2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 22nd season at Iowa State. The Cyclones are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record18–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 14 Texas 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
No. 23 Oklahoma 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
No. 24 Kansas State 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Iowa State 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
No. 22 West Virginia 8 10   .444 24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 6 12   .333 17 15   .531
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
TCU 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Kansas 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Radio edit

All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

Roster edit

2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Sofija Zivaljevic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr ŽKK Budućnost Bemax Podgorica, Montenegro
G 3 Emily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Notre Dame Utica, NY
F 4 Heather Bowe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Regis
Vanderbilt
Eau Claire, WI
G 10 Nia Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Colonial Forge Stafford, VA
G 11 Jadda Buckley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 12 Seanna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr DeLaSalle Brooklyn Park, MN
F 13 Adriana Camber 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Katedralskolan Lund Lund, Sweden
F/C 14 Aliyah Konate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mildred Harnack Berlin, Germany
G 21 Bridget Carleton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So John McGregor Secondary Chatham, ON
G 22 TeeTee Starks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hopkins Brooklyn Park, MN
G 25 Lexi Albrecht 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Carroll Kuemper Carroll, IA
F 30 Claire Ricketts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr John Paul II Parker, TX
F 32 Meredith Burkhall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Roosevelt Urbandle, IA
F 35 Jordan Jensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mountain View Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results edit

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Briar Cliff W 85–46 
Hilton Coliseum (9,797)
Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
UC Santa Barbara W 77–60  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (10,684)
Ames, IA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Northern Iowa W 76–68  2–0
Hilton Coliseum (10,063)
Ames, IA
11/20/2016*
6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Drake W 75–67  3–0
Hilton Coliseum (6,790)
Ames, IA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Savannah State W 74–51  4–0
Hilton Coliseum (6,307)
Ames, IA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Arkansas State W 105–53  5–0
Hilton Coliseum (6,398)
Ames, IA
12/03/2016*
1:30 pm, FSN
No. 6 Mississippi State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 81–85 OT 5–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,643)
Ames, IA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
New Orleans W 100–63  6–1
Hilton Coliseum (9,791)
Ames, IA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 76–88  6–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,579)
Iowa City, IA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Northern Illinois W 97–89  7–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,825)
Ames, IA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Delaware State W 88–57  8–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,469)
Ames, IA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Sacred Heart W 76–56  9–2
Hilton Coliseum (6,588)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 59–71  9–3
(0–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,759)
Stillwater, OK
01/01/2017
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 16 Texas L 68–75  9–4
(0–2)
Hilton Coliseum (7,915)
Ames, IA
01/04/2017
6:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech L 66–75  9–5
(0–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,406)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Kansas W 87–58  10–5
(1–3)
Hilton Coliseum (7,573)
Ames, IA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 Oklahoma L 57-67  10–6
(1–4)
Hilton Coliseum (10,043)
Ames, IA
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 75–80  10-7
(1–5)
Schollmaier Arena (1,949)
Fort Worth, TX
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 2 Baylor L 42–68  10–8
(1–6)
Ferrell Center (5,532)
Waco, TX
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 Kansas State W 75–69  11–8
(2–6)
Hilton Coliseum (11,673)
Ames, IA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, FCS
at No. 20 Oklahoma L 63–78  11–9
(2–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,353)
Norman, OK
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
TCU W 72–69  12–9
(3–7)
Hilton Coliseum (10,884)
Ames, IA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 2 Baylor L 52–83  12–10
(3–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,287)
Ames, IA
02/04/2017
11:00 am
at No. 22 West Virginia W 80–55  13–10
(4–8)
WVU Coliseum (3,058)
Morgantown, WV
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, FSN
at No. 25 Kansas State L 68–80  13–11
(4–9)
Bramlage Coliseum (8,099)
Manhattan, KS
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Texas Tech W 79–68  14–11
(5–9)
Hilton Coliseum (9,927)
Ames, IA
02/18/2017
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
West Virginia W 68–53  15–11
(6–9)
Hilton Coliseum (10,824)
Ames, IA
02/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Kansas W 90–75  16–11
(7–9)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,043)
Lawrence, KS
02/24/2017
7:30 pm, LHN
at No. 6 Texas W 70–66  17–11
(8–9)
Frank Erwin Center (4,555)
Austin, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Oklahoma State W 61–48  18–11
(9–9)
Hilton Coliseum (10,334)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
11:00 am, FSN
(5) vs. (4) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
L 67–74  18–12
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA tournament
03/04/2017
11:00 am, ESPN2
(9 B) vs. (8 B) No. 21 Syracuse
First Round
L 65–85  18–13
Gampel Pavilion (5,670)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings edit

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".