2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles Women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 16th year head coach Wendy Schuller, played their home games at Reese Court as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Montana State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Idaho.

2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record19–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerise Freeman
  • Bryce Currie
  • Jodi Page
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
North Dakota 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Idaho 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Idaho State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Portland State 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Weber State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Montana 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Ashli Payne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Olympic HS
Umpqua CC
Bremerton, WA
G 1 Aqeelah Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cleveland HS Seattle, WA
F 2 Uriah Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Miramonte HS Oakland, CA
G 3 Symone Starks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Highlands Ranch HS Lone Tree, CO
G 4 Delaney Hodgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Chiawana HS Pasco, WA
G 5 Baylee Rexing 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Fr North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA
C 10 Kianna Baker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Tulare Union HS Tulare, CA
F 11 Amy Hartheroad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Plano West HS Dallas, TX
G 12 Violet Kapri Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wilson HS Tacoma, WA
G 13 Desiree Harding 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Fresno HS Fresno, CA
G 20 Tisha Phillips 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Lewiston HS Lapwai, ID
F 23 Mariah Cunningham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central Valley HS Spokane, WA
G 24 Amira Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wenatchee HS Wenatchee, WA
F 30 Alissa Sealby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wenatchee HS Wenatchee, WA
G 54 Andie Easley (I)   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Horizon HS
Hawai'i
Phoenix, AZ
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
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
4:00 pm
Eastern Oregon W 67–60 
Reese Court (330)
Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 Washington
Preseason WNIT First Round
L 52–100  0–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,263)
Seattle, WA
11/18/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Elon
Preseason WNIT consolation round
L 55–76  0–2
McGuirk Arena (100)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Furman
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 68–56  1–2
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2016*
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 83–50  2–2
UCCU Center (203)
Orem, UT
11/27/2016*
3:00 pm
Multnomah W 88–30  3–2
Reese Court (227)
Cheney, WA
12/01/2016*
6:00 pm
at Boise State L 64–67  3–3
Taco Bell Arena (613)
Boise, ID
12/03/2016*
6:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 71–57  4–3
Matadome (316)
Northridge, CA
12/08/2016*
11:00 am
Cal State Fullerton W 84–67  5–3
Reese Court (2,730)
Cheney, WA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Gonzaga L 54–73  5–4
Reese Court (1,438)
Cheney, WA
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
at Air Force Cancelled[2] Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
at Tulane
Tulane Classic semifinals
L 51–63  5–5
Devlin Fieldhouse (820)
New Orleans, LA
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Drake
Tulane Classic 3rd place game
L 78–93  5–6
Devlin Fieldhouse (529)
New Orleans, LA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Idaho W 67–57  6–6 (1–0)
Reese Court (680)
Cheney, WA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
at Montana State L 83–88  6–7 (1–1)
Worthington Arena (1,266)
Bozeman, MT
01/07/2017
1:00 pm
at Montana W 60–46  7–7 (2–1)
Dahlberg Arena (2,648)
Missoula, MT
01/12/2017
6:00 pm
Idaho State W 58–41  8–7 (3–1)
Reese Court (612)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
Weber State W 99–85  9–7 (4–1)
Reese Court (580)
Cheney, WA
01/19/2017
6:30 pm
at Northern Arizona L 47–56  9–8 (4–2)
Walkup Skydome (249)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 67–66  10–8 (5–2)
Centrum Arena (726)
Cedar City, UT
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
Montana W 64–57  11–8 (6–2)
Reese Court (1,026)
Cheney, WA
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
Montana State L 61–72  11–9 (6–3)
Reese Court (1,008)
Cheney, WA
02/02/2017
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 72–65  12–9 (7–3)
Hornets Nest (448)
Sacramento, CA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Portland State W 68–62  13–9 (8–3)
Peter Stott Center (250)
Portland, OR
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
North Dakota L 71–75  13–10 (8–4)
Reese Court (795)
Cheney, WA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 67–61  14–10 (9–4)
Reese Court (1,010)
Cheney, WA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Idaho L 51–78  14–11 (9–5)
Cowan Spectrum (574)
Moscow, ID
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Weber State W 70–42  15–11 (10–5)
Dee Events Center (637)
Ogden, UT
02/25/2017
1:00 pm
at Idaho State W 61–58  16–11 (11–5)
Reed Gym (1,035)
Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017
6:00 pm
Southern Utah L 63–64  16–12 (11–6)
Reese Court (801)
Cheney, WA
03/03/2017
6:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 79–64  17–12 (12–6)
Reese Court (1,003)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
2:35 pm
(4) vs. (5) Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 73–64  18–12
Reno Events Center (787)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
12:05 pm
(4) vs. (1) Montana State
Semifinals
L 59–61  18–13
Reno Events Center (1,202)
Reno, NV
WBI
03/16/2017*
5:00 pm
at Texas State
First Round
W 66–62 OT 19–13
Strahan Coliseum (1,255)
San Marcos, TX
03/20/2017*
6:05 pm
Idaho
Quarterfinals
L 67–74  19–14
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 WOMen's BASKETBALL Schedule".
  2. ^ "Inclement Weather Cancels @EWUWBB Game at Air Force". Eastern Washington Eagles Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.