2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Flyers, led by first-year head coach Shauna Green , played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington. They won the A-10 tournament for the first time since 2013 by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.
On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Jim Jabir will be stepping down as the Flyers' head coach.[ 1] He finished with a 13-year record of 252–155.
Dayton Flyers Sports Network
The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
Roster
2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
00
Saicha Grant-Allen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Glendale Secondary
Hamilton, ON
F
1
Jordan Wilmoth
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Immaculate Heart Academy
Chestnut Ridge, NY
G
3
Christy Macioce
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Pickerington North
Pickerington, OH
F
10
Andrijana Cvitkovic
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Culver Girls Academy
Kraljevica , Croatia
F
11
Alex Harris
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr
Lorain Penn State
Lorain, OH
G
12
Jenna Giacone
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Bethlehem Central
Delmar, NY
G
14
Jenna Burdette
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Reedsville Eastern
Coolville, OH
G
22
Kelley Austria
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Carroll
Beavercreek, OH
F
23
Maddy Dennis
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Mount Lawley
Perth, Western Australia
G
24
Lauren Cannatelli
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Lakota West
Cincinnati, OH
G/F
30
Ashleigh Parksinson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Newark Catholic
Newark, OH
G
34
JaVonna Layfield
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Ballard
Louisville, KY
G
42
Jayla Scaife
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Muncie Central
Muncie, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016 *2:00 pm
Grand Valley State
W 74–48
UD Arena (826)Dayton, OH
Regular season
11/13/2016 *2:00 pm, SPCSN
Quinnipiac
L 60–63
0–1
UD Arena (1,786)Dayton, OH
11/16/2016 *7:00 pm
at Wisconsin
W 83–64
1–1
Kohl Center (2,944)Madison, WI
11/19/2016 *12:00 pm
at Princeton
W 62–56 OT
2–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (518)Princeton, NJ
11/22/2016 *7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 Connecticut
L 65–98
2–2
Gampel Pavilion (6,443)Storrs, CT
11/25/2016 *1:00 pm
vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals
L 68–81
2–3
St. George HS Gymnasium (326)Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016 *4:15 pm
vs. Creighton Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place game
L 53–56
2–4
St. George HS Gymnasium (456)Freeport, BAH
12/02/2016 *7:00 pm
Morgan State
W 61–42
3–4
UD Arena (1,495)Dayton, OH
12/04/2016 2:00 pm, SPCSN
La Salle
L 51–54
3–5 (0–1)
UD Arena (1,841)Dayton, OH
12/09/2016 *11:00 am, SPCSN
Toledo
L 72–76
3–6
UD Arena (9,007)Dayton, OH
12/20/2016 *12:00 pm
vs. Texas A&M Florida Sunshine Classic
W 74–57
4–6
Worden Arena (319)Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016 *1:00 pm
vs. Old Dominion Florida Sunshine Classic
W 77–69
5–6
Worden Arena (387)Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2016 *4:30 pm
vs. Liberty Cavalier Classic
W 82–53
6–6
John Paul Jones Arena (2,338)Charlottesville, VA
12/29/2016 *7:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Virginia Cavalier Classic
L 56–77
6–7
John Paul Jones Arena (2,740)Charlottesville, VA
12/31/2016 2:00 pm
Massachusetts
W 77–65
7–7 (1–1)
UD Arena (1,809)Dayton, OH
01/04/2017 2:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
W 62–60
8–7 (2–1)
Reilly Center (482)Olean, NY
01/08/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington
W 50–48
9–7 (3–1)
UD Arena (2,060)Dayton, OH
01/10/2017 7:00 pm
Duquesne
W 75–64
10–7 (4–1)
Palumbo Center (485)Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Louis
W 78–67
11–7 (5–1)
Chaifetz Arena (1,967)St. Louis, MO
01/21/2017 3:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
W 64–59 OT
12–7 (6–1)
UD Arena (2,146)Dayton, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 pm
at George Mason
W 60–48
13–7 (7–1)
EagleBank Arena (546)Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, SPCSN
Rhode Island
W 81–51
14–7 (8–1)
UD Arena (2,225)Dayton, OH
02/01/2017 7:00 pm
at Davidson
W 68–52
15–7 (9–1)
John M. Belk Arena (351)Davidson, NC
02/04/2017 2:00 pm
at VCU
W 68–48
16–7 (10–1)
Siegel Center (1,169)Richmond, VA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN
Richmond
W 55–39
17–7 (11–1)
UD Arena (1,882)Dayton, OH
02/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at George Washington
L 39–52
17–8 (11–2)
Charles E. Smith Center (833)Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017 7:00 pm
Duquesne
W 66–47
18–8 (12–2)
UD Arena (2,258)Dayton, OH
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN
at Fordham
L 52–66
18–9 (12–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (921)Bronx, NY
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN
Saint Louis
W 68–62 OT
19–9 (13–3)
UD Arena (2,905)Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 11:00 am, ASN
(1)
vs. (8) VCU Quarterfinals
W 77–61
20–9
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
03/04/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN
(1)
vs. (4) Saint Louis Semifinals
W 75–65
21–9
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
03/05/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU
(1)
vs. (7) Duquesne Championship Game
W 70–56
22–9
Richmond Coliseum (3,166)Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 O)
vs. (5 O) Tennessee First Round
L 57–66
22–10
KFC Yum! Center (5,441)Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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
Week 19
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics