2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Boilermakers, led by eleventh year head coach Sharon Versyp , played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 23–13, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's tournament , where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in an overtime thriller in the second round.
Roster
2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Ashley Morrissette
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Twinsburg
Twinsburg, OH
G
2
Abby Abel
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So
Carmel
Carmel, IN
G
3
Tiara Murphy
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Washington
South Bend, IN
G
5
Miracle Gray
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Stephenson
Stone Mountain, GA
G
10
Andreona Keys
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Roswell
Atlanta, GA
G
11
Dominique Oden
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Marist
Atlanta, GA
C
12
Nora Kiesler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
Assumption
Louisville, KY
G
13
Bridget Perry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Roncalli
Mooresville, IN
F
20
Dominique McBryde
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Bedford North Lawrence
Bedford, IN
C
22
Bree Horrocks
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Buford
Buford, GA
F
32
Ae'Rianna Harris
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Lawrence North
Indianapolis, IN
G
40
Lamina Cooper
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Lawrence North
Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016 *2:00 pm
Ursuline College
W 86–58
Mackey Arena (5,622)West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *5:00 pm
at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals
L 47–67
0–1
Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
11/12/2016 *5:00 pm
vs. Villanova Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game
L 44–58
0–2
Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
11/17/2016 *7:00 pm
USC Upstate
W 71–41
1–2
Mackey Arena (5,611)West Lafayette, IN
11/20/2016 *2:00 pm
Southern Illinois
L 61–64
1–3
Mackey Arena (5,679)West Lafayette, IN
11/24/2016 *1:30 pm
vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 86–49
2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016 *1:30 pm
vs. Northeastern Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 79–54
3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016 *1:30 pm
vs. No. 11 Stanford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 69–78
3–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–61
4–4
Peterson Events Center (702)Pittsburgh, PA
12/04/2016 *2:00 pm
Colgate
W 71–51
5–4
Mackey Arena (5,610)West Lafayette, IN
12/06/2016 *7:00 pm
Central Michigan
W 62–51
6–4
Mackey Arena (5,354)West Lafayette, IN
12/08/2016 *7:00 pm
at Ball State
W 58–42
7–4
Worthen Arena (2,510)Muncie, IN
12/11/2016 *1:00 pm
North Carolina Central
W 61–27
8–4
Mackey Arena (5,428)West Lafayette, IN
12/18/2016 *4:00 pm
Eastern Michigan
W 77–50
9–4
Mackey Arena (5,611)West Lafayette, IN
12/21/2016 *12:00 pm
IUPUI
L 62–67
9–5
Mackey Arena (6,611)West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2016 3:00 pm
at Northwestern
L 60–76
10–5 (0–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,205)Evanston, IL
01/04/2017 6:00 pm
Michigan State
W 66–54
10–6 (1–1)
Mackey Arena (5,776)West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2017 2:00 pm
Penn State
W 64–51
11–6 (2–1)
Mackey Arena (5,883)West Lafayette, IN
01/11/2017 8:00 pm
at Wisconsin
W 79–57
12–6 (3–1)
Kohl Center (3,437)Madison, WI
01/15/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 Ohio State
L 56–61
12–7 (3–2)
Mackey Arena (6,803)West Lafayette, IN
01/19/2017 8:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana Rivalry /Crimson and Gold Cup
L 60–74
12–8 (3–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,129)Bloomington, IN
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
W 76–66
13–8 (4–3)
Breslin Center (9,808)East Lansing, MI
01/26/2017 6:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska
W 88–45
14–8 (5–3)
Mackey Arena (5,594)West Lafayette, IN
02/02/2017 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Maryland
L 70–85
14–9 (5–4)
Mackey Arena (5,671)West Lafayette, IN
02/05/2017 3:00 pm
at Illinois
W 72–64
15–9 (6–4)
State Farm Center (1,889)Champaign, IL
02/08/2017 6:00 pm
No. 21 Michigan
L 62–72
15–10 (6–5)
Mackey Arena (5,910)West Lafayette, IN
02/11/2017 2:00 pm
at Penn State
L 73–79
15–11 (6–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,875)University Park, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm
at Rutgers
W 55–42
16–11 (7–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,819)Piscataway, NJ
02/19/2017 12:00 pm, BTN
Iowa
W 72–52
17–11 (8–6)
Mackey Arena (7,151)West Lafayette, IN
02/23/2017 9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
W 67–54
18–11 (9–6)
Williams Arena (2,832)Minneapolis, MN
02/26/2017 4:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern
W 61–59
19–11 (10–6)
Mackey Arena (6,407)West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 2:30 pm, BTN
(5)
vs. (12) Illinois Second Round
W 72–58
20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,570)Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017 2:30 pm, BTN
(5)
vs. (4) Indiana Quarterfinals
W 66–60
21–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,004)Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017 3:00 pm, BTN
(5)
vs. (1) No. 9 Ohio State Semifinals
W 71–60
22–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2
(5)
vs. (2) No. 4 Maryland Championship Game
L 64–74
22–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,881)Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2017 *4:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 L)
vs. (8 L) Green Bay First Round
W 74–62
23–12
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
03/19/2017 *9:00 pm, ESPN
(9 L)
at (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame Second Round
L 82–88 OT
23–13
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,422)South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 1]
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
Week 19
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Head coaches Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics