2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by ninth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record24–10 (14–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Colloton
  • Ryenn Micaletti
  • Katie Rokus
  • Rebecca Tillett
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Navy 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Army 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
American 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Boston University 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Colgate 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Holy Cross 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
Lehigh 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Lafayette 2 16   .111 4 28   .125
2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Durham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Mount Vernon Fort Belvoir, VA
G 2 Sara Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northwestern Lehigh New Tripoli, PA
G 5 Sarita Condie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pershing County Lovelock, NV
F 10 Laurel Jaunich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Champlain Valley Union Charlotte, VT
F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Spalding Hughesville, MD
G 13 Hannah Fenske 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Volcano Vista Albuquerque, NM
G 15 Bianca Roach 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
G 21 Justice Swett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ensworth Nashville, TN
G 23 Molly Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ames Ames, IA
F 25 Ashanti Kennedy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
G 30 Morgan Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Greenbrier Evans, GA
G 50 Mary Kate Ulasewicz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mount Saint Joseph Doylestown, PA
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
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 65–75  0–1
LJVM Coliseum (882)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
at No. 13 Tennessee L 55–85  0–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,212)
Knoxville, TN
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 78–69  1–2
Alumni Hall (508)
Annapolis, MD
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Iona W 73–68  2–2
Alumni Hall (307)
Annapolis, MD
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm
at Nevada
Nugget Classic semifinals
W 79–62  3–2
Lawlor Events Center (1,662)
Reno, NV
11/26/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. Arkansas
Nugget Classic championship
L 67–70  3–3
Lawlor Events Center (838)
Reno, NV
11/29/2016*
8:00 pm
at Air Force W 64–46  4–3
Clune Arena (535)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2016*
8:15 pm
Cleveland State
Navy Classic
W 88–63  5–3
Alumni Hall (297)
Annapolis, MD
12/04/2016*
4:15 pm
Liberty
Navy Classic
W 67–66  6–3
Alumni Hall (235)
Annapolis, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Goucher W 93–40  7–3
Alumni Hall (227)
Annapolis, MD
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 64–68 OT 7–4
Recreation Athletic Complex (483)
Fairfax, VA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm
at Bucknell L 64–67  7–5 (0–1)
Sojka Pavilion (597)
Lewisburg, PA
01/02/2017
1:00 pm
Holy Cross W 57–56  8–5 (1–1)
Alumni Hall (434)
Annapolis, MD
01/06/2017
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 62–59  9–5 (2–1)
Case Gym (172)
Boston, MA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
at Colgate W 80–67  10–5 (3–1)
Cotterell Court (593)
Hamilton, NY
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 77–51  11–5 (4–1)
Alumni Hall (1,008)
Annapolis, MD
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 76–41  12–5 (5–1)
Alumni Hall (622)
Annapolis, MD
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 66–64  13–5 (6–1)
Stabler Arena (639)
Bethlehem, PA
01/21/2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Army W 63–58  14–5 (7–1)
Christl Arena (5,291)
West Point, NY
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 73–71  15–5 (8–1)
Hart Center (1,244)
Worcester, MA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Boston University W 55–41  16–5 (9–1)
Alumni Hall (422)
Annapolis, MD
02/04/2017
4:00 pm
Colgate L 61–69  16–6 (9–2)
Alumni Hall (723)
Annapolis, MD
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 55–43  17–6 (10–2)
Reitz Arena (274)
Baltimore, MD
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 68–65  18–6 (11–2)
Kirby Sports Center (572)
Easton, PA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 69–37  19–6 (12–2)
Alumni Hall (428)
Annapolis, MD
02/18/2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
Army W 67–62  20–6 (13–2)
Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at American L 48–50  20–7 (13–3)
Bender Arena (433)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
Bucknell L 54–63  20–8 (13–4)
Alumni Hall (1,086)
Annapolis, MD
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
American W 60–44  21–8 (14–4)
Alumni Hall (1,137)
Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
7:00 pm
(2) (10) Lafayette
Quarterfinals
W 53–37  22–8
Alumni Hall (587)
Annapolis, MD
03/10/2017
7:30 pm
(2) vs. (3) Army
Semifinals
W 54–53  23–8
Sojka Pavilion (1,337)
Lewisburg, PA
03/12/2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
(2) at (1) Bucknell
Championship Game
L 71–79  23–9
Sojka Pavilion (1,231)
Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at George Washington
First Round
W 61–51 OT 24–9
Charles E. Smith Center (412)
Washington, D.C.
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 52–71  24–10
Cassell Coliseum (768)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NAVYSPORTS.COM - The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics". Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.