2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 9–21, 3–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–21 (3–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sheila Roux
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton †13–3 .81322–10  .688
George Washington13–3 .81320–10  .667
Saint Louis12–4 .75025–9  .735
Saint Joseph's12–4 .75017–15  .531
Fordham11–5 .68822–12  .647
La Salle9–7 .56317–13  .567
Duquesne8–8 .50018–16  .529
VCU8–8 .50016–15  .516
Richmond7–9 .43813–17  .433
George Mason6–10 .37513–17  .433
St. Bonaventure4–12 .2509–20  .310
Davidson4–12 .2506–23  .207
UMass3–13 .1889–21  .300
Rhode Island2–14 .1256–23  .207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

2016–17 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

Roster
2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBoston Latin School Boston, MA
G 2 Ryan Holder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrRoland Park Country School Baltimore, MD
G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrQuest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV
C 10 Allison Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNorwell HS Norwell, MA
G 14 Megan Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrShelton HS Shelton, CT
F 15 Taylor Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRedan HS Covington, GA
G 21 Gabrielle Kenefick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCanton HS Canton, MA
G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWoodhaven Brownstown, MI
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPriestnall School Stockport, England
F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrThe Ursuline School
San Diego State		 New Rochelle, NY
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
Exbitition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm		 UMass Dartmouth W 76–27 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Buffalo L 47–61  0–1
 Alumni Arena (1,719)
Amherst, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm		 North Dakota State W 70–58  1–1
 Mullins Center (284)
Amherst, MA
11/19/2016*
11:30 am		 at Iowa
Hawkeye Challenge semifinals		 L 30–71  1–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435)
Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016*
12:30 pm		 vs. Montana
Hawkeye Challenge 3rd place game		 W 59–58  2–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107)
Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm		 Central Connecticut W 76–37  3–2
 Mullins Center (293)
Amherst, MA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm		 Merrimack W 73–44  4–2
 Mullins Center (374)
Amherst, MA
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm		 at Hartford L 56–75  4–3
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT
12/04/2016
1:00 pm		 George Mason L 55–66  4–4 (0–1)
 Mullins Center (305)
Amherst, MA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 55–71  4–5
 Hofstra Arena (183)
Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm		 Bryant W 68–62  5–5
 Mullins Center (495)
Amherst, MA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Boston University L 60–64  5–6
 Case Gym (186)
Boston, MA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm		 Holy Cross W 69–66  6–6
 Mullins Center (345)
Amherst, MA
12/27/2016*
12:00 pm		 at FIU
FIU Holiday Tournament		 L 57–58  6–7
 FIU Arena (339)
Miami, FL
12/28/2016*
12:00 pm		 vs. Drexel
FIU Holiday Tournament		 L 47–65  6–8
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/31/2016
2:00 pm		 at Dayton L 65–77  6–9 (0–2)
 UD Arena (1,809)
Dayton, OH
01/04/2017
7:00 pm		 Rhode Island W 68–67  7–9 (1–2)
 Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
01/07/2017
7:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's L 50–81  7–10 (1–3)
 Hagan Arena (843)
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2017
12:00 pm		 at Davidson W 61–60  8–10 (2–3)
 John M. Belk Arena (742)
Davidson, NC
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN		 Duquesne W 75–67  9–10 (3–3)
 Mullins Center (1,006)
Amherst, MA
01/19/2017
11:00 am		 St. Bonaventure L 38–55  9–11 (3–4)
 Mullins Center (2,650)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2017
3:00 pm		 George Washington L 54–60 2OT 9–12 (3–5)
 Mullins Center (903)
Amherst, MA
01/25/2017
12:00 pm		 at La Salle L 64–68  9–13 (3–6)
 Tom Gola Arena (567)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm		 at VCU L 52–55  9–14 (3–7)
 Siegel Center (1,106)
Richmond, VA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm		 Saint Louis L 60–81  9–15 (3–8)
 Mullins Center (460)
Amherst, MA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm		 Davidson L 59–63  9–16 (3–9)
 Mullins Center (401)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 at Fordham L 43–74  9–17 (3–10)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (797)
Bronx, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm		 at Richmond L 45–56  9–18 (3–11)
 Robins Center (537)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm		 La Salle L 52–57  9–19 (3–12)
 Mullins Center (650)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm		 at Rhode Island L 50–53  9–20 (3–13)
 Ryan Center (449)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017
3:00 pm		 at Saint Louis
First Round		 L 51–91  9–21
 Chaifetz Arena (573)
St. Louis, MO
*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
PollPre-
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18		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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