2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by ninth year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Idaho. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record19–14 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Trujillo
  • Ryan Johnson
  • Bryanna Mueller
Home arenaReed Gym
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
North Dakota 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Idaho 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Idaho State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Portland State 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Weber State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Montana 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Isabel Vara de Rey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ciudad de Los Adelantados Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
G 2 Grace Kenyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bainbridge HS Bainbridge Island, WA
G 3 Saylair Grandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westview HS Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Juliet Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA
G 5 Bianca Thacker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cornerstone College, Mt. Barker Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Freya Newton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Freyberg HS
Gillette College
Palmerston North, New Zealand
F 11 Sai Tapasa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Central HS Monmouth, OR
G 12 Brook Blair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Rangitoto College
Northeastern Junior College
Murrays Bay, New Zealand
F 15 Irene Vicente 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rivas Promete Junior Alcalá de Henares, Spain
F 20 April Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Boulder HS Boulder, CO
F 22 Lindsay Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Arlington HS Arlington, WA
F 30 Megan Hochstein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Rocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID
F 32 Jenna Morch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lebanon HS Lebanon, OR
F 41 Estefania Ors 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr None Altura, Spain
G 44 Britanny Kochenderfer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Henley HS Klamath Falls, OR
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
11/05/2016*
2:00 pm
Alaska Anchorange W 88–46 
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 78–82  0–1
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 24 Oregon State L 38–61  0–2
Gill Coliseum (2,589)
Corvallis, OR
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 65–54  1–2
Reed Gym (763)
Pocatello, ID
11/24/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. James Madison
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 53–83  1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Davidson
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 70–58  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Utah State L 56–69  2–4
Smith Spectrum (665)
Logan, UT
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at No. 21 Colorado L 56–85  2–5
Coors Events Center (1,602)
Boulder, CO
12/06/2016*
6:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 42–35  3–5
Kohl Center (2,852)
Madison, WI
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Denver W 65–64 2OT 4–5
Reed Gym (739)
Pocatello, ID
12/16/2016*
8:00 pm
Montana Tech W 77–55  5–5
Reed Gym (709)
Pocatello, ID
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 61–56  6–5
Reed Gym (758)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
Montana W 61–43  7–5 (1–0)
Reed Gym (920)
Pocatello, ID
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Montana State W 67–59  8–5 (2–0)
Reed Gym (826)
Pocatello, ID
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Weber State L 43–50  8–6 (2–1)
Dee Events Center (748)
Ogden, UT
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 41–58  8–7 (2–2)
Reese Court (612)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at Idaho W 67–60  9–7 (3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (415)
Moscow, ID
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 62–77  9–8 (3–3)
Reed Gym (942)
Pocatello, ID
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
North Dakota L 70–75  9–9 (3–4)
Reed Gym (893)
Pocatello, ID
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at Weber State W 57–52  10–9 (4–4)
Reed Gym (1,031)
Pocatello, ID
02/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 64–51  11–9 (5–4)
Walkup Skydome (389)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2017
7:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 71–68 2OT 12–9 (6–4)
Centrum Arena (894)
Cedar City, UT
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Portland State W 53–47  13–9 (7–4)
Reed Gym (1,022)
Pocatello, ID
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 79–60  14–9 (8–4)
Reed Gym (1,016)
Pocatello, ID
02/16/2017
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 56–63  14–10 (8–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,710)
Grand Forks, ND
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 68–58  15–10 (9–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,884)
Greeley, CO
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho W 80–69  16–10 (10–5)
Reed Gym (1,051)
Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 58–61  16–11 (10–6)
Reed Gym (1,035)
Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Montana State L 67–73  16–12 (10–7)
Worthington Arena (1,601)
Bozeman, MT
03/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Montana L 53–68  16–13 (10–8)
Dahlberg Arena (2,942)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
9:05 pm
(6) vs. (11) Montana
First Round
W 63–53  17–13
Reno Events Center (906)
Reno, NV
03/08/2017
9:05 pm
(6) vs. (3) Montana
Quarterfinals
W 60–59  18–13
Reno Events Center (804)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
3:35 pm
(6) vs. (7) Portland State
Semifinals
W 54–50  19–13
Reno Events Center (1,202)
Reno, NV
03/11/2017
1:05 pm
(6) vs. (1) Montana State
Championship Game
L 56–62  19–14
Reno Events Center (919)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".