2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Carolyn Kieger , played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and were members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they received a No. 5 seed in the Stockton Region. They were upset by No. 12 seed Quinnipiac in the first round.
Roster
2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Danielle King
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So
Bloom Township
Chicago, IL
G
3
McKayla Yentz
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie, WI
G
5
Natisha Hiedeman
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Green Bay Southwest
Green Bay, WI
F
10
Sandra Dahling
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
None
Stockholm, Sweden
G
11
Allazia Blockton
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Dominican
Milwaukee, WI
F
12
Erika Davenport
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Clarkston
Clarkston, MI
G
13
Olivia Moskari
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
None
Helsinki, Finland
G
15
Amani Wilborn
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Riverside University
Milwaukee, WI
F
20
Altia Anderson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Woodbridge
Bridgeville, DE
G
30
Isabelle Spingola
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Whitney Young
Chicago, IL
C
31
Shantelle Valentine
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
St. Roch
Toronto, ON
G
42
Lauren Van Kleunen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Mason
Mason, OH
C
44
Meghan Mandel
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Orono
Plymouth, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016 *1:00 pm
Minnesota State
W 78–75
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
Longwood
W 87–37
1–0
Al McGuire Center (1,225)Milwaukee, WI
11/15/2016 *7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 104–91
2–0
Al McGuire Center (841)Milwaukee, WI
11/19/2016 *2:00 pm
No. 18 Arizona State
W 75–63
3–0
Al McGuire Center (2,109)Milwaukee, WI
11/22/2016 *8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Oregon State
W 74–73
4–0
Gill Coliseum (2,884)Corvallis, OR
11/25/2016 *6:00 pm
vs. Santa Clara Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
L 62–65
4–1
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
11/26/2016 *5:30 pm
at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament
W 89–75
5–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (400)Stockton, CA
12/02/2016 *7:00 pm
Western Illinois
W 77–61
6–1
Al McGuire Center (1,222)Milwaukee, WI
12/06/2016 *7:30 pm, SPCSN
Green Bay
L 63–78
6–2
Al McGuire Center (903)Milwaukee, WI
12/11/2016 *1:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin
W 81–75
7–2
Kohl Center (4,974)Madison, WI
12/18/2016 *3:00 pm
Milwaukee
W 85–74
8–2
Al McGuire Center (1,218)Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2016 *11:30 am
New Mexico
W 62–52
9–2
Al McGuire Center (3,700)Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 11:00 am, FSWI
at Villanova
W 77–71
10–2 (1–0)
The Pavilion (509)Villanova, PA
12/30/2016 1:00 pm, FSWI
at Georgetown
W 84–77
11–2 (2–0)
McDonough Gymnasium (319)Washington, D.C.
01/02/2017 7:30 pm, FS1
Creighton
L 63–83
11–3 (2–1)
Al McGuire Center (1,144)Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence
W 79–74
12–3 (3–1)
Al McGuire Center (1,041)Milwaukee, WI
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
L 64–70
12–4 (3–2)
Carnesecca Arena (542)Queens, NY
01/10/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall
W 83–77
13–4 (4–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (744)South Orange, NJ
01/13/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier
W 85–61
14–4 (5–2)
Al McGuire Center (2,419)Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017 12:00 pm, FS1
Butler
W 91–53
15–4 (6–2)
Al McGuire Center (1,415)Milwaukee, WI
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 19 DePaul
W 102–101
16–4 (7–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,481)Chicago, IL
01/27/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence
L 64–66
16–5 (7–3)
Alumni Hall (520)Providence, RI
01/29/2017 1:05 pm, BEDN
at Creighton
L 77–80
16–6 (7–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (996)Omaha, NE
02/03/2017 11:00 am, FSWI
Seton Hall
W 103–60
17–6 (8–4)
Al McGuire Center (2,524)Milwaukee, WI
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's
L 72–82
17–7 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,225)Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler
W 72–66
18–7 (9–5)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier
W 86–71
19–7 (10–5)
Cintas Center (2,185)Cincinnati, OH
02/19/2017 1:00 pm, FS2
No. 17 DePaul
W 96–81
20–7 (11–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,733)Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown
W 80–70
21–7 (12–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,156)Milwaukee, WI
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova
W 62–53
22–7 (13–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,614)Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 2:30 pm, FS2
(3)
vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals
W 80–66
23–7
Al McGuire Center (2,815)Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017 3:00 pm, FS1
(3)
vs. (2) Creighton Semifinals
W 72–65
24–7
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2017 8:00 pm, FS1
(3)
vs. (1) No. 17 DePaul Championship
W 86–78
25–7
Al McGuire Center (3,166)Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017 *12:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 S)
vs. (12 S) Quinnipiac First Round
L 65–68
25–8
Watsco Center (2,009)Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in
Central .
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
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
RV
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
References