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
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–14 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Hicks Alaura Sharp
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center

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

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 Brooke Stoehr (Louisiana Tech) Scott Stoehr (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Lindsey Hicks (Purdue) Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team