2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

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2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4		.750			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			18	–	16		.529
VCU	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Davidson	4	–	12		.250			6	–	23		.207
UMass	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14		.125			6	–	23		.207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.

2016–17 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Boston Latin School Boston, MA G 2 Ryan Holder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV C 10 Allison Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Norwell HS Norwell, MA G 14 Megan Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Shelton HS Shelton, CT F 15 Taylor Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Redan HS Covington, GA G 21 Gabrielle Kenefick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Canton HS Canton, MA G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Point Waldorf, MD G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Woodhaven Brownstown, MI G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Priestnall School Stockport, England F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr The Ursuline School San Diego State New Rochelle, NY	Head coach Tory Verdi (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Sheila Roux (Milwaukee) Danny Hughes (TCU) Candice Walker (Loyola (MD)) 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
Exbitition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM		UMass Dartmouth	W 76–27		Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM		at Buffalo	L 47–61	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,719) Amherst, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM		North Dakota State	W 70–58	1–1	Mullins Center (284) Amherst, MA
11/19/2016* 11:30 AM		at Iowa Hawkeye Challenge semifinals	L 30–71	1–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435) Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016* 12:30 PM		vs. Montana Hawkeye Challenge 3rd place game	W 59–58	2–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107) Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016* 2:00 PM		Central Connecticut	W 76–37	3–2	Mullins Center (293) Amherst, MA
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM		Merrimack	W 73–44	4–2	Mullins Center (374) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 6:00 PM		at Hartford	L 56–75	4–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  Hartford, CT
12/04/2016 1:00 PM		George Mason	L 55–66	4–4 (0–1)	Mullins Center (305) Amherst, MA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		at Hofstra	L 55–71	4–5	Hofstra Arena (183) Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM		Bryant	W 68–62	5–5	Mullins Center (495) Amherst, MA
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM		at Boston University	L 60–64	5–6	Case Gym (186) Boston, MA
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM		Holy Cross	W 69–66	6–6	Mullins Center (345) Amherst, MA
12/27/2016* 12:00 PM		at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament	L 57–58	6–7	FIU Arena (339) Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 12:00 PM		vs. Drexel FIU Holiday Tournament	L 47–65	6–8	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
12/31/2016 2:00 PM		at Dayton	L 65–77	6–9 (0–2)	UD Arena (1,809) Dayton, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 PM		Rhode Island	W 68–67	7–9 (1–2)	Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA
01/07/2017 7:00 PM		at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2017 12:00 PM		at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
01/15/2017 12:00 PM, CBSSN		Duquesne			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/19/2017 11:00 AM		St. Bonaventure			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 3:00 PM		George Washington			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 12:00 PM		at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 1:00 PM		at VCU			Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
02/01/2017 7:00 PM		Saint Louis			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/04/2017 2:00 PM		Davidson			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:00 PM		at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 PM		at Richmond			Robins Center  Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 3:00 PM		La Salle			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM		at Rhode Island			Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/01–05/2017		vs.			Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team