2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by second year head coach Darrick Gibbs, played their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–20 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery
  • Jessica Taylor
  • MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 6   .571 10 20   .333
NJIT 4 10   .286 11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 6 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Media edit

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster edit

2016–17 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Claire Ioannidis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Shelford Girls' Grammar
Tinidad State JC
Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Kennya Simms 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Benjamin E. Mays Atlanta, GA
G 4 Adrienne Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Leesburg Leesburg, FL
G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Jerome Dublin, OH
G/F 10 Simone Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Father Lopez
Liberty
Land O'Lakes, FL
G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Aurajoki Turku, Finland
G 12 Tesh Hanson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Seffner Christian Academy
Liberty
Tampa, FL
F/C 15 Karrah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lake Highland Prep
Santa Fe College
Orlando, FL
F 22 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Miami Dade College
Chicago Heights, IL
F 23 Kirsten Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bartram Trail Jacksonville, FL
G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sparkman Madison, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M W 71–60  1–0
UNF Arena (343)
Jacksonville, FL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at South Florida L 42–78  1–1
USF Sun Dome (1,906)
Tampa, FL
11/18/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Webber International W 103–57  2–1
UNF Arena (2,620)
Jacksonville, FL
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 95–88 2OT 3–1
UNF Arena (302)
Jacksonville, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Xavier L 46–83  3–2
Cintas Center (645)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. South Alabama
JU Thanksgiving Classic
L 55–62  3–3
Swisher Gymnasium (255)
Jacksonville, FL
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Nicholls
JU Thanksgiving Classic
W 77–74  4–3
Swisher Gymnasium (103)
Jacksonville, FL
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 60–47  5–3
TD Arena (520)
Charleston, SC
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 52–78  5–4
Reynolds Coliseum (1,701)
Raleigh, NC
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Edward Waters W 70–50  6–4
UNF Arena (523)
Jacksonville, FL
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead State L 65–84  6–5
UNF Arena (203)
Jacksonville, FL
12/15/2016*
3:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 50–52  6–6
Moore Gymnasium (106)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 7 Florida State L 39–95  6–7
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,947)
Tallahassee, FL
12/30/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford
Best Western UNF New Year Classic
L 60–79  6–8
UNF Arena (243)
Jacksonville, FL
12/31/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Warner
Best Western UNF New Year Classic
W 72–44  7–8
UNF Arena (223)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 58–68  7–9 (0–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (677)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 62–64  7–10 (0–2)
Fleisher Center (499)
Newark, NJ
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 78–67  8–10 (1–2)
G. B. Hodge Center (317)
Spartanburg, SC
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 58–60  8–11 (1–3)
UNF Arena (258)
Jacksonville, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State L 61–67  8–12 (1–4)
UNF Arena (271)
Jacksonville, FL
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 44–68  8–13 (1–5)
Edmunds Center (349)
DeLand, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 51–68  8–14 (1–6)
UNF Arena (403)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 44–62  8–15 (1–7)
UNF Arena (356)
Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 46–69  8–16 (1–8)
Alico Arena (1,907)
Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate
Homecoming
W 77–74 3OT 9–16 (2–8)
UNF Arena (336)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 61–51  10–16 (3–8)
UNF Arena (301)
Jacksonville, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 48–52  10–17 (3–9)
KSU Convocation Center (425)
Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 62–66  10–18 (3–10)
Allen Arena (215)
Nashville, FL
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 59–69  10–19 (3–11)
UNF Arena (503)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) at (2) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals
L 42–59  10–20
Alico Arena (1,039)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also edit

References edit

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