule
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