2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.

2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record25–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vicki Hall
  • Tony Greene
  • Tiffany Swoffard
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Ohio 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Buffalo 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Bowling Green 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Akron 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Ball State 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Toledo 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Western Michigan 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Roster

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2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia Cunningham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Horn Lake
Murray State
Horn Lake, MS
F 1 Sara Rokkanen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 2 Mikaela Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Proviso West Hillside, IL
G 3 Mariella Santucci 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Liceo Scientifico Sabin Bologna, Italy
G/F 5 Sarah St-Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Dawson College Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Merveilles Tshitenge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr ESCC
Redlands CC
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G 11 Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Greig City Academy London, England
F 12 Janice Monakana (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Greig City Academy London, England
C 15 Kaayla McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
G 22 Halee Printz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Tippecanoe Tipp City, OH
F 23 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Toledo Rogers Youngstown, OH
F 24 Michaela Rasmussen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Holy Family Chaska, MN
G/F 35 Jada Woody 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Plymouth Canton, MI
C 43 Sophie Reecher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Byron Byron, IL
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
November 5, 2016*
12:00 pm
Lock Haven (PA) W 99–41 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–60  1–0
American Bank Center (477)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 15, 2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island W 65–50  2–0
Savage Arena (3,189)
Toledo, OH
November 19, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Cleveland State W 92–59  3–0
Wolstein Center (197)
Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Davidson
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 76–41  4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2016*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 9 UCLA
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 73–75  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 79–51  5–1
Savage Arena (3,421)
Toledo, OH
December 4, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Madonna W 99–47  6–1
Savage Arena (3,487)
Toledo, OH
December 9, 2016*
11:00 am, SPCSN
at Dayton W 76–72  7–1
UD Arena (9,007)
Dayton, OH
December 11, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Bonaventure W 74–50  8–1
Savage Arena (3,143)
Toledo, OH
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 Notre Dame L 68–85  8–2
Savage Arena (5,697)
Toledo, OH
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 72–66  9–2
Savage Arena (3,548)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 45–51  9–3 (0–1)
Savage Arena (3,509)
Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 66–49  10–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (757)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Miami (OH) W 64–50  11–3 (2–1)
Savage Arena (3,381)
Toledo, OH
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
at Buffalo W 73–64  12–3 (3–1)
Alumni Arena (1,102)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 73–77  12–4 (3–2)
Savage Arena (3,758)
Toledo, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Ohio L 55–64  12–5 (3–3)
Savage Arena (3,594)
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm
at Kent State L 60–70  12–6 (3–4)
MAC Center (424)
Kent, OH
January 28, 2017
4:30 pm
Central Michigan W 74–72  13–6 (4–4)
Savage Arena (4,309)
Toledo, OH
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
Buffalo W 85–63  14–6 (5–4)
Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 55–61  14–7 (5–5)
Convocation Center (3,356)
Athens, OH
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan W 72–66  15–7 (6–5)
University Arena (500)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 74–59  16–7 (7–5)
Savage Arena (4,363)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron W 61–57  17–7 (8–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (516)
Akron, OH
February 18, 2017
12:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 61–72  17–8 (8–6)
McGuirk Arena (1,822)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 65–57  18–8 (9–6)
Savage Arena (3,372)
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 75–67  19–8 (10–6)
Savage Arena (4,091)
Toledo, OH
March 1, 2017
9:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 79–75  20–8 (11–6)
Convocation Center (763)
DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 76–66 OT 21–8 (12–6)
Worthen Arena (1,785)
Muncie, IN
MAC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) (11) Akron
First Round
W 65–37  22–8
Savage Arena (3,627)
Toledo, OH
March 8, 2017
7:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 66–63  23–8
Quicken Loans Arena (3,433)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017
1:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (7) Buffalo
Semifinals
W 72–65  24–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,277)
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
(6) vs. (4) Northern Illinois
Championship Game
W 82–71  25–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,589)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 S) vs. (7 S) Creighton
First Round
L 49–76  25–9
Gill Coliseum (4,692)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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