2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Charlotte.

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Kemper
  • Caronica Randle
  • Stephanie Stoglin-Reed
Home arenaCam Henderson 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 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Talequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Cincinnati Huntington, West Virginia
F 1 Jovana Vucetic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Loznica, Serbia
G 2 Logan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Boyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky
G 3 Asheika Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Gwinnett HS Snellville, Georgia
G/F 4 Khadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut
G 5 McKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Princeton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia
G 10 Ashley Saintigene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Northeast HS Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
G 11 Taylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Murray State Fort Gay, West Virginia
G/F 14 Shayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Logan HS Logan, West Virginia
G 15 Tana Driver 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) So MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
G 22 Kiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Huntington HS Huntington, West Virginia
G/F 33 Madison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Spring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm
at Illinois W 55–53  1–0
State Farm Center (969)
Champaign, IL
11/15/2016*
6:00 pm
Florida A&M W 77–67  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (531)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 84–66  3–0
Cam Henderson Center (1,327)
Huntington, WV
11/25/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Feast on the Border
W 73–50  4–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (134)
Edinburg, TX
11/26/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Prairie View A&M
Feast on the Border
L 68–78  4–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (92)
Edinsburg, TX
11/30/2016*
4:00 pm
Morgan State W 62–43  5–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
at Penn State L 80–82  5–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
12/07/2016*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 53–75  5–3
Carmichael Arena (1,528)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm
Bluefield College W 77–35  6–3
Cam Henderson Center (696)
Huntington, WV
12/19/2016*
1:00 pm
Longwood W 70–50  7–3
Cam Henderson Center (536)
Huntington, WV
12/20/2016*
1:00 pm
Maine–Fort Kent W 136–62  8–3
Cam Henderson Center (416)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm
FIU W 70–52  9–3 (1–0)
Cam Henderson Center (604)
Huntington, WV
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 76–53  10–3 (2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 69–73  10–4 (2–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,575)
Norfolk, VA
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, beIN
at Charlotte L 77–93  10–5 (2–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (338)
Charlotte, NC
01/12/2017
6:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 63–72  10–6 (2–3)
Cam Henderson Center (517)
Huntington, WV
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
UAB W 61–58  11–6 (3–3)
Cam Henderson Center (593)
Huntington, WV
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at WKU L 48–60  11–7 (3–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215)
Bowling Green, KY
01/26/2017
8:00 pm
at UTSA W 88–81  12–7 (4–4)
Convocation Center (324)
San Antonio, TX
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at UTEP L 74–84  12–8 (4–5)
Don Haskins Center (1,542)
El Paso, TX
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
Southern Miss L 78–82  12–9 (4–6)
Cam Henderson Center (613)
Huntington, WV
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 64–72  12–10 (4–7)
Cam Henderson Center (1,072)
Huntington, WV
02/11/2017
1:00 pm
WKU L 64–78  12–11 (4–8)
Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
at UAB L 55–71  12–12 (4–9)
Bartow Arena (248)
Birmingham, AL
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee L 69–94  12–13 (4–10)
Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
Old Dominion L 85–94  12–14 (4–11)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
02/25/2017
1:00 pm
Charlotte L 75–89  12–15 (4–12)
Cam Henderson Center (487)
Huntington, WV
03/02/2017
8:00 pm
at Rice L 74–84  12–16 (4–13)
Tudor Fieldhouse (430)
Houston, TX
03/04/2017
1:00 pm
at North Texas W 60–57  13–16 (5–13)
The Super Pit (976)
Denton, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
3:00 pm
(12) vs. (5) Charlotte
First Round
L 66–71  13–17
Bartow Arena (820)
Birmingham, AL
*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 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2016.