2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by first year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Southern Methodist University in the first round.

2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–14 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Alaura Sharp
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 23 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Charlotte 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UTSA 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 22 13   .629
UAB 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
North Texas 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Marshall 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
UTEP 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
FIU 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 18   .000 4 25   .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Dawn Gipson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 2 Rochelle Vasquez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College Dallas, TX
G 3 Kierra Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Springdale HS Springdale, AR
G 4 Kierra Anthony 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So New Iberia HS New Iberia, LA
G 10 Maren Kreid 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Brentwood Academy Franklin, TN
G 12 Daria McCutcheon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Plano East HS Plano, TX
G 14 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Homeschooled Houston, TX
G 22 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Breaux Bridge HS Breaux Bridge, LA
F 23 Reauna Cleaver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Elizabethtown HS Elizabethtown, KY
G 24 Ashley Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr S.H. Rider HS Wichita Falls, TX
G 25 Nikki McDonald (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Elon Atlanta, GA
G 30 Ashley Santos 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Marquette Geneva, IL
F 32 Kevione Moten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Ouachita HS Monroe, LA
F 34 Alexus Malone (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Buffalo Oxford, MS
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*
6:30 pm
LSU L 73–77  0–1
Thomas Assembly Center (4,111)
Ruston, LA
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 69–55  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,019)
Ruston, LA
11/22/2016*
4:00 pm
at Clemson L 67–78 OT 1–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (254)
Clemson, SC
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 103–63  2–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,523)
Ruston, LA
11/29/2016*
6:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–53  3–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (503)
Ruston, LA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at McNeese State W 66–56  4–2
Burton Coliseum (404)
Lake Charles, LA
12/07/2016*
11:15 am
Stephen F. Austin L 58–60  4–3
Thomas Assembly Center (2,486)
Ruston, LA
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
Nicholls State W 68–52  5–3
Thomas Assembly Center (1,510)
Ruston, LA
12/14/2016*
6:30 pm
Auburn L 66–76  5–4
Thomas Assembly Center (1,526)
Ruston, LA
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at Memphis L 54–56  5–5
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (542)
Memphis, TN
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 72–80  5–6
Cajundome (774)
Lafayette, LA
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
6:30 pm
Southern Miss W 72–61  6–6 (1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,530)
Ruston, LA
01/05/2017
8:05 pm
at UTEP L 62–69  6–7 (1–1)
Don Haskins Center (1,617)
El Paso, TX
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at UTSA L 61–63  6–8 (1–2)
Convocation Center (252)
San Antonio, TX
01/12/2017
6:30 pm
Charlotte W 80–54  7–8 (2–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,612)
Ruston, LA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
Old Dominion L 6469  7–9 (2–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,530)
Ruston, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Rice W 70–67 OT 8–9 (3–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (464)
Houston, TX
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Texas W 72–65  9–9 (4–3)
The Super Pit (1,098)
Denton, TX
01/26/2017
6:30 pm
UAB W 64–63  10–9 (5–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,526)
Ruston, LA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 65–79  10–10 (5–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,528)
Ruston, LA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at WKU L 58–67  10–11 (5–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,127)
Bowling Green, KY
02/04/2017
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 72–64  11–11 (6–5)
Cam Henderson Center (1,072)
Huntington, WV
02/09/2017
6:30 pm
UTEP W 69–61  12–11 (7–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,809)
Ruston, LA
02/11/2017
1:00 pm
UTSA W 77–71  13–11 (8–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,934)
Ruston, LA
02/16/2017
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 76–52  14–11 (9–5)
FAU Arena (489)
Boca Raton, FL
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
at FIU W 76–63  15–11 (10–5)
FIU Arena (328)
Miami, FL
02/23/2017
6:30 pm
North Texas W 65–49  16–11 (11–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,648)
Ruston, LA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
Rice W 62–51  17–11 (12–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,025)
Ruston, LA
03/03/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 63–72  17–12 (12–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,581)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
3:00 pm
(4) vs. (5) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 66–55  18–12
Bartow Arena (686)
Birmingham, AL
03/09/2017
3:00 pm, ASN
(4) vs. (1) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
L 59–77  18–13
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at SMU
First Round
L 70–75 OT 18–14
Moody Coliseum (847)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "LA Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.