2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–21 (5–11 The American)
Head coach	Matilda Mossman (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Shane Coffey; Megan Robbins; Leah Foster;
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn †	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
South Florida	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
UCF	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
SMU	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Tulane	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Cincinnati	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Memphis	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Tulsa	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323
Houston	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
East Carolina	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367


† 2017 The American Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third season for the Golden Hurricane as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth year head coach Matilda Mossman, played their home games at the Reynolds Center.

Media

All Golden Hurricane games were broadcast on KTGX CHROME 95.3 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD3. The audio broadcast could also be heard on Hurricane Vision. A video stream for all home games was on Hurricane Vision, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games were typically streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Kendrian Elliott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Wichita South	Wichita, KS
G	1	Teanna Reid	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Millwood Butler CC	Oklahoma City, OK
G	2	Tatyana Perez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Cypress Woods	Cypress, TX
G	3	Erika Wakefield	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Heritage Hall	Moore, OK
G	4	Addison Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Bixby	Bixby, OK
G	5	Jasmine Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Pearland	Pearland, TX
G	10	Alexis Gaulden	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow, OK
G	11	Ebony Parker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Klein Forest Blinn College	Houston, TX
G	12	Renetha Dickson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lutheran North	St. Louis, TX
G	13	Ashley Hughes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Sulphur	Sulphur, OK
F	22	Jessica Pongonis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Hamilton Southeastern Saint Joseph's	Fishers, IN
F	25	Tyjae' Scales	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Kinkaid	Houston, TX
F	33	Crystal Polk	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lawton Ike	Lawton, OK
F	35	Liesl Spoerl	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Cascia Hall	Tulsa, OK

Head coach

Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Shane Coffey (Oklahoma State)
Megan Robbins (Oklahoma State)
Leah Foster (St. Edward's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2016* 7:00 pm		Rogers State	W 86–39		Reynolds Center (438) Tulsa, OK
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Southern Nazarene	W 89–50		Reynolds Center (212) Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at UMKC	W 80–70	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (395) Kansas City, MO
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 62–82	1–1	Bramlage Coliseum (4,094) Manhattan, KS
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup	L 68–76	1–2	Mabee Center (2,046) Tulsa, OK
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm		South Dakota	L 68–71	1–3	Reynolds Center (228) Tulsa, OK
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 67–64	2–3	The Pit (4,894) Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. BYU UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 56–71	2–4	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Arkansas	L 50–57	2–5	Reynolds Center (514) Tulsa, OK
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		North Texas	W 63–58	3–5	Reynolds Center (211) Tulsa, OK
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 80–83	3–6	Convocation Center (836) Jonesboro, AR
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, FSOK		at No. 19 Oklahoma	L 68–85	3–7	Lloyd Noble Center (3,703) Norman, OK
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 70–64	4–7	Reynolds Center (207) Tulsa, OK
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Little Rock	L 58–63	4–8	Reynolds Center (191) Tulsa, OK
12/21/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 68–72	4–9	Hulman Center (1,367) Terre Haute, IN
AAC regular season
01/01/2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU		at Houston	L 66–71	4–10 (0–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion (686) Houston, TX
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ADN		Memphis	W 57–52	5–10 (1–1)	Reynolds Center (211) Tulsa, OK
01/07/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 22 South Florida	L 68–84	5–11 (1–2)	USF Sun Dome (1,900) Tampa, FL
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ADN		Temple	L 49–58	5–12 (1–3)	Reynolds Center (284) Tulsa, OK
01/17/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		No. 1 Connecticut	L 58–98	5–13 (1–4)	Reynolds Center (1,391) Tulsa, OK
01/21/2017 1:00 pm		at UCF	W 73–62	6–13 (2–4)	CFE Arena (2,237) Orlando, FL
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	L 65–70	6–14 (2–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,187) New Orleans, LA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 66–59	7–14 (3–5)	Reynolds Center (864) Tulsa, OK
01/31/2017 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 100–92 ^OT	8–14 (4–5)	Reynolds Center (193) Tulsa, OK
02/05/2017 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 50–96	8–15 (4–6)	Gampel Pavilion (9,347) Storrs, CT
02/08/2017 11:00 am, ADN		at Temple	L 43–70	8–16 (4–7)	Liacouras Center (3,402) Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ADN		UCF	L 58–62	8–17 (4–8)	Reynolds Center (449) Tulsa, OK
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Houston	L 62–65	8–18 (4–9)	Reynolds Center (391) Tulsa, OK
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at SMU	L 41–62	8–19 (4–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,472) Dallas, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		South Florida	L 64–90	8–20 (4–11)	Reynolds Center (674) Tulsa, OK
02/27/2017 6:00 pm		at Cincinnati	W 78–61	9–20 (5–11)	Fifth Third Arena (624) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) Memphis First Round	W 60–55	10–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,446) Uncasville, CT
03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut Quarterfinals	L 57–105	10–21	Mohegan Sun Arena (5,513) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tulsa. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

[1] "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tulsa. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

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v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Venues	Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1987) Expo Square Pavilion (1996–1998) Reynolds Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts
Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–1996 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References