2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Foster, play their home games at the McKenzie Arena and are members of the Southern Conference. The team was regular season and tournament champions at 21–10 (12–2).

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions
& tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–11 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Katie Burrows
  • Brittany Jonson
  • John McCray
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
Chattanooga* 12 2   .857 21 10   .677
East Tennessee State 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
UNC Greensboro 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Furman 7 7   .500 14 17   .452
Samford 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
Wofford 3 11   .214 13 17   .433
Western Carolina 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
2017 SoCon Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed

Roster

edit
2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
F/C 3 Jasmine Joyner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Southaven, MS
G 5 Anna Claire Noblit 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Tuscumbia, AL
F 10 Queen Alford   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Decatur, GA
G 14 Molly Melton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Knoxville, TN
G/F 20 Keiana Gilbert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Columbia, TN
G/F 21 Sydney Vanlandingham   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hermitage, TN
G 22 Shelby Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Murfreesboro, TN
G 23 Moses Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Atlanta, GA
G 24 Nakeia Burks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Huntsville, AL
G 25 Chelsey Schumpert 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Paducah, KY
F/C 30 Ansley Chilton   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Trenton, GA
G 33 Laklyn Bouldin   5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spencer, TN
G/F 35 Aryanna Gilbert   5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pulaski, TN
F/C 41 Ashlyn Wert   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Lancaster, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Rutgers W 66–53  1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,547)
Piscataway, NJ
November 14, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 20 Florida L 61–72  1–1
McKenzie Arena (2,427)
Chattanooga, TN
November 17, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 23 Indiana L 76–79  1–2
McKenzie Arena (1,709)
Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Lafayette
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 68–43  2–2
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 54–49  3–2
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 4 Louisville
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 47–63  3–3
KFC Yum! Center (7,719)
Louisville, KY
November 25, 2016*
2:00 pm
Green Bay L 55–71  3–4
McKenzie Arena (1,557)
Chattanooga, TN
November 27, 2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Maine
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 39–49  3–5
MassMutual Center (1,812)
Springfield, MA
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 Connecticut L 43–80  3–6
XL Center (6,090)
Hartford, CT
December 3, 2016*
7:00 pm
at UT Martin W 80–60  4–6
Skyhawk Arena (1,123)
Martin, TN
December 5, 2016*
6:30 pm
Stetson W 66–55  5–6
McKenzie Arena (1,514)
Chattanooga, TN
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 55–68  5–7
Alico Arena (1,014)
Fort Myers, FL
December 27, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 2 Notre Dame L 58–79  5–8
McKenzie Arena (3,388)
Chattanooga, TN
December 30, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 56–48  6–8
Templeton Physical Education Center (243)
Clinton, SC
SoCon Regular Season
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm
at Samford W 77–61  7–8 (1–0)
Pete Hanna Center (312)
Homewood, AL
January 7, 2017
2:00 pm
at Mercer W 74–56  8–8 (2–0)
Hawkins Arena (1,575)
Macon, GA
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 60–45  9–8 (3–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,641)
Chattanooga, TN
January 19, 2017
6:30 pm
Western Carolina W 67–46  10–8 (4–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,498)
Chattanooga, TN
January 21, 2016
2:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 58–55  11–8 (5–0)
McKenzie Arena (4,644)
Chattanooga, TN
January 26, 2017
11:00 am
at Wofford W 71–61  12–8 (6–0)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,872)
Spartanburg, SC
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm
at Furman L 48–65  12–9 (6–1)
Timmons Arena (468)
Greenville, SC
February 2, 2017
5:30 pm
Mercer W 70–50  13–9 (7–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,364)
Chattanooga, TN
February 6, 2017
2:00 pm
Samford W 74–56  14–9 (8–1)
McKenzie Arena (1,575)
Chattanooga, TN
February 10, 2017
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State W 70–62  15–9 (9–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,316)
Johnson City, TN
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 72–75 OT 15–10 (9–2)
Fleming Gymnasium (407)
Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 60–48  16–10 (10–2)
Ramsey Center (525)
Cullhowee, NC
February 23, 2017
6:30 pm
Furman W 66–43  17–10 (11–2)
McKenzie Arena (1,501)
Chattanooga, TN
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm
Wofford W 76–56  18–10 (12–2)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 2, 2017
11:30 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 85–41  19–10
U.S. Cellular Center (3,193)
Asheville, NC
March 3, 2017
11:00 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals
W 75–53  20–10
U.S. Cellular Center (3,329)
Asheville, NC
March 5, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Mercer
Championship Game
W 61–59  21–10
U.S. Cellular Center (908)
Asheville, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(13 O) at (3 O) Louisville
1st Round
L 62–82  21–11
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

References

edit