2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fourth year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
SHU Thanksgiving Classic champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kristin Cole
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Talby Justus
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Little Rock17–1 .94425–8  .758
UT Arlington14–4 .77822–8  .733
Troy †12–6 .66722–10  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette11–7 .61120–11  .645
Texas State11–7 .61116–14  .533
Georgia Southern9–9 .50013–17  .433
Coastal Carolina8–10 .44413–16  .448
Georgia State8–10 .44412–18  .400
Appalachian State6–12 .33312–19  .387
South Alabama5–13 .27811–20  .355
Arkansas State4–14 .2227–25  .219
Louisiana–Monroe3–15 .1676–24  .200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrL D Bell Bedford, TX
G 2 Lauren Billie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoEast Central Tulsa, OK
G 3 Crystal Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoTrimble Tech
Seattle		 Fort Worth, TX
G 4 Breck Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrDale
NOC-Enid		 Shawnee, OK
G 5 Miranda LeJune 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPearland
San Jacinto College-North		 Pearland, TX
G 11 Shelby Richards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRiverton
Odessa JC		 South Jordan, UT
G 12 Brooke Alexander (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoPrestonwood Christian Academy
Liberty		 Frisco, TX
F 13 Greta Kairyte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrPalangos Senoji Gimnazija
Weatherford		 Palanga, Lithuania
G 14 Ericka Mattingly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWichita South Wichita, KS
G 23 Christina Devers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrConners State Wichita, KS
G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBroken Arrow Tulsa, OK
F 25 Allyson Te'o 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX
F 33 Kelsey Johnson Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWashington Washington, OK
F 44 Rebekah Van Dijk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrNazareth Nazareth, TX
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm		 UTSA W 75–54  1–0
 College Park Center (592)
Arlington, TX
11/16/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS		 at WKU W 71–68  2–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,712)
Bowling Green, KY
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm		 Wichita State W 74–70  3–0
 College Park Center (525)
Arlington, TX
11/26/2016*
11:00 am		 vs. San Diego State
SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals		 W 64–58  4–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (311)
South Orange, NJ
11/27/2016*
1:30 pm		 at Seton Hall
SHU Thanksgiving Classic championship		 W 86–61  5–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (656)
South Orange, NJ
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 60–65  5–1
 College Park Center (547)
Arlington, TX
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, FCS Pacific		 at Kansas State L 49–62  5–2
 Bramlage Coliseum (4,050)
Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm		 Eastern New Mexico W 65–48  6–2
 College Park Center (419)
Arlington, TX
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 80–50  7–2
 College Park Center (575)
Arlington, TX
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Texas Tech L 60–79  7–3
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,794)
Lubbock, TX
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm		 Appalachian State W 74–63  8–3
(1–0)		 College Park Center (591)
Arlington, TX
12/31/2016
2:00 pm		 Coastal Carolina W 60–58  9–3
(2–0)		 College Park Center (1,892)
Arlington, TX
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, SPEC		 at Texas State W 61–39  10–3
(3–0)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,667)
San Marcos, TX
01/12/2017
7:05 pm		 at South Alabama W 73–49  11–3
(4–0)		 Mitchell Center (356)
Mobile, AL
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Troy L 68–85  11–4
(4–1)		 Trojan Arena (867)
Troy, AL
01/19/2017
7:00 pm		 Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–66  12–4
(5–1)		 College Park Center (554)
Arlington, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Louisiana–Monroe W 93–59  13–4
(6–1)		 College Park Center (2,659)
Arlington, TX
01/26/2016
6:00 pm		 at Coastal Carolina W 70–41  14–4
(7–1)		 HTC Center (320)
Conway, SC
01/28/2017
12:00 pm		 at Appalachian State W 73–62  15–4
(8–1)		 Holmes Center (477)
Boone, NC
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, SPEC		 Texas State L 69–75  15–5
(8–2)		 College Park Center (1,218)
Arlington, TX
02/09/2017
11:30 am		 Little Rock L 49–58  15–6
(8–3)		 College Park Center (5,011)
Arlington, TX
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 Arkansas State W 69–58  16–6
(9–3)		 College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
02/16/2017
6:00 pm		 at Georgia Southern W 69–60  17–6
(10–3)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (268)
Statesboro, GA
02/18/2017
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Georgia State L 59–64  17–7
(10–4)		 GSU Sports Arena (526)
Atlanta, GA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm		 Troy W 78–72  18–7
(11–4)		 College Park Center (728)
Arlington, TX
02/25/2017
2:00 pm		 South Alabama W 53–41  19–7
(12–4)		 College Park Center (2,878)
Arlington, TX
03/02/2017
5:15 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 83–47  20–7
(13–4)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,604)
Monroe, LA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–76  21–7
(14–4)		 Cajundome (1,284)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (10) South Alabama
Quarterfinals		 W 65–53  22–7
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (3) Troy
Semifinals		 L 59–88  22–8
 Lakefront Arena (1,027)
New Orleans, LA
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Tulane
First Round		 L 53–62  22–9
 Devlin Fieldhouse (717)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "UT Arlington Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". www.utamavs.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
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