2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were fourth year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carla D. Morrow
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
  • Mark Stephens
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Creighton 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Marquette 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
St. John's 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Georgetown 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Providence 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Xavier 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Seton Hall 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Butler 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hoover HS North Canton, OH
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Redan HS Lithonia GA
F 15 Megan Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH
G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mexia HS Mexia, TN
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Marietta HS Marietta, OH
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Solon HS Solon, OH
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH
F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY
F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
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
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm, BEDN
Tennessee State
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic
W 63–54  1–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2016*
12:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 54–48  2–0
Cintas Center (3,736)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 83–46  3–0
Cintas Center (645)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 62–41  4–0
Cintas Center (688)
Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 86–53  5–0
Cintas Center (487)
Cincinnati, OH
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Michigan W 61–58  6–0
Cintas Center (721)
Cincinnati, OH
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 45–58  6–1
LJVM Coliseum (416)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Cincinnati
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
W 71–62  7–1
Fifth Third Arena (1,362)
Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2016*
5:15 pm
vs. No. 20 Oklahoma
Puerto Rico Classic
L 69–81  7–2
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Puerto Rico Classic
L 59–73  7–3
South Point Arena (83)
Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016*
7:45 pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Puerto Rico Classic
W 75–52  8–3
South Point Arena (120)
Enterprise, NV
Big East regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 54–51  9–3 (1–0)
Alumni Hall (477)
Providence, RI
12/30/2016
8:05 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 52–63  9–4 (1–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
St. John's L 48–65  9–5 (1–2)
Cintas Center (671)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 72–64  10–5 (2–2)
Cintas Center (620)
Cincinnati, OH
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Butler L 62–65 OT 10–6 (2–3)
Cintas Center (923)
Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 61–85  10–7 (2–4)
Al McGuire Center (2,419)
Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 21 DePaul L 69–85  10–8 (2–5)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,311)
Chicago, IL
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown L 64–69 OT 10–9 (2–6)
Cintas Center (1,730)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova L 49–72  10–10 (2–7)
Cintas Center (1,016)
Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 62–71  10–11 (2–8)
Walsh Gymnasium (783)
South Orange, NJ
01/29/2017
3:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 55–64  10–12 (2–9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 53–43  11–12 (3–9)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043)
Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 DePaul L 43–70  11–13 (3–10)
Cintas Center (2,770)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 71–86  11–14 (3–11)
Cintas Center (2,185)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2017
7:30 pm, FS1
at Villanova L 71–76 2OT 11–15 (3–12)
The Pavilion (1,019)
Villanova, PA
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 63–81  11–16 (3–13)
McDonough Gymnasium (891)
Washington, D.C.
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, FS2
Creighton L 57–67  11–17 (3–14)
Cintas Center (1,987)
Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017
11:30 am, BEDN
Providence W 67–57  11–18 (4–14)
Cintas Center (938)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN
vs. Butler
First Round
L 66–68  11–19
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com.